Bestseller List for December 29, 2009
Based on sales for the week ending December 27, 2009.
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Bestseller List for December 29, 2009
Based on sales for the week ending December 27, 2009.
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.
| Trade Paperback Fiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307454546 The bestselling debut thriller--the first in a trilogy by the late Swedish journalist Larsson--is now available in paperback. |
1/27 |
| 2. | Olive Kitteridge Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $14, 9780812971835 Thirteen related stories by the bestselling author of Abide With Me. |
2/36 |
| 3. | The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows, Dial, $14, 9780385341004 The inaugural Best Indie Buzz Book (fiction) winner, now available in paperback. |
3/34 |
| 4. | 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, is now available in paperback. |
4/29 |
| 5. | Let the Great World Spin Colum McCann, Random House, $15, 9780812973990 McCann's lyrical novel about Philippe Petit's 1974 tightrope walk between the twin towers of the World Trade Center is the winner of the 2009 National Book Award for fiction. |
6/4 |
| 6. | The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery, Europa Editions, $15, 9781933372600 Barbery's novel, a major bestseller in Europe, is a September 2008 Indie Next List Notable title. |
5/69 |
| 7. | The Road Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307476302 A barren, post-apocalyptic landscape is the foreground, and background, for this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Now a major motion picture. |
9/7 |
| 8. | The Story of Edgar Sawtelle David Wroblewski, Ecco, $16.99, 9780061374234 A masterful debut novel about a mute boy's coming of age in rural Wisconsin. |
7/16 |
| 9. | Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Seth Grahame-Smith, Jane Austen, Quirk, $12.95, 9781594743344 The subtitle says it all: The Classic Regency Romance - Now With Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem! |
11/37 |
| 10. | 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. |
8/12 |
| 11. | The Piano Teacher Janice Y.K. Lee, Penguin, $15, 9780143116530 Lee's outstanding bestselling debut novel is now available in paperback. |
10/6 |
| 12. | The Private Patient P.D. James, Vintage, $15, 9780307455284 James' latest masterful novel featuring Adam Dalgliesh is now available in paperback. |
13/8 |
| 13. | Sarah's Key Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin, $13.95, 9780312370848 This remarkable historical novel is an October 2008 Indie Next List Great Read. |
12/50 |
| 14. | The Lovely Bones Alice Sebold, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316044936 The surprising and amazing Lovely Bones is now a major motion picture. |
/1 |
| 15. | The Shack William P. Young, Windblown, $14.99, 9780964729230 A man's relationship with God is changed when his daughter is abducted. |
15/84 |
| Trade Paperback Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | Three Cups of Tea Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $16, 9780143038252 An American's effort to open 50 schools across rural Pakistan and Afghanistan. |
1/152 |
| 2. | The Blind Side Michael Lewis, Norton, $13.95, 9780393338386 Lewis' vivid look at football, college recruiting, and the NFL, inspired the movie in theaters now. |
2/6 |
| 3. | My Life in France Julia Child, Anchor, $15, 9780307277695 The late, great Child's loving look back to her first trip to France in 1949. |
3/33 |
| 4. | The Old Farmer's Almanac 2010 Old Farmer's Almanac, Old Farmer's Almanac, $6.95, 9781571984845 The annual almanac of weather, astrology, calendars, gardening tips, home remedies, and more. |
4/17 |
| 5. | Freakonomics Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780060731335 A revised and updated edition of the economics bestseller. |
6/16 |
| 6. | The Omnivore's Dilemma Michael Pollan, Penguin, $16, 9780143038580 A hard-boiled look at the food chain. |
11/122 |
| 7. | The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2010 World Almanac, World Almanac, $12.99, 9781600571237 The dependable reference guide, updated for 2010. |
5/4 |
| 8. | When You Are Engulfed in Flames David Sedaris, Back Bay, $15.99, 9780316154680 The latest hilarious collection by Sedaris, now available in paperback. |
12/28 |
| 9. | In Defense of Food Michael Pollan, Penguin, $15, 9780143114963 Pollan's answers to the questions raised in his bestselling The Omnivore's Dilemma. |
9/35 |
| 10. | I Am America (and So Can You!) Stephen Colbert, Grand Central, $15.99, 9780446582186 Colbert tells us all how we can be more patriotic, in hilarious fashion! |
10/3 |
| 11. | Hot, Flat, and Crowded 2.0 Thomas L. Friedman, Picador, $16, 9780312428921 An expanded and updated edition of Friedman's bestseller. |
8/5 |
| 12. | Going Rouge Richard Kim, Betsy Reed (Eds.), Health Communications, $15.95, 9780757315244 A look at Sarah Palin's impact on the Republican party and the national political scene. Edited by two senior editors at The Nation magazine. |
14/3 |
| 13. | The Glass Castle Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542 A lovely telling of a most bizarre upbringing. |
7/146 |
| 14. | Nightlight The Harvard Lampoon, Vintage, $13.95, 9780307476104 The Harvard Lampoon’s hilarious parody of Twilight. |
13/5 |
| 15. | Julie & Julia Julie Powell, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316044271 Making every one of the 524 recipes in Julia Child's legendary Mastering the Art of French Cooking can change your life. Now a major motion picture. |
15/18 |
| Hardcover Fiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | The Lacuna Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $26.99, 9780060852573 Kingsolver's eagerly anticipated novel is a November 2009 Indie Next List Great Read. |
