December 18, 2014


Bestseller List for December 18, 2014
from sales the week ending December 14, 2014
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Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for December 18, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending December 14, 2014
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  Trade Paperback Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Martian
Andy Weir, Broadway, $15, 9780553418026
Weir's remarkable debut novel about an astronaut stranded on Mars and his fight for survival.
2/7
2. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
Gabrielle Zevin, Algonquin, $14.95, 9781616204518
Zevin's truly enchanting novel is a love letter to the world of books--and booksellers.
3/3
3. Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn, Broadway, $15, 9780553418361
Flynn's mesmerizing thriller about a marriage gone terribly wrong is now a major motion picture.
1/16
4. Orphan Train
Christina Baker Kline, Morrow, $14.99, 9780061950728
A powerful novel of upheaval and resilience, of unexpected friendship, and of the secrets we carry that keep us from finding out who we are.
5/47
5. Still Life With Bread Crumbs
Anna Quindlen, Random House, $16, 9780812976892
A superb love story by the bestselling author of A Short Guide to a Happy Life.
4/7
6. The Best American Short Stories 2014
Jennifer Egan, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780547868868
A very satisfying collection of the year's best short stories.
6/10
7. Americanah
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $15.95, 9780307455925
A dazzling novel of love and race centered around a young man and woman from Nigeria, by the author of Half of a Yellow Sun.
9/40
8. The Rosie Project
Graeme Simsion, S&S, $15.99, 9781476729091
Simsion's heartfelt and humorous debut novel about a college professor's search for the perfect wife.
8/28
9. The Strange Library
Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $18, 9780385354301
Murakami's fantastical illustrated short novel about a boy imprisoned in a nightmarish library.
7/2
10. The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $14.99, 9780062255662
A brilliantly imaginative and poignant fairy tale from the modern master of wonder and terror.
12/26
11. The First Phone Call From Heaven
Mitch Albom, Harper, $15.99, 9780062294401
Albom's moving novel about a small town on Lake Michigan that gets worldwide attention when its citizens start receiving phone calls from the afterlife.
11/7
12. The Luminaries
Eleanor Catton, Back Bay, $18, 9780316074292
Catton's breathtaking feat of storytelling in which everything is connected but nothing is as it seems is the winner of the 2013 Man Booker Prize.
10/10
13. My Brilliant Friend- Debut
Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17, 9781609450786
A rich, intense, and generous-hearted story about two friends by one of Italy's most acclaimed authors.
/1
14. The Signature of All Things
Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $17, 9780143125846
A sweeping novel of desire, ambition, and the thirst for knowledge, by the bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love.
/21
15. The Museum of Extraordinary Things
Alice Hoffman, Scribner, $16, 9781451693577
Hoffman's mesmerizing novel of impassioned love between two vastly different souls in New York during the volatile first decades of the 20th century.
13/11


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for December 18, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending December 14, 2014
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $16, 9780812987119
An unforgettable true story that is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit. Now a major motion picture.
1/20
2. Wild
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95, 9781101873441
Strayed's powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery is now a major motion picture.
3/90
3. The Boys in the Boat
Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17, 9780143125471
Brown tells the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
2/29
4. Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $17, 9780316154703
A collection of hilarious and thought-provoking essays by the bestselling author of When You Are Engulfed in Flames.
5/28
5. The Heart of Everything That Is
Bob Drury, Tom Clavin, S&S, $17, 9781451654684
An astonishing biography of the great Sioux warrior-statesman Red Cloud.
4/15
6. George Washington's Secret Six
Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger, Sentinel, $16, 9781595231109
A fascinating look at the little-known, top-secret group called the Culper Spy Ring and their pivotal role in the American Revolution.
8/7
7. The Power of Habit
Charles Duhigg, Random House, $16, 9780812981605
An exploration into the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed.
6/48
8. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2015
Sarah Janssen (Ed.), World Almanac, $13.99, 9781600571909
The dependable reference guide, updated for 2015.
9/2
9. This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062236685
Patchett's memoir examines her deepest commitments--to writing, family, friends, dogs, books, and her husband--creating a resonant portrait of her life.
7/10
10. American Sniper
Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen, Morrow, $15.99, 9780062376336
Kyle's unforgettable account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences is now a major motion picture.
14/3
11. Really Important Stuff My Dog Has Taught Me
Cynthia L. Copeland, Workman, $12.95, 9780761181798
The bestselling author of Really Important Stuff My Kids Have Taught Me distills all-new wisdom from her lifelong love of dogs.
15/2
12. Brain on Fire
Susannah Cahalan, S&S, $16, 9781451621389
Cahalan's astonishing true story of her inexplicable descent into madness and the brilliant, lifesaving diagnosis that nearly didn't happen.
10/52
13. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2015
Old Farmer's Almanac, $7.95, 9781571986368
The annual almanac of weather, astrology, calendars, gardening tips, home remedies, and more.
12/8
14. Provence, 1970
Luke Barr, Clarkson Potter, $15, 9780307718358
Barr's book looks at the singular historic moment when the iconic culinary figures of the time convened and, without knowing it, shaped today's tastes, culture, and the way we eat.
13/5
15. The Smartest Kids in the World
Amanda Ripley, S&S, $15.99, 9781451654431
Through the compelling stories of three American teenagers living abroad in the world's top-notch schools, Ripley explains how these systems cultivate the "smartest" kids on the planet.
11/20


