December 11, 2014


Bestseller List for December 11, 2014
from sales the week ending December 7, 2014
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Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for December 11, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending December 7, 2014
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  Trade Paperback Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn, Broadway, $15, 9780553418361
Flynn's mesmerizing thriller about a marriage gone terribly wrong is now a major motion picture.
1/15
2. The Martian
Andy Weir, Broadway, $15, 9780553418026
Weir's remarkable debut novel about an astronaut stranded on Mars and his fight for survival.
2/6
3. 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.
13/2
4. 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.
4/6
5. 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.
3/46
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.
5/9
7. The Strange Library- Debut
Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $18, 9780385354301
Murakami's fantastical illustrated short novel about a boy imprisoned in a nightmarish library.
/1
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.
9/27
9. 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.
6/39
10. 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.
8/9
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.
11/6
12. 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.
12/25
13. 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.
7/10
14. An Unnecessary Woman
Rabih Alameddine, Grove Press, $16, 9780802122940
Alameddine's novel is a nuanced rendering of one woman's life in the Middle East and an enduring ode to literature and its power to define who we are.
15/2
15. Sycamore Row
John Grisham, Bantam, $16, 9780553393613
In this bestselling thriller, Grisham returns to the setting and the compelling characters of his first novel, A Time to Kill.
14/15


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for December 11, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending December 7, 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.
1/19
2. 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.
2/28
3. Wild
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95, 9781101873441
Strayed's powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery is now a major motion picture.
3/89
4. 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.
5/14
5. 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.
6/27
6. 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.
7/47
7. 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.
4/9
8. 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.
8/6
9. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2015- Debut
Sarah Janssen (Ed.), World Almanac, $13.99, 9781600571909
The dependable reference guide, updated for 2015.
/1
10. 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.
9/51
11. 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.
11/19
12. 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.
/7
13. 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.
10/4
14. 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.
12/2
15. Really Important Stuff My Dog Has Taught Me- Debut
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.
/1
ON THE RISE
18. The Death of Santini
Pat Conroy, Dial Press, $16, 9780385343527
A powerful and intimate memoir by the beloved author of The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini.
 


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for December 11, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending December 7, 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.
1/31
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.
2/7
3. 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.
4/3
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.
3/4
5. 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.
5/5
6. 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.
9/6
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.
7/9
8. 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.
10/2
9. 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.
11/8
10. 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.
8/58
11. 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.
6/5
12. Edge of Eternity
Ken Follett, Dutton, $36, 9780525953098
The third volume in Follett's epic Century Trilogy, following Winter of the World.
15/11
13. 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.
/4
14. 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.
/9
15. 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.
/5
ON THE RISE
18. Tom Clancy Full Force and Effect
Mark Greaney, Putnam Adult, $29.95, 9780399173356
President Jack Ryan faces an old challenge with a terrifying new twist in the new thriller by the bestselling author of Support and Defend.
 


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for December 11, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending December 7, 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.
1/6
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.
4/9
3. 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.
2/4
4. 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.
3/11
5. 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.
5/4
6. 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.
7/14
7. 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?
6/6
8. 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.
10/5
9. 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.
9/57
10. 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.
8/10
11. 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.
14/7
12. 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.
11/5
13. You Can't Make This Up
Al Michaels, Morrow, $28.99, 9780062314963
One of television's most respected broadcasters interweaves the story of his life and career with lively firsthand tales of some of the most thrilling events and fascinating figures in modern sports.
15/2
14. Plenty More
Yotam Ottolenghi, Ten Speed Press, $35, 9781607746218
The follow-up to London chef Ottolenghi's bestselling and award-winning cookbook Plenty.
13/8
15. 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.
12/3


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for December 11, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending December 7, 2014
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  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn, Broadway, $9.99, 9780553418354
1/15
2. American Sniper
Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen, Harper, $9.99, 9780062376572
3/2
3. Sycamore Row
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780345543240
2/16
4. Mistress
James Patterson, David Ellis, Vision, $10, 9781455515882
4/3
5. Sharp Objects
Gillian Flynn, Broadway, $9.99, 9781101902875
9/2
6. The Lincoln Myth- Debut
Steve Berry, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345526588
/1
7. Innocence- Debut
Dean Koontz, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593693
/1
8. The Casual Vacancy
J.K. Rowling, Little Brown, $10, 9780316228596
6/10
9. Inferno
Dan Brown, Anchor, $9.99, 9781400079155
5/31
10. Mirage
Clive Cussler, Jack Du Brul, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425250631
/5


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Children's Interest



Bestseller List for December 11, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending December 7, 2014
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  Children's Interest Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, Speak, $12.99, 9780142424179
2/148
2. Unbroken (Young Adult Adaptation)- Debut
Laura Hillenbrand, Delacorte Press, $19.99, 9780385742511
/1
3. Minecraft: Construction Handbook
Scholastic, $7.99, 9780545685177
1/11
4. The Giver
Lois Lowry, Harcourt, $9.99, 9780544340688
8/118
5. Wonder
R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $16.99, 9780375869020
7/141
6. Brown Girl Dreaming
Jacqueline Woodson, Nancy Paulsen Books, $16.99, 9780399252518
14/2
7. Sisters
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540605
4/16
8. Paper Towns
John Green, Speak, $9.99, 9780142414934
6/94
9. If I Stay
Gayle Forman, Speak, $10.99, 9780147514530
3/24
10. Looking for Alaska
John Green, Speak, $9.99, 9780142402511
9/121
11. Minecraft: Combat Handbook
Scholastic, $7.99, 9780545685160
5/16
12. We Were Liars
E. Lockhart, Delacorte, $17.99, 9780385741262
11/15
13. House of Robots- Debut
James Patterson, Chris Grabenstein, Little Brown, $13.99, 9780316405911
/1
14. Percy Jackson's Greek Gods
Rick Riordan, John Rocco (Illus.), Hyperion, $24.99, 9781423183648
15/5
15. The Princess in Black- Debut
Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, Candlewick, $14.99, 9780763665104
/1


