October 13, 2011

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for October 13, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending October 9, 2011
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Trade Paperback Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Help
Kathryn Stockett, Berkley, $16, 9780425245132
Stockett's wonderful debut novel set in the rural South of the 1960s.
1/27
2. Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368
The remarkable debut novel from the author of the memoir My Own Country.
2/89
3. Freedom
Jonathan Franzen, Picador, $16, 9780312576462
The new novel by the National Book Award-winning author of The Corrections.
4/2
4. Sarah's Key
Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin, $13.99, 9781250004345
This mesmerizing story of a tragic past, and a present torn apart, is now a major motion picture.
3/112
5. A Visit From the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307477477
Egan's masterful and genre-bending novel is now available in paperback.
6/29
6. Room
Emma Donoghue, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316098328
Donoghue's brilliant novel about the bonds between parent and child.
5/22
7. The Art of Racing in the Rain
Garth Stein, Harper, $14.99, 9780061537967
A look at life through the eyes of Enzo, a mixed-breed pooch.
9/122
8. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Helen Simonson, Random House, $15, 9780812981223
Helen Simonson's charming debut novel about the endearing Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired).
8/45
9. A Secret Kept
Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin, $14.99, 9780312553494
The evocative new novel by the author of Sarah's Key.
7/4
10. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary- Debut
David Sedaris, Ian Falconer (Illus.), Back Bay , $13.99, 9780316038409
A funny collection of animal-themed tales for adults by the bestselling author of When You Are Engulfed in Flames.
/1
11. Started Early, Took My Dog
Kate Atkinson, Reagan Arthur Books, $14.99, 9780316066747
The brilliant new novel featuring Jackson Brodie by the author of When Will There Be Good News?
10/2
12. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Jamie Ford, Ballantine, $15, 9780345505347
An evocative novel of Japanese-Americans in Seattle during World War II.
13/87
13. Great House
Nicole Krauss, Norton, $14.95, 9780393340648
A brilliant novel by the bestselling author of The History of Love.
/4
14. The Postmistress
Sarah Blake, Berkley, $15, 9780425238691
Blake's stirring debut novel is set during WWII.
12/36
15. The Best American Short Stories 2011- Debut
Geraldine Brooks, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780547242163
A very satisfying collection of the year's best short stories.
/1


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for October 13, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending October 9, 2011
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot, Broadway, $16, 9781400052189
A fascinating look at the world's first "immortal" human cells grown in culture to be used in medical research.
1/31
2. Cleopatra
Stacy Schiff, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316001946
Pulitzer Prize-winner Schiff's masterful biography of Cleopatra is available in paperback.
2/5
3. Unlikely Friendships
Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131
A look at amazing friendships between species, collected from around the world and documented in a selection of candid photographs.
3/17
4. Heaven Is for Real
Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, $16.99, 9780849946158
A young boy emerges from life-saving surgery with remarkable stories of his visit to heaven.
4/39
5. At Home: A Short History of Private Life- Debut
Bill Bryson, Anchor, $15.95, 9780767919395
The latest by the bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything.
/1
6. Moneyball
Michael Lewis, Norton, $15.95, 9780393338393
Lewis's in-depth analysis of the 2002 Oakland A's team is now a major motion picture.
5/3
7. The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration- Debut
Isabel Wilkerson, Vintage , $16.95, 9780679763888
Pulitzer Prize-winner Wilkerson's chronicle of the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South in search of a better life.
/1
8. Empire of the Summer Moon
S.C. Gwynne, Scribner, $16, 9781416591061
A vivid historical account of the 40-year battle between the Comanches and white settlers for control of the American West.
7/22
9. The Hare With Amber Eyes
Edmund de Waal, Picador, $16, 9780312569372
At the center of de Waal's memoir is his inherited collection of ornamental Japanese wood and ivory carvings.
8/8
10. Born to Run
Christopher McDougall, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307279187
McDougall's fascinating look at the Tarahumara Indians and their practice of the lost art of distance running.
11/28
11. Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $16, 9780060936228
Rock icon Smith's memoir of her early years in New York and her relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe is a 2010 National Book Award winner.
6/49
12. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2012
Old Farmer's Almanac, $6.95, 9781571985446
The annual almanac of weather, astrology, calendars, gardening tips, home remedies, and more.
9/4
13. Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316017930
The author of Blink and The Tipping Point looks at what makes some people successful--and others not.
14/18
14. F in Exams
Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9780811878319
Students or anyone who has ever had to struggle through a test will have a good laugh.
12/26
15. The Happiness Project
Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $14.99, 9780061583261
The author chronicles a 12-month journey to follow the wisdom of the ages in a quest to be happier.
15/32


