May 26, 2011

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for May 26, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending May 22, 2011
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 Help
Kathryn Stockett, Berkley, $16, 9780425232200
Stockett's wonderful debut novel set in the rural South of the 1960s.		 1/7
2. A Visit From the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307477477
Egan's masterful and genre-bending novel is now available in paperback.		 2/9
3. Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368
The remarkable debut novel from the author of the memoir My Own Country.		 4/69
4. Room
Emma Donoghue, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316098328
Donoghue's brilliant novel about the bonds between parent and child.		 5/2
5. Water for Elephants
Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $14.95, 9781616200701
An indie fave about a traveling circus is now a major motion picture.		 3/121
6. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Helen Simonson, Random House, $15, 9780812981223
Helen Simonson's charming debut novel about the endearing Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired).		 6/25
7. The Postmistress
Sarah Blake, Berkley, $15, 9780425238691
Blake's stirring debut novel is set during WWII.		 8/16
8. Little Bee
Chris Cleave, S&S, $15, 9781416589648
Cleave's bestselling novel about a Nigerian refugee in England.		 9/66
9. Our Kind of Traitor
John le Carre, Penguin, $15, 9780143119722
A remarkable novel of intrigue by the bestselling author of The Constant Gardener.		 10/4
10. The Imperfectionists
Tom Rachman, Dial, $15, 9780385343671
Rachman's wry debut novel follows the lives of the staff of an international English-language newspaper in Rome.		 7/20
11. Island Beneath the Sea
Isabel Allende, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780061988257
An entrancing historical novel by the bestselling author of Ines of My Soul.		 14/3
12. Matterhorn
Karl Marlantes, Grove Press, $15.95, 9780802145314
Marlantes' epic novel of the Vietnam War is now available in paperback.		 13/2
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.		 12/102
14. Super Sad True Love Story
Gary Shteyngart, Random House, $15, 9780812977868
The new satiric novel by the author of Absurdistan.		 11/2
15. Imperfect Birds
Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $15, 9781594485046
A powerful and redemptive novel about love and family, from the bestselling author of Grace (Eventually).		 15/7
ON THE RISE
18. The Passage
Justin Cronin, Ballantine , $16, 9780345504975
Cronin's terrifying and entertaining novel about post-apocalyptic America is available in paperback.


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for May 26, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending May 22, 2011
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. 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.		 2/11
2. 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.		 1/19
3. 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.		 9/2
4. 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.		 4/29
5. Life
Keith Richards, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316034418
An autobiography of the legendary founding member of the Rolling Stones.		 3/3
6. Born to Run
Christopher McDougall, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307279187
McDougall's fascinating look at the Tarahumara Indians and their practice of the lost art of distance running.		 5/8
7. 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.		 8/7
8. Inside of a Dog
Alexandra Horowitz, Scribner, $16, 9781416583431
This bestseller explores what dogs know and how they think.		 7/34
9. 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.		 6/12
10. Medium Raw
Anthony Bourdain, Ecco, $15.99, 9780061718953
Bourdain's follow-up to his wildly popular Kitchen Confidential.		 10/3
11. The Big Short
Michael Lewis, Norton, $15.95, 9780393338829
A highly entertaining look at the U.S. financial crisis by the author of Liar's Poker.		 12/16
12. Zeitoun
Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307387943
The gripping true story of a man who chose to remain in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina to protect his home and business.		 11/49
13. Operation Mincemeat
Ben Macintyre, Broadway, $15, 9780307453280
Macintyre's rollicking true story of an intelligence operation that ultimately helped the Allies win WWII.		 13/6
14. The Devil in the White City
Erik Larson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375725609
As the subtitle says, "murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America."		 /192
15. War- Debut
Sebastian Junger, Twelve, $15.99, 9780446556224
Junger's riveting account of a U.S. platoon's 15-month tour of duty in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley.		 /1


