August 11, 2011

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for August 11, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending August 7, 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.		 1/18
2. Room
Emma Donoghue, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316098328
Donoghue's brilliant novel about the bonds between parent and child.		 2/13
3. A Visit From the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307477477
Egan's masterful and genre-bending novel is now available in paperback.		 3/20
4. Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368
The remarkable debut novel from the author of the memoir My Own Country.		 4/80
5. 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.		 5/103
6. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Helen Simonson, Random House, $15, 9780812981223
Helen Simonson's charming debut novel about the endearing Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired).		 6/36
7. One Day
David Nicholls, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307946713
A moving love story by the author of The Understudy.		 11/6
8. 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.		 10/113
9. Swamplandia!
Karen Russell, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307276681
Russell's wonderfully imaginative debut novel about a run-down Everglades tourist attraction is now available in paperback.		 15/2
10. Faithful Place
Tana French, Penguin, $16, 9780143119494
An intriguing Dublin murder squad novel by the bestselling author of The Likeness.		 7/6
11. Water for Elephants
Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $14.95, 9781616200701
Indies are still handselling this rich, romantic story set in a long-ago traveling circus.		 9/132
12. The Postmistress
Sarah Blake, Berkley, $15, 9780425238691
Blake's stirring debut novel is set during WWII.		 8/27
13. The Imperfectionists
Tom Rachman, Dial, $15, 9780385343671
Rachman's wry debut novel follows the lives of the staff of an international English-language newspaper in Rome.		 14/31
14. The Cookbook Collector
Allegra Goodman, Dial, $15, 9780385340861
A delicious novel about appetite, temptation, and holding on to what is real in a virtual world.		 12/3
15. Little Bee
Chris Cleave, S&S, $15, 9781416589648
Cleave's bestselling novel about a Nigerian refugee in England.		 13/77


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for August 11, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending August 7, 2011
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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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.		 1/22
2. 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.		 2/30
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.		 7/8
4. 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.		 4/9
5. 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.		 3/13
6. 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.		 6/19
7. 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.		 5/40
8. The Devil in the White City
Erik Larson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375725609
As the subtitle says, "murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America."		 9/201
9. 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.		 8/23
10. Inside of a Dog
Alexandra Horowitz, Scribner, $16, 9781416583431
This bestseller explores what dogs know and how they think.		 11/45
11. Life
Keith Richards, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316034418
An autobiography of the legendary founding member of the Rolling Stones.		 10/14
12. The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $16, 9780743247542
A lovely telling of a most bizarre upbringing.		 12/216
13. Lucky Peach, Issue 1: Ramen- Debut
Chris Ying (Ed.), McSweeney's, $10, 9781936365463
A new publication that appeals to diehard foodies as well as fans of good writing and art in general.		 /1
14. The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance - Debut
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.		 /1
15. The Wave
Susan Casey, Anchor, $15.95, 9780767928854
A fascinating look at colossal rogue waves and the surfers who seek them out.		 13/9


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for August 11, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending August 7, 2011
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. 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 is a June Indie Next List Great Read.		 1/9
2. 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.		 2/4
3. The Paris Wife
Paula McLain, Ballantine , $25, 9780345521309
This new novel about the marriage of Ernest and Hadley Richardson Hemingway is a March Indie Next List Great Read.		 3/24
4. Rules of Civility
Amor Towles, Viking, $26.95, 9780670022694
Towles's captivating debut novel about an irresistible young woman with an uncommon sense of purpose is an August Indie Next List Great Read.		 6/2
5. Portrait of a Spy
Daniel Silva, Harper, $26.99, 9780062072184
International anti-terrorism expert Gabriel Allon returns in this new thriller by the author of The Rembrandt Affair.		 5/3
6. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Stieg Larsson, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307269997
The stunning third and final novel in Larsson's bestselling Millennium Trilogy.		 11/63
7. Maine
J. Courtney Sullivan, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307595126
By turns wickedly funny and achingly sad, Maine unveils the sibling rivalry, alcoholism, social climbing, and Catholic guilt at the center of one family.		 7/8
8. The Last Werewolf
Glen Duncan, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307595089
Duncan's original tale of Jake, a werewolf who is the last of his species, is a July Indie Next List Great Read.		 8/4
9. Ghost Story
Jim Butcher, Roc, $27.95, 9780451463791
The 13th book in Butcher's popular Dresden Files series.		 4/2
10. Caleb's Crossing
Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $26.95, 9780670021048
The evocative new novel by the author of People of the Book is a May Indie Next List Great Read.		 9/14
11. Turn of Mind
Alice LaPlante, Atlantic Monthly, $24, 9780802119773
LaPlante's stunning debut novel about the deception and frailty of memory is a July Indie Next List Great Read.		 12/4
12. The Tiger's Wife
Tea Obreht, Random House, $25, 9780385343831
Debut author Obreht tells a tale of myth and legend in this #1 Indie Next Great Read for March 2011.		 10/22
13. Before I Go to Sleep
S.J. Watson, Harper, $25.99, 9780062060556
Watson's enthralling novel about a woman whose memories are all forgotten every time she falls asleep is a July Indie Next List Great Read.		 /3
14. Cold Vengeance- Debut
Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446554985
A riveting new Special Agent Pendergast thriller by the authors of Fever Dream.		 /1
15. This Beautiful Life- Debut
Helen Schulman, Harper, $24.99, 9780062024381
Schulman's novel is a devastating exploration of both the blurring boundaries of privacy and the fragility of self and the sacrifices and choices we make in the name of love.		 /1


