December 25, 2014


Bestseller List for December 25, 2014
from sales the week ending December 21, 2014
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Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for December 25, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending December 21, 2014
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  Trade Paperback Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Martian
Andy Weir, Broadway, $15, 9780553418026
Weir's remarkable debut novel about an astronaut stranded on Mars and his fight for survival.
1/8
2. Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn, Broadway, $15, 9780553418361
Flynn's mesmerizing thriller about a marriage gone terribly wrong is now a major motion picture.
3/17
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.
2/4
4. The Best American Short Stories 2014
Jennifer Egan, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780547868868
A very satisfying collection of the year's best short stories.
6/11
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.
4/48
6. The Strange Library
Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $18, 9780385354301
Murakami's fantastical illustrated short novel about a boy imprisoned in a nightmarish library.
9/3
7. Americanah
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $15.95, 9780307455925
A dazzling novel of love and race centered around a young man and woman from Nigeria, by the author of Half of a Yellow Sun.
7/41
8. The Rosie Project
Graeme Simsion, S&S, $15.99, 9781476729091
Simsion's heartfelt and humorous debut novel about a college professor's search for the perfect wife.
8/29
9. 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.
10/27
10. 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.
5/8
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.
11/8
12. The Luminaries
Eleanor Catton, Back Bay, $18, 9780316074292
Catton's breathtaking feat of storytelling in which everything is connected but nothing is as it seems is the winner of the 2013 Man Booker Prize.
12/11
13. The Signature of All Things
Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $17, 9780143125846
A sweeping novel of desire, ambition, and the thirst for knowledge, by the bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love.
14/22
14. Inherent Vice- Debut
Thomas Pynchon, Penguin, $17, 9780143126850
Part noir, part psychedelic romp, all Thomas Pynchon. Now a major motion picture.
/1
15. The Museum of Extraordinary Things
Alice Hoffman, Scribner, $16, 9781451693577
Hoffman's mesmerizing novel of impassioned love between two vastly different souls in New York during the volatile first decades of the 20th century.
15/12


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for December 25, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending December 21, 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.
1/21
2. Wild
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95, 9781101873441
Strayed's powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery is now a major motion picture.
2/91
3. The Boys in the Boat
Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17, 9780143125471
Brown tells the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
3/30
4. Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $17, 9780316154703
A collection of hilarious and thought-provoking essays by the bestselling author of When You Are Engulfed in Flames.
4/29
5. The Heart of Everything That Is
Bob Drury, Tom Clavin, S&S, $17, 9781451654684
An astonishing biography of the great Sioux warrior-statesman Red Cloud.
5/16
6. 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.
10/4
7. 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.
6/8
8. 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.
13/9
9. 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.
7/49
10. Really Important Stuff My Dog Has Taught Me
Cynthia L. Copeland, Workman, $12.95, 9780761181798
The bestselling author of Really Important Stuff My Kids Have Taught Me distills all-new wisdom from her lifelong love of dogs.
11/3
11. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2015
Sarah Janssen (Ed.), World Almanac, $13.99, 9781600571909
The dependable reference guide, updated for 2015.
8/3
12. Brain on Fire
Susannah Cahalan, S&S, $16, 9781451621389
Cahalan's astonishing true story of her inexplicable descent into madness and the brilliant, lifesaving diagnosis that nearly didn't happen.
12/53
13. 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.
9/11
14. 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.
15/21
15. 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.
14/6


