December 6, 2012

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for December 6, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending December 2, 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.		 1/5
2. 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.		 2/6
3. Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel, Picador, $16, 9780312429980
The winner of the 2009 Man Booker Prize is now available in paperback.		 7/28
4. The Paris Wife- Debut
Paula McLain, Ballantine, $15, 9780345521316
McLain's richly rewarding novel about the marriage of Ernest and Hadley Richardson Hemingway.		 /1
5. 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.		 4/26
6. 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.		 6/21
7. Fifty Shades of Grey
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803481
The first novel in James' erotic, amusing, and deeply moving trilogy.		 5/34
8. 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.		 8/29
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.		 3/10
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.		 10/4
11. 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.		 12/34
12. Rules of Civility
Amor Towles, Penguin, $16, 9780143121169
Towles' captivating debut novel about an irresistible young woman with an uncommon sense of purpose.		 11/22
13. The Marriage Plot
Jeffrey Eugenides, Picador, $16, 9781250014764
The impressive novel about the lives of three seniors at Brown University in the early 1980s by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Middlesex.		 9/12
14. The Hobbit- Debut
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.		 /1
15. Fifty Shades Freed
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803504
Book Three in James' bestselling 50 Shades Trilogy.		 14/32
ON THE RISE
19. How It All Began
Penelope Lively, Penguin, $16, 9780143122647
Lively's novel explores the powerful role of chance in people's lives and the surprising ways lives intersect.		  


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for December 6, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending December 2, 2012
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. 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.		 1/4
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.		 2/5
3. In the Garden of Beasts
Erik Larson, Broadway, $16, 9780307408853
Larson's vivid portrait of Berlin during the early years of Hitler's reign.		 3/30
4. The Swerve
Stephen J. Greenblatt, Norton, $16.95, 9780393343403
Greenblatt's riveting tale of the great cultural "swerve" known as the Renaissance.		 4/12
5. 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.		 5/76
6. 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.		 7/3
7. 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.		 6/11
8. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (and Other Concerns)
Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers, $14, 9780307886279
Hilarious essays from the Emmy-nominated writer and actress.		 8/10
9. 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.		 /*
10. Catherine the Great
Robert K. Massie, Random House, $20, 9780345408778
Pulitzer Prize-winner Massie's extraordinary story of the obscure young German princess who traveled to Russia at age 14 and became one of the most remarkable and powerful women in history.		 9/10
11. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878
Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock.		 10/47
12. 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.		 12/3
13. 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.		 11/67
14. F for Effort!
Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9781452113227
A brand-new compendium of hilarious and inventive wrong test answers and homework hiccups.		 13/9
15. Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend- Debut
Susan Orlean, S&S, $16, 9781439190142
Orlean's moving account of Rin Tin Tin's journey from orphaned puppy to movie star and international icon.		 /1


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for December 6, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending December 2, 2012
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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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.		 1/4
2. 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.		 2/8
3. 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.		 3/25
4. The Black Box- Debut
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.		 /1
5. 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.		 6/3
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.		 4/3
7. The Casual Vacancy
J.K. Rowling, Little Brown, $35, 9780316228534
Rowling's darkly comic and thought provoking first novel for adults.		 5/9
8. Cold Days- Debut
Jim Butcher, Roc, $27.95, 9780451464408
A riveting new Dresden Files novel by the bestselling author of Ghost Story.		 /1
9. 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.		 7/5
10. The Art Forger
B.A. Shapiro, Algonquin, $23.95, 9781616201326
Shapiro's dazzling literary thriller is a November 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 9/4
11. 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.		 13/10
12. 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.		 14/6
13. The Forgotten
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $27.99, 9780446573054
Army Special Agent John Puller investigates the murder of his aunt in Baldacci's latest thriller.		 11/2
14. Notorious Nineteen
Janet Evanovich, Bantam, $28, 9780345527745
An irresistible new Stephanie Plum novel by the bestselling author of Explosive Eighteen.		 8/2
15. 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.		 10/11


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for December 6, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending December 2, 2012
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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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.		 1/3
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.		 2/3
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.		 4/5
4. 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.		 3/15
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.		 5/8
6. America Again
Stephen Colbert, Grand Central, $28.99, 9780446583978
Colbert's hilarious follow-up to I Am America (And So Can You!).		 6/8
7. 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.		 8/5
8. Waging Heavy Peace
Neil Young, Blue Rider, $30, 9780399159466
An insightful view of the personal life and musical creativity of legendary musician Neil Young.		 15/9
9. Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity- Debut
Andrew Solomon, Scribner, $37.50, 9780743236713
National Book Award-winner Solomon tells the true stories of parents who not only learn to deal with their exceptional children but also find profound meaning in doing so.		 /1
10. Killing Lincoln
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805093070
A riveting historical narrative of the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.		 13/44
11. 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.		 10/6
12. 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.		 11/5
13. Hallucinations
Oliver Sacks, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307957245
Using hallucinations reported by his patients and his own experiences, Sacks shows why the potential for hallucinations is present in us all.		 9/4
14. 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.		 7/36
15. 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.		 /10
ON THE RISE
17. Dogfight
Calvin Trillin, Random House, $16, 9780812993684
Trillin provides a riotous depiction of the 2012 presidential election campaign in his latest laugh-out-loud book of political verse.		  