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for May 26, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending May 22, 2011
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Caleb's Crossing
Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $26.95, 9780670021048
The evocative new novel by the author of People of the Book is a May Indie Next List Great Read.		 1/3
2. The Snowman
Jo Nesbø, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307595867
Nesbø's latest thriller involving a search for a serial killer is a May Indie Next List Great Read.		 7/2
3. The Paris Wife
Paula McLain, Ballantine , $25, 9780345521309
This new novel about the marriage of Ernest and Hadley Richardson Hemingway is a March Indie Next List Great Read.		 3/13
4. The Tiger's Wife
Tea Obreht, Random House, $25, 9780385343831
Debut author Obreht tells a tale of myth and legend in this #1 Indie Next Great Read for March 2011.		 4/11
5. Dead Reckoning
Charlaine Harris, Ace, $27.95, 9780441020317
The new Sookie Stackhouse novel by the author Dead in the Family.		 2/3
6. She Walks in Beauty
Caroline Kennedy (Ed.), Hyperion, $24.99, 9781401341459
Caroline Kennedy has marshaled the gifts of our greatest poets to pay tribute to the human experience.		 5/7
7. 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.		 10/52
8. The Land of Painted Caves
Jean M. Auel, Crown, $30, 9780517580516
The sixth and final installment in Auel's popular Earth's Children series.		 6/8
9. Sixkill
Robert B. Parker, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399157264
An extraordinary new Spenser novel by the author of Painted Ladies.		 8/3
10. The Pale King
David Foster Wallace, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316074230
A deeply compelling and satisfying novel that remained unfinished at the time of Wallace's death in 2008.		 11/8
11. Buried Prey
John Sandford, Putnam, $27.95, 9780399157387
Sandford's brilliant new Lucas Davenport thriller.		 9/2
12. Doc- Debut
Mary Doria Russell, Random House, $26, 9781400068043
Russell's vibrant novel about Doc Holliday is a May Indie Next List Great Read.		 /1
13. The Story of Beautiful Girl
Rachel Simon, Grand Central, $24.99, 9780446574464
Simon's enthralling new novel is a May Indie Next List Great Read.		 15/2
14. The Sixth Man
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $27.99, 9780446573108
Sean King and Michelle Maxwell return in Baldacci's latest bestselling thriller.		 12/5
15. The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party
Alexander McCall Smith, Pantheon, $24.95, 9780307378392
The new No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency novel following The Double Comfort Safari Club.		 14/9
ON THE RISE
16. Embassytown
China Mieville, Del Rey, $26, 9780345524492
An extraordinary novel that is a moving personal drama but also a gripping adventure of alien contact and war.


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for May 26, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending May 22, 2011
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. In the Garden of Beasts
Erik Larson, Crown, $26, 9780307408846
Larson's vivid portrait of Berlin during the early years of Hitler's reign is a May Indie Next List Great Read.		 1/2
2. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $26.99, 9780316056861
Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock.		 2/7
3. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168
The mesmerizing new book by the author of Seabiscuit is a December 2010 Indie Next List Great Read.		 3/27
4. Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base- Debut
Annie Jacobsen, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316132947
A new look at the military base never acknowledged by the U.S. government, but has captivated imaginations for decades.		 /1
5. Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me
Chelsea Handler, et al., Grand Central, $24.99, 9780446584715
Friends, family members, and co-workers of Chelsea Handler tell all!		 4/2
6. The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry- Debut
Jon Ronson, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594488016
Ronson investigates psychopaths and the industry of doctors, scientists, and everyone else who studies them.		 /1
7. Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?
Steven Tyler, Ecco, $27.99, 9780061767890
A rollicking new memoir by the lead singer of Aerosmith.		 5/3
8. A Singular Woman
Janny Scott, Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594487972
An unprecedented look into the life of the mother of President Obama.		 7/3
9. The Social Animal
David Brooks, Random House, $27, 9781400067602
New York Times columnist Brooks illustrates a story of how success happens.		 6/11
10. To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918- Debut
Adam Hochschild, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28, 9780618758289
A fascinating new look at World War I by the author of King Leopold's Ghost.		 /1
11. Seal Team Six
Howard E. Wasdin, Stephen Templin, St. Martin's, $26.99, 9780312699451
A fascinating look at a secret unit tasked with counterterrorism, hostage rescue, and counterinsurgency.		 11/2
12. The Dukan Diet
Pierre Dukan, Crown Archetype, $26, 9780307887962
The international bestselling diet book is now available in the U.S.		 8/5
13. Blood, Bones & Butter
Gabrielle Hamilton, Random House, $26, 9781400068722
Hamilton's atypical culinary memoir is a March Indie Next List Great Read.		 9/12
14. On China- Debut
Henry Kissinger, Penguin Press, $36, 9781594202711
Kissinger traces the evolution of the relationship between the U.S. and China over the past 60 years.		 /1
15. If You Ask Me
Betty White, Putnam, $25.95, 9780399157530
A funny and sweet memoir by the popular actress and animal welfare advocate.		 10/3


