May 5, 2011

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for May 5, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending May 1, 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.		 1/4
2. Water for Elephants
Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $14.95, 9781616200701
An indie fave about a traveling circus is now a major motion picture.		 2/118
3. A Visit From the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307477477
Egan's masterful and genre-bending novel is now available in paperback.		 3/6
4. Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368
The remarkable debut novel from the author of the memoir My Own Country.		 4/66
5. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Helen Simonson, Random House, $15, 9780812981223
Helen Simonson's charming debut novel about the endearing Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired).		 5/22
6. 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.		 6/17
7. The Postmistress
Sarah Blake, Berkley, $15, 9780425238691
Blake's stirring debut novel is set during WWII.		 7/13
8. Imperfect Birds
Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $15, 9781594485046
A powerful and redemptive novel about love and family, from the bestselling author of Grace (Eventually).		 9/4
9. Little Bee
Chris Cleave, S&S, $15, 9781416589648
Cleave's bestselling novel about a Nigerian refugee in England.		 8/63
10. Our Kind of Traitor- Debut
John le Carre, Penguin, $15, 9780143119722
A remarkable novel of intrigue by the bestselling author of The Constant Gardener.		 /1
11. 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.		 10/99
12. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
Aimee Bender, Anchor, $15, 9780385720960
Bender's memorable novel about a young girl with a magical gift.		 15/2
13. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
David Mitchell, Random House, $15, 9780812976366
The riveting novel by the author of Cloud Atlas was a July 2010 Indie Next List Great Read in hardcover.		 11/8
14. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Jamie Ford, Ballantine, $15, 9780345505347
An evocative novel of Japanese-Americans in Seattle during World War II.		 12/80
15. Tinkers
Paul Harding, Bellevue Literary Press, $14.95, 9781934137123
Harding's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel looks at love, loss, and the beauty of nature.		 /49


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for May 5, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending May 1, 2011
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. 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.		 2/16
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.		 1/8
3. 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.		 4/26
4. 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.		 3/5
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.		 6/9
6. 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.		 7/4
7. Inside of a Dog
Alexandra Horowitz, Scribner, $16, 9781416583431
This bestseller explores what dogs know and how they think.		 5/31
8. 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.		 8/13
9. Operation Mincemeat
Ben Macintyre, Broadway, $15, 9780307453280
Macintyre's rollicking true story of an intelligence operation that ultimately helped the Allies win WWII.		 9/4
10. 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.		 10/46
11. Super Natural Every Day- Debut
Heidi Swanson, Ten Speed Press, $23, 9781580082778
Swanson helps us make nutritionally packed meals part of our daily repertoire with a collection of nearly 100 of her go-to recipes.		 /1
12. The King's Speech
Mark Logue, Peter Conradi, Sterling, $14.95, 9781402786761
The inspiring tale of triumph over adversity is the tie-in to the award-winning film.		 14/14
13. What the Dog Saw
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316076203
The best of Gladwell's writing from the New Yorker.		 15/19
14. The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542
A lovely telling of a most bizarre upbringing.		 12/209
15. The Sweet Life in Paris
David Lebovitz, Broadway, $14, 9780767928892
A deliciously funny look at the city of light, cheese, chocolate, and other confections.		 13/9
ON THE RISE
18. The Last Stand
Nathaniel Philbrick, Penguin, $18, 9780143119609
National Book Award-winner Philbrick's fascinating look at Custer's unexpected defeat at Little Bighorn.


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for May 5, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending May 1, 2011
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. 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.		 1/8
2. 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.		 4/10
3. The Land of Painted Caves
Jean M. Auel, Crown, $30, 9780517580516
The sixth and final installment in Auel's popular Earth's Children series.		 2/5
4. 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.		 6/4
5. 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.		 3/5
6. The Fifth Witness
Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316069359
Connelly's latest legal thriller featuring Mickey Haller.		 5/4
7. The Sixth Man
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $27.99, 9780446573108
Sean King and Michelle Maxwell return in Baldacci's latest bestselling thriller.		 8/2
8. 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.		 10/49
9. 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.		 9/6
10. Horoscopes for the Dead
Billy Collins, Random House, $24, 9781400064922
A new collection of poems by the former U.S. Poet Laureate and bestselling author of Ballistics.		 7/4
11. The Troubled Man
Henning Mankell, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307593498
Mankell's brilliant new Kurt Wallander novel is an April Indie Next List Great Read.		 11/5
12. The Tragedy of Arthur- Debut
Arthur Phillips, Random House, $26, 9781400066476
A virtuosic new novel by the internationally bestselling author of The Song Is You.		 /1
13. The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $29.95, 9780756404734
The mesmerizing sequel to Rothfuss' debut fantasy, The Name of the Wind.		 /8
14. Room
Emma Donoghue, Little Brown, $24.99, 9780316098335
Donoghue's brilliant novel about the bonds between parent and child.		 13/34
15. Sing You Home
Jodi Picoult, Atria, $28, 9781439102725
Picoult's new book is about about identity, love, marriage, and parenthood.		 /8
ON THE RISE
26. One Was a Soldier
Julia Spencer-Fleming, Minotaur, $24.99, 9780312334895
Spencer-Fleming's new Clare Fergusson and Russ Van Alstyne mystery.