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for October 13, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending October 9, 2011
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385534635
Morgenstern's spell-casting debut novel about a mysterious circus and a duel between two young magicians is a September Indie Next List Great Read.
2/4
2. The Affair
Lee Child, Delacorte, $28, 9780385344326
The suspenseful new Jack Reacher novel by the bestselling author of Worth Dying For.
1/2
3. The Paris Wife
Paula McLain, Ballantine , $25, 9780345521309
McLain's rewarding new novel about the marriage of Ernest and Hadley Richardson Hemingway.
4/33
4. The Cat's Table- Debut
Michael Ondaatje, Knopf, $26, 9780307700117
Ondaatje's wonderful new novel about an eleven-year-old boy on board a ship bound for England in the early 1950s is an October Indie Next List Great Read.
/1
5. The Art of Fielding
Chad Harbach, Little Brown, $25.99, 9780316126694
Harbach's outstanding debut novel about baseball, ambition, family, friendship, and commitment, is a September Indie Next List Great Read.
5/6
6. State of Wonder
Ann Patchett, Harper, $26.99, 9780062049803
The provocative new novel, set deep in the Amazon jungle, by the author of Bel Canto.
3/18
7. A Dance With Dragons
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $35, 9780553801477
The highly anticipated fifth book of Martin's epic fantasy, A Song of Ice and Fire.
7/13
8. Reamde
Neal Stephenson, Morrow, $35, 9780061977961
Stephenson's new thriller in which a tech entrepreneur gets caught in the very real crossfire of his own online war game is an October Indie Next List Great Read.
6/3
9. The Dovekeepers- Debut
Alice Hoffman, Scribner, $27.99, 9781451617474
Hoffman's ambitious and mesmerizing new novel, set in ancient Israel, is an October Indie Next List Great Read.
/1
10. Shock Wave- Debut
John Sandford, Putnam Adult, $27.95, 9780399157691
A thrilling new Virgil Flowers novel by the bestselling author of Bad Blood.
/1
11. Nightwoods
Charles Frazier, Random House, $26, 9781400067091
Frazier's dazzling new novel of suspense and love is set in a small North Carolina town in the early 1960s.
12/2
12. Aleph
Paulo Coelho, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307700186
Coelho's new novel is the story of a man facing a grave crisis of faith who seeks a path of spiritual renewal and growth.
11/2
13. Feast Day of Fools
James Lee Burke, S&S, $26.99, 9781451643114
Burke's masterful sequel to his 2009 novel Rain Gods is an October Indie Next List Great Read.
9/2
14. Rules of Civility
Amor Towles, Viking, $26.95, 9780670022694
Towles' captivating debut novel about an irresistible young woman with an uncommon sense of purpose is an August Indie Next List Great Read.
8/11
15. The Great Leader- Debut
Jim Harrison, Grove Press, $24, 9780802119704
Harrison's enthralling, witty, and expertly crafted novel following one man's hunt for an elusive cult leader.
/1
ON THE RISE
19. The Night Strangers
Chris Bohjalian, Crown , $25, 9780307394996
A gripping modern-day ghost story by the bestselling author of Skeletons at the Feast.


