February 2, 2012

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for February 2, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending January 29, 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. The Tiger's Wife
Téa Obreht, Random House, $15, 9780385343848
Debut author Obreht's bestselling tale of myth and legend is now available in paperback.		 1/13
2. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Jonathan Safran Foer, Mariner, $14.95, 9780547735023
Foer's warm and brilliant imaginings from the viewpoint of a boy left fatherless by 9/11 is now a major motion picture.		 2/*
3. Swamplandia!
Karen Russell, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307276681
Russell's wonderfully imaginative debut novel about a run-down Everglades tourist attraction is now available in paperback.		 3/16
4. The Help
Kathryn Stockett, Berkley, $16, 9780425245132
Stockett's wonderful debut novel set in the rural South of the 1960s.		 4/43
5. A Visit From the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307477477
Egan's masterful and genre-bending novel is now available in paperback.		 5/45
6. Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368
The remarkable debut novel from the author of the memoir My Own Country.		 9/105
7. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
John le Carré, Penguin, $16, 9780143120933
Le Carré's celebrated heart-stopping tale of international intrigue is now a major motion picture.		 6/5
8. The House at Tyneford
Natasha Solomons, Plume, $15, 9780452297647
A young Jewish woman is forced to flee 1938 Vienna and becomes a parlor maid in England.		 10/4
9. A Discovery of Witches
Deborah Harkness, Penguin, $16, 9780143119685
A richly inventive novel about a centuries-old vampire, a spellbound witch, and a mysterious manuscript.		 11/5
10. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307949493
The first installment in the bestselling thriller trilogy by the late Swedish journalist Larsson.		 8/*
11. The Girl Who Played With Fire
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307454553
The highly anticipated sequel to The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.		 7/54
12. Room
Emma Donoghue, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316098328
Donoghue's brilliant novel about the bonds between parent and child.		 13/38
13. The Art of Racing in the Rain
Garth Stein, Harper, $14.99, 9780061537967
A look at life through the eyes of Enzo, a mixed-breed pooch.		 /136
14. Sarah's Key
Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin, $13.99, 9781250004345
A mesmerizing story of a tragic past, and a present torn apart.		 12/128
15. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Helen Simonson, Random House, $15, 9780812981223
Helen Simonson's charming debut novel about the endearing Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired).		 14/61


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for February 2, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending January 29, 2012
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878
Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock.		 1/4
2. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot, Broadway, $16, 9781400052189
A fascinating look at the world's first "immortal" human cells grown in culture to be used in medical research.		 2/47
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.		 4/33
4. Heaven Is for Real
Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, $16.99, 9780849946158
A young boy emerges from life-saving surgery with remarkable stories of his visit to heaven.		 3/55
5. The Happiness Project
Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $14.99, 9780061583261
The author chronicles a 12-month journey to follow the wisdom of the ages in a quest to be happier.		 7/40
6. The Social Animal
David Brooks, Random House, $16, 9780812979374
New York Times columnist Brooks illustrates a story of how success happens.		 5/4
7. The Hare With Amber Eyes
Edmund de Waal, Picador, $16, 9780312569372
At the center of de Waal's memoir is his inherited collection of ornamental Japanese wood and ivory carvings.		 6/23
8. Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef- Debut
Gabrielle Hamilton, Random House, $16, 9780812980882
Hamilton's bestselling culinary memoir is now available in paperback.		 /1
9. Cleopatra
Stacy Schiff, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316001946
Pulitzer Prize-winner Schiff's masterful biography of Cleopatra is available in paperback.		 8/21
10. Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316017930
The author of Blink and The Tipping Point looks at what makes some people successful--and others not.		 14/31
11. Empire of the Summer Moon
S.C. Gwynne, Scribner, $16, 9781416591061
A vivid historical account of the 40-year battle between the Comanches and white settlers for control of the American West.		 11/38
12. Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $16, 9780060936228
Rock icon Smith's memoir of her early years in New York and her relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe is a 2010 National Book Award winner.		 9/65
13. Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle- Debut
The Countess of Carnarvon, et al., Broadway, $15.99, 9780770435622
The story behind Highclere Castle, the real-life inspiration and setting for the Emmy Award-winning PBS program Downton Abbey.		 /1
14. The Warmth of Other Suns
Isabel Wilkerson, Vintage, $16.95, 9780679763888
Pulitzer Prize-winner Wilkerson's chronicle of the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South in search of a better life.		 10/13
15. The Book of Awakening
Mark Nepo, Conari, $18.95, 9781573241175
Cancer survivor, poet, and philosopher Nepo's book is the result of his journey of the soul, and he inspires others to embark on their own journeys.		 /4
ON THE RISE
19. The New Jim Crow
Michelle Alexander, The New Press , $19.95, 9781595586438
Alexander's bold argument that mass incarceration amounts to a devastating system of racial control.		  