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for May 5, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending May 1, 2011
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $26.99, 9780316056861
Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock.		 1/4
2. 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.		 2/24
3. The Social Animal
David Brooks, Random House, $27, 9781400067602
New York Times columnist Brooks illustrates a story of how success happens.		 4/8
4. 20 Years Younger: Look Younger, Feel Younger, Be Younger!- Debut
Bob Greene, Little Brown , $27.99, 9780316133784
Greene's practical, science-based plan for helping people look and feel their best as they age.		 /1
5. Blood, Bones & Butter
Gabrielle Hamilton, Random House, $26, 9781400068722
Hamilton's atypical culinary memoir is a March Indie Next List Great Read.		 3/9
6. Love Wins
Rob Bell, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062049643
Bell presents a vision for discovering a richer understanding of God.		 11/6
7. The Dukan Diet
Pierre Dukan, Crown Archetype, $26, 9780307887962
The international bestselling diet book is now available in the U.S.		 5/2
8. The Emperor of All Maladies
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $30, 9781439107959
Mukherjee's comprehensive history of cancer is a November Indie Next List Great Read.		 6/8
9. Stories I Only Tell My Friends- Debut
Rob Lowe, Holt , $26, 9780805093292
A wryly funny autobiography by the popular television and film actor.		 /1
10. Malcolm X
Manning Marable, Viking, $30, 9780670022205
Marable's sweeping biography of the legendary African-American activist.		 8/4
11. The 17 Day Diet
Dr.Mike Moreno, Free Press, $25, 9781451648652
A diet book that helps you figure out the foods and routines that work best with your lifestyle.		 /3
12. Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon's Army & Other Diabolical Insects- Debut
Amy Stewart, Algonquin, $18.95, 9781565129603
Stewart's darkly comical look at more than 100 of our worst entomological foes.		 /1
13. Moonwalking With Einstein
Joshua Foer, Penguin Press, $26.95, 9781594202292
Foer's unlikely journey to becoming U.S. Memory Champion explores the vast, hidden impact of memory on every aspect of our lives.		 7/8
14. 1861: The Civil War Awakening- Debut
Adam Goodheart, Knopf, $28.95, 9781400040155
Goodheart's original and thought-provoking look at the beginning of the Civil War.		 /1
15. The Best Advice I Ever Got
Katie Couric, Random House, $26, 9780812992779
Couric reflects on the good advice that has helped guide her personal and professional life.		 14/3
ON THE RISE
22. Fire Season
Philip Connors, Ecco , $24.99, 9780061859366
This remarkable account of one of the last fire lookouts in America is an April Indie Next List Great Read.


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for May 5, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending May 1, 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/*
2. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553579901		 3/*
3. Water for Elephants
Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $7.99, 9781616200718		 2/9
4. Worth Dying For- Debut
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780440246299		 /1
5. Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand, Signet, $9.99, 9780451191144		 4/*
6. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553573428		 9/*
7. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307473479		 5/97
8. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553582024		 /*
9. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789		 /*
10. The Girl Who Played With Fire
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307476159		 8/58


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Children's Interest



Bestseller List for May 5, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending May 1, 2011
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  Children's Interest Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207		 4/190
2. The Emerald Atlas
John Stephens, Knopf, $17.99, 9780375868702		 1/4
3. Big Nate Boredom Buster
Lincoln Peirce, Harper, $10.99, 9780062060945		 2/3
4. The Lost Hero
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $18.99, 9781423113393		 3/29
5. The Red Pyramid
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $17.99, 9781423113386		 7/29
6. Eona
Alison Goodman, Viking, $19.99, 9780670063116		 5/2
7. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Grace Lin, Little Brown, $7.99, 9780316038638		 6/4
8. Hooray for Amanda & Her Alligator!- Debut
Mo Willems, Balzer & Bray, $17.99, 9780062004000		 /1
9. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $11.99, 9780316013697		 9/107
10. Big Nate Out Loud- Debut
Lincoln Peirce, Andrews McMeel, $9.99, 9781449407186		 /1
11. Along for the Ride
Sarah Dessen, Speak, $8.99, 9780142415566		 10/4
12. I Am Number Four
Pittacus Lore, Harper, $17.99, 9780062026248		 13/12
13. I Broke My Trunk!
Mo Willems, Hyperion, $8.99, 9781423133094		 /10
14. We Are in a Book!
Mo Willems, Hyperion, $8.99, 9781423133087		 /21
15. We'll Always Have Summer- Debut
Jenny Han, S&S, $17.99, 9781416995586		 /1