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for October 13, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending October 9, 2011
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World- Debut
Michael Lewis, Norton, $25.95, 9780393081817
Lewis's sadly hilarious investigation points to the reckoning that awaits the greatest and greediest of debtor nations.
/1
2. Killing Lincoln
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805093070
A riveting historical narrative of the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
1/2
3. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168
An unforgettable true story that is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit.
2/47
4. Jacqueline Kennedy
Caroline Kennedy, Michael Beschloss, Hyperion, $60, 9781401324254
In 1964, Jacqueline Kennedy recorded seven historic interviews about her life with John F. Kennedy, which for the first time can be read and heard in this illustrated book and CD set.
3/4
5. The Swerve
Stephen Greenblatt, Norton, $26.95, 9780393064476
Greenblatt's riveting tale of the great cultural "swerve" known as the Renaissance.
5/3
6. That Used to Be Us
Thomas L. Friedman, Michael Mandelbaum, FSG, $28, 9780374288907
An exploration of the American condition today and a rousing manifesto for American renewal.
8/5
7. Go the F**k to Sleep
Adam Mansbach, Ricardo Cortes (Illus.), Akashic, $14.95, 9781617750250
Beautiful, subversive, and very funny--a book for parents new, old, and expectant. You probably should not read it to your children!
4/19
8. In the Garden of Beasts
Erik Larson, Crown, $26, 9780307408846
Larson's vivid portrait of Berlin during the early years of Hitler's reign.
6/22
9. Rin Tin Tin
Susan Orlean, S&S, $26.99, 9781439190135
Orlean's sweeping, powerfully moving account of Rin Tin Tin's journey from orphaned puppy to movie star and international icon is an October Indie Next List Great Read.
9/2
10. Seriously... I'm Kidding- Debut
Ellen DeGeneres, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446585026
A memoir by the popular comedian and talk-show host.
/1
11. Confidence Men
Ron Suskind, Harper, $29.99, 9780061429255
The hidden history of Wall Street and the White House, and a powerful, quintessentially American concept: confidence.
7/3
12. Destiny of the Republic
Candice Millard, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385526265
Millard's fascinating account of the shooting of President James A. Garfield four months after his inauguration and a nation in turmoil.
11/3
13. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $26.99, 9780316056861
Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock.
13/27
14. Here Comes Trouble
Michael Moore, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446532242
An autobiography by award-winning filmmaker and author Michael Moore.
10/4
15. 1493
Charles C. Mann, Knopf, $30.50, 9780307265722
A fascinating look at the ecological changes brought about by European vessels that carried thousands of species from the New World to homes across the oceans.
15/9
ON THE RISE
20. The Price of Civilization
Jeffrey D. Sachs, Random House, $27, 9781400068418
Sachs presents a road map for prosperity founded on America's deepest values and a true understanding of the 21st-century world economy.


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for October 13, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending October 9, 2011
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  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553579901
2/27
2. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553593716
1/26
3. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553573428
4/25
4. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553582024
3/27
5. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789
5/*
6. The Reversal
Michael Connelly, Vision, $9.99, 9780446556750
7/7
7. The Confession
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780440245117
6/12
8. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488
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9. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307473479
/108
10. Cross Fire
James Patterson, Vision, $9.99, 9780446574716
8/2


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Children's Interest



Bestseller List for October 13, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending October 9, 2011
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  Children's Interest Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Every Thing On It
Shel Silverstein, Harper, $19.99, 9780061998164
1/3
2. Wonderstruck
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $29.99, 9780545027892
2/4
3. The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories
Dr.Seuss, Random House, $15, 9780375864353
3/2
4. Wildwood
Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis (Illus.), Balzer & Bray/HarperTeen, $17.99, 9780062024688
8/6
5. Darth Paper Strikes Back
Tom Angleberger, Amulet, $12.95, 9781419700279
4/7
6. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $17.99, 9781594744761
9/18
7. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207
7/213
8. LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia
Hannah Dolan, DK Publishing, $18.99, 9780756686970
5/4
9. The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
Tom Angleberger, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810984257
10/18
10. Matched
Ally Condie, Speak, $9.99, 9780142419779
6/3
11. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955
11/22
12. Happy Pig Day!- Debut
Mo Willems, Hyperion, $8.99, 9781423143420
/1
13. I Want My Hat Back- Debut
Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655983
/1
14. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $11.99, 9780316013697
14/130
15. Thirteen Reasons Why
Jay Asher, Razorbill, $10.99, 9781595141880
/15