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for May 26, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending May 22, 2011
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  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553593716		 1/6
2. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553579901		 2/7
3. Worth Dying For
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780440246299		 4/4
4. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553573428		 3/5
5. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553582024		 5/7
6. Water for Elephants
Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $7.99, 9781616200718		 8/12
7. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.99, 9780756404741		 /11
8. Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand, Signet, $9.99, 9780451191144		 6/*
9. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789		 9/*
10. The Girl Who Played With Fire
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307476159		 10/60


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Children's Interest



Bestseller List for May 26, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending May 22, 2011
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  Children's Interest Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955		 1/2
2. What Happened to Goodbye
Sarah Dessen, Viking, $19.99, 9780670012947		 2/2
3. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207		 3/193
4. The Lost Hero
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $18.99, 9781423113393		 4/32
5. Divergent
Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books, $17.99, 9780062024022		 7/3
6. LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World
DK Publishing, $21.99, 9780756682576		 12/2
7. Hooray for Amanda & Her Alligator!
Mo Willems, Balzer & Bray, $17.99, 9780062004000		 5/4
8. The Emerald Atlas
John Stephens, Knopf, $17.99, 9780375868702		 6/7
9. Squish: Super Amoeba- Debut
Jennifer L. Holm, Matt Holm, Random House, $6.99, 9780375843891		 /1
10. Along for the Ride
Sarah Dessen, Speak, $8.99, 9780142415566		 /6
11. Racing in the Rain: My Life as a Dog
Garth Stein, Harper, $6.99, 9780062015761		 8/3
12. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $9.99, 9780316013697		 11/110
13. Big Nate Boredom Buster
Lincoln Peirce, Harper, $10.99, 9780062060945		 10/6
14. I Am Number Four
Pittacus Lore, Harper, $17.99, 9780062026248		 /13
15. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Grace Lin, Little Brown, $7.99, 9780316038638		 9/7


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for May 26, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending May 22, 2011
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  Children's Illustrated Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99, 9780679805274		 1/*
2. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617		 2/*
3. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908		 7/*
4. A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Philip Christian Stead, Erin E. Stead (Illus.), Roaring Brook, $16.99, 9781596434028		 3/19
5. Press Here
Herve Tullet, Chronicle, $14.99, 9780811879545		 13/5
6. Me... Jane
Patrick McDonnell, Little Brown, $15.99, 9780316045469		 9/5
7. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926		 6/*
8. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007		 5/*
9. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9780811877824		 11/2
10. Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad
David Soman, Jacky Davis, Dial, $16.99, 9780803734197		 4/9
11. Silverlicious
Victoria Kann, Harper, $17.99, 9780061781230		 14/15
12. Make Way for Ducklings
Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140564341		 /*
13. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035		 8/*
14. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Bill Martin, Eric Carle (Illus.), Holt, $7.95, 9780805047905		 15/*
15. Love You Forever
Robert Munsch, Sheila McGraw (Illus.), Firefly, $5.95, 9780920668375		 10/*


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for May 26, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending May 22, 2011
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  Children's Series
1. The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
2. The Kane Chronicles (hardcover)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
3. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
4. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
5. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
7. The Penderwicks (hardcover and paperback)
Jeanne Birdsall, Knopf
8. The Ranger's Apprentice (hardcover and paperback)
John Flanagan, Puffin
9. The 39 Clues (hardcover)
Jude Watson, et al., Scholastic
10. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle

Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 22, 2011

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

17. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
David Mitchell, Random House, $15, 9780812976366