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for August 11, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending August 7, 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. 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!		 3/10
2. A Stolen Life
Jaycee Dugard, S&S, $24.99, 9781451629187
The incredible true story of Jaycee Dugard's kidnapping, 18-year imprisonment, and her survival--in Jaycee's own words.		 2/4
3. In the Garden of Beasts
Erik Larson, Crown, $26, 9780307408846
Larson's vivid portrait of Berlin during the early years of Hitler's reign is a May Indie Next List Great Read.		 1/13
4. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168
The mesmerizing new book by the author of Seabiscuit is a December 2010 Indie Next List Great Read.		 4/38
5. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $26.99, 9780316056861
Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock.		 6/18
6. The Greater Journey
David McCullough, S&S, $37.50, 9781416571766
McCullough's look at adventurous American artists, writers, doctors, architects, and others who set off for Paris between 1830 and 1900, with ambitions to excel in their work.		 5/11
7. Nothing Daunted
Dorothy Wickenden, Scribner, $26, 9781439176580
Wickenden's exhilarating saga about two intrepid young women and their trip to the Colorado wilderness in the summer of 1916.		 7/5
8. The Social Animal
David Brooks, Random House, $27, 9781400067602
New York Times columnist Brooks illustrates a story of how success happens.		 10/22
9. Lost in Shangri-La
Mitchell Zuckoff, Harper, $26.99, 9780061988349
Zuckoff's truly riveting work of narrative nonfiction is a May Indie Next List Great Read.		 11/10
10. Absolute Monarchs
John Julius Norwich, Random House, $30, 9781400067152
Norwich's fascinating chronicle of the papacy of the Roman Catholic church.		 13/4
11. Turn Right at Machu Picchu
Mark Adams, Dutton, $26.95, 9780525952244
An adventure travel expert--who's never actually done anything adventurous--tries to recreate the original expedition to Machu Picchu in the Andes.		 12/4
12. Incognito
David M. Eagleman, Pantheon, $26.95, 9780307377333
Renowned neuroscientist Eagleman navigates the depths of the subconscious brain to illuminate surprising mysteries.		 8/6
13. SEAL Team Six
Howard E. Wasdin, Stephen Templin, St. Martin's, $26.99, 9780312699451
A fascinating look at a secret unit tasked with counterterrorism, hostage rescue, and counterinsurgency.		 14/13
14. Area 51
Annie Jacobsen, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316132947
A new look at the military base never acknowledged by the U.S. government that has captivated imaginations for decades.		 15/12
15. The Psychopath Test
Jon Ronson, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594488016
Ronson investigates psychopaths and the industry of doctors, scientists, and everyone else who studies them.		 /9
ON THE RISE
16. A World on Fire
Amanda Foreman, Random House, $35, 9780375504945
The fascinating story of the American Civil War and the major role played by Britain and its citizens.


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for August 11, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending August 7, 2011
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  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553593716		 1/17
2. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553579901		 2/18
3. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553573428		 3/16
4. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553582024		 4/18
5. The Confession
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780440245117		 5/3
6. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789		 7/*
7. Hell's Corner
David Baldacci, Vision, $9.99, 9780446571418		 9/6
8. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935		 /*
9. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99, 9780812550702		 /*
10. The Rembrandt Affair
Daniel Silva, Signet, $9.99, 9780451233998		 6/5