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for December 18, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending December 14, 2014
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27, 9781476746586
Doerr's beautiful novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France during World War II is a May 2014 Indie Next List Great Read.
1/32
2. Gray Mountain
John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385537148
When a Wall Street lawyer takes on a case in a small Virgina town, she finds herself engulfed in litigation that turns deadly.
2/8
3. Redeployment
Phil Klay, Penguin Press, $26.95, 9781594204999
Klay's stories take readers to the frontlines of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, asking us to understand what happened there and what happened to the soldiers who returned. A March 2014 Indie Next List Great Read.
6/7
4. Revival
Stephen King, Scribner, $30, 9781476770383
This rich and disturbing novel spans five decades on its way to the most terrifying conclusion Stephen King has ever written.
4/5
5. The Escape
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $28, 9781455521197
U.S. Army special agent John Puller must hunt down the most formidable and brilliant prey he has ever tracked: his own brother.
3/4
6. The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt, Little Brown, $30, 9780316055437
Tartt's novel--plumbing the deepest mysteries of love, identity, and art--is the winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
10/59
7. Lila
Marilynne Robinson, FSG, $26, 9780374187613
The remarkable new novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Gilead is an October 2014 Indie Next List Great Read.
7/10
8. Blue Horses
Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $24.95, 9781594204791
In Oliver's stunning collection of new poems, she describes with wonder both the everyday and the unaffected beauty of nature.
9/9
9. The Boston Girl- Debut
Anita Diamant, Scribner, $26, 9781439199350
Diamant's unforgettable new novel about family ties, values, friendship, and feminism seen through the eyes of a young Jewish woman growing up in Boston in the early 20th century is a December 2014 Indie Next List Great Read.
/1
10. Station Eleven
Emily St. John Mandel, Knopf, $24.95, 9780385353304
St. John Mandel's novel set in the eerie days of civilization's collapse is a September 2014 Indie Next List Great Read.
13/5
11. Hope to Die
James Patterson, Little Brown, $29, 9780316210966
Detective Alex Cross is being stalked by a psychotic genius, forced to play the deadliest game of his career.
8/3
12. The Burning Room
Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $28, 9780316225939
In Connelly's new bestseller, Detective Harry Bosch and his rookie partner investigate a cold case that gets very hot... very fast.
5/6
13. The Bone Clocks
David Mitchell, Random House, $30, 9781400065677
The astonishing new novel by the author of Cloud Atlas and The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet is the #1 Indie Next List Great Read for September 2014.
14/10
14. The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Richard Flanagan, Knopf, $26.95, 9780385352857
Flanagan's novel tells a savagely beautiful story of love, death, and family and explores the many forms of good and evil. Winner of the 2014 Man Booker Prize.
15/6
15. Let Me Be Frank With You
Richard Ford, Ecco, $27.99, 9780061692062
Pulitzer Prize-winner Ford returns to the territory that sealed his reputation as an American master: the world of Frank Bascombe.
11/6
ON THE RISE
18. Moriarty
Anthony Horowitz, Harper, $26.99, 9780062377180
Horowitz's novel about what really happened when Sherlock Holmes and his arch nemesis, Professor Moriarty, tumbled to their doom at the Reichenbach Falls is a December 2014 Indie Next List Great Read.
 