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for December 6, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending December 2, 2012
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  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835		 2/*
2. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553593716		 1/85
3. Fall of Giants
Ken Follett, Signet, $9.99, 9780451232854		 7/10
4. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553582024		 4/86
5. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780345535429		 6/86
6. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553573428		 3/84
7. V Is for Vengeance
Sue Grafton, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425250563		 5/5
8. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789		 8/*
9. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99, 9780812550702		 9/69
10. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488		 10/*


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Children's Interest



Bestseller List for December 6, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending December 2, 2012
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  Children's Interest Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Who Could That Be at This Hour?
Lemony Snicket, Seth (Illus.), Little Brown, $15.99, 9780316123082		 1/5
2. Lego Ninjago: Character Encyclopedia
Claire Sipi, DK Publishing, $18.99, 9780756698126		 2/5
3. The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525478812		 4/46
4. Wonder
R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $15.99, 9780375869020		 6/36
5. Star Wars Origami
Chris Alexander, Workman, $16.95, 9780761169437		 3/12
6. Son
Lois Lowry, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $17.99, 9780547887203		 9/8
7. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207		 8/272
8. Looking for Alaska
John Green, Puffin, $9.99, 9780142402511		 7/16
9. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955		 5/78
10. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Barbara Robinson, HarperTrophy, $5.99, 9780064402750		 /*
11. Charlotte's Web
E.B. White, HarperTrophy, $7.99, 9780064400558		 /*
12. Drama
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545326995		 10/12
13. Liar & Spy
Rebecca Stead, Wendy Lamb Books, $15.99, 9780385737432		 /8
14. The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer (Illus.), Yearling, $6.99, 9780394820378		 /*
15. Lincoln's Last Days
Bill O'Reilly, Dwight Jon Zimmerman, Holt, $19.99, 9780805096750		 /4


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for December 6, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending December 2, 2012
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  Children's Illustrated Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617		 2/*
2. Safari: A Photicular Book
Dan Kainen, Carol Kaufmann, Workman, $24.95, 9780761163800		 1/6
3. The Elf on the Shelf
Carol Abersoldt, Coe Steinwart (Illus.), CCA and B, $20, 9780976990703		 8/7
4. The Polar Express
Chris Van Allsburg, Houghton Mifflin, $18.95, 9780395389492		 11/*
5. This Moose Belongs to Me
Oliver Jeffers, Philomel, $16.99, 9780399161032		 4/3
6. How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Dr. Seuss, Random House , $15, 9780394800790		 13/*
7. Pete the Cat Saves Christmas
Eric Litwin, James Dean (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 9780062110626		 5/3
8. This Is Not My Hat
Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655990		 3/7
9. Olivia and the Fairy Princesses
Ian Falconer, Atheneum, $17.99, 9781442450271		 6/13
10. I Want My Hat Back
Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655983		 7/57
11. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9780811877824		 10/61
12. How Do Dinosaurs Say Merry Christmas?
Jane Yolen, Mark Teague (Illus.), Blue Sky Press, $16.99, 9780545416788		 9/3
13. The Christmas Quiet Book- Debut
Deborah Underwood, Renata Liwska (Illus.), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $12.99, 9780547558639		 /1
14. Skippyjon Jones Cirque de Olé
Judy Schachner, Dial, $17.99, 9780803737822		 12/6
15. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908		 /*


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for December 6, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending December 2, 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 Heroes of Olympus (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
4. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
5. The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
6. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover and paperback)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
7. Matched (hardcover and paperback)
Ally Condie, Dutton
8. Captain Underpants (hardcover and paperback)
Dav Pilkey, Scholastic
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 2, 2012

16. The Art of Fielding
Chad Harbach, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316126670

17. The Best American Short Stories 2012
Tom Perrotta, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780547242101

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

29. Anna Karenina
Leo Tolstoy, Penguin, $18, 9780143035008

30. Carry the One
Carol Anshaw, S&S, $15, 9781451656930

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

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

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

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

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

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

37. The Perfect Hope
Nora Roberts, Berkley, $16, 9780425246047

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

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

40. Reflected in You
Sylvia Day, Berkley, $15, 9780425263914

41. Swimming Home
Deborah Levy, Bloomsbury, $14, 9781620401699

42. Anna Karenina
Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy, Vintage, $12.95, 9780345803924

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

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

45. Bared to You
Sylvia Day, Berkley, $15, 9780425263907

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

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

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

49. Elegy for Eddie
Jacqueline Winspear, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062049582

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

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 2, 2012

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

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

18. Jack Kennedy
Chris Matthews, S&S, $16.99, 9781451635096

19. The Untethered Soul
Michael A. Singer, New Harbinger, $16.95, 9781572245372

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

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

22. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2013
World Almanac, $12.99, 9781600571626