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Children's Interest



Bestseller List for August 11, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending August 7, 2011
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  Children's Interest Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $17.99, 9781594744761		 3/9
2. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207		 4/204
3. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955		 5/13
4. Thirteen Reasons Why
Jay Asher, Razorbill, $10.99, 9781595141880		 2/8
5. Middle School, the Worst Years of My Life
James Patterson, Chris Tebbetts, Laura Park (Illus.), Little Brown, $15.99, 9780316101875		 1/6
6. LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World
DK Publishing, $21.99, 9780756682576		 6/13
7. The Lost Hero
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $18.99, 9781423113393		 7/43
8. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $11.99, 9780316013697		 9/121
9. Should I Share My Ice Cream?
Mo Willems, Hyperion, $8.99, 9781423143437		 8/8
10. Divergent
Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books, $17.99, 9780062024022		 11/14
11. Mr. Popper's Penguins
Richard Atwater, Florence Atwater, Little Brown, $6.99, 9780316058438		 12/11
12. What Happened to Goodbye
Sarah Dessen, Viking, $19.99, 9780670012947		 15/13
13. The Emerald Atlas
John Stephens, Knopf, $17.99, 9780375868702		 /15
14. Along for the Ride
Sarah Dessen, Speak, $8.99, 9780142415566		 10/17
15. Savvy
Ingrid Law, Puffin, $7.99, 9780142414330		 /*


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for August 11, 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. Skippyjon Jones, Class Action
Judy Schachner, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525422280		 2/4
3. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007		 3/*
4. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035		 7/*
5. A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Philip Christian Stead, Erin E. Stead (Illus.), Roaring Brook, $16.99, 9781596434028		 9/30
6. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908		 4/*
7. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper , $17.95, 9780060254926		 8/*
8. Press Here
Herve Tullet, Chronicle, $14.99, 9780811879545		 5/16
9. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9780811877824		 14/10
10. Make Way for Ducklings
Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140564341		 6/*
11. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Bill Martin, Eric Carle (Illus.), Holt, $7.95, 9780805047905		 10/*
12. Blueberries for Sal
Rober McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140501698		 11/*
13. The Night Before Kindergarten
Natasha Wing, Julie Durrell (Illus.), Grosset & Dunlap , $3.99, 9780448425009		 /*
14. Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes
Eric Litwin, James Dean (Illus.), HarperCollins, $16.99, 9780061910241		 15/2
15. Happy Hippo, Angry Duck
Sandra Boynton, Little Simon, $5.99, 9781442417311		 /7


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for August 11, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending August 7, 2011
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  Children's Series  
1. The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
2. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
3. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
4. Pretty Little Liars (hardcover and paperback)
Sara Shepard, Harper Teen
5. The Ranger's Apprentice (hardcover and paperback)
John Flanagan, Puffin
6. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
8. Alex Rider Adventures (hardcover and paperback)
Anthony Horowitz, Puffin
9. The Kane Chronicles (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
10. Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
Michael Scott, Delacorte

Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending August 7, 2011

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

17. French Lessons
Ellen Sussman, Ballantine, $15, 9780345522771

18. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Jamie Ford, Ballantine, $15, 9780345505347

19. Juliet
Anne Fortier, Ballantine, $15, 9780345516114

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

21. Safe Haven
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $14.99, 9780446547604

22. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $17, 9780553386790

23. Star Island
Carl Hiaasen, Grand Central, $14.99, 9780446556125

24. The Distant Hours
Kate Morton, Washington Square Press, $15, 9781439152799

25. Super Sad True Love Story
Gary Shteyngart, Random House, $15, 9780812977868

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

27. The Widower's Tale
Julia Glass, Anchor, $15, 9780307456106

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

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

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

31. The Girl Who Fell From the Sky
Heidi W. Durrow, Algonquin, $13.95, 9781616200152

32. The Lonely Polygamist
Brady Udall, Norton, $15.95, 9780393339710

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

34. Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
Tom Franklin, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780060594671

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

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

37. Private Life
Jane Smiley, Anchor, $15.95, 9781400033195

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

39. How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
Charles Yu, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307739452

40. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
David Mitchell, Random House, $15, 9780812976366

