December 27, 2012

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for December 27, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending December 23, 2012
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. Life of Pi
Yann Martel, Mariner, $15.95, 9780547848419
Martel's beloved 2002 Man Booker Prize-winning novel is now a major motion picture.		 1/8
2. The Paris Wife
Paula McLain, Ballantine, $15, 9780345521316
McLain's richly rewarding novel about the marriage of Ernest and Hadley Richardson Hemingway.		 2/4
3. Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel, Picador, $16, 9780312429980
The winner of the 2009 Man Booker Prize is now available in paperback.		 3/31
4. Cloud Atlas
David Mitchell, Random House, $15, 9780812984415
The dazzling third novel by the author of The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet is now a major motion picture.		 4/9
5. Fifty Shades of Grey
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803481
The first novel in James' erotic, amusing, and deeply moving trilogy.		 5/37
6. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Mariner, $13.95, 9780547928227
Tolkien's modern classic and prelude to The Lord of the Rings is now a major motion picture.		 6/4
7. State of Wonder
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062049810
A provocative novel set deep in the Amazon jungle, by the author of Bel Canto.		 9/32
8. The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern, Anchor, $15, 9780307744432
Morgenstern's spell-casting debut novel about a mysterious circus and a duel between two young magicians.		 7/24
9. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky, MTV Books, $14, 9781451696196
Chbosky's powerful novel of the wild and poignant days of adolescence is now a major motion picture.		 8/13
10. The Snow Child
Eowyn Ivey, Reagan Arthur/Back Bay Books, $14.99, 9780316175661
Ivey's touching novel is set in the Alaskan wilderness of the 1920s.		 10/7
11. The Sense of an Ending
Julian Barnes, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307947727
In this novel by the author of Pulse, a middle-aged man contends with a past he has never much thought about.		 11/29
12. The Art of Fielding
Chad Harbach, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316126670
Harbach's outstanding debut novel about baseball, ambition, family, friendship, and commitment.		 14/30
13. The Best American Short Stories 2012
Tom Perrotta, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780547242101
A very satisfying collection of the year's best short stories.		 15/5
14. Rules of Civility
Amor Towles, Penguin, $16, 9780143121169
Towles' captivating debut novel about an irresistible young woman with an uncommon sense of purpose.		 12/25
15. The Language of Flowers
Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Ballantine, $15, 9780345525550
Diffenbaugh's beautiful debut novel about a woman whose gift for flowers helps her change the lives of others.		 13/37


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for December 27, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending December 23, 2012
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Team of Rivals
Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $21, 9781451688092
The new film Lincoln is based in part on Goodwin's bestselling look at Lincoln as the ultimate manager and motivator.		 1/7
2. Proof of Heaven
Eben Alexander, M.D., S&S, $15.99, 9781451695199
Noted neurosurgeon Alexander's fascinating account of his return from a very deep coma.		 2/8
3. Unlikely Friendships
Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131
A look at amazing friendships between species, collected from around the world and documented in a selection of candid photographs.		 3/79
4. In the Garden of Beasts
Erik Larson, Broadway, $16, 9780307408853
Larson's vivid portrait of Berlin during the early years of Hitler's reign.		 5/33
5. How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
Matthew Inman, Andrews McMeel, $14.99, 9781449410247
A hilarious offering of cat comics from TheOatmeal.com.		 7/6
6. The Swerve
Stephen J. Greenblatt, Norton, $16.95, 9780393343403
Greenblatt's riveting tale of the great cultural "swerve" known as the Renaissance.		 4/15
7. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878
Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock.		 10/50
8. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2013
Old Farmer's Almanac, $6.95, 9781571985736
The annual almanac of weather, astrology, calendars, gardening tips, home remedies, and more.		 6/14
9. 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.		 9/70
10. The World Almanac and Book of Facts
Sarah Janssen (Ed.), World Almanac, $12.99, 9781600571626
The dependable reference guide, updated for 2013.		 8/3
11. Dancers Among Us
Jordan Matter, Workman, $17.95, 9780761171706
Matter presents joyful photographs of dancers leaping, spinning, and lifting in the midst of daily life.		 11/6
12. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (and Other Concerns)
Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers, $14, 9780307886279
Hilarious essays from the Emmy-nominated writer and actress.		 12/13
13. F for Effort!
Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9781452113227
A brand-new compendium of hilarious and inventive wrong test answers and homework hiccups.		 15/11
14. Wreck This Journal
Keri Smith, Perigee, $13.95, 9780399533464
Readers who've ever wished to, but had trouble starting, keeping, or finishing a journal will discover a new way to escape the fear of the blank page.		 13/3
15. Holidays on Ice
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $10, 9780316078917
Celebrate the holidays with one of the funniest writers of our time.		 14/13