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for October 13, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending October 9, 2011
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  Children's Illustrated Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
1/*
2. If You Give a Dog a Donut- Debut
Laura Joffe Numeroff, Felicia Bond (Illus.), Balzer & Bray, $16.99, 9780060266837
/1
3. The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse- Debut
Eric Carle, Philomel, $17.99, 9780399257131
/1
4. Llama Llama Red Pajama
Anna Dewdney, Viking, $17.99, 9780670059836
8/3
5. Bumble-Ardy
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780062051981
2/4
6. Pinkalicious and the Pink Pumpkin
Victoria Kann, HarperFestival, $6.99, 9780061989612
14/2
7. The Wizard of Oz: A Scanimation Book
Rufus Butler Seder (Illus.), Workman, $14.95, 9780761163732
4/9
8. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
3/*
9. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926
11/*
10. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007
7/*
11. Room on the Broom
Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illus.), Puffin, $6.99, 9780142501122
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12. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035
6/*
13. Clifford's Halloween- Debut
Norman Bridwell, Cartwheel, $3.99, 9780545215954
/1
14. Llama Llama Home with Mama
Anna Dewdney, Viking, $17.99, 9780670012329
9/7
15. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Bill Martin, Eric Carle (Illus.), Holt, $7.95, 9780805047905
13/*


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for October 13, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending October 9, 2011
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  Children's Series
1. The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
2. Series Debut: The Heroes of Olympus (hardcover)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
New in Series: The Son of Neptune
3. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
4. The Secret Series (hardcover and paperback)
Pseudonymous Bosch, Little Brown
5. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
6. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
8. The Ranger's Apprentice (hardcover and paperback)
John Flanagan, Puffin
New in Series: The Lost Stories
9. The 39 Clues (hardcover)
Gordon Korman, et al., Scholastic
10. Leviathan Trilogy (hardcover and paperback)
Scott Westerfeld, Keith Thompson (Illus.), Simon Pulse

Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending October 9, 2011

16. Little Bee
Chris Cleave, S&S, $15, 9781416589648

17. Swamplandia!
Karen Russell, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307276681

18. One Day
David Nicholls, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307946713

19. Fall of Giants
Ken Follett, NAL, $25, 9780451232571

20. The Imperfectionists
Tom Rachman, Dial, $15, 9780385343671

21. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307454546

22. By Nightfall
Michael Cunningham, Picador, $15, 9780312610432

23. Let the Great World Spin
Colum McCann, Random House, $15, 9780812973990

24. The Fifth Witness
Michael Connelly, Grand Central, $14.99, 9781455510313

25. The Magicians
Lev Grossman, Plume, $16, 9780452296299

26. The Girl Who Played With Fire
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307454553

27. Headhunters
Jo Nesbø, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307948687

28. Half Broke Horses
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $16, 9781416586296

29. The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $14.99, 9780061122415

30. Water for Elephants
Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $14.95, 9781616200701

31. Tinkers
Paul Harding, Bellevue Literary Press, $14.95, 9781934137123

32. The Potter's Field
Andrea Camilleri, Penguin, $15, 9780143120131

33. The Cookbook Collector
Allegra Goodman, Dial, $15, 9780385340861

34. Nemesis
Philip Roth, Vintage, $15, 9780307475008

35. The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise
Julia Stuart, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307476913

36. A Dog's Purpose
W. Bruce Cameron, Forge, $12.99, 9780765330345

37. The Forgotten Garden
Kate Morton, Washington Square Press, $15, 9781416550556

38. The Sixth Man
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $14.99, 9781455510320

39. The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Scribner, $15, 9780743273565

40. The Elegance of the Hedgehog
Muriel Barbery, Europa Editions, $15, 9781933372600

41. Matterhorn
Karl Marlantes, Grove Press, $15.95, 9780802145314

42. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows, Dial, $15, 9780385341004

