November 29, 2012

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for November 29, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending November 25, 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.		 2/*
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.		 1/5
3. 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.		 3/9
4. 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.		 5/25
5. Fifty Shades of Grey
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803481
The first novel in James' erotic, amusing, and deeply moving trilogy.		 4/33
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.		 7/20
7. Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel, Picador, $16, 9780312429980
The winner of the 2009 Man Booker Prize is now available in paperback.		 6/27
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.		 8/28
9. 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.		 9/11
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.		 12/3
11. Rules of Civility
Amor Towles, Penguin, $16, 9780143121169
Towles' captivating debut novel about an irresistible young woman with an uncommon sense of purpose.		 11/21
12. 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.		 10/33
13. Fifty Shades Darker
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803498
The second book in the 50 Shades Trilogy.		 13/31
14. Fifty Shades Freed
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803504
Book Three in James' bestselling 50 Shades Trilogy.		 14/31
15. The Art of Fielding
Chad Harbach, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316126670
Harbach's outstanding debut novel about baseball, ambition, family, friendship, and commitment.		 /27


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for November 29, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending November 25, 2012
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Team of Rivals
Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $21, 9781451688092
The new film Lincoln is based in part on Goodwin's bestselling look at Lincoln as the ultimate manager and motivator.		 1/3
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.		 2/4
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.		 3/29
4. The Swerve
Stephen J. Greenblatt, Norton, $16.95, 9780393343403
Greenblatt's riveting tale of the great cultural "swerve" known as the Renaissance.		 4/11
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.		 7/75
6. 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.		 5/10
7. 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.		 /2
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.		 6/9
9. 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.		 10/9
10. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878
Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock.		 8/46
11. 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.		 /66
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.		 9/2
13. F for Effort!
Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9781452113227
A brand-new compendium of hilarious and inventive wrong test answers and homework hiccups.		 /8
14. Arguably
Christopher Hitchens, Twelve, $18, 9781455502783
A collection of essays by the late political and social commentator.		 12/12
15. 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.		 /87
ON THE RISE
16. Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero
Chris Matthews, S&S, $16.99, 9781451635096
An insightful biography of John F. Kennedy by popular talk-show host Chris Matthews.		  


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for November 29, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending November 25, 2012
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Flight Behavior
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $28.99, 9780062124265
Kingsolver's powerful new novel about the complexities of modern life in rural Appalachia is a November 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 1/3
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.		 3/7
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.		 2/24
4. 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.		 4/2
5. The Casual Vacancy
J.K. Rowling, Little Brown, $35, 9780316228534
Rowling's darkly comic and thought provoking first novel for adults.		 6/8
6. 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.		 8/2
7. 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.		 5/4
8. Notorious Nineteen- Debut
Janet Evanovich, Bantam, $28, 9780345527745
An irresistible new Stephanie Plum novel by the bestselling author of Explosive Eighteen.		 /1
9. The Art Forger
B.A. Shapiro, Algonquin, $23.95, 9781616201326
Shapiro's dazzling literary thriller is a November 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 11/3
10. 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.		 10/10
11. The Forgotten- Debut
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $27.99, 9780446573054
Army Special Agent John Puller investigates the murder of his aunt in Baldacci's latest thriller.		 /1
12. The Last Man
Vince Flynn, Atria, $27.99, 9781416595212
Mitch Rapp searches for a valuable CIA asset in the latest thriller by the bestselling author of American Assassin.		 7/2
13. Winter of the World
Ken Follett, Dutton, $36, 9780525952923
Follett's epic follow-up to Fall of Giants is the second book of his Century Trilogy.		 14/9
14. 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.		 13/5
15. Telegraph Avenue
Michael Chabon, Harper, $27.99, 9780061493348
Chabon's triumphant new novel set in the borderlands of Berkeley and Oakland is an October 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 12/10


