August 4, 2011

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for August 4, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending July 31, 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.
1/17
2. Room
Emma Donoghue, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316098328
Donoghue's brilliant novel about the bonds between parent and child.
2/12
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.
3/19
4. Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368
The remarkable debut novel from the author of the memoir My Own Country.
4/79
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.
5/102
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).
7/35
7. Faithful Place
Tana French, Penguin, $16, 9780143119494
An intriguing Dublin murder squad novel by the bestselling author of The Likeness.
6/5
8. The Postmistress
Sarah Blake, Berkley, $15, 9780425238691
Blake's stirring debut novel is set during WWII.
9/26
9. Water for Elephants
Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $14.95, 9781616200701
Indies are still handselling this rich, romantic story set in a long-ago traveling circus.
8/131
10. 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.
10/112
11. One Day
David Nicholls, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307946713
A moving love story by the author of The Understudy.
11/5
12. 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.
15/2
13. Little Bee
Chris Cleave, S&S, $15, 9781416589648
Cleave's bestselling novel about a Nigerian refugee in England.
13/76
14. 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.
12/30
15. Swamplandia!- Debut
Karen Russell, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307276681
Russell's wonderfully imaginative debut novel about a run-down Everglades tourist attraction is now available in paperback.
/1
ON THE RISE
23. Juliet
Anne Fortier, Ballantine, $15, 9780345516114
A heartbroken young woman's journey to Siena, Italy changes her life forever.


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for August 4, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending July 31, 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.
1/21
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.
2/29
3. 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.
3/12
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.
4/8
5. 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.
6/39
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.
5/18
7. 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.
9/7
8. 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.
8/22
9. 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."
11/200
10. Life
Keith Richards, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316034418
An autobiography of the legendary founding member of the Rolling Stones.
7/13
11. Inside of a Dog
Alexandra Horowitz, Scribner, $16, 9781416583431
This bestseller explores what dogs know and how they think.
10/44
12. The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $16, 9780743247542
A lovely telling of a most bizarre upbringing.
15/215
13. The Wave
Susan Casey, Anchor, $15.95, 9780767928854
A fascinating look at colossal rogue waves and the surfers who seek them out.
12/8
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.
14/17
15. Zeitoun
Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307387943
The gripping true story of a man who chose to remain in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina to protect his home and business.
13/55


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for August 4, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending July 31, 2011
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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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.
2/8
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.
1/3
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.
3/23
4. Ghost Story- Debut
Jim Butcher, Roc, $27.95, 9780451463791
The 13th book in Butcher's popular Dresden Files series.
/1
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.
4/2
6. Rules of Civility- Debut
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.
/1
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.
5/7
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.
6/3
9. 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.
10/13
10. 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.
8/21
11. 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.
7/62
12. 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.
9/3
13. Then Came You
Jennifer Weiner, Atria, $26.99, 9781451617726
A timely tale that interweaves themes of class and entitlement, surrogacy and donorship, the rights of a parent, and the measure of motherhood.
15/3
14. The Hypnotist
Lars Kepler, Sarah Crichton Books/FSG, $27, 9780374173951
Kepler's spellbinding novel about a murderer at large in Sweden is a July Indie Next List Great Read.
/2
15. Conquistadora- Debut
Esmeralda Santiago, Knopf, $27.50, 9780307268327
An epic novel of love, discovery, and adventure by the author of the bestselling memoir When I Was Puerto Rican.
/1
ON THE RISE
20. The Devil All the Time
Donald Ray Pollock, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385535045
Pollock's novel is dark and riveting vision of America from the end of World War II to the 1960s, and a July Indie Next List Great Read.