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for December 27, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending December 23, 2012
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Flight Behavior
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $28.99, 9780062124265
Kingsolver's powerful new novel about the complexities of modern life in rural Appalachia is a November 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 1/7
2. Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn, Crown, $25, 9780307588364
Flynn's new thriller about a marriage gone terribly wrong is a June 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 3/28
3. The Casual Vacancy
J.K. Rowling, Little Brown, $35, 9780316228534
Rowling's darkly comic and thought provoking first novel for adults.		 4/12
4. The Round House
Louise Erdrich, Harper, $27.99, 9780062065247
The masterful new novel by the author of The Plague of Doves is an October 2012 Indie Next List Great Read and the winner of the 2012 National Book Award for Fiction.		 2/11
5. The Racketeer
John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385535144
A federal judge is murdered, and an imprisoned former attorney knows who is responsible in Grisham's latest legal thriller.		 8/8
6. Sweet Tooth
Ian McEwan, Nan A. Talese, $26.95, 9780385536820
McEwan's wonderfully witty novel of betrayal and intrigue is a November 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 5/6
7. Bring Up the Bodies
Hilary Mantel, Holt, $28, 9780805090031
The sequel to Mantel's 2009 Man Booker Prize-winner, Wolf Hall, delves into the heart of Tudor history with the downfall of Anne Boleyn.		 7/20
8. Dear Life
Alice Munro, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307596888
A brilliant new collection of stories from one of the most acclaimed and beloved writers of our time.		 6/6
9. A Thousand Mornings
Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $24.95, 9781594204777
In her new collection of poems, Oliver opens our eyes to the mysteries of our daily experience.		 9/9
10. The Black Box
Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316069434
Harry Bosch searches for the "black box," the one piece of evidence that will pull an unsolved murder mystery together. A December 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 12/4
11. This Is How You Lose Her
Junot Díaz, Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594487361
A new collection of stories by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.		 /13
12. The Yellow Birds
Kevin Powers, Little Brown, $24.99, 9780316219365
This powerful novel, written by a veteran of the war in Iraq, is a harrowing story of two young soldiers trying to stay alive. A September 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 11/9
13. The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
Ayana Mathis, Alfred A. Knopf, $24.95, 9780385350280
In her debut novel, Mathis tells the story of the children of the Great Migration through the trials of one unforgettable family. A January 2013 Indie Next Great Read and an Oprah Book Club selection.		 10/2
14. The Art Forger
B.A. Shapiro, Algonquin, $23.95, 9781616201326
Shapiro's dazzling literary thriller is a November 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 13/7
15. Winter of the World
Ken Follett, Dutton, $36, 9780525952923
Follett's epic follow-up to Fall of Giants is the second book of his Century Trilogy.		 14/13


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for December 27, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending December 23, 2012
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
Jon Meacham, Random House, $35, 9781400067664
Pulitzer Prize-winner Meacham's magnificent biography of Thomas Jefferson is a December 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 1/6
2. Help, Thanks, Wow
Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $17.95, 9781594631290
Lamott writes about three simple prayers she believes are essential to coming through tough times and the hardships of daily life.		 2/6
3. Barefoot Contessa Foolproof
Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307464873
Garten's latest is an infinitely practical cookbook that home cooks will turn to again and again.		 3/8
4. America Again
Stephen Colbert, Grand Central, $28.99, 9780446583978
Colbert's hilarious follow-up to I Am America (And So Can You!).		 4/11
5. Killing Kennedy
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805096668
A look at the shocking events surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.		 5/11
6. Wild
Cheryl Strayed, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307592736
Strayed's powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery is an April 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 8/39
7. I Could Pee on This
Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle, $12.95, 9781452110585
In this hilarious book of tongue-in-cheek poetry, Marciuliano helps cats unlock their creative potential and explain their odd behavior to ignorant humans.		 7/18
8. Killing Lincoln
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805093070
A riveting historical narrative of the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.		 12/47
9. Waging Heavy Peace
Neil Young, Blue Rider, $30, 9780399159466
An insightful view of the personal life and musical creativity of legendary musician Neil Young.		 9/12
10. Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Katherine Boo, Random House, $27, 9781400067558
Boo's brilliant work of narrative nonfiction tells the dramatic story of families striving toward a better life in the "unequal city" of Mumbai.		 6/13
11. The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook
Deb Perelman, Knopf, $35, 9780307595652
A collection of celebrated food blogger Perelman's recipes for any night of the week, or for the most special occasions.		 10/8
12. The Signal and the Noise
Nate Silver, Penguin Press, $27.95, 9781594204111
Silver examines the world of prediction and how everything from the health of the global economy to the ability to fight terrorism are dependent on the quality of predictions.		 11/9
13. The Patriarch
David Nasaw, Penguin Press, $40, 9781594203763
Nasaw tells the full story of Joseph P. Kennedy, the founder of the 20th century's most famous political dynasty.		 13/3
14. The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965
William Manchester, Paul Reid, Little Brown, $40, 9780316547703
An unparalleled portrait of the brilliant, flawed, and dynamic leader, Winston Churchill.		 14/8
15. Guinness World Records 2013
Guinness, $28.95, 9781904994879
The latest incarnation of the bestselling annual with thousands of new and classic records.		 /8