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for December 18, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending December 14, 2014
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Yes Please
Amy Poehler, Dey Street, $28.99, 9780062268341
A hilarious and candid book by the popular Saturday Night Live alumna and star of Parks and Recreation.
1/7
2. Being Mortal
Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26, 9780805095159
Practicing surgeon Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending.
2/10
3. Killing Patton
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $30, 9780805096682
Killing Patton takes readers inside the final year of WWII and recounts the events surrounding the death of General George S. Patton.
4/12
4. Small Victories
Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $22.95, 9781594486296
A collection of new and selected essays by the bestselling author of Stitches and Help, Thanks, Wow.
3/5
5. What If?
Randall Munroe, Houghton Mifflin, $24, 9780544272996
From the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask.
6/15
6. Make It Ahead
Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307464880
In her new cookbook, the Barefoot Contessa answers the number one question she receives from cooks: Can I make it ahead?
7/7
7. 41: A Portrait of My Father
George W. Bush, Crown, $28, 9780553447781
Our 43rd President's personal biography of his father, George H.W. Bush, the 41st President.
5/5
8. Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book
Diane Muldrow, Golden Books, $9.99, 9780307977618
A humorous guide to life for grown-ups by a longtime editor of the iconic Little Golden Books.
9/58
9. Everything I Need to Know About Christmas I Learned From a Little Golden Book
Diane Muldrow, Golden Books, $9.99, 9780553497359
A delightfully retro holiday companion to the bestseller Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book.
8/6
10. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $16.99, 9781607747307
Kondo takes readers step-by-step through her revolutionary KonMari Method for simplifying, organizing, and storing.
12/6
11. Not That Kind of Girl
Lena Dunham, Random House, $28, 9780812994995
A hilarious, wise, and fiercely candid collection of personal essays by the acclaimed creator, producer, and star of HBO's Girls.
10/11
12. Plenty More
Yotam Ottolenghi, Ten Speed Press, $35, 9781607746218
The follow-up to London chef Ottolenghi's bestselling and award-winning cookbook Plenty.
14/9
13. The Innovators
Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35, 9781476708690
Isaacson's revealing story of the people who created the computer and the Internet looks at the history of the digital revolution and is an indispensable guide to how innovation really happens.
11/8
14. Money Master the Game
Tony Robbins, S&S, $28, 9781476757803
Based on extensive research and one-on-one interviews with more than 50 of the most legendary financial experts in the world, Robbins has created a simple, seven-step blueprint that anyone can use for financial freedom.
15/4
15. Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free- Debut
Héctor Tobar, FSG, $26, 9780374280604
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Tobar tells the story of the miners trapped when the San José mine collapsed outside of Copiapó, Chile, in August 2010.
/1


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for December 18, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending December 14, 2014
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  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn, Broadway, $9.99, 9780553418354
1/16
2. American Sniper
Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen, Harper, $9.99, 9780062376572
2/3
3. Sycamore Row
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780345543240
3/17
4. Sharp Objects
Gillian Flynn, Broadway, $9.99, 9781101902875
5/3
5. Mistress
James Patterson, David Ellis, Vision, $10, 9781455515882
4/4
6. The Lincoln Myth
Steve Berry, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345526588
6/2
7. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
/183
8. The Casual Vacancy
J.K. Rowling, Little Brown, $10, 9780316228596
8/11
9. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.99, 9780756404741
/34
10. Inferno
Dan Brown, Anchor, $9.99, 9781400079155
9/32