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for November 29, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending November 25, 2012
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
Jon Meacham, Random House, $35, 9781400067664
Pulitzer Prize-winner Meacham's magnificent biography of Thomas Jefferson is a December 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 1/2
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.		 4/2
3. 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.		 3/14
4. 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.		 2/4
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.		 5/7
6. America Again
Stephen Colbert, Grand Central, $28.99, 9780446583978
Colbert's hilarious follow-up to I Am America (And So Can You!).		 12/7
7. 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.		 10/35
8. 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.		 9/4
9. 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.		 6/3
10. 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.		 7/5
11. The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook
Deb Perelman, Knopf, $35, 9780307595652
A collection of celebrated food blogger Perelman's recipes for any night of the week, or for the most special occasions.		 8/4
12. The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy- Debut
David Nasaw, Penguin Press, $40, 9781594203763
Nasaw tells the full story of Joseph P. Kennedy, the founder of the 20th century's most famous political dynasty.		 /1
13. Killing Lincoln
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805093070
A riveting historical narrative of the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.		 14/43
14. No Easy Day
Mark Owen, Dutton, $26.95, 9780525953722
A first-person account of the planning and execution of the Bin Laden raid by a Navy SEAL who confronted the terrorist mastermind and witnessed his final moments.		 13/11
15. Waging Heavy Peace
Neil Young, Blue Rider, $30, 9780399159466
An insightful view of the personal life and musical creativity of legendary musician Neil Young.		 15/8
ON THE RISE
21. Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die
Willie Nelson, Morrow, $22.99, 9780062193643
Willie Nelson muses about his greatest influences and the things that are most important to him.		  


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for November 29, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending November 25, 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		 1/84
2. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835		 3/*
3. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553573428		 4/83
4. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553582024		 7/85
5. V Is for Vengeance
Sue Grafton, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425250563		 2/4
6. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780345535429		 6/85
7. Fall of Giants
Ken Follett, Signet, $9.99, 9780451232854		 5/9
8. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789		 8/*
9. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99, 9780812550702		 9/68
10. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488		 10/*


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Children's Interest



Bestseller List for November 29, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending November 25, 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		 1/4
2. Lego Ninjago: Character Encyclopedia
Claire Sipi, DK Publishing, $18.99, 9780756698126		 2/4
3. Star Wars Origami
Chris Alexander, Workman, $16.95, 9780761169437		 5/11
4. The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525478812		 6/45
5. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955		 3/77
6. Wonder
R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $15.99, 9780375869020		 4/35
7. Looking for Alaska
John Green, Puffin, $9.99, 9780142402511		 15/15
8. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207		 7/271
9. Son
Lois Lowry, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $17.99, 9780547887203		 9/7
10. Drama
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545326995		 8/11
11. Don't Let the Pigeon Finish This Activity Book!- Debut
Mo Willems, Hyperion, $19.99, 9781423133100		 /1
12. Every Day
David Levithan, Knopf, $17.99, 9780307931887		 /7
13. The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
Catherynne M. Valente, Ana Juan (Illus.), Square Fish, $6.99, 9781250010193		 /2
14. The Further Tale of Peter Rabbit
Emma Thompson, Eleanor Taylor (Illus.), Frederick Warne and Company, $20, 9780723269106		 /4
15. Liar & Spy
Rebecca Stead, Wendy Lamb Books, $15.99, 9780385737432		 /9


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for November 29, 2012
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  Children's Illustrated Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Safari: A Photicular Book
Dan Kainen, Carol Kaufmann, Workman, $24.95, 9780761163800		 2/5
2. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617		 1/*
3. This Is Not My Hat
Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655990		 4/6
4. This Moose Belongs to Me
Oliver Jeffers, Philomel, $16.99, 9780399161032		 5/2
5. Pete the Cat Saves Christmas
Eric Litwin, James Dean (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 9780062110626		 10/2
6. Olivia and the Fairy Princesses
Ian Falconer, Atheneum, $17.99, 9781442450271		 7/12
7. I Want My Hat Back
Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655983		 6/56
8. The Elf on the Shelf
Carol Abersoldt, Coe Steinwart (Illus.), CCA and B, $20, 9780976990703		 13/6
9. How Do Dinosaurs Say Merry Christmas?
Jane Yolen, Mark Teague (Illus.), Blue Sky Press, $16.99, 9780545416788		 14/2
10. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9780811877824		 8/60
11. The Polar Express
Chris Van Allsburg, Houghton Mifflin, $18.95, 9780395389492		 /*
12. Skippyjon Jones Cirque de Olé
Judy Schachner, Dial, $17.99, 9780803737822		 11/5
13. How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $15, 9780394800790		 /*
14. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926		 /*
15. The Thankful Book
Todd Parr, Little Brown, $9.99, 9780316181013		 3/4