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for December 27, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending December 23, 2012
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  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553593716		 2/88
2. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835		 1/*
3. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99, 9780812550702		 6/72
4. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780345535429		 7/89
5. Fall of Giants
Ken Follett, Signet, $9.99, 9780451232854		 3/13
6. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553573428		 5/87
7. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition
Merriam-Webster, $7.50, 9780877799290		 8/*
8. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553582024		 4/89
9. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.99, 9780756404741		 /19
10. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789		 10/*


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Children's Interest



Bestseller List for December 27, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending December 23, 2012
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  Children's Interest Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Who Could That Be at This Hour?
Lemony Snicket, Little Brown, $15.99, 9780316123082		 1/8
2. The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525478812		 2/49
3. Wonder
R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $15.99, 9780375869020		 3/39
4. Recycled Robots: 10 Robot Projects
Robert Malone, Workman, $24.95, 9780761154662		 6/2
5. Lego Ninjago: Character Encyclopedia
Claire Sipi, DK Publishing, $18.99, 9780756698126		 4/8
6. Star Wars Origami
Chris Alexander, Workman, $16.95, 9780761169437		 5/15
7. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207		 7/275
8. Son
Lois Lowry, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $17.99, 9780547887203		 8/11
9. Liar & Spy
Rebecca Stead, Wendy Lamb Books, $15.99, 9780385737432		 9/11
10. Looking for Alaska
John Green, Puffin, $9.99, 9780142402511		 11/19
11. The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer (Illus.), Yearling, $6.99, 9780394820378		 10/*
12. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955		 /80
13. Unbored: The Essential Field Guide to Serious Fun
Elizabeth Foy Larsen, et al., Bloomsbury, $25, 9781608196418		 15/3
14. Star Wars: A Galactic Pop-Up Adventure- Debut
Matthew Reinhart, Orchard, $36.99, 9780545176163		 /1
15. Charlotte's Web
E.B. White, HarperTrophy, $7.99, 9780064400558		 12/*


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for December 27, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending December 23, 2012
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  Children's Illustrated Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Safari: A Photicular Book
Dan Kainen, Carol Kaufmann, Workman, $24.95, 9780761163800		 1/9
2. The Polar Express
Chris Van Allsburg, Houghton Mifflin, $18.95, 9780395389492		 2/*
3. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617		 3/*
4. How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Dr. Seuss, Random House , $15, 9780394800790		 4/*
5. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9780811877824		 5/64
6. Olivia and the Fairy Princesses
Ian Falconer, Atheneum, $17.99, 9781442450271		 8/16
7. This Moose Belongs to Me
Oliver Jeffers, Philomel, $16.99, 9780399161032		 6/6
8. This Is Not My Hat
Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655990		 7/10
9. I Want My Hat Back
Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655983		 9/60
10. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926		 12/*
11. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
William Joyce, Atheneum, $17.99, 9781442457027		 /13
12. Pete the Cat Saves Christmas
Eric Litwin, James Dean (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 9780062110626		 10/6
13. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908		 /*
14. The Christmas Quiet Book
Deborah Underwood, Renata Liwska (Illus.), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $12.99, 9780547558639		 14/3
15. The Mitten
Jan Brett (Illus.), Putnam , $7.99, 9780399231094		 /*