43. The Invisible Bridge
Julie Orringer, Vintage, $15.95, 9781400034376

44. The Lacuna
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $16.99, 9780060852580

45. The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2011
Dave Eggers (Ed.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780547577432

46. All Our Worldly Goods
Irene Nemirovsky, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307743299

47. Left Neglected
Lisa Genova, Gallery, $15, 9781439164655

48. You Deserve Nothing
Alexander Kolya Maksik, Europa Editions, $15, 9781609450489

49. Dead or Alive
Tom Clancy, Grant Blackwood, Bellevue Literary Press, $18, 9780425244852

50. The Kitchen House
Kathleen Grissom, Touchstone, $16, 9781439153666

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending October 9, 2011

16. Let's Take the Long Way Home
Gail Caldwell, Random House, $14, 9780812979114

17. The Devil in the White City
Erik Larson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375725609

18. The Emperor of All Maladies
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $18, 9781439170915

19. The Big Short
Michael Lewis, Norton, $15.95, 9780393338829

20. How to Live
Sarah Bakewell, Other Press, $16.95, 9781590514832

21. Inside of a Dog
Alexandra Horowitz, Scribner, $16, 9781416583431

22. The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $16, 9780743247542

23. Life
Keith Richards, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316034418

24. Zeitoun
Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307387943

25. The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2011
Dave Eggers (Ed.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780547577432

26. 1491
Charles C. Mann, Vintage, $16.95, 9781400032051

27. Eat, Pray, Love
Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $16, 9780143118428

28. Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.
Sam Wasson, Harper Perennial, $13.99, 9780061774164

29. Rand McNally Road Atlas 2012
Rand McNally, $13.95, 9780528003363

30. What to Expect When You're Expecting
Heidi Murkoff, Sharon Mazel, Workman, $14.95, 9780761148579

31. The 5 Love Languages
Gary Chapman, Northfield, $14.99, 9780802473158

32. The Mind's Eye
Oliver Sacks, Vintage, $15, 9780307473028

33. Washington
Ron Chernow, Penguin, $20, 9780143119968

34. You Had Me at Woof
Julie Klam, Riverhead, $15, 9781594485411

35. The Best American Essays 2011
Edwidge Danticat (Ed.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780547479774

36. The Four Agreements
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310

37. The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2011
Mary Roach (Ed.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780547350639

38. Night
Elie Wiesel, FSG, $9.95, 9780374500016

39. Lucky Peach, Issue 1: Ramen
Chris Ying (Ed.), McSweeney's, $10, 9781936365463

40. The Best of the Rejection Collection
Matthew Diffee, Workman, $13.95, 9780761165781

41. Bird Cloud
Annie Proulx, Scribner, $16, 9780743288811

42. Travels in Siberia
Ian Frazier, Picador, $20, 9780312610609

43. Eat to Live
Joel Fuhrman, Little Brown, $15.99, 9780316120913

44. Half Empty
David Rakoff, Anchor, $14.95, 9780767929059

45. The Last Boy
Jane Leavy, Harper Perennial, $16.99, 9780060883539

46. The Tipping Point
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $15.99, 9780316346627

47. Blink
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $15.99, 9780316010665

48. The Disappearing Spoon
Sam Kean, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316051637

49. Mennonite in a Little Black Dress
Rhoda Janzen, Holt, $14, 9780805092257

50. Sex at Dawn
Christopher Ryan, Cacilda Jetha, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780061707810

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending October 9, 2011

16. Lost Memory of Skin
Russell Banks, Ecco, $25.99, 9780061857638

17. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Stieg Larsson, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307269997