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for December 25, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending December 21, 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.
1/33
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.
2/9
3. Redeployment
Phil Klay, Penguin Press, $26.95, 9781594204999
Klay's stories take readers to the frontlines of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, asking us to understand what happened there and what happened to the soldiers who returned. A March 2014 Indie Next List Great Read.
3/8
4. 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.
6/60
5. 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.
7/11
6. Revival
Stephen King, Scribner, $30, 9781476770383
This rich and disturbing novel spans five decades on its way to the most terrifying conclusion Stephen King has ever written.
4/6
7. 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.
5/5
8. The Boston Girl
Anita Diamant, Scribner, $26, 9781439199350
Diamant's unforgettable new novel about family ties, values, friendship, and feminism seen through the eyes of a young Jewish woman growing up in Boston in the early 20th century is a December 2014 Indie Next List Great Read.
9/2
9. 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.
13/11
10. Station Eleven
Emily St. John Mandel, Knopf, $24.95, 9780385353304
St. John Mandel's novel set in the eerie days of civilization's collapse is a September 2014 Indie Next List Great Read.
10/6
11. 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.
8/10
12. 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.
14/7
13. 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.
11/4
14. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $25.95, 9780385352109
The eagerly awaited new novel by the internationally bestselling author of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle.
/16
15. 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.
12/7


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for December 25, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending December 21, 2014
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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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.
1/8
2. 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.
3/13
3. Being Mortal
Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26, 9780805095159
Practicing surgeon Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending.
2/11
4. Small Victories
Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $22.95, 9781594486296
A collection of new and selected essays by the bestselling author of Stitches and Help, Thanks, Wow.
4/6
5. 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?
6/8
6. 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.
7/6
7. 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.
5/16
8. 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.
11/12
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.
8/59
10. 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.
9/7
11. 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.
10/7
12. Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?
Roz Chast, Bloomsbury, $28, 9781608198061
Chast's memoir is both comfort and comic relief for anyone experiencing the life-altering loss of elderly parents. A May 2014 Indie Next List Great Read.
/16
13. Plenty More
Yotam Ottolenghi, Ten Speed Press, $35, 9781607746218
The follow-up to London chef Ottolenghi's bestselling and award-winning cookbook Plenty.
12/10
14. 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.
13/9
15. So, Anyway...- Debut
John Cleese, Crown Archetype, $28, 9780385348249
A rollicking memoir by the legendary Monty Python member and star of Fawlty Towers.
/1


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for December 25, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending December 21, 2014
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  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. American Sniper
Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen, Harper, $9.99, 9780062376572
2/4
2. Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn, Broadway, $9.99, 9780553418354
1/17
3. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
7/184
4. Sycamore Row
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780345543240
3/18
5. Outlander
Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99, 9780553393699
/16
6. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.99, 9780756404741
9/35
7. Mistress
James Patterson, David Ellis, Vision, $10, 9781455515882
5/5
8. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur/Little Brown, $9, 9780316056892
/13
9. Inferno
Dan Brown, Anchor, $9.99, 9781400079155
10/33
10. Sharp Objects
Gillian Flynn, Broadway, $9.99, 9781101902875
4/4


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Children's Interest



Bestseller List for December 25, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending December 21, 2014
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  Children's Interest Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Unbroken (Young Adult Adaptation)
Laura Hillenbrand, Delacorte Press, $19.99, 9780385742511
1/3
2. The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, Speak, $12.99, 9780142424179
3/150
3. Wonder
R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $16.99, 9780375869020
7/143
4. Brown Girl Dreaming
Jacqueline Woodson, Nancy Paulsen Books, $16.99, 9780399252518
2/4
5. Minecraft: Construction Handbook
Scholastic, $7.99, 9780545685177
4/13
6. Paper Towns
John Green, Speak, $9.99, 9780142414934
10/95
7. Looking for Alaska
John Green, Speak, $9.99, 9780142402511
8/122
8. The Giver
Lois Lowry, Harcourt, $9.99, 9780544340688
5/120
9. We Were Liars
E. Lockhart, Delacorte, $17.99, 9780385741262
12/17
10. Sisters
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540605
6/18
11. I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World
Malala Yousafzai, Little Brown, $17, 9780316327930
11/9
12. If I Stay
Gayle Forman, Speak, $10.99, 9780147514530
9/26
13. Minecraft: Essential Handbook
Scholastic, $7.99, 9780545669931
/39
14. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780385754729
14/372
15. House of Robots
James Patterson, Chris Grabenstein, Little Brown, $13.99, 9780316405911
13/3