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for November 29, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending November 25, 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. Matched (hardcover and paperback)
Ally Condie, Dutton
6. The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
7. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover and paperback)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
8. Captain Underpants (hardcover and paperback)
Dav Pilkey, Scholastic
9. Dork Diaries (hardcover)
Rachel Renee Russell, Aladdin
10. Divergent (hardcover and paperback)
Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books

Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending November 25, 2012

16. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Mariner, $13.95, 9780547928227

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

37. Crossing on the Paris
Dana Gynther, Gallery, $15, 9781451678239

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

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

40. 11/22/63
Stephen King, Gallery, $19.99, 9781451627299

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

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

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

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

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

46. Dark Places
Gillian Flynn, Three Rivers, $14, 9780307341570

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

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

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

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

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending November 25, 2012

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

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

18. Rin Tin Tin
Susan Orlean, S&S, $16, 9781439190142

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

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

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

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

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

24. 1493
Charles C. Mann, Vintage, $16.95, 9780307278241

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

34. Wreck This Journal
Keri Smith, Perigree, $15, 9780399161940

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

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

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

38. A Train in Winter
Caroline Moorehead, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780061650710

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

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

41. The Worst Hard Time
Timothy Egan, Mariner, $14.95, 9780618773473

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

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

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

45. Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness
Alexandra Fuller, Penguin, $15, 9780143121343

46. Year of the San Francisco Giants
Major League Baseball, Fenn-M&S, $19.99, 9780771057298

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

48. Crazy Salad & Scribble Scribble
Nora Ephron, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345804747

49. Civilization
Niall Ferguson, Penguin, $18, 9780143122067

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

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending November 25, 2012

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

42. The Bone Bed
Patricia Cornwell, Putnam Adult, $28.95, 9780399157561

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

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

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

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

47. Shadow of Night
Deborah Harkness, Viking, $28.95, 9780670023486

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

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

50. The Middlesteins
Jami Attenberg, Grand Central, $24.99, 9781455507214

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending November 25, 2012

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

24. Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Katherine Boo, Random House, $27, 9781400067558

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

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

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

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

29. Jerusalem
Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi, Ten Speed Press, $35, 9781607743941

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

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

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

33. Fifty Shades of Chicken
Pouline Reage, F.L. Fowler, Clarkson Potter, $19.99, 9780385345224

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

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

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

37. Mortality
Christopher Hitchens, Twelve, $22.99, 9781455502752

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

39. Both Flesh and Not
David Foster Wallace, Little Brown, $26.99, 9780316182379

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

41. Brain on Fire
Susannah Cahalan, Free Press, $25, 9781451621372

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

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

44. I'm Your Man
Sylvie Simmons, Ecco, $27.99, 9780061994982

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

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

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

48. Dearie
Bob Spitz, Knopf, $29.95, 9780307272225

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

50. Consider the Fork
Bee Wilson, Annabel Lee (Illus.), Basic Books, $26.99, 9780465021765

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending November 25, 2012

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

12. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

37. Room
Emma Donoghue, Little Brown, $7.99, 9780316223232

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

39. Zero Day
David Baldacci, Vision, $9.99, 9780446573023

40. Three-Day Town
Margaret Maron, Grand Central, $7.99, 9780446555777

41. Robert B. Parker's Killing the Blues
Michael Brandman, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425250457