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for February 2, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending January 29, 2012
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Death Comes to Pemberley
P.D. James, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307959850
James draws the characters of Jane Austen's beloved novel Pride and Prejudice into a tale of murder and emotional mayhem.		 1/8
2. The Sense of an Ending
Julian Barnes, Knopf, $23.95, 9780307957122
In this new novel by the author of Pulse, a middle-aged man contends with a past he has never much thought about.		 2/15
3. Believing the Lie
Elizabeth George, Dutton, $28.95, 9780525952589
George's masterful new Inspector Lynley mystery is a January Indie Next List Great Read.		 3/3
4. The Art of Fielding
Chad Harbach, Little Brown, $25.99, 9780316126694
Harbach's outstanding debut novel about baseball, ambition, family, friendship, and commitment, is a September Indie Next List Great Read.		 4/19
5. The Paris Wife
Paula McLain, Ballantine , $25, 9780345521309
McLain's rewarding new novel about the marriage of Ernest and Hadley Richardson Hemingway.		 6/49
6. State of Wonder
Ann Patchett, Harper, $26.99, 9780062049803
The provocative new novel, set deep in the Amazon jungle, by the author of Bel Canto.		 8/34
7. Taken- Debut
Robert Crais, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399158278
A riveting new mystery featuring Elvis Cole and Joe Pike by the author of The First Rule.		 /1
8. The Marriage Plot
Jeffrey Eugenides, FSG, $28, 9780374203054
An impressive new novel about the lives of three seniors at Brown University in the early 1980s by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Middlesex.		 10/16
9. 11/22/63
Stephen King, Scribner, $35, 9781451627282
King's dramatic new novel about a man who travels back in time to prevent the JFK assassination.		 7/12
10. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Stieg Larsson, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307269997
The stunning third and final novel in Larsson's bestselling Millennium Trilogy.		 5/76
11. The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385534635
Morgenstern's spell-casting debut novel about a mysterious circus and a duel between two young magicians is a September Indie Next List Great Read.		 11/20
12. 1Q84
Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $30.50, 9780307593313
Murakami's stunning new novel is a tremendous feat of imagination, and a November 2011 Indie Next List Great Read.		 9/14
13. Raylan
Elmore Leonard, Morrow, $26.99, 9780062119469
In his latest masterful novel, Leonard brings back U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, the mesmerizing hero of the hit FX series Justified.		 15/2
14. The Orphan Master's Son
Adam Johnson, Random House, $26, 9780812992793
Johnson's epic story of a young man's journey through the mysterious dictatorship of North Korea is a January Indie Next List Great Read.		 12/3
15. How It All Began- Debut
Penelope Lively, Viking, $26.95, 9780670023448
Lively's latest novel explores the powerful role of chance in people's lives and the surprising ways lives intersect.		 /1
ON THE RISE
22. The Flight of Gemma Hardy
Margot Livesey, Harper, $26.99, 9780062064226
Livesey's captivating homage to Jane Eyre is a February Indie Next List Great Read.		  