41. Island Beneath the Sea
Isabel Allende, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780061988257

42. Bury Your Dead
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $14.99, 9780312626907

43. Spies of the Balkans
Alan Furst, Random House, $15, 9780812977387

44. Work Song
Ivan Doig, Riverhead, $15, 9781594485206

45. The Redbreast
Jo Nesbø, Harper, $14.99, 9780061134005

46. How to Be an American Housewife
Margaret Dilloway, Berkley, $15, 9780425241295

47. The Passage
Justin Cronin, Ballantine, $16, 9780345504975

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

49. The Soldier's Wife
Margaret Leroy, Hyperion, $14.99, 9781401341701

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

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending August 7, 2011

16. F in Exams
Richard Benson, Chronicle , $9.95, 9780811878319

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

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

19. Three Cups of Deceit
Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $9.95, 9780307948762

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

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

22. Four Fish
Paul Greenberg, Penguin, $16, 9780143119463

23. How to Read Literature Like a Professor
Thomas C. Foster, Harper, $14.99, 9780060009427

24. Into the Wild
Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307387172

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

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

27. Super Natural Every Day
Heidi Swanson, Ten Speed Press, $23, 9781580082778

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

29. What the Dog Saw
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316076203

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

31. War
Sebastian Junger, Twelve, $15.99, 9780446556224

32. The Tiger
John Vaillant, Vintage, $15, 9780307389046

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

34. Operation Mincemeat
Ben Macintyre, Broadway, $15, 9780307453280

35. The Shallows
Nicholas Carr, Norton, $15.95, 9780393339758

36. Medium Raw
Anthony Bourdain, Ecco, $15.99, 9780061718953

37. The Last Stand
Nathaniel Philbrick, Penguin, $18, 9780143119609

38. A Moveable Feast
Ernest Hemingway, Scribner, $15, 9781439182710

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

40. Lunch in Paris
Elizabeth Bard, Back Bay, $13.99, 9780316042789

41. The Dirty Life
Kristin Kimball, Scribner, $15, 9781416551614

42. Thank You Notes
Jimmy Fallon, Grand Central, $12, 9780892967414

43. Too Big to Fail
Andrew Ross Sorkin, Penguin, $18, 9780143120278

44. The Omnivore's Dilemma
Michael Pollan, Penguin , $17, 9780143038580

45. Superfreakonomics
Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780060889586

46. The Murder Room
Michael Capuzzo, Gotham, $17, 9781592406357

47. My Horizontal Life
Chelsea Handler, Bloomsbury, $14.95, 9781582346182

48. Tuesdays With Morrie
Mitch Albom, Broadway, $13.99, 9780767905923

49. Food Rules
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $11, 9780143116387

50. Eating Animals
Jonathan Safran Foer, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316069885

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending August 7, 2011

16. Then Came You
Jennifer Weiner, Atria, $26.99, 9781451617726

17. Iron House
John Hart, Thomas Dunne, $25.99, 9780312380342

18. Smokin' Seventeen
Janet Evanovich, Bantam, $28, 9780345527684

19. Now You See Her
James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316036214

20. Burnt Mountain
Anne Rivers Siddons, Grand Central, $25.99, 9780446527897

21. The Snowman
Jo Nesbø, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307595867

22. Conquistadora
Esmeralda Santiago, Knopf, $27.50, 9780307268327

23. Full Black
Brad Thor, Atria, $26.99, 9781416586616

24. Back of Beyond
C.J. Box, Minotaur, $25.99, 9780312365745

25. One Summer
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $25.99, 9780446583145

26. Dreams of Joy
Lisa See, Random House, $26, 9781400067121

27. Once Upon a River
Bonnie Jo Campbell, Norton, $25.95, 9780393079890

28. The Hypnotist
Lars Kepler, Sarah Crichton Books/FSG, $27, 9780374173951

29. The Map of Time
Felix J. Palma, Atria, $26, 9781439167397

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

31. She Walks in Beauty
Caroline Kennedy (Ed.), Hyperion, $24.99, 9781401341459

32. Dick Francis's Gamble
Felix Francis, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399157479

33. Against All Enemies
Tom Clancy, Peter Telep, Putnam, $28.95, 9780399157301

34. Silver Girl
Elin Hilderbrand, Reagan Arthur, $26.99, 9780316099660

35. Doc
Mary Doria Russell, Random House, $26, 9781400068043

36. The Land of Painted Caves
Jean M. Auel, Crown, $30, 9780517580516

37. Sisterhood Everlasting
Ann Brashares, Random House, $25, 9780385521222

38. Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Dominion
Eric Van Lustbader, Grand Central, $27.99, 9780446564441

39. South of Superior
Ellen Airgood, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594487934

40. The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $29.95, 9780756404734

41. The Devil All the Time
Donald Ray Pollock, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385535045

42. The Jefferson Key
Steve Berry, Ballantine, $26, 9780345505514

43. Bright's Passage
Josh Ritter, Dial, $22, 9781400069507

44. A Good Hard Look
Ann Napolitano, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594202926

45. Summer Rental
Mary Kay Andrews, St. Martin's, $25.99, 9780312642693

46. Happy Birthday
Danielle Steel, Delacorte, $28, 9780385340304

47. The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb
Melanie Benjamin, Delacorte, $25, 9780385344159

48. Dead Reckoning
Charlaine Harris, Ace, $27.95, 9780441020317

49. The Girl in the Blue Beret
Bobbie Ann Mason, Random House, $26, 9781400067183

50. The Story of Beautiful Girl
Rachel Simon, Grand Central, $24.99, 9780446574464

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending August 7, 2011

16. A World on Fire
Amanda Foreman, Random House, $35, 9780375504945

17. The Dukan Diet
Pierre Dukan, Crown Archetype, $26, 9780307887962

18. Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me
Chelsea Handler, et al., Grand Central, $24.99, 9780446584715