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for August 4, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending July 31, 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. 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.
2/12
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.
6/3
3. 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!
1/9
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.
3/37
5. 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.
4/10
6. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $26.99, 9780316056861
Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock.
5/17
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.
7/4
8. Incognito
David M. Eagleman, Pantheon, $26.95, 9780307377333
Renowned neuroscientist Eagleman navigates the depths of the subconscious brain to illuminate surprising mysteries.
12/5
9. Reckless Endangerment
Gretchen Morgenson, Joshua Rosner, Times Books, $30, 9780805091205
A revealing look at how the financial crisis emerged from the interplay of Washington, Wall Street, and mortgage lenders.
10/6
10. The Social Animal
David Brooks, Random House, $27, 9781400067602
New York Times columnist Brooks illustrates a story of how success happens.
11/21
11. 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.
9/9
12. 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.
13/3
13. Absolute Monarchs
John Julius Norwich, Random House, $30, 9781400067152
Norwich's fascinating chronicle of the papacy of the Roman Catholic church.
14/3
14. 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.
8/12
15. 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.
15/11


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for August 4, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending July 31, 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
1/16
2. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553579901
2/17
3. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553573428
3/15
4. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553582024
4/17
5. The Confession
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780440245117
5/2
6. The Rembrandt Affair
Daniel Silva, Signet, $9.99, 9780451233998
8/4
7. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789
9/*
8. The Glass Rainbow- Debut
James Lee Burke, Pocket Star, $9.99, 9781439128312
/1
9. Hell's Corner
David Baldacci, Vision, $9.99, 9780446571418
6/5
10. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488
7/*


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Children's Interest



Bestseller List for August 4, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending July 31, 2011
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  Children's Interest Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Middle School, the Worst Years of My Life
James Patterson, Chris Tebbetts, Laura Park (Illus.), Little Brown, $15.99, 9780316101875
4/5
2. Thirteen Reasons Why
Jay Asher, Razorbill, $10.99, 9781595141880
3/7
3. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $17.99, 9781594744761
2/8
4. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207
1/203
5. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955
5/12
6. LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World
DK Publishing, $21.99, 9780756682576
7/12
7. The Lost Hero
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $18.99, 9781423113393
8/42
8. Should I Share My Ice Cream?
Mo Willems, Hyperion, $8.99, 9781423143437
10/7
9. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $11.99, 9780316013697
6/120
10. Along for the Ride
Sarah Dessen, Speak, $8.99, 9780142415566
11/16
11. Divergent
Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books, $17.99, 9780062024022
14/13
12. Mr. Popper's Penguins
Richard Atwater, Florence Atwater, Little Brown, $6.99, 9780316058438
9/10
13. The Graveyard Book
Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean (Illus.), Harper, $7.99, 9780060530945
/26
14. Hero- Debut
Mike Lupica, Puffin, $7.99, 9780142419601
/1
15. What Happened to Goodbye
Sarah Dessen, Viking, $19.99, 9780670012947
12/12


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for August 4, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending July 31, 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
2/3
3. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007
3/*
4. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
4/*
5. Press Here
Herve Tullet, Chronicle, $14.99, 9780811879545
5/15
6. Make Way for Ducklings
Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140564341
11/*
7. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035
6/*
8. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926
8/*
9. A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Philip Christian Stead, Erin E. Stead (Illus.), Roaring Brook, $16.99, 9781596434028
10/29
10. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Bill Martin, Eric Carle (Illus.), Holt, $7.95, 9780805047905
7/*
11. Blueberries for Sal
Rober McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140501698
13/*
12. Fancy Nancy: Stellar Stargazer!
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $12.99, 9780061915239
/9
13. Ladybug Girl at the Beach
David Soman, Jacky Davis, Dial, $16.99, 9780803734166
9/20
14. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9780811877824
/9
15. Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes- Debut
Eric Litwin, James Dean (Illus.), HarperCollins, $16.99, 9780061910241
/1


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for August 4, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending July 31, 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. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
5. The Ranger's Apprentice (hardcover and paperback)
John Flanagan, Puffin
6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
7. The Kane Chronicles (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
8. Alex Rider Adventures (hardcover and paperback)
Anthony Horowitz, Puffin
9. Pretty Little Liars (hardcover and paperback)
Sara Shepard, Harper Teen
10. Wolves of Mercy Falls (hardcover and paperback)
Maggie Stiefvater, Scholastic

Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending July 31, 2011

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

33. Left Neglected
Lisa Genova, Gallery Press, $15, 9781439164655

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

35. Rescue
Anita Shreve, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316020732

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

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

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

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

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

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

42. In the Woods
Tana French, Penguin, $15, 9780143113492

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

44. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
Aimee Bender, Anchor, $15, 9780385720960

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

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

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

48. Our Kind of Traitor
John le Carre, Penguin, $15, 9780143119722

49. The Redbreast
Jo Nesbo, Harper, $14.99, 9780061134005

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

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending July 31, 2011

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

24. The Sweet Life in Paris
David Lebovitz, Broadway, $14, 9780767928892

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

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

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

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

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

30. The Most Beautiful Walk in the World
John Baxter, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780061998546

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

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

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

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

35. Last Call
Daniel Okrent, Scribner, $17, 9780743277044

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

43. Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea
Chelsea Handler, Simon Spotlight, $16, 9781416596363

44. Gift From the Sea
Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Pantheon, $9.95, 9780679732419

45. A Long Way Gone
Ishmael Beah, FSG, $12, 9780374531263

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

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

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

49. The Beekeeper's Lament
Hannah Nordhaus, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780061873256

50. Taking the Leap
Pema Chodron, Shambhala, $14, 9781590308431

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending July 31, 2011

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

38. Death in Summer
Benjamin Black, Holt, $25, 9780805090925

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

40. Carte Blanche
Jeffery Deaver, S&S, $26.99, 9781451620696

41. Robopocalypse
Daniel H. Wilson, Doubleday, $25, 9780385533850

42. A Discovery of Witches
Deborah Harkness, Viking, $28.95, 9780670022410

43. Sister
Rosamund Lupton, Crown, $24, 9780307716514

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

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

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

47. The Dog Who Came in From the Cold
Alexander McCall Smith, Pantheon, $24.95, 9780307379733

48. The Troubled Man
Henning Mankell, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307593498

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

50. The Kid
Sapphire, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594203046

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending July 31, 2011

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

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

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

21. The Psychopath Test
Jon Ronson, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594488016

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

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

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

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

26. Through My Eyes
Tim Tebow, Harper, $26.99, 9780062007285

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

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

29. The Warmth of Other Suns
Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $30, 9780679444329

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

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

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

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

34. The Ledge
Jim Davidson, Kevin Vaughan, Ballantine, $26, 9780345523198

35. There Are Things I Want You to Know about Stieg Larsson and Me
Eva Gabrielsson, Seven Stories, $23.95, 9781609803636

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

37. Of Thee I Zing
Laura Ingraham, Threshold, $25, 9781451642049

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

39. Fire Monks
Colleen Morton Busch, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594202919

40. The Heart and the Fist
Eric Greitens, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $27, 9780547424859

41. Dog Sense
John Bradshaw, Basic Books, $25.99, 9780465019441

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

43. To End All Wars
Adam Hochschild, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28, 9780618758289

44. Finding Everett Ruess
David Roberts, Broadway Books, $25, 9780307591760

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

46. The Emperor of All Maladies
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $30, 9781439107959

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

48. ZooBorns
Andrew Bleiman, Chris Eastland, S&S, $9.99, 9781439195314

49. This Is a Book
Demetri Martin, Grand Central, $24.99, 9780446539708

50. At Home
Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780767919388

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending July 31, 2011

11. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

34. Burn
Nevada Barr, Minotaur, $9.99, 9780312381806

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

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

37. Storm Front
Jim Butcher, Roc, $9.99, 9780451457813

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

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

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

41. Treachery in Death
J.D. Robb, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425242612

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

43. One for the Money
Janet Evanovich, St. Martin's, $7.99, 9780312990459

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

45. Caught
Harlan Coben, Signet, $9.99, 9780451232700

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

47. Bearers of the Black Staff
Terry Brooks, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345484192

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

49. Dead to the World
Charlaine Harris, Ace, $7.99, 9780441012183

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

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