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for February 2, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending January 29, 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. Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35, 9781451648539
Isaacson's exclusive biography of Steve Jobs is based on more than 40 interviews with Jobs conducted over two years.		 1/14
2. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168
An unforgettable true story that is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit.		 3/63
3. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking- Debut
Susan Cain, Crown, $26, 9780307352149
Cain seeks to change how we see introverts and, equally important, how introverts see themselves.		 /1
4. Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman, FSG, $30, 9780374275631
Kahneman takes readers on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two "systems" that drive the way people think.		 2/10
5. Killing Lincoln
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805093070
A riveting historical narrative of the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.		 7/18
6. Ameritopia
Mark R. Levin, Threshold Editions, $26.99, 9781439173244
The latest by the popular conservative talk show host.		 5/2
7. American Sniper
Chris Kyle, et al., Morrow, $26.99, 9780062082350
An eyewitness account of war by a Navy SEAL who is the most lethal sniper in United States military history.		 13/2
8. Goodnight iPad
Ann Droyd, Blue Rider, $14.95, 9780399158568
This book, which is made of paper, is a reminder for the child in all of us to power down at the end of the day.		 9/13
9. Go the F**k to Sleep
Adam Mansbach, Ricardo Cortes (Illus.), Akashic, $14.95, 9781617750250
Beautiful, subversive, and very funny--a book for parents new, old, and expectant. You probably should not read it to your children!		 11/35
10. Catherine the Great
Robert K. Massie, Random House, $35, 9780679456728
Pulitzer Prize-winner Massie's extraordinary story of the obscure young German princess who traveled to Russia at fourteen and became one of the most remarkable and powerful women in history.		 6/12
11. In the Garden of Beasts
Erik Larson, Crown, $26, 9780307408846
Larson's vivid portrait of Berlin during the early years of Hitler's reign.		 4/38
12. Elizabeth the Queen
Sally Bedell Smith, Random House, $30, 9781400067893
A fascinating close-up view of the life of Queen Elizabeth II.		 8/3
13. The End of Illness
David B. Agus, M.D., Free Press, $26, 9781451610178
A bold call for all of us to become our own personal health advocates, and a dramatic departure from orthodox thinking.		 12/2
14. The Obamas
Jodi Kantor, Little Brown, $29.99, 9780316098755
Kantor's intimate portrait of the president and first lady.		 10/3
15. Arguably
Christopher Hitchens, Twelve, $30, 9781455502776
A collection of essays by the popular political and social commentator.		 /5
ON THE RISE
19. Guitar Zero: The New Musician and the Science of Learning
Gary Marcus, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594203176
An inspiring look at the pursuit of music, the mechanics of the mind, and the surprising rewards that come from following one's dreams.		  


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for February 2, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending January 29, 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		 2/42
2. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553579901		 1/43
3. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553582024		 6/43
4. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553573428		 4/41
5. The Girl Who Played With Fire
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307949509		 3/74
6. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307949486		 5/121
7. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789		 8/*
8. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition
, Merriam-Webster, $7.50, 9780877799290		 7/*
9. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488		 /*
10. Damage- Debut
John Lescroart, Signet, $9.99, 9780451235428		 /1


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Children's Interest



Bestseller List for February 2, 2012
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  Children's Interest Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525478812		 1/3
2. War Horse
Michael Morpurgo, Scholastic, $8.99, 9780545403351		 2/7
3. The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $24.99, 9780439813785		 3/108
4. Dead End in Norvelt- Debut
Jack Gantos, FSG, $15.99, 9780374379933		 /1
5. Wonderstruck
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $29.99, 9780545027892		 4/20
6. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207		 5/229
7. Every Thing On It
Shel Silverstein, Harper, $19.99, 9780061998164		 7/19
8. Why We Broke Up
Daniel Handler, Maira Kalman (Illus.), Little Brown, $19.99, 9780316127257		 10/4
9. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $17.99, 9781594744761		 6/34
10. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955		 8/38
11. LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia
Hannah Dolan, DK Publishing, $18.99, 9780756686970		 9/20
12. The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer (Illus.), Yearling, $6.99, 9780394820378		 12/19
13. The Future of Us
Jay Asher, Carolyn Mackler, Razorbill, $18.99, 9781595144911		 15/6
14. Wildwood
Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis (Illus.), Balzer & Bray/Harper, $17.99, 9780062024688		 11/22
15. Inside Out & Back Again- Debut
Thanhha Lai, Harper, $15.99, 9780061962783		 /1


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for February 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		 1/*
2. A Ball for Daisy- Debut
Chris Raschka, Schwartz & Wade, $16.99, 9780375858611		 /1
3. I Want My Hat Back
Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655983		 2/16
4. Hug Time
Patrick McDonnell, LB Kids, $6.99, 9780316182959		 3/4
5. Pinkalicious: Pink of Hearts
Elizabeth Kann, Victoria Kann (Illus.), HarperFestival, $6.99, 9780061989230		 5/4
6. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926		 9/*
7. On the Night You Were Born
Nancy Tillman, Feiwel & Friends, $7.99, 9780312601553		 8/5
8. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007		 7/*
9. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035		 10/*
10. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908		 4/*
11. Me... Jane
Patrick McDonnell, Little Brown, $15.99, 9780316045469		 /10
12. Grandpa Green- Debut
Lane Smith, Roaring Brook, $16.99, 9781596436077		 /1
13. Llama Llama Nighty-Night
Anna Dewdney, Viking, $5.99, 9780670013272		 6/3
14. Extra Yarn- Debut
Mac Barnett, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Balzer & Bray, $16.99, 9780061953385		 /1
15. Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99, 9780679805274		 /*