18. When She Woke
Hillary Jordan, Algonquin, $24.95, 9781565126299

19. The Night Strangers
Chris Bohjalian, Crown, $25, 9780307394996

20. We the Animals
Justin Torres, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $18, 9780547576725

21. The Language of Flowers
Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Ballantine, $25, 9780345525543

22. Caleb's Crossing
Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $26.95, 9780670021048

23. The Leftovers
Tom Perrotta, St. Martin's, $25.99, 9780312358341

24. Train Dreams
Denis Johnson, FSG, $18, 9780374281144

25. River of Smoke
Amitav Ghosh, FSG, $28, 9780374174231

26. Habibi
Craig Thompson, Pantheon, $35, 9780375424144

27. The Forgotten Waltz
Anne Enright, Norton, $25.95, 9780393072556

28. Freedom
Jonathan Franzen, FSG, $28, 9780374158460

29. Chango's Beads and Two-Tone Shoes
William Kennedy, Viking, $26.95, 9780670022977

30. The Visible Man
Chuck Klosterman, Scribner, $25, 9781439184462

31. Lionheart
Sharon Kay Penman, A Marian Wood Book/Putnam, $28.95, 9780399157851

32. The Sense of an Ending
Julian Barnes, Knopf, $23.95, 9780307957122

33. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk
David Sedaris, Ian Falconer (Illus.), Little Brown, $21.99, 9780316038393

34. The Buddha in the Attic
Julie Otsuka, Knopf, $22, 9780307700001

35. Ready Player One
Ernest Cline, Crown, $24, 9780307887436

36. Neverwinter
R.A. Salvatore, Wizards of the Coast, $27.95, 9780786958429

37. The Keeper of Lost Causes
Jussi Adler-Olsen, Dutton, $25.95, 9780525952480

38. The Magician King
Lev Grossman, Viking, $26.95, 9780670022311

39. Robert B. Parker's Killing the Blues
Michael Brandman, Putnam, $25.95, 9780399157844

40. Fall of Giants
Ken Follett, Dutton, $36, 9780525951650

41. The Help
Kathryn Stockett, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, $24.95, 9780399155345

42. The Tiger's Wife
Tea Obreht, Random House, $25, 9780385343831

43. On Canaan's Side
Sebastian Barry, Viking, $25.95, 9780670022922

44. Pirate King
Laurie R. King, Bantam, $25, 9780553807981

45. Before I Go to Sleep
S.J. Watson, Harper, $25.99, 9780062060556

46. A Trick of the Light
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $25.99, 9780312655457

47. Maine
J. Courtney Sullivan, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307595126

48. Son of Stone
Stuart Woods, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399157653

49. Kill Me If You Can
James Patterson, Marshall Karp, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316097543

50. The Barbarian Nurseries
Hector Tobar, FSG, $27, 9780374108991

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending October 9, 2011

16. Hemingway's Boat
Paul Hendrickson, Knopf, $30, 9781400041626

17. Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness
Alexandra Fuller, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594202995

18. The Eighty-Dollar Champion
Elizabeth Letts, Ballantine, $26, 9780345521088

19. Guinness World Records 2012
Guinness, $28.95, 9781904994671

20. The Price of Civilization
Jeffrey Sachs, Random House, $27, 9781400068418

21. The Greater Journey
David McCullough, S&S, $37.50, 9781416571766

22. The Magic of Reality
Richard Dawkins, Dave McKean (Illus.), Free Press, $29.99, 9781439192818

23. Arguably
Christopher Hitchens, Twelve, $30, 9781455502776

24. A Stolen Life
Jaycee Dugard, S&S, $24.99, 9781451629187

25. Just My Type
Simon Garfield, Gotham, $27.50, 9781592406524

26. Following Atticus
Tom Ryan, Morrow, $25.99, 9780061997105

27. The Better Angels of Our Nature
Steven Pinker, Viking, $40, 9780670022953

28. Five Chiefs
John Paul Stevens, Little Brown, $24.99, 9780316199803

29. The Quest
Daniel Yergin, Penguin Press, $37.95, 9781594202834

30. I Never Thought I'd See the Day!
David Jeremiah, Faithwords, $24.99, 9780446565950

31. What It Is Like to Go to War
Karl Marlantes, Atlantic Monthly, $25, 9780802119926

32. The Third Industrial Revolution
Jeremy Rifkin, Macmillan, $27, 9780230115217

33. Drama
John Lithgow, Harper, $26.99, 9780061734977

34. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Book)
Jon Stewart, Grand Central, $27.99, 9780446579223