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for December 27, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending December 23, 2012
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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 Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
4. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
5. The Heroes of Olympus (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
6. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover and paperback)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
7. Matched (hardcover and paperback)
Ally Condie, Dutton
8. Middle School (hardcover and paperback)
James Patterson, Little Brown
New in Series: I Funny (9780316206938)
9. Divergent (hardcover and paperback)
Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books
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 23, 2012

16. The Marriage Plot
Jeffrey Eugenides, Picador, $16, 9781250014764

17. Fifty Shades Darker
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803498

18. Fifty Shades Freed
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803504

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

20. The Tiger's Wife
Téa Obreht, Random House, $15, 9780385343848

21. World War Z
Max Brooks, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9780307346612

22. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Junot Diaz, Riverhead, $16, 9781594483295

23. 11/22/63
Stephen King, Gallery, $19.99, 9781451627299

24. Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Ben Fountain, Ecco, $14.99, 9780060885618

25. Fall of Giants
Ken Follett, NAL, $25, 9780451232571

26. The Cat's Table
Michael Ondaatje, Vintage, $15, 9780307744418

27. The Art of Hearing Heartbeats
Jan-Philipp Sendker, Other Press, $14.95, 9781590514634

28. How It All Began
Penelope Lively, Penguin, $16, 9780143122647

29. Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368

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

31. The Shoemaker's Wife
Adriana Trigiani, Harper, $15.99, 9780061257100

32. Caleb's Crossing
Geraldine Brooks, Penguin, $16, 9780143121077

33. The Buddha in the Attic
Julie Otsuka, Anchor, $13.95, 9780307744425

34. A Discovery of Witches
Deborah Harkness, Penguin, $16, 9780143119685

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

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

37. Lone Wolf
Jodi Picoult, Emily Bestler, $16, 9781439102756

38. City of Dark Magic
Magnus Flyte, Penguin, $16, 9780143122685

39. The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
Jonas Jonasson, Hyperion, $15.99, 9781401324643

40. Sacre Bleu
Christopher Moore, Morrow, $16.99, 9780061779756

41. The Snowman
Jo Nesbø, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307742995

42. The Keeper of Lost Causes
Jussi Adler-Olsen, Plume, $16, 9780452297906

43. The Best of Me
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $14.99, 9780446547642

44. Swamplandia!
Karen Russell, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307276681

45. The Wind Through the Keyhole
Stephen King, Gallery, $16, 9781451658910

46. A Visit From the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307477477

47. The Innocent
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $14.99, 9781455519002

48. The Weird Sisters
Eleanor Brown, Berkley, $15, 9780425244142

49. City of Thieves
David Benioff, Plume, $15, 9780452295292

50. The Kitchen House
Kathleen Grissom, Touchstone, $16, 9781439153666

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 23, 2012

16. Catherine the Great
Robert K. Massie, Random House, $20, 9780345408778

17. Tiny Beautiful Things
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307949332

18. Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend
Susan Orlean, S&S, $16, 9781439190142

19. Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero
Chris Matthews, S&S, $16.99, 9781451635096

20. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot, Broadway, $16, 9781400052189

21. Arguably
Christopher Hitchens, Twelve, $18, 9781455502783

22. The Greater Journey
David McCullough, S&S, $20, 9781416571773

23. To Heaven and Back
Mary C. Neal, Waterbrook, $14.99, 9780307731715

24. Heaven Is for Real
Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, $16.99, 9780849946158

25. The Devil in the White City
Erik Larson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375725609

26. Born to Run
Christopher McDougall, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307279187

27. The Best American Sports Writing 2012
Michael Wilbon, Glenn Stout (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780547336978

28. Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey
The Countess of Carnarvon, Broadway, $15.99, 9780770435622

29. Turn Right at Machu Picchu
Mark Adams, Plume, $16, 9780452297982

30. 1493
Charles C. Mann, Vintage, $16.95, 9780307278241

31. How to Be a Woman
Caitlin Moran, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062124296

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

33. Steal Like an Artist
Austin Kleon, Workman, $10.95, 9780761169253

34. Empire of the Summer Moon
S.C. Gwynne, Scribner, $16, 9781416591061

35. The Happiness Project
Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $14.99, 9780061583261

36. The Chew: Food. Life. Fun.
Mario Batali, et al., Hyperion, $19.99, 9781401311063

37. The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2012
Dan Ariely, Tim Folger (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780547799537