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Children's Interest



Bestseller List for December 18, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending December 14, 2014
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  Children's Interest Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Unbroken (Young Adult Adaptation)
Laura Hillenbrand, Delacorte Press, $19.99, 9780385742511
2/2
2. Brown Girl Dreaming
Jacqueline Woodson, Nancy Paulsen Books, $16.99, 9780399252518
6/3
3. The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, Speak, $12.99, 9780142424179
1/149
4. Minecraft: Construction Handbook
Scholastic, $7.99, 9780545685177
3/12
5. The Giver
Lois Lowry, Harcourt, $9.99, 9780544340688
4/119
6. Sisters
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540605
7/17
7. Wonder
R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $16.99, 9780375869020
5/142
8. Looking for Alaska
John Green, Speak, $9.99, 9780142402511
10/122
9. If I Stay
Gayle Forman, Speak, $10.99, 9780147514530
9/25
10. Paper Towns
John Green, Speak, $9.99, 9780142414934
8/94
11. I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World
Malala Yousafzai, Little Brown, $17, 9780316327930
/8
12. We Were Liars
E. Lockhart, Delacorte, $17.99, 9780385741262
12/16
13. House of Robots
James Patterson, Chris Grabenstein, Little Brown, $13.99, 9780316405911
13/2
14. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780385754729
/371
15. Smile
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545132060
/4


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for December 18, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending December 14, 2014
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  Children's Illustrated Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Book With No Pictures
B.J. Novak, Dial, $17.99, 9780803741713
1/10
2. The Animals' Santa
Jan Brett, Putnam Juvenile, $17.99, 9780399257841
2/7
3. The Day the Crayons Quit
Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $17.99, 9780399255373
3/77
4. How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $15, 9780394800790
5/*
5. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
6/*
6. Little Blue Truck's Christmas
Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Harcourt, $14.99, 9780544320413
4/5
7. The Polar Express
Chris Van Allsburg, Houghton Mifflin, $18.95, 9780395389492
7/*
8. Once Upon an Alphabet
Oliver Jeffers, Philomel, $26.99, 9780399167911
9/9
9. Skippyjon Jones Snow What
Judy Schachner, Dial, $17.99, 9780803737891
8/7
10. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $18.99, 9780060254926
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11. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Robert Frost, Susan Jeffers (Illus.), Dutton, $16.99, 9780525467342
15/*
12. The Christmas Wish
Lori Evert, Random House, $17.99, 9780449816813
14/5
13. Press Here
Herve Tullet, Chronicle, $15.99, 9780811879545
12/51
14. Frozen (Little Golden Book)
Victoria Saxon, Grace Lee (Illus.), Random House/Disney, $3.99, 9780736430517
/39
15. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9780811877824
/123


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for December 18, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending December 14, 2014
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  Children's Series  
1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
 
2. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
 
3. The Maze Runner (hardcover and paperback)
James Dashner, Delacorte
 
4. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover and paperback)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
 
5. The Heroes of Olympus (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, John Rocco (Illus.), Hyperion
 
6. Divergent (hardcover and paperback)
Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books
 
7. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
 
8. The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
 
9. Dork Diaries (hardcover and paperback)
Rachel Renee Russell, Aladdin
 
10. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
 

 

Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 14, 2014

16. An Unnecessary Woman
Rabih Alameddine, Grove Press, $16, 9780802122940

17. Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Maria Semple, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316204262