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for May 5, 2011
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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. Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99, 9780679805274		 /*
3. A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Philip Christian Stead, Erin E. Stead (Illus.), Roaring Brook, $16.99, 9781596434028		 6/16
4. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908		 11/*
5. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007		 3/*
6. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035		 /*
7. Press Here
Herve Tullet, Chronicle, $14.99, 9780811879545		 13/2
8. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926		 /*
9. Love You Forever
Robert Munsch, Sheila McGraw (Illus.), Firefly, $5.95, 9780920668375		 /*
10. Me... Jane
Patrick McDonnell, Little Brown, $15.99, 9780316045469		 /2
11. Silverlicious
Victoria Kann, Harper, $17.99, 9780061781230		 9/13
12. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Bill Martin, Eric Carle (Illus.), Holt, $7.95, 9780805047905		 /*
13. Make Way for Ducklings
Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140564341		 15/*
14. Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad
David Soman, Jacky Davis, Dial, $16.99, 9780803734197		 7/6
15. Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters
Barack Obama, Loren Long (Illus.), Knopf, $17.99, 9780375835278		 12/22


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Children's Series



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

Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 1, 2011

16. Island Beneath the Sea
Isabel Allende, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780061988257

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

29. The Double Comfort Safari Club
Alexander McCall Smith, Anchor, $14, 9780307277480

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

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

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

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

34. Lord of Misrule
Jaimy Gordon, Vintage, $15, 9780307946737

35. A Question of Belief
Donna Leon, Penguin, $15, 9780143118954

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

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

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

39. Solar
Ian McEwan, Anchor, $15, 9780307739537

40. The Godfather of Kathmandu
John Burdett, Vintage, $14.95, 9781400097074

41. The Lotus Eaters
Tatjana Soli, St. Martin's, $14.99, 9780312674441

42. Remarkable Creatures
Tracy Chevalier, Plume, $15, 9780452296725

43. True Grit
Charles Portis, Overlook, $14.95, 9781590204597

44. The Shack
William Paul Young, Windblown, $14.99, 9780964729230

45. Mr. Peanut
Adam Ross, Vintage, $15, 9780307454904

46. Heart of the Matter
Emily Giffin, St. Martin's, $14.99, 9780312554170

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

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

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

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

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 1, 2011

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

27. Aftershock
Robert B. Reich, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307476333

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

29. Cracking the AP U.S. History Exam
Tom Meltzer, Jean Hofheimer Bennett, Princeton Review, $18.99, 9780375429910

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

31. Parisians
Graham Robb, Norton, $17.95, 9780393339734

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

33. Three Cups of Tea
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $16, 9780143038252

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

35. Infinite City: A San Francisco Atlas
Rebecca Solnit, Sandow Birk (Illus.), University of California Press, $24.95, 9780520262508

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

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

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

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

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

41. The Lost Cyclist
unknown, Mariner, $14.95, 9780547521985

42. NurtureShock
Po Bronson, Ashley Merryman, Twelve, $14.99, 9780446504133

43. Eat, Pray, Love
Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $16, 9780143118428

44. Dead End Gene Pool
Wendy Burden, Gotham, $16, 9781592406067

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

46. The CalorieKing Calorie, Fat & Carbohydrate Counter 2011
Allan Borushek, Family Health, $8.99, 9781930448339

47. The River of Doubt
Candice Millard, Broadway, $15, 9780767913737

48. The Power of Now
Eckhart Tolle, New World, $14, 9781577314806

49. Awkward Family Photos
Mike Bender, Doug Chernack, Three Rivers, $15, 9780307592293

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

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 1, 2011

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

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

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

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

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

21. Leonard Cohen: Poems and Songs
Leonard Cohen, Everyman's Library, $13.50, 9780307595836

22. I'll Walk Alone
Mary Higgins Clark, S&S, $25.99, 9781439180969

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

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

25. Say Her Name
Francisco Goldman, Grove Press, $24, 9780802119810

26. One Was a Soldier
Julia Spencer-Fleming, Minotaur, $24.99, 9780312334895

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

28. Bel-Air Dead
Stuart Woods, Putnam, $25.95, 9780399157363

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

30. 22 Britannia Road
Amanda Hodgkinson, Pamela Dorman Books, $25.95, 9780670022632