38. Destiny of the Republic
Candice Millard, Anchor, $16, 9780767929714

39. Boomerang
Michael Lewis, Norton, $16.95, 9780393343441

40. Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $16, 9780060936228

41. Portlandia: A Guide for Visitors
Fred Armisen, et al., Grand Central, $16.99, 9781455520589

42. Following Atticus
Tom Ryan, Morrow, $15.99, 9780061997112

43. The River of Doubt
Candice Millard, Broadway, $16, 9780767913737

44. The Best American Essays 2012
David Brooks, Robert Atwan (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780547840093

45. Seriously... I'm Kidding
Ellen DeGeneres, Grand Central, $14.99, 9780446585040

46. Zagat 2013 New York City Restaurants
, Zagat, $15.95, 9781604785180

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

48. The Zombie Survival Guide
Max Brooks, Three Rivers, $14.99, 9781400049622

49. Quite Enough of Calvin Trillin: Forty Years of Funny Stuff
Calvin Trillin, Random House, $17, 9780812982213

50. Inside of a Dog
Alexandra Horowitz, Scribner, $16, 9781416583431

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 23, 2012

16. Telegraph Avenue
Michael Chabon, Harper, $27.99, 9780061493348

17. The Time Keeper
Mitch Albom, Hyperion, $24.99, 9781401322786

18. NW
Zadie Smith, Penguin Press, $26.95, 9781594203978

19. Merry Christmas, Alex Cross
James Patterson, Little Brown, $28.99, 9780316210683

20. A Hologram for the King
Dave Eggers, McSweeney's, $25, 9781936365746

21. The Forgotten
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $27.99, 9780446573054

22. Cross Roads
Wm.Paul Young, Faithwords, $24.99, 9781455516049

23. Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version
Philip Pullman (Ed.), Viking, $27.95, 9780670024971

24. Notorious Nineteen
Janet Evanovich, Bantam, $28, 9780345527745

25. Threat Vector
Tom Clancy, Putnam Adult, $28.95, 9780399160455

26. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
Robin Sloan, FSG, $25, 9780374214913

27. Back to Blood
Tom Wolfe, Little Brown, $30, 9780316036313

28. The Last Man
Vince Flynn, Atria, $27.99, 9781416595212

29. The Light Between Oceans
M.L. Stedman, Scribner, $25, 9781451681734

30. The Panther
Nelson DeMille, Grand Central, $27.99, 9780446580847

31. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $25, 9780618968633

32. Live By Night
Dennis Lehane, Morrow, $27.99, 9780060004873

33. Beautiful Ruins
Jess Walter, Harper, $26.99, 9780061928123

34. The Dog Stars
Peter Heller, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307959942

35. Blasphemy
Sherman Alexie, Grove Press, $27, 9780802120397

36. Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Maria Semple, Little Brown, $25.99, 9780316204279

37. A Wanted Man
Lee Child, Delacorte, $28, 9780385344333

38. The Secret Keeper
Kate Morton, Atria, $26.99, 9781439152805

39. Mrs Queen Takes the Train
William Kuhn, Harper, $25.99, 9780062208286

40. A Dance With Dragons
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $35, 9780553801477

41. Cold Days
Jim Butcher, Roc, $27.95, 9780451464408

42. Canada
Richard Ford, Ecco, $27.99, 9780061692048

43. In Sunlight and in Shadow
Mark Helprin, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28, 9780547819235

44. Two Graves
Douglas J. Preston, Lincoln Child, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446554992

45. Christmas at Eagle Pond
Donald Hall, Mary Azarian (Illus.), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $14.95, 9780547581484

46. Phantom
Jo Nesbø, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307960474

47. The Orchardist
Amanda Coplin, Harper, $26.99, 9780062188502

48. The Testament of Mary
Colm Tólbín, Scribner, $19.99, 9781451688382

49. Agenda 21
Glenn Beck, Harriet Parke, Threshold Editions, $26, 9781476716695

50. The Twelve
Justin Cronin, Ballantine, $28, 9780345504982

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 23, 2012

16. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168

17. No Easy Day
Mark Owen, Dutton, $26.95, 9780525953722

18. Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die
Willie Nelson, Morrow, $22.99, 9780062193643

19. Underwater Dogs
Seth Casteel, Little Brown, $19.99, 9780316227704

20. Darth Vader and Son
Jeffrey Brown, Chronicle, $14.95, 9781452106557

21. Hallucinations
Oliver Sacks, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307957245

22. The Onion Book of Known Knowledge
Little Brown, $29.99, 9780316133265

23. Far From the Tree
Andrew Solomon, Scribner, $37.50, 9780743236713

24. Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher
Timothy Egan, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28, 9780618969029