1/8 |
| 2. | The Help Kathryn Stockett, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, $24.95, 9780399155345 This wonderful debut set in the rural South of the 1960s is a February 2009 Indie Next List Great Read. |
2/46 |
| 3. | The Lost Symbol Dan Brown, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385504225 Dan Brown's follow-up to his worldwide phenomenon, The Da Vinci Code. |
3/15 |
| 4. | Wolf Hall Hilary Mantel, Holt, $27, 9780805080681 Mantel's riveting historical novel is the winner of the 2009 Man Booker Prize. |
5/11 |
| 5. | Pirate Latitudes Michael Crichton, Harper, $27.99, 9780061929373 Published posthumously, Crichton's novel is a swashbuckling tale of pirates in the Caribbean, circa 1665. |
11/5 |
| 6. | Half Broke Horses Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $26, 9781416586289 Walls follows up her bestselling memoir, The Glass Castle, with this true-life novel about her grandmother, Lily Casey Smith. An October Indie Next List Great Read. |
4/12 |
| 7. | Too Much Happiness Alice Munro, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307269768 Munro's fine new collection of stories is a December 2009 Indie Next List Great Read. |
6/6 |
| 8. | The Girl Who Played With Fire Stieg Larsson, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307269980 The highly anticipated sequel to The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. |
9/22 |
| 9. | Last Night in Twisted River John Irving, Random House, $28, 9781400063840 Irving's beautifully written new novel is a November 2009 Indie Next List Great Read. |
13/9 |
| 10. | Ford County John Grisham, Doubleday, $24, 9780385532457 A collection of seven short stories by the bestselling author of A Painted House and A Time to Kill. |
7/8 |
| 11. | Under the Dome Stephen King, Scribner, $35, 9781439148501 A small town in Maine is surrounded by a mysterious invisible force field in the new novel by the bestselling author of The Stand. |
10/7 |
| 12. | I, Alex Cross James Patterson, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316018784 Alex Cross hunts the killer of a relative found brutally murdered. |
12/6 |
| 13. | U Is for Undertow Sue Grafton, Putnam, $27.95, 9780399155970 The latest Kinsey Millhone mystery by the bestselling author of T Is for Tresspass. |
8/4 |
| 14. | A Gate at the Stairs Lorrie Moore, Knopf, $25.95, 9780375409288 Moore's graceful new novel, her first in 15 years, is a September 2009 Indie Next List Notable title. |
15/11 |
| 15. | South of Broad Pat Conroy, Nan A. Talese, $29.95, 9780385413053 Conroy's first novel in 14 years, an epic tale of friendship in Charleston, S.C., is an August 2009 Indie Next List Great Read. |
/14 |
| Hardcover Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | Stones Into Schools Greg Mortenson, Viking, $26.95, 9780670021154 Mortenson follows up his bestselling Three Cups of Tea with an account of his ongoing efforts to establish schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan. |
1/4 |
| 2. | Going Rogue Sarah Palin, Harper, $28.99, 9780061939891 A memoir by the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate. |
2/6 |
| 3. | What the Dog Saw Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316075848 A collection of writing from The New Yorker by the bestselling author of Blink and Outliers. |
3/10 |
| 4. | True Compass Edward M. Kennedy, Twelve, $35, 9780446539258 The autobiography of Senator Edward M. Kennedy. |
4/15 |
| 5. | Open Andre Agassi, Knopf, $28.95, 9780307268198 The autobiography of tennis great Andre Agassi. |
5/7 |
| 6. | Have a Little Faith Mitch Albom, Hyperion, $23.99, 9780786868728 The new true story about the power of faith by the bestselling author of Tuesdays With Morrie. |
6/13 |
| 7. | SuperFreakonomics Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Morrow, $29.99, 9780060889579 The bestselling authors of Freakonomics continue to challenge the way we think. |
7/10 |
| 8. | Where Men Win Glory Jon Krakauer, Doubleday, $27.95, 9780385522267 A look at the remarkable life and death of Pat Tillman by the bestselling author of Into Thin Air. |
8/15 |
| 9. | The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb R. Crumb, Norton, $24.95, 9780393061024 R. Crumb's fascinating graphic telling of the first book of the Bible. |
10/6 |
| 10. | Born to Run Christopher McDougall, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307266309 A look at the Tarahumara Indians and their practice of the lost art of distance running. |
9/30 |
| 11. | Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume I Julia Child, et al., Knopf, $40, 9780375413407 In the book and film Julie & Julia, Julie Powell resolves to cook every recipe from this culinary classic! |
12/13 |
| 12. | Outliers Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316017923 The author of Blink and The Tipping Point looks at what makes some people successful--and others not. |
15/56 |
| 13. | The Imperial Cruise James Bradley, Little Brown, $29.99, 9780316008952 A look at a secret U.S. diplomatic mission to the Pacific dispatched by President Teddy Roosevelt in 1905, by the bestselling author of Flags of Our Fathers. |
11/5 |
| 14. | Half the Sky Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307267146 Powerful true stories of women overcoming adversity and injustice. |
/9 |
| 15. | Guinness World Records 2010 Guinness, Guinness, $28.95, 9781904994503 The 2010 edition of the annual bestseller. |
/9 |
| Mass Market | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307473479 |
1/27 |
| 2. | The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition Merriam-Webster, $7.50, 9780877799290 |
2/52 |
| 3. | The Associate John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780440243823 |
3/14 |