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for February 2, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending January 29, 2012
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  Children's Series  
1. The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
2. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
4. Inheritance Cycle (hardcover and paperback)
Christopher Paolini, Knopf
5. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
6. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
7. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
8. The Secret Series (hardcover and paperback)
Pseudonymous Bosch, Little Brown
9. The Ranger's Apprentice (hardcover and paperback)
John Flanagan, Puffin
10. The Maze Runner (hardcover and paperback)
James Dashner, Delacorte

Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending January 29, 2012

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

17. Emily, Alone
Stewart O'Nan, Penguin, $15, 9780143120490

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

19. An Object of Beauty
Steve Martin, Grand Central, $14.99, 9780446573658

20. Freedom
Jonathan Franzen, Picador, $16, 9780312576462

21. The Lake of Dreams
Kim Edwards, Penguin, $16, 9780143120360

22. Smut: Stories
Alan Bennett, Picador, $14, 9781250003164

23. A Secret Kept
Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's, $14.99, 9780312553494

24. The Peach Keeper
Sarah Addison Allen, Bantam, $15, 9780553385601

25. Sister
Rosamund Lupton, Broadway Books, $14, 9780307716521

26. The Imperfectionists
Tom Rachman, Dial, $15, 9780385343671

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

28. The Death Instinct
Jed Rubenfeld, Riverhead, $16, 9781594485602

29. The Descendants
Kaui Hart Hemmings, Random House, $15, 9780812982954

30. Faith
Jennifer Haigh, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780060755812

31. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk
David Sedaris, Ian Falconer (Illus.), Back Bay, $13.99, 9780316038409

32. Started Early, Took My Dog
Kate Atkinson, Reagan Arthur, $14.99, 9780316066747

33. Little Bee
Chris Cleave, S&S, $15, 9781416589648

34. Night Road
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's, $14.99, 9780312364434

35. The Postmistress
Sarah Blake, Berkley, $15, 9780425238691

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

37. West of Here
Jonathan Evison, Algonquin, $15.95, 9781616200824

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

39. The Best American Short Stories 2011
Geraldine Brooks, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780547242163

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

41. Open City
Teju Cole, Random House, $15, 9780812980097

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

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

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

45. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
Alan Bradley, Bantam, $15, 9780385343497

46. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows, Dial, $15, 9780385341004

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

48. A Reliable Wife
Robert Goolrick, Algonquin, $14.95, 9781565129771

49. Blueprints of the Afterlife
Ryan Boudinot, Grove, $14, 9780802170910

50. An Irish Country Courtship
Patrick Taylor, Forge, $14.99, 9780765321756

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending January 29, 2012

16. At Home
Bill Bryson, Anchor, $15.95, 9780767919395

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

18. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2012
Sarah Janssen (Ed.), World Almanac, $12.99, 9781600571480

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

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

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

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

23. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
Amy Chua, Penguin, $16, 9780143120582

24. Kayak Morning
Roger Rosenblatt, Ecco, $13.99, 9780062084033

25. Stories I Only Tell My Friends
Rob Lowe, St. Martin's, $14.99, 9781250008855

26. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2012
Old Farmer's Almanac, $6.95, 9781571985446