25. How Music Works
David Byrne, McSweeney's, $32, 9781936365531

26. Tap Dancing to Work: Warren Buffett on Practically Everything, 1966-2012
Carol Loomis, Portfolio, $27.95, 9781591845737

27. Bruce
Peter Ames Carlin, Touchstone, $28, 9781439191828

28. Fifty Shades of Chicken: A Parody in a Cookbook
F.L. Fowler, Clarkson Potter, $19.99, 9780385345224

29. Dogfight
Calvin Trillin, Random House, $16, 9780812993684

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

31. The Big New Yorker Book of Dogs
The New Yorker Magazine, Random House, $45, 9780679644750

32. Who I Am
Pete Townshend, Harper, $32.50, 9780062127242

33. The End of Your Life Book Club
Will Schwalbe, Knopf, $25, 9780307594037

34. The Generals
Thomas E. Ricks, Penguin Press, $32.95, 9781594204043

35. Goodnight iPad
Ann Droyd, Blue Rider, $14.95, 9780399158568

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

37. Grace: A Memoir
Grace Coddington, Random House, $35, 9780812993356

38. The Mini Minimalist: Simple Recipes for Satisfying Meals
Mark Bittman, Clarkson Potter, $19.95, 9780307985552

39. Why Does the World Exist?
Jim Holt, Liveright, $27.95, 9780871404091

40. The Science of Good Cooking
America's Test Kitchen, Guy Crosby, America's Test Kitchen, $40, 9781933615981

41. Building Stories
Chris Ware, Pantheon, $50, 9780375424335

42. Elsewhere
Richard Russo, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307959539

43. Quiet
Susan Cain, Crown, $26, 9780307352149

44. Because I Said So!
Ken Jennings, Scribner, $19.99, 9781451656251

45. Charlie Brown's Christmas Stocking
Charles M. Schulz, Fantagraphics, $9.99, 9781606996249

46. The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson
Robert A. Caro, Knopf, $35, 9780679405078

47. Heads in Beds
Jacob Tomsky, Doubleday, $25.95, 9780385535632

48. My Bookstore: Writers Celebrate Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read, and Shop
Ronald Rice (Ed.), Black Dog & Leventhal, $23.95, 9781579129101

49. Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35, 9781451648539

50. Go the F**k to Sleep
Adam Mansbach, Ricardo Cortes (Illus.), Akashic, $14.95, 9781617750250

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending December 23, 2012

11. V Is for Vengeance
Sue Grafton, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425250563

12. Killing Floor
Lee Child, Jove, $9.99, 9780515153651

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

14. One Shot
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780345538192

15. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935

16. Breakdown
Sara Paretsky, Signet, $9.99, 9780451238801

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

18. Locked On
Tom Clancy, Berkley, $8.99, 9780425248607

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

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

21. The Fellowship of the Ring
J.R.R. Tolkien, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345339706

22. New Comprehensive A-Z Crossword Dictionary
Edy Garcia Schaffer (Ed.), Avon, $7.99, 9780380724253

23. The Affair
Lee Child, Dell , $9.99, 9780440246305

24. The Litigators
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780345530561

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

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

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

28. Les Miserables
Victor Hugo, Signet, $9.95, 9780451525260

29. Micro
Michael Crichton, Richard Preston, Harper, $9.99, 9780060873172

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

31. Leonard Maltin's 2013 Movie Guide
Leonard Maltin (Ed.), Signet, $9.99, 9780451237743

32. Red Mist
Patricia Cornwell, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425250433

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

34. Tripwire
Lee Child, Jove , $9.99, 9780515143072

35. Kill Alex Cross
James Patterson, Vision, $9.99, 9781455510191

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

37. The Two Towers
J.R.R.Tolkien, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345339713

38. The Drop
Michael Connelly, Grand Central, $9.99, 9780446556699

39. A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens, Bantam, $3.95, 9780553212440

40. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307742537

41. Kill Shot
Vince Flynn, Atria, $9.99, 9781416595229

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

43. The Silmarillion
J.R.R. Tolkien, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345325815

44. The Eye of the World
Robert Jordan, Tor, $6.99, 9780812511819

45. 61 Hours
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780440243694

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

47. The Martian Chronicles
Ray Bradbury, S&S, $7.99, 9781451678192

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

49. Eat to Live
Joel Fuhrman, Little Brown, $9.99, 9780316206648

50. Safe Haven
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $7.99, 9780446547574

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