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for December 11, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending December 7, 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
1/9
2. The Animals' Santa
Jan Brett, Putnam Juvenile, $17.99, 9780399257841
2/6
3. The Day the Crayons Quit
Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $17.99, 9780399255373
3/76
4. Little Blue Truck's Christmas
Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Harcourt, $14.99, 9780544320413
4/4
5. How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $15, 9780394800790
9/*
6. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
5/*
7. The Polar Express
Chris Van Allsburg, Houghton Mifflin, $18.95, 9780395389492
8/*
8. Skippyjon Jones Snow What
Judy Schachner, Dial, $17.99, 9780803737891
6/6
9. Once Upon an Alphabet
Oliver Jeffers, Philomel, $26.99, 9780399167911
7/8
10. The Elf on the Shelf
Carol Abersoldt, Coe Steinwart (Illus.), CCA and B, $20, 9780976990703
13/*
11. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
14/*
12. Press Here
Herve Tullet, Chronicle, $15.99, 9780811879545
12/50
13. Llama Llama Jingle Bells
Anna Dewdney, Viking Children's Books, $5.99, 9780451469809
10/3
14. The Christmas Wish
Lori Evert, Random House, $17.99, 9780449816813
/4
15. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Robert Frost, Susan Jeffers (Illus.), Dutton, $16.99, 9780525467342
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Children's Series



Bestseller List for December 11, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending December 7, 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, Hyperion
 
6. The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
 
7. Divergent (hardcover and paperback)
Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books
 
8. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
 
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 7, 2014

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

17. The Signature of All Things
Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $17, 9780143125846

18. My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17, 9781609450786

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

38. We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
Karen Joy Fowler, Plume, $16, 9780142180822

39. An Officer and a Spy
Robert Harris, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345804853

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

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

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

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

44. The Target
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $16, 9781455521180

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

46. The Alchemist (25th Anniversary Edition)
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $16.99, 9780062315007

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

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

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

50. My Struggle, Book One
Karl Ove Knausgaard, FSG, $16, 9780374534141

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 7, 2014

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

35. Cool Gray City of Love
Gary Kamiya, Bloomsbury, $16, 9781620401262

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

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

38. A Brief History of Time
Stephen Hawking, Bantam, $18, 9780553380163

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

40. How to Eat
Thich Nhat Hanh, Parallax Press, $9.95, 9781937006723

41. Tiny Beautiful Things
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307949332

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

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

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

45. Vanished
Wil S. Hylton, Riverhead, $16, 9781594632860

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

47. Citizen
Claudia Rankine, Graywolf Press, $20, 9781555976903

48. The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances
The Oatmeal, Matthew Inman, Andrews McMeel, $16.99, 9781449459956

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

50. Lawrence in Arabia
Scott Anderson, Anchor, $17.95, 9780307476418

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 7, 2014

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

26. Nora Webster
Colm Toibin, Scribner, $27, 9781439138335

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

37. Blue Labyrinth
Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child, Grand Central, $27, 9781455525898

38. The Laughing Monsters
Denis Johnson, FSG, $25, 9780374280598

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

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

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

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

43. The Boston Girl
Anita Diamant, Scribner, $26, 9781439199350

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

45. Us
David Nicholls, Harper, $26.99, 9780062365583

46. Something Rich and Strange
Ron Rash, Ecco, $27.99, 9780062349347

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

48. The New Annotated H. P. Lovecraft
H.P. Lovecraft, Liveright, $39.95, 9780871404534

49. Adultery
Paulo Coelho, Knopf, $24.95, 9781101874080

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

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 7, 2014

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

26. The Bulletproof Diet
Dave Asprey, Rodale, $26.99, 9781623365189

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

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

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

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

31. The Grumpy Guide to Life
Chronicle, $12.95, 9781452134239

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

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

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

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

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

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

38. Mexico: The Cookbook
Margarita Carrillo Arronte, Phaidon Press, $49.95, 9780714867526

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

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

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

42. There Was a Little Girl
Brooke Shields, Dutton Adult, $26.95, 9780525954842

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

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

45. Flash Boys
Michael Lewis, Norton, $27.95, 9780393244663

46. Just Mercy
Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $28, 9780812994520

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

48. Great Maps
Jerry Brotton, DK Publishing, $25, 9781465424631

49. Zero to One
Peter Thiel, Crown Business, $27, 9780804139298

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

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending December 7, 2014

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

12. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

26. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

41. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Perigee, $9.99, 9780399501487

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

50. The Narrows
Michael Connelly, Grand Central, $10, 9781455550708

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