18. Sycamore Row
John Grisham, Bantam, $16, 9780553393613

19. Inherent Vice
Thomas Pynchon, Penguin, $17, 9780143126850

20. Someone
Alice McDermott, Picador USA, $15, 9781250055361

21. Me Before You
Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $16, 9780143124542

22. Olive Kitteridge
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $15, 9780812987638

23. Hild
Nicola Griffith, Picador USA, $18, 9781250056092

24. Still Alice
Lisa Genova, Gallery, $16, 9781501106422

25. Beautiful Ruins
Jess Walter, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780061928178

26. I Am Pilgrim
Terry Hayes, Atria, $16, 9781439177730

27. First Love
James Patterson, Emily Raymond, Grand Central, $16, 9781455585014

28. Dept. of Speculation
Jenny Offill, Vintage, $15, 9780345806871

29. Bark
Lorrie Moore, Vintage, $15, 9780307740861

30. Under the Wide and Starry Sky
Nancy Horan, Ballantine, $16, 9780345516541

31. On Such a Full Sea
Chang-Rae Lee, Riverhead, $16, 9781594632891

32. A Tale for the Time Being
Ruth Ozeki, Penguin, $16, 9780143124870

33. Aimless Love
Billy Collins, Random House, $16, 9780812982671

34. The Circle
Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345807298

35. Suspended Sentences
Patrick Modiano, Yale University Press, $16, 9780300198058

36. The Lowland
Jhumpa Lahiri, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307278265

37. Ready Player One
Ernest Cline, Broadway, $14, 9780307887443

38. Private India: City on Fire
James Patterson, Ashwin Sanghi, Grand Central, $16, 9781455560820

39. The Good Lord Bird
James McBride, Riverhead, $16, 9781594632785

40. Sharp Objects
Gillian Flynn, Three Rivers, $14, 9780307341556

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

42. The Best of Me
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $15, 9781455556557

43. Dark Places
Gillian Flynn, Three Rivers, $14, 9780307341570

44. Tatiana
Martin Cruz Smith, S&S, $16, 9781439140222

45. Red Sparrow
Jason Matthews, Scribner, $17, 9781476706139

46. And the Mountains Echoed
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $16, 9781594632389

47. This Is Where I Leave You
Jonathan Tropper, Plume, $16, 9780142181713

48. We Are Water
Wally Lamb, Harper Perennial, $16.99, 9780061941030

49. The Light Between Oceans
M.L. Stedman, Scribner, $16, 9781451681758

50. Captivated By You
Sylvia Day, Berkley, $16, 9780425273869

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 14, 2014

16. The Death of Santini
Pat Conroy, Dial Press, $16, 9780385343527

17. Holidays on Ice
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $10, 9780316078917

18. Bad Feminist
Roxane Gay, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062282712

19. Pogue's Basics
David Pogue, Flatiron, $19.99, 9781250053480

20. Unlikely Heroes
Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761174417

21. Quiet
Susan Cain, Broadway, $16, 9780307352156

22. The Bully Pulpit
Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $22, 9781416547877

23. One Summer: America, 1927
Bill Bryson, Anchor, $16.95, 9780767919418

24. The Men Who United the States
Simon Winchester, Harper Perennial, $16.99, 9780062079619

25. Civilian Warriors
Erik Prince, Portfolio, $18, 9781591847458

26. Wreck This Journal
Keri Smith, Perigee, $15, 9780399161940

27. How to Sit
Thich Nhat Hanh, Parallax Press, $9.95, 9781937006587

28. Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Katherine Boo, Random House, $16, 9780812979329

29. Hyperbole and a Half
Allie Brosh, Touchstone, $19.99, 9781451666175

30. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership
Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781422157978

31. The Map of Heaven
Eben Alexander, M.D., S&S, $16.99, 9781476766409

32. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself
Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781422157992

33. The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2014
Deborah Blum, Tim Folger (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780544003422

34. Men Explain Things to Me
Rebecca Solnit, Haymarket, $11.95, 9781608463862

35. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers, $14, 9780307886279

36. The Year of Reading Dangerously
Andy Miller, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780061446184

37. Zealot
Reza Aslan, Random House, $18, 9780812981483

38. The Best American Infographics 2014
Gareth Cook, Nate Silver (Eds.), Houghton Mifflin, $20, 9780547974514

39. The Science of Interstellar
Kip Thorne, Norton, $24.95, 9780393351378

40. The Empathy Exams
Leslie Jamison, Graywolf Press, $15, 9781555976712

41. The New Jim Crow
Michelle Alexander, The New Press, $19.95, 9781595586438

42. How to Eat
Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis (Illus.), Parallax Press, $9.95, 9781937006723

43. The Best American Sports Writing 2014
Christopher McDougall, Glenn Stout (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780544147003

44. The Best American Travel Writing 2014
Paul Theroux, Jason Wilson (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780544330153