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

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

25. Lucky Peach, Issue 5
Peter Meehan (Ed.), McSweeney's, $12, 9781938073076

26. The Hare With Amber Eyes
Edmund de Waal, Picador, $16, 9780312569372

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

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

29. Call the Midwife
Jennifer Worth, Penguin, $16, 9780143123255

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

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

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

33. Portlandia
Fred Armisen, et al., Grand Central, $16.99, 9781455520589

34. Half the Sky
Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307387097

35. The 5 Love Languages
Gary Chapman, Northfield, $14.99, 9780802473158

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

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

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

39. 1493
Charles C. Mann, Vintage, $16.95, 9780307278241

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

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

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

43. The Chew
Mario Batali, et al., Hyperion, $19.99, 9781401311063

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

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

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

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

48. Nothing Daunted
Dorothy Wickenden, Scribner, $15, 9781439176597

49. The King Arthur Flour Baker's Companion
Countryman Press, $24.95, 9781581571783

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

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 2, 2012

16. Bring Up the Bodies
Hilary Mantel, Holt, $28, 9780805090031

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

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

19. The Yellow Birds
Kevin Powers, Little Brown, $24.99, 9780316219365

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

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

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

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

24. Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm
Philip Pullman (Ed.), Viking, $27.95, 9780670024971

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

36. Beautiful Ruins
Jess Walter, Harper, $25.99, 9780061928123

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

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

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

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

41. The Bartender's Tale
Ivan Doig, Riverhead, $27.95, 9781594487354

42. Sutton
J.R. Moehringer, Hyperion, $27.99, 9781401323141

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

44. The Marseille Caper
Peter Mayle, Knopf, $24, 9780307594198

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

46. Poseidon's Arrow
Clive Cussler, Dirk Cussler, Putnam Adult, $28.95, 9780399162923

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

48. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Rachel Joyce, Random House, $25, 9780812993295

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

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

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 2, 2012

16. Guinness World Records 2013
Guinness, $28.95, 9781904994879

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

18. The Patriarch
David Nasaw, Penguin Press, $40, 9781594203763

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

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

21. Tap Dancing to Work
Carol Loomis, Portfolio, $27.95, 9781591845737

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

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

24. My Bookstore
Ronald Rice (Ed.), Black Dog & Leventhal, $23.95, 9781579129101

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

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

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

28. Antifragile
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Random House, $30, 9781400067824

29. The Virgin Diet
J.J. Virgin, Harlequin, $25.95, 9780373892716

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

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

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

33. Grace
Grace Coddington, Random House, $35, 9780812993356

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

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

36. Underwater Dogs
unknown, Little Brown, $19.99, 9780316227704

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

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

39. How Children Succeed
Paul Tough, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $27, 9780547564654

40. My Ideal Bookshelf
Thessaly La Force (Ed.), Little Brown, $24.99, 9780316200905

41. Fifty Shades of Chicken
F.L. Fowler, Clarkson Potter, $19.99, 9780385345224

42. Iron Curtain
Anne Applebaum, Doubleday, $35, 9780385515696

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

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

45. The Revenge of Geography
Robert D. Kaplan, Random House, $28, 9781400069835

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

47. The Mini Minimalist
Mark Bittman, Clarkson Potter, $19.95, 9780307985552

48. The Outpost
Jake Tapper, Little Brown, $29.99, 9780316185394

49. Joseph Anton
Salman Rushdie, Random House, $30, 9780812992786

50. The Untold History of the United States
Oliver Stone, Peter Kuznick, Gallery, $30, 9781451613513

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending December 2, 2012

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

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

13. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935

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

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

16. Locked On
Tom Clancy, Mark Greaney, Berkley, $8.99, 9780425248607

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

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

19. Trapped (the Iron Druid Chronicles, Book Five)
Kevin Hearne, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345533647

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

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

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

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

24. Fatal Friends, Deadly Neighbors
Ann Rule, Pocket, $7.99, 9781451648287

25. Steel's Edge
Ilona Andrews, Ace, $7.99, 9781937007829

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

27. Wicked Business
Janet Evanovich, Bantam, $8.99, 9780345527790

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

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

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

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

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

33. The Passage
Justin Cronin, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345528179

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

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

36. Devil's Gate
Clive Cussler, Graham Brown, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425246764

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

38. Harbor Nocturne
Joseph Wambaugh, Mysterious Press, $9.99, 9780802120540

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

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

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

42. Shock Wave
John Sandford, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425250488

43. Ghost Story
Jim Butcher, Roc, $9.99, 9780451464071

44. Speaker for the Dead
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $7.99, 9780812550757

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

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

47. The Rope
Nevada Barr, St. Martin's, $9.99, 9781250008671

48. 61 Hours
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780440243694

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

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

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