31. Save Me
Lisa Scottoline, St. Martin's, $27.99, 9780312380786

32. Good Poems, American Places
Garrison Keillor (Ed.), Viking, $28.95, 9780670022540

33. Minding Frankie
Maeve Binchy, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307273567

34. Live Wire
Harlan Coben, Dutton, $27.95, 9780525952060

35. Swim Back to Me
Ann Packer, Knopf, $24.95, 9781400044047

36. When the Killing's Done
T.C. Boyle, Viking , $26.95, 9780670022328

37. Elizabeth I
Margaret George, Viking, $30, 9780670022533

38. The Story of Beautiful Girl
Rachel Simon, Grand Central, $24.99, 9780446574464

39. Crunch Time
Diane Mott Davidson, Morrow, $26.99, 9780061348150

40. Emily, Alone
Stewart O'Nan, Viking, $25.95, 9780670022359

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

42. The Weird Sisters
Eleanor Brown, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, $24.95, 9780399157226

43. Once Upon a Time, There Was You
Elizabeth Berg, Random House, $26, 9781400068654

44. West of Here
Jonathan Evison, Algonquin, $24.95, 9781565129528

45. Field Gray
Philip Kerr, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399157417

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

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

48. The Uncoupling
Meg Wolitzer, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594487880

49. 44 Charles Street
Danielle Steel, Delacorte, $28, 9780385343145

50. A Turn in the Road
Debbie Macomber, Mira, $24.95, 9780778329831

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 1, 2011

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

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

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

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

20. Reading My Father
Alexandra Styron, Scribner, $25, 9781416591795

21. Wizard of Lies
Diana B. Hanriques, Times Books, $30, 9780805091342

22. Fire Season
Philip Connors, Ecco, $24.99, 9780061859366

23. Idea Man
Paul Allen, Portfolio, $27.95, 9781591843825

24. The 4-Hour Body
Timothy Ferriss, Crown, $27, 9780307463630

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

26. Life
Keith Richards, Little Brown, $29.99, 9780316034388

27. All That Is Bitter and Sweet
Ashley Judd, Ballantine, $26, 9780345523617

28. Tangled Webs
James B. Stewart, Penguin Press, $29.95, 9781594202698

29. Physics of the Future
Michio Kaku, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385530804

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

31. A Covert Affair
Jennet Conant, S&S, $28, 9781439163528

32. The Dressmaker of Khair Khana
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Harper, $24.99, 9780061732379

33. 63 Documents the Government Doesn't Want You to Read
Jesse Ventura, Dick Russell, Skyhorse, $24.95, 9781616082260

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

35. Autobiography of Mark Twain
Mark Twain, University of California Press, $34.95, 9780520267190

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

37. The Information
James Gleick, Pantheon, $29.95, 9780375423727

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

39. Hitman
Howie Carr, Forge, $25.99, 9780765326393

40. To End All Wars
Adam Hochschild, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28, 9780618758289

41. Barefoot Contessa How Easy Is That?
Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307238764

42. A Band of Misfits
Andrew Baggarly, Triumph, $19.95, 9781600785986

43. The Bond
Wayne Pacelle, Morrow, $26.99, 9780061969782

44. The Long Goodbye
Meghan O'Rourke, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594487989

45. At Home
Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780767919388

46. A Widow's Story
Joyce Carol Oates, Ecco, $27.99, 9780062015532

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

48. Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life
Karen Armstrong, Knopf, $22.95, 9780307595591

49. Liberty Defined
Ron Paul, Grand Central, $24.99, 9781455501458

50. Salad as a Meal
Patricia Wells, Morrow, $34.99, 9780061238833

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending May 1, 2011

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

19. Savage Nature
Christine Feehan, Jove, $7.99, 9780515149333

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

34. 61 Hours
Lee Child, Dell , $9.99, 9780440243694

35. Changes
Jim Butcher, Roc, $9.99, 9780451463470

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

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

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

39. The Rule of Nine
Steve Martini, Harper, $9.99, 9780061930225

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

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

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

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

44. Holly Blues
Susan Wittig Albert, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425240618

45. Deliver Us From Evil
David Baldacci, Vision, $9.99, 9780446564076

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

47. Nine Stories
J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $6.99, 9780316769501

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

49. The Fountainhead
Ayn Rand, NAL, $9.99, 9780451191151

50. The Brass Verdict
Michael Connelly, Grand Central, $9.99, 9780446401197

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