45. The Emerald Mile
Kevin Fedarko, Scribner, $17, 9781439159866

46. The Devil in the White City
Erik Larson, Vintage, $16, 9780375725609

47. Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316017930

48. WTF, Evolution?!
Mara Grunbaum, Workman, $12.95, 9780761180340

49. Orr: My Story
Bobby Orr, Berkley, $17, 9780425277027

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

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 14, 2014

16. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $25.95, 9780385352109

17. Leaving Time
Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $28, 9780345544926

18. Moriarty
Anthony Horowitz, Harper, $26.99, 9780062377180

19. Edge of Eternity
Ken Follett, Dutton, $36, 9780525953098

20. Tom Clancy Full Force and Effect
Mark Greaney, Putnam Adult, $29.95, 9780399173356

21. The Paying Guests
Sarah Waters, Riverhead, $28.95, 9781594633119

22. Somewhere Safe With Somebody Good
Jan Karon, Putnam Adult, $27.95, 9780399167447

23. Nora Webster
Colm Tóibín, Scribner, $27, 9781439138335

24. Family Furnishings
Alice Munro, Knopf, $30, 9781101874103

25. Prince Lestat
Anne Rice, Knopf, $28.95, 9780307962522

26. The World of Ice & Fire
George R.R. Martin, et al., Bantam, $50, 9780553805444

27. The Children Act
Ian McEwan, Nan A. Talese, $25, 9780385539708

28. Some Luck
Jane Smiley, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307700315

29. Flesh and Blood
Patricia Cornwell, Morrow, $28.99, 9780062325341

30. The Slow Regard of Silent Things
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $18.95, 9780756410438

31. The Invention of Wings
Sue Monk Kidd, Viking, $27.95, 9780670024780

32. The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher
Hilary Mantel, Holt, $27, 9781627792103

33. The Handsome Man's De Luxe Café
Alexander McCall Smith, Pantheon, $24.95, 9780307911544

34. Euphoria
Lily King, Atlantic Monthly Press, $25, 9780802122551

35. A Sudden Light
Garth Stein, S&S, $26.95, 9781439187036

36. Stone Mattress
Margaret Atwood, Nan A. Talese, $25.95, 9780385539128

37. How to Be Both
Ali Smith, Pantheon, $25.95, 9780375424106

38. The Book of Strange New Things
Michel Faber, Hogarth, $28, 9780553418842

39. The Peripheral
William Gibson, Putnam Adult, $28.95, 9780399158445

40. We Are Not Ourselves
Matthew Thomas, S&S, $28, 9781476756660

41. William Shakespeare's Star Wars
Ian Doescher, Quirk, $14.95, 9781594746376

42. The Secret Place
Tana French, Viking, $27.95, 9780670026326

43. Winter Street
Elin Hilderbrand, Little Brown, $25, 9780316376112

44. Big Little Lies
Liane Moriarty, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, $26.95, 9780399167065

45. Havana Storm
Clive Cussler, Dirk Cussler, Putnam Adult, $28.95, 9780399172922

46. Everything I Never Told You
Celeste Ng, Penguin Press, $26.95, 9781594205712

47. Wolf in White Van
John Darnielle, FSG, $24, 9780374292089

48. The Mistletoe Promise
Richard Paul Evans, S&S, $19.99, 9781476728209

49. Personal
Lee Child, Delacorte, $28, 9780804178747

50. A Brief History of Seven Killings
Marlon James, Riverhead, $28.95, 9781594486005

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 14, 2014

16. Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?
Roz Chast, Bloomsbury, $28, 9781608198061