35. In My Time
Dick Cheney, Threshold Editions, $35, 9781439176191

36. Time for Outrage
Stephane Hessel, Twelve, $10, 9781455509720

37. Knocking on Heaven's Door
Lisa Randall, Ecco Press, $29.99, 9780061723728

38. Boo: The Life of the World's Cutest Dog
J.H. Lee, Chronicle, $12.95, 9781452103068

39. The Kitchen Counter Cooking School
Kathleen Flinn, Viking, $26.95, 9780670023004

40. The Family Meal
Ferran Adria, Phaidon Press, $29.95, 9780714862538

41. Obama's Wars
Bob Woodward, S&S, $30, 9781439172490

42. This Is Herman Cain!
Herman Cain, Threshold Editions, $25, 9781451666137

43. Going Home
Jon Katz, Villard , $22, 9780345502698

44. Columbus: The Four Voyages
Laurence Bergreen, Viking, $35, 9780670023011

45. Nothing Daunted
Dorothy Wickenden, Scribner, $26, 9781439176580

46. Sh*t My Dad Says
Justin Halpern, It Books, $15.99, 9780061992704

47. Life Itself
Roger Ebert, Grand Central, $27.99, 9780446584975

48. All My Friends Are Dead
Avery Monsen, Jory John, Chronicle, $9.95, 9780811874557

49. Quite Enough of Calvin Trillin
Calvin Trillin, Random House, $27, 9781400069828

50. Blood, Bones & Butter
Gabrielle Hamilton, Random House, $26, 9781400068722

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending October 9, 2011

11. Towers of Midnight
Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson, Tor, 9.99, 9780765364876

12. Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury, Ballantine, $6.99, 9780345342966

13. Bad Blood
John Sandford, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425243930

14. Miracle Cure
Harlan Coben, Signet, $9.99, 9780451234919

15. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.99, 9780756404741

16. The Girl Who Played With Fire
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307476159

17. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99, 9780812550702

18. Port Mortuary
Patricia Cornwell, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425243602

19. American Assassin
Vince Flynn, Pocket, $9.99, 9781416595199

20. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition
Merriam-Webster, $7.50, 9780877799290

21. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935

22. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Berkley, $9.99, 9780399501487

23. Painted Ladies
Robert B. Parker, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425243626

24. The Emperor's Tomb
Steve Berry, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345505507

25. World War Z
Max Brooks, Three Rivers, $7.99, 9780307888686

26. Hell's Corner
David Baldacci, Vision, $9.99, 9780446571418

27. 61 Hours
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780440243694

28. Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $7.99, 9780440180296

29. Still Life
Louise Penny, St. Martin's, $7.99, 9780312948559

30. The Glass Rainbow
James Lee Burke, Pocket Star, $9.99, 9781439128312

31. Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342

32. Moonlight Mile
Dennis Lehane, Harper, $9.99, 9780061836954

33. The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129

34. Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand, Signet, $9.99, 9780451191144

35. Lost Empire
Clive Cussler, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425243619

36. Outlander
Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $8.99, 9780440212560

37. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345339683

38. Wicked Appetite
Janet Evanovich, St. Martin's, $8.99, 9780312383350

39. The Rembrandt Affair
Daniel Silva, Signet, $9.99, 9780451233998

40. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Merriam-Webster, $6.50, 9780877799306

41. The Redbreast
Jo Nesbø, Harper, $7.99, 9780062068422

42. Full Dark, No Stars
Stephen King, Pocket, $9.99, 9781439192603

43. A Nose for Justice
Rita Mae Brown, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345511829

44. Dead in the Family
Charlaine Harris, Ace, $7.99, 9780441020157

45. Killing Floor
Lee Child, Penguin, $9.99, 9780515141429

46. Flipped Out
Jennie Bentley, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425244074

47. Dead Until Dark
Charlaine Harris, Ace, $7.99, 9780441016990

48. Hamlet
William Shakespeare, Washington Square Press, $5.99, 9780743477123

49. The Pillars of the Earth
Ken Follett, Signet, $9.99, 9780451232816

50. The Inner Circle
Brad Meltzer, Grand Central, $9.99, 9780446616157

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