18. The Passage
Justin Cronin, Ballantine, $16, 9780345504975

19. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
Aimee Bender, Anchor, $15, 9780385720960

20. The Girl Who Fell From the Sky
Heidi W. Durrow, Algonquin, $13.95, 9781616200152

21. Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
Tom Franklin, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780060594671

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

23. Innocent
Scott Turow, Grand Central, $14.99, 9780446562416

24. Sarah's Key
Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's, $13.95, 9780312370848

25. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307454546

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

27. The Lonely Polygamist
Brady Udall, Norton, $15.95, 9780393339710

28. Fly Away Home
Jennifer Weiner, Washington Square Press, $15, 9780743294287

29. Every Last One
Anna Quindlen, Random House, $15, 9780812976885

30. Girl in Translation
Jean Kwok, Riverhead, $15, 9781594485152

31. Half Broke Horses
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9781416586296

32. The Girl Who Played With Fire
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307454553

33. My Name Is Mary Sutter
Robin Oliveira, Penguin, $15, 9780143119135

34. The Man From Beijing
Henning Mankell, Vintage, $15, 9780307472847

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

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

37. One Day
David Nicholls, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307474711

38. Ape House
Sara Gruen, Spiegel & Grau, $15, 9780385523226

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

40. The Beach Trees
Karen White, NAL, $15, 9780451233073

41. The Solitude of Prime Numbers
Paolo Giordano, Penguin, $15, 9780143118596

42. The Lacuna
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $16.99, 9780060852580

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

44. The Windup Girl
Paolo Bacigalupi, Night Shade, $14.95, 9781597801584

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

46. The Three Weissmanns of Westport
Cathleen Schine, Picador, $14, 9780312680527

47. Secret Daughter
Shilpi Somaya Gowda, Morrow, $13.99, 9780061928352

48. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Seth Grahame-Smith, Grand Central, $13.99, 9780446563079