| 4. | Dead Until Dark Charlaine Harris, Ace, $7.99, 9780441016990 |
5/58 |
| 5. | The Road Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307476319 |
4/5 |
| 6. | Ender's Game Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99, 9780812550702 |
8/17 |
| 7. | Leonard Maltin's 2010 Movie Guide Leonard Maltin (Ed.), Signet, $9.99, 9780451227645 |
7/2 |
| 8. | Cross Country James Patterson, Vision, $9.99, 9780446536301 |
/11 |
| 9. | The Lovely Bones - Debut Alice Sebold, Little Brown, $7.99, 9780316044400 |
/1 |
| 10. | Atlas Shrugged Ayn Rand, Signet, $8.99, 9780451191144 |
9/21 |
| Children's Interest | ||
| 1. | The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf, $11.99, 9780375842207 |
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| 2. | The Magician's Elephant Kate DiCamillo, Yoko Tanaka (Illus.), Candlewick, $16.99, 9780763644109 |
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| 3. | Fantastic Mr. Fox Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illus.), Puffin, $6.99, 9780142414552 |
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| 4. | Witch & Wizard - Debut James Patterson, Gabrielle Charbonnet, Little Brown, $17.99, 9780316036245 |
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| 5. | The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $8.99, 9780316013697 |
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| 6. | Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Journey to Change the
World... One Child at a Time Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Puffin, $8.99, 9780142414125 |
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| 7. | Million-Dollar Throw Mike Lupica, Philomel, $17.99, 9780399246265 |
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| 8. | The Little Prince Pop-Up Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $35, 9780547260693 |
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| 9. | Graceling Kristin Cashore, Graphia, $9.99, 9780547258300 |
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| 10. | When You Reach Me Rebecca Stead, Wendy Lamb, $15.99, 9780385737425 |
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| 11. | The Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 9780060530921 |
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| 12. | Return to the Hundred Acre Wood David Benedictus, Mark Burgess (Illus.), Dutton, $19.99, 9780525421603 |
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| 13. | Lego Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary Simon Beecroft, DK Publishing, $21.99, 9780756655297 |
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| 14. | A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L'Engle, Square Fish, $6.99, 9780312367541 |
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| 15. | Julie Andrews' Collection of Poems, Songs, and Lullabies Julie Andrews, Emma Walton Hamilton, Little Brown, $24.99, 9780316040495 |
| Children's Illustrated | ||
| 1. | Waddle! Rufus Butler Seder, Workman, $12.95, 9780761151128 |
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| 2. | Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926 |
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| 3. | Fancy Nancy's Splendiferous Christmas Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 9780061235900 |
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| 4. | Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 |
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| 5. | The Polar Express Chris Van Allsburg, Houghton Mifflin, $18.95, 9780395389492 |
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| 6. | How the Grinch Stole Christmas Dr. Seuss, Random House, $15, 9780394800790 |
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| 7. | The Christmas Magic Lauren Thompson, Jon J Muth, Scholastic, $16.99, 9780439774970 |
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| 8. | Gallop! Rufus Butler Seder, Workman, $12.95, 9780761147633 |
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| 9. | Otis Loren Long, Philomel, $17.99, 9780399252488 |
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| 10. | Skippyjon Jones, Lost in Spice Judy Schachner, Dutton, $16.99, 9780525479659 |
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| 11. | The Night Before Christmas Clement Clarke Moore, Tasha Tudor (Illus.), Little Brown, $6.99, 9780316832717 |
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| 12. | Carl's Snowy Afternoon Alexandra Day, FSG, $12.99, 9780374310868 |
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| 13. | The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908 |
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| 14. | Pat the Bunny Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007 |
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| 15. | The Mitten Jan Brett (Illus.), Putnam, $7.99, 9780399231094 |
| Children's Series | |
| 1. | Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover and paperback) Jeff Kinney, Amulet |
| 2. | Twilight (hardcover and paperback) Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown |
| 3. | Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover
and paperback) Rick Riordan, Miramax |
| 4. | Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House |
| 5. | The Hunger Games (hardcover) Suzanne Collins, Scholastic |
| 6. | Alex Rider Adventures (hardcover and paperback)
Anthony Horowitz, Puffin |
| 7. | Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback) J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books |
| 8. | Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback) Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle |
| 9. | Mysterious Benedict Society (hardcover and
paperback) Trenton Lee Stewart, Little Brown |
| 10. | The 39 Clues (hardcover) Jude Watson, et al., Scholastic |