17. As You Wish
Cary Elwes, Touchstone, $26, 9781476764023

18. So, Anyway...
John Cleese, Crown Archetype, $28, 9780385348249

19. You Can't Make This Up
Al Michaels, Morrow, $28.99, 9780062314963

20. Guinness World Records 2015
Guinness World Records, $28.95, 9781908843630

21. Ocean
Carol Kaufmann, Workman, $25.95, 9780761180517

22. This Changes Everything
Naomi Klein, S&S, $30, 9781451697384

23. I Am Malala
Malala Yousafzai, Little Brown, $26, 9780316322409

24. In the Kingdom of Ice
Hampton Sides, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385535373

25. The Secret History of Wonder Woman
Jill Lepore, Knopf, $29.95, 9780385354042

26. The Andy Cohen Diaries
Andy Cohen, Holt, $26, 9781627792288

27. Thug Kitchen
Nick Hensley Wagner (Illus.), Rodale, $24.99, 9781623363581

28. How We Got to Now
Steven Johnson, Riverhead, $30, 9781594632969

29. Pioneer Girl
Laura Ingalls Wilder, South Dakota State Historical Society, $39.95, 9780984504176

30. The Grumpy Guide to Life
unknown, Chronicle, $12.95, 9781452134239

31. No Hero
Mark Owen, Dutton Adult, $27.95, 9780525954521

32. I Could Pee on This
Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle, $12.95, 9781452110585

33. You Have to F***ing Eat
Adam Mansbach, Owen Brozman (Illus.), Akashic, $14.95, 9781617753787

34. Food: A Love Story
Jim Gaffigan, Crown Archetype, $26, 9780804140416

35. How Google Works
Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg, Grand Central, $30, 9781455582341

36. Rebel Yell
S.C. Gwynne, Scribner, $35, 9781451673289

37. Humans of New York
Brandon Stanton, St. Martin's, $29.99, 9781250038821

38. The Wild Truth
Carine McCandless, HarperOne, $27.99, 9780062325143

39. Emotional Intelligence 2.0
Travis Bradberry, Jean Greaves, Talentsmart, $24.99, 9780974320625

40. The Portlandia Cookbook
Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Clarkson Potter, $24.95, 9780804186100

41. I Must Say
Martin Short, Harper, $26.99, 9780062309525

42. The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace
Jeff Hobbs, Scribner, $27, 9781476731902

43. Jerry Lee Lewis
Rick Bragg, Jerry Lee Lewis, Harper, $27.99, 9780062078223

44. Choose Your Own Autobiography
Neil Patrick Harris, Crown Archetype, $26, 9780385346993

45. What I Know for Sure
Oprah Winfrey, Flatiron, $24.99, 9781250054050

46. I Knead My Mommy
Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle, $12.95, 9781452132914

47. The Meaning of Human Existence
Edward O. Wilson, Liveright, $23.95, 9780871401007

48. The Churchill Factor
Boris Johnson, Riverhead, $27.95, 9781594633027

49. Napoleon
Andrew Roberts, Viking, $45, 9780670025329

50. Watch Me
Anjelica Huston, Scribner, $27.99, 9781476760346

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending December 14, 2014

11. Outlander
Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99, 9780553393699

12. Innocence
Dean Koontz, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593693

13. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Grand Central, $8.99, 9780446310789

14. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, Fifth Edition
Merriam-Webster, $8.50, 9780877798224

15. Mirage
Clive Cussler, Jack Du Brul, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425250631

16. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur/Little Brown, $9, 9780316056892

17. The Best of Me
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $8, 9781455556564

18. A Dance With Dragons
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553582017

19. The Gods of Guilt
Michael Connelly, Vision, $10, 9780446556798

20. Dark Places
Gillian Flynn, Broadway, $9.99, 9781101902882

21. Runner
Patrick Lee, Minotaur, $9.99, 9781250030740

22. Dust
Patricia Cornwell, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425270042

23. The Longest Ride
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $8, 9781455520633

24. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935

25. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $8.99, 9780316769488

26. Cell
Robin Cook, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425273852

27. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $6.99, 9780345514400

28. Carnal Curiosity
Stuart Woods, Signet, $9.99, 9780451466884

29. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $7.99, 9780765370624

30. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441172719

31. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780345535429

32. Command Authority
Tom Clancy, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425275139

33. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803

34. Salem Falls
Jodi Picoult, Pocket, $7.99, 9781476796017

35. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553390568

36. Starry Night
Debbie Macomber, Ballantine, $5.99, 9780345528902

37. The Red Tent
Anita Diamant, St. Martin's, $9.99, 9781250067999

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

39. Lying in Wait
Ann Rule, Pocket, $7.99, 9781451648294

40. Dragonfly in Amber
Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99, 9780440215622

41. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780345543981

42. Fall of Giants
Ken Follett, Signet, $9.99, 9780451232854

43. Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, HarperTorch, $7.99, 9780060853983

44. Target America
Scott McEwen, Thomas Koloniar, Pocket, $9.99, 9781476747200

45. Winter of the World
Ken Follett, Signet, $9.99, 9780451468222

46. W Is for Wasted
Sue Grafton, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425271575

47. Leonard Maltin's 2015 Movie Guide
Leonard Maltin (Ed.), Signet, $10.99, 9780451468499

48. The Kill Room
Jeffery Deaver, Grand Central, $10, 9781455517091

49. The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756407919

50. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835

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