49. The Redbreast
Jo Nesbø, Harper, $14.99, 9780061134005

50. The Devil's Star
Jo Nesbø, Harper, $14.99, 9780061133985

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 22, 2011

16. The Sweet Life in Paris
David Lebovitz, Broadway, $14, 9780767928892

17. The Tiger
John Vaillant, Vintage, $15, 9780307389046

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

19. What the Dog Saw
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316076203

20. Packing for Mars
Mary Roach, Norton, $15.95, 9780393339918

21. The Last Stand
Nathaniel Philbrick, Penguin, $18, 9780143119609

22. Super Natural Every Day
Heidi Swanson, Ten Speed Press, $23, 9781580082778

23. The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542

24. Lunch in Paris
Elizabeth Bard, Back Bay, $13.99, 9780316042789

25. Lone Survivor
Marcus Luttrell, Patrick Robinson, Back Bay, $15.99, 9780316067607

26. The Dirty Life
Kristin Kimball, Scribner, $15, 9781416551614

27. Drive
Daniel H. Pink, Riverhead, $16, 9781594484803

28. Too Big to Fail
Andrew Ross Sorkin, Penguin, $18, 9780143120278

29. Paris, Paris
David Downie, Broadway, $15, 9780307886088

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

31. Role Models
John Waters, FSG, $15, 9780374532864

32. The Naked Roommate
Harlan Cohen, Sourcebooks, $14.99, 9781402253461

33. Women Food and God
Geneen Roth, Scribner, $15, 9781416543084

34. The King's Speech
Mark Logue, Peter Conradi, Sterling, $14.95, 9781402786761

35. Have a Little Faith
Mitch Albom, Hyperion, $13.99, 9781401310462

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

37. Gift From the Sea
Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Pantheon, $9.95, 9780679732419

38. Citizens of London
Lynne Olson, Random House, $17, 9780812979350

39. Mennonite in a Little Black Dress
Rhoda Janzen, Holt, $14, 9780805092257

40. Crow Planet
Lyanda Lynn Haupt, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316019118

41. Committed
Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $16, 9780143118701

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

43. Eaarth
Bill McKibben, St. Martin's, $14.99, 9780312541194

44. Dance First. Think Later.
Kathryn Petras, Ross Petras, Workman, $8.95, 9780761161707

45. The Lost City of Z
David Grann, Vintage, $15.95, 9781400078455

46. My Horizontal Life
Chelsea Handler, Bloomsbury, $14.95, 9781582346182

47. The Omnivore's Dilemma
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $16, 9780143038580

48. Seeds
Richard Horan, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780061861680

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

50. This Is Not the Story You Think It Is
Laura Munson, Berkley, $15, 9780425238998

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 22, 2011

16. Embassytown
China Mieville, Del Rey, $26, 9780345524492

17. The Fifth Witness
Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316069359

18. Horoscopes for the Dead
Billy Collins, Random House, $24, 9781400064922

19. Tabloid City
Pete Hamill, Little Brown, $26.99, 9780316020756

20. 10th Anniversary
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316036269

21. The Jefferson Key
Steve Berry, Ballantine, $26, 9780345505514

22. Freedom
Jonathan Franzen, FSG, $28, 9780374158460

23. The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $29.95, 9780756404734

24. The Final Storm
Jeff Shaara, Ballantine, $28, 9780345497949

25. 2030
Albert Brooks, St. Martin's, $25.99, 9780312583729

26. The Troubled Man
Henning Mankell, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307593498

27. A Moment in the Sun
John Sayles, McSweeney's, $29, 9781936365180

28. Faith
Jennifer Haigh, Harper, $25.99, 9780060755805

29. 22 Britannia Road
Amanda Hodgkinson, Pamela Dorman Books, $25.95, 9780670022632

30. A Discovery of Witches
Deborah Harkness, Viking, $28.95, 9780670022410

31. Bloodmoney
David Ignatius, Norton, $25.95, 9780393078114

32. A Drop of the Hard Stuff
Lawrence Block, Mulholland, $25.99, 9780316127332

33. Swamplandia!
Karen Russell, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307263995

34. The Tragedy of Arthur
Arthur Phillips, Random House, $26, 9781400066476

35. Started Early, Took My Dog
Kate Atkinson, Reagan Arthur Books, $24.99, 9780316066730

36. A Lesson in Secrets
Jacqueline Winspear, Harper, $25.99, 9780061727672

37. Sing You Home
Jodi Picoult, Atria, $28, 9781439102725

38. Fall of Giants
Ken Follett, Dutton, $36, 9780525951650

39. I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive
Steve Earle, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26, 9780618820962

40. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk
David Sedaris, Ian Falconer (Illus.), Little Brown, $21.99, 9780316038393

41. Drawing Conclusions
Donna Leon, Atlantic Monthly, $24, 9780802119797

42. The Informant
Thomas Perry, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $27, 9780547569338

43. A Day in the Life of a Smiling Woman
Margaret Drabble, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $24, 9780547550404

44. Fuzzy Nation
John Scalzi, Tor, $24.99, 9780765328540

45. Those in Peril
Wilbur Smith, Thomas Dunne, $27.99, 9780312567255

46. The Year We Left Home
Jean Thompson, S&S, $25, 9781439175880

47. The Love of My Youth
Mary Gordon, Pantheon, $25.95, 9780307377425

48. The Great Night
Chris Adrian, FSG, $26, 9780374166410

49. Pulse
Julian Barnes, Knopf, $25, 9780307595263

50. Please Look After Mom
Kyung-Sook Shin, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307593917

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 22, 2011

16. Cleopatra
Stacy Schiff, Little Brown, $29.99, 9780316001922

17. Moonwalking With Einstein
Joshua Foer, Penguin Press, $26.95, 9781594202292

18. The Best Advice I Ever Got
Katie Couric, Random House, $26, 9780812992779

19. Wicked Bugs
Amy Stewart, Algonquin, $18.95, 9781565129603

20. Stories I Only Tell My Friends
Rob Lowe, Holt, $26, 9780805093292

21. Malcolm X
Manning Marable, Viking, $30, 9780670022205

22. The Emperor of All Maladies
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $30, 9781439107959

23. 20 Years Younger
Bob Greene, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316133784