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for December 25, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending December 21, 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
1/11
2. The Day the Crayons Quit
Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $17.99, 9780399255373
3/78
3. The Animals' Santa
Jan Brett, Putnam Juvenile, $17.99, 9780399257841
2/8
4. How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $15, 9780394800790
4/*
5. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
5/*
6. Little Blue Truck's Christmas
Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Harcourt, $14.99, 9780544320413
6/6
7. Once Upon an Alphabet
Oliver Jeffers, Philomel, $26.99, 9780399167911
8/10
8. The Polar Express
Chris Van Allsburg, Houghton Mifflin, $18.95, 9780395389492
7/*
9. Skippyjon Jones Snow What
Judy Schachner, Dial, $17.99, 9780803737891
9/8
10. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Robert Frost, Susan Jeffers (Illus.), Dutton, $16.99, 9780525467342
11/*
11. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
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12. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $18.99, 9780060254926
10/*
13. Press Here
Herve Tullet, Chronicle, $15.99, 9780811879545
13/52
14. Little Blue Truck
Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $6.99, 9780547248288
/10
15. Sam & Dave Dig a Hole
Mac Barnett, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Candlewick, $16.99, 9780763662295
/6


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for December 25, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending December 21, 2014
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  Children's Series  
1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
 
2. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
 
3. The Maze Runner (hardcover and paperback)
James Dashner, Delacorte
 
4. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover and paperback)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
 
5. The Heroes of Olympus (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, John Rocco (Illus.), Hyperion
 
6. Divergent (hardcover and paperback)
Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books
 
7. The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
 
8. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
 
9. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
 
10. The Land of Stories (hardcover and paperback)
Chris Colfer, Little Brown
 

 

Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 21, 2014

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

42. The Cuckoo's Calling
Robert Galbraith, J.K. Rowling, Mulholland, $18, 9780316206853

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

44. The Art of Racing in the Rain
Garth Stein, Harper, $14.99, 9780061537967

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

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

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

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

49. The Secret History
Donna Tartt, Vintage, $16, 9781400031702

50. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
Robin Sloan, Picador, $15, 9781250037756

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 21, 2014

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

24. America Again
Stephen Colbert, Grand Central, $18, 9780446583992

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

38. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $16, 9780316056878

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

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

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

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

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

44. How to Love
Thich Nhat Hanh, Parallax Press, $9.95, 9781937006884

45. Unlikely Friendships
Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131

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

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

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

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

50. Little Failure
Gary Shteyngart, Random House, $16, 9780812982497

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 21, 2014

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

17. Let Me Be Frank With You
Richard Ford, Ecco, $27.99, 9780061692062

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 21, 2014

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

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

18. Winners Dream
Bill McDermott, S&S, $28, 9781476761084

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

20. Money Master the Game
Tony Robbins, S&S, $28, 9781476757803

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

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

23. Deep Down Dark
Hector Tobar, FSG, $26, 9780374280604

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

38. Jerusalem: A Cookbook
Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi, Ten Speed Press, $35, 9781607743941

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

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

41. The Sixth Extinction
Elizabeth Kolbert, Holt, $28, 9780805092998

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

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

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

45. Dogs in Cars
Lara Jo Regan, Countryman Press, $19.95, 9781581572797

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

47. Goodnight Darth Vader
Jeffrey Brown, Chronicle, $14.95, 9781452128306

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

49. Don't Give Up, Don't Give In
Louis Zamperini, David Rensin, Dey Street, $22.99, 9780062368331

50. Good Dog
David Dibenedetto, Harperwave, $25.99, 9780062242358

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending December 21, 2014

11. The Casual Vacancy
J.K. Rowling, Little Brown, $10, 9780316228596

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

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

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

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

16. Gone
James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge, Vision, $10, 9781455515851

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

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

19. The Lincoln Myth
Steve Berry, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345526588

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

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

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

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

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

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

26. The Quest
Nelson DeMille, Center Street, $10, 9781455503155

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

28. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935

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

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

31. Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Ascendancy
Eric Van Lustbader, Grand Central, $10, 9781455577552

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

47. Still Life
Louise Penny, St. Martin's, $7.99, 9780312948559

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

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

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

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