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

20. The 17 Day Diet
Dr.Mike Moreno, Free Press, $25, 9781451648652

21. Reckless Endangerment
Gretchen Morgenson, Joshua Rosner, Times Books, $30, 9780805091205

22. The Secrets of the FBI
Ronald Kessler, Crown, $26, 9780307719690

23. Cleopatra
Stacy Schiff, Little Brown, $29.99, 9780316001922

24. Haiti After the Earthquake
Paul Farmer, PublicAffairs, $27.99, 9781586489731

25. Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain
Ryan Blair, Portfolio, $25.95, 9781591844037

26. An Anatomy of Addiction
Howard Markel, Pantheon, $28.95, 9780375423307

27. Sex on the Moon
Ben Mezrich, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385533928

28. Finding Everett Ruess
David Roberts, Broadway, $25, 9780307591760

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

30. Love Wins
Rob Bell, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062049643

31. Those Guys Have All the Fun
James Andrew Miller, Tom Shales, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316043007

32. I'm Over All That
Shirley MacLaine, Atria, $22, 9781451607291

33. The Triple Agent
Joby Warrick, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385534185

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

35. The 4-Hour Body
Timothy Ferriss, Crown , $27, 9780307463630

36. Plenty
Yotam Ottolenghi, Chronicle, $35, 9781452101248

37. A Band of Misfits
Andrew Baggarly, Triumph, $19.95, 9781600785986

38. A Book of Secrets
Michael Holroyd, FSG, $26, 9780374115586

39. Moonwalking With Einstein
Joshua Foer, Penguin Press, $26.95, 9781594202292

40. On China
Henry Kissinger, Penguin Press, $36, 9781594202711

41. Wicked Bugs
Amy Stewart, Algonquin, $18.95, 9781565129603

42. My Father's Daughter
Gwyneth Paltrow, Grand Central, $30, 9780446557313

43. The Tao of Travel
Paul Theroux, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $25, 9780547336916

44. The Secret
Rhonda Byrne, Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95, 9781582701707

45. Strengths Finder 2.0
Tom Rath, Gallup, $24.95, 9781595620156

46. Barefoot Contessa How Easy Is That?
Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307238764

47. Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?
Steven Tyler, Ecco, $27.99, 9780061767890

48. The Idea of America
Gordon S. Wood, Penguin Press, $29.95, 9781594202902

49. Hitman
Howie Carr, Forge, $25.99, 9780765326393

50. The Storm of War
Andrew Roberts, Harper, $29.99, 9780061228599

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending August 7, 2011

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

12. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307473479

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

14. Sizzling Sixteen
Janet Evanovich, St. Martin's, $8.99, 9780312383312

15. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

23. The Lost Symbol
Dan Brown, Anchor, $9.99, 9781400079148

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

25. Body Work
Sara Paretsky, Signet, $9.99, 9780451413086

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

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

28. Spider Bones
Kathy Reichs, Pocket, $7.99, 9781439102404

29. Crossfire
Dick Francis, Felix Francis, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425242629

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

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

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

33. Worth Dying For
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780440246299

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

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

36. Dark Watch
Clive Cussler, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425226278

37. The Templar Salvation
Raymond Khoury, Signet, $9.99, 9780451234278

38. The Lincoln Lawyer
Michael Connelly, Grand Central, $7.99, 9781455500239

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

40. Edge
Jeffery Deaver, Pocket, $9.99, 9781439156360

41. Private
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, Vision, $9.99, 9780446574723

42. Dead and Gone
Charlaine Harris, Ace, $7.99, 9780441018512

43. American Gods
Neil Gaiman, HarperTorch, $7.99, 9780380789030

44. U Is for Undertow
Sue Grafton, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425238110

45. Dead as a Doornail
Charlaine Harris, Ace, $7.99, 9780441013333

46. The Last Lie
Stephen White, Signet, $9.99, 9780451234285

47. All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque, Ballantine, $6.99, 9780449213940

48. This Body of Death
Elizabeth George, Harper, $9.99, 9780061160912

49. Heartless
Gail Carriger, Orbit, $7.99, 9780316127196

50. In Harm's Way
Ridley Pearson, Jove, $9.99, 9780515149715

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