24. This Is a Book
Demetri Martin, Grand Central, $24.99, 9780446539708

25. My Father's Daughter
Gwyneth Paltrow, Grand Central, $30, 9780446557313

26. The 17 Day Diet
Dr.Mike Moreno, Free Press, $25, 9781451648652

27. It's All about the Bike
Robert Penn, Bloomsbury, $20, 9781608195381

28. Lost in Shangri-La
Mitchell Zuckoff, Harper, $26.99, 9780061988349

29. 1861
Adam Goodheart, Knopf, $28.95, 9781400040155

30. Love Wins
Rob Bell, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062049643

31. Unfamiliar Fishes
Sarah Vowell, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594487873

32. William & Catherine
Andrew Morton, St. Martin's Press, $29.99, 9780312643409

33. Stan Musial
George Vecsey, ESPN, $26, 9780345517067

34. Founding Gardeners
Andrea Wulf, Knopf, $30, 9780307269904

35. The Tao of Travel
Paul Theroux, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $25, 9780547336916

36. A Jane Austen Education
William Deresiewicz, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594202889

37. The Heart and the Fist
Eric Greitens, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $27, 9780547424859

38. Sh*t My Dad Says
Justin Halpern, It Books, $15.99, 9780061992704

39. The Pun Also Rises
John Pollack, Gotham, $22.50, 9781592406234

40. Townie
Andre Dubus III, Norton, $25.95, 9780393064667

41. The Wizard of Lies
Diana B. Henriques, Times Books, $30, 9780805091342

42. The Wilder Life
Wendy McClure, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594487804

43. The Paper Garden
Molly Peacock, Bloomsbury, $30, 9781608195237

44. The Filter Bubble
Eli Pariser, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594203008

45. I'm Over All That
Shirley MacLaine, Atria, $22, 9781451607291

46. Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316017923

47. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
Amy Chua, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594202841

48. Guy Fieri Food
Guy Fieri, Morrow, $29.99, 9780061894558

49. My Lucky Life in and Out of Show Business
Dick Van Dyke, Crown, $25, 9780307592231

50. The Origins of Political Order
Francis Fukuyama, FSG, $35, 9780374227340

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending May 22, 2011

11. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307473479

12. Storm Prey
John Sandford, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425241448

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

14. The Lincoln Lawyer
Michael Connelly, Grand Central, $7.99, 9781455500239

15. This Body of Death
Elizabeth George, Harper, $9.99, 9780061160912

16. The Search
Nora Roberts, Jove, $7.99, 9780515149487

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

18. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935

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

20. Caught
Harlan Coben, Signet, $9.99, 9780451232700

21. Dead in the Family
Charlaine Harris, Ace, $7.99, 9780441020157

22. The Lost Symbol
Dan Brown, Anchor, $9.99, 9781400079148

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

24. Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Objective
Eric Van Lustbader, Vision, $9.99, 9780446539791

25. A River in the Sky
Elizabeth Peters, Harper, $9.99, 9780061246272

26. State Fair
Earlene Fowler, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425241554

27. Blue-Eyed Devil
Robert B. Parker, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425241455

28. The Burning Wire
Jeffery Deaver, Pocket, $9.99, 9781439156346

29. Split Image
Robert B. Parker, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425239735

30. Dead Until Dark
Charlaine Harris, Ace, $7.99, 9780441016990

31. 61 Hours
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780440243694

32. The Black Cat
Martha Grimes, Signet, $9.99, 9780451232946

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

34. Fever Dream
Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child, Vision, $9.99, 9780446554954

35. Rules of Betrayal
Christopher Reich, Anchor, $7.99, 9780307473813

36. The Shadow of Your Smile
Mary Higgins Clark, Pocket, $7.99, 9781439180983

37. Something Borrowed
Emily Giffin, St. Martin's, $7.99, 9780312993177

38. U Is for Undertow
Sue Grafton, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425238110

39. Hangman
Faye Kellerman, Harper, $7.99, 9780061702617

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

41. The Silent Sea
Clive Cussler, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425240083

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

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

44. Nowhere to Run
C.J. Box, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425240557

45. Santa Fe Edge
Stuart Woods, Signet, $9.99, 9780451232939

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

47. The Ice Princess
Camilla Lackberg, Pocket, $7.99, 9781451621761

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

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

50. One for the Money
Janet Evanovich, St. Martin's, $7.99, 9780312990459

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