27. Eat to Live
Joel Fuhrman, Little Brown, $15.99, 9780316120913

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

29. Tiny Homes
Lloyd Kahn, Shelter, $24.95, 9780936070520

30. Life
Keith Richards, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316034418

31. The 4 Essentials of Entrepreneurial Thinking
Cliff Michaels, Greenleaf, $19.95, 9780615450551

32. I Remember Nothing
Nora Ephron, Vintage, $14, 9780307742803

33. F in Exams
Richard Benson, Chronicle , $9.95, 9780811878319

34. Lucky Peach: Issue 2
David Chang (Ed.), McSweeney's, $12, 9781936365470

35. The Emperor of All Maladies
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $18, 9781439170915

36. Let's Take the Long Way Home
Gail Caldwell, Random House, $14, 9780812979114

37. Zeitoun
Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307387943

38. The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $16, 9780743247542

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

40. How to Live
Sarah Bakewell, Other Press, $16.95, 9781590514832

41. Healing After Loss
Martha Whitmore Hickman, Harper Perennial, $11.99, 9780380773381

42. Poser
Claire Dederer, Picador, $15, 9781250002334

43. Pulphead
John Jeremiah Sullivan, FSG, $16, 9780374532901

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

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

46. Rose: My Life in Service to Lady Astor
Rosina Harrison, Penguin, $15, 9780143120865

47. A Brief History of Thought
Luc Ferry, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780062074249

48. Moneyball
Michael Lewis, Norton, $15.95, 9780393338393

49. Food Rules
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $11, 9780143116387

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

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending January 29, 2012

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

17. Rules of Civility
Amor Towles, Viking, $26.95, 9780670022694

18. The Rope
Nevada Barr, Minotaur, $25.99, 9780312614577

19. The Cat's Table
Michael Ondaatje, Knopf, $26, 9780307700117

20. The Litigators
John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385535137

21. Caleb's Crossing
Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $26.95, 9780670021048

22. The Flight of Gemma Hardy
Margot Livesey, Harper, $26.99, 9780062064226

23. The Flame Alphabet
Ben Marcus, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307379375

24. The Leopard
Jo Nesbø, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307595874

25. Hope: A Tragedy
Shalom Auslander, Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594488382

26. Salvage the Bones
Jesmyn Ward, Bloomsbury, $24, 9781608195220

27. The Odds
Stewart O'Nan, Viking Books, $25.95, 9780670023165

28. The Best of Me
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $25.99, 9780446547659

29. Running the Rift
Naomi Benaron, Algonquin, $24.95, 9781616200428

30. The Drop
Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316069410

31. Jack Holmes and His Friend
Edmund White, Bloomsbury, $26, 9781608197033

32. Private: #1 Suspect
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316097406

33. All I Did Was Shoot My Man
Walter Mosley, Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594488245

34. The Language of Flowers
Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Ballantine, $25, 9780345525543

35. American Dervish
Ayad Akhtar, Little Brown, $24.99, 9780316183314

36. The Dovekeepers
Alice Hoffman, Scribner, $27.99, 9781451617474

37. Lunatics
Dave Barry, Alan Zweibel, Putnam Adult, $25.95, 9780399158698

38. Death of Kings
Bernard Cornwell, Harper, $27.99, 9780061969652

39. The Prague Cemetery
Umberto Eco, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $27, 9780547577531

40. Shadows in Flight
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $21.99, 9780765332004

41. The Chalk Girl
Carol O. Connell, Putnam, $25.95, 9780399157745

42. Mr G: A Novel about the Creation
Alan P. Lightman, Pantheon, $24.95, 9780307379993

43. Explosive Eighteen
Janet Evanovich, Bantam, $28, 9780345527714

44. The Buddha in the Attic
Julie Otsuka, Knopf, $22, 9780307700001

45. Breakdown
Sara Paretsky, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399157837

46. The World We Found
Thrity Umrigar, Harper, $25.99, 9780061938344

47. Love in a Nutshell
Janet Evanovich, Dorien Kelly, St. Martin's, $27.99, 9780312651312

48. V Is for Vengeance
Sue Grafton, Marian Wood Books/Putnam, $27.95, 9780399157868

49. Damned
Chuck Palahniuk, Doubleday, $24.95, 9780385533027

50. The Last Nude
Ellis Avery, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594488139

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending January 29, 2012

16. Boomerang
Michael Lewis, Norton, $25.95, 9780393081817

17. Pity the Billionaire
Thomas Frank, Metropolitan, $25, 9780805093698

18. The Swerve
Stephen J. Greenblatt, Norton, $26.95, 9780393064476

19. Guitar Zero
Gary Marcus, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594203176

20. Jack Kennedy
Chris Matthews, S&S, $27.50, 9781451635089

21. Then Again
Diane Keaton, Random House, $26, 9781400068784

22. Fairy Tale Interrupted
Rosemarie Terenzio, Gallery, $25, 9781439187678

23. Rin Tin Tin
Susan Orlean, S&S, $26.99, 9781439190135

24. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
Mindy Kaling, Crown Archetype, $25, 9780307886262

25. Strategic Vision
Zbigniew Brzezinski, Basic Books, $26, 9780465029549

26. A History of the World in 100 Objects
Neil MacGregor, Viking, $45, 9780670022700

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

28. The Psychology of Wealth
Charles Richards, McGraw-Hill, $26, 9780071789295

29. Greedy Bastards
Dylan Ratigan, S&S, $25, 9781451642223

30. God's Jury
Cullen Murphy, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $27, 9780618091560

31. Deliciously G-Free
Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Ballantine, $30, 9780345529381

32. New York Diaries: 1609 to 2009
Teresa Carpenter (Ed.), Modern Library, $26, 9780679643326

33. Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul
John M. Barry, Viking, $35, 9780670023059

34. Blue Nights
Joan Didion, Knopf, $25, 9780307267672

35. The Greater Journey
David McCullough, S&S, $37.50, 9781416571766

36. Taking People With You
David Novak, Portfolio, $25.95, 9781591844549

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

38. Distrust That Particular Flavor
William Gibson, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399158438

39. Guinness World Records 2012
Guinness, $28.95, 9781904994671

40. Destiny of the Republic
Candice Millard, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385526265

41. Back to Work
Bill Clinton, Knopf, $23.95, 9780307959751

42. Food Rules
Michael Pollan, Maira Kalman (Illus.), Penguin Press, $23.95, 9781594203084

43. Boo: The Life of the World's Cutest Dog
J.H. Lee, Chronicle, $12.95, 9781452103068

44. Jesus Calling
Sarah Young, Integrity , $15.99, 9781591451884

45. That Used to Be Us
Thomas L. Friedman, Michael Mandelbaum, FSG, $28, 9780374288907

46. The World of Downton Abbey
Jessica Fellowes, St. Martin's, $29.99, 9781250006349

47. Glock
Paul Barrett, Crown, $26, 9780307719935

48. Woolgathering
Patti Smith, New Directions, $18.95, 9780811219440

49. One Thousand Gifts
Ann Voskamp, Zondervan, $16.99, 9780310321910

50. The Operators
Michael Hastings, Blue Rider Press, $27.95, 9780399159886

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending January 29, 2012

11. The Sentry
Robert Crais, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425245729

12. Minding Frankie
Maeve Binchy, Anchor, $7.99, 9780307475497

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

14. The Jefferson Key
Steve Berry, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345505521

15. Carte Blanche
Jeffery Deaver, Pocket Star, $9.99, 9781451629354

16. One for the Money
Janet Evanovich, St. Martin's, $8.99, 9780312990459

17. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935

18. Smokin' Seventeen
Janet Evanovich, Bantam, $8.99, 9780345527707

19. The Land of Painted Caves
Jean M. Auel, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553289435

20. The Confession
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780440245117

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

22. One for the Money
Janet Evanovich, St. Martin's, $8.99, 9780312547004

23. Two for the Dough
Janet Evanovich, St. Martin's, $8.99, 9780312948962

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

25. Bonnie
Iris Johansen, St. Martin's, $7.99, 9780312651282

26. Towers of Midnight
Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9780765364876

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

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

29. The Reversal
Michael Connelly, Vision, $9.99, 9780446556750

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

31. The Redbreast
Jo Nesbø, Harper, $7.99, 9780062068422

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

33. Three to Get Deadly
Janet Evanovich, St. Martin's, $8.99, 9780312966096

34. Merriam-Webster's Spanish-English Dictionary
Merriam-Webster, $6.50, 9780877799160

35. Trader of Secrets
Steve Martini, Harper, $9.99, 9780061930249

36. Gideon's Sword
Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child, Vision, $7.99, 9780446564311

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

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

39. Four to Score
Janet Evanovich, St. Martin's , $8.99, 9780312966973

40. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Merriam-Webster, $6.50, 9780877799306

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

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

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

44. Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare, Pocket, $5.99, 9780743477116

45. Fatal Error
J.A. Jance, Pocket Star, $7.99, 9781416566373

46. Innocent
Scott Turow, Vision, $9.99, 9780446562409

47. Toys
James Patterson, Neil McMahon, Vision, $9.99, 9780446571746

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

49. A Lady Never Surrenders
Sabrina Jeffries, Pocket, $7.99, 9781451642452

50. The Lucky One
Nicholas Sparks, Vision, $7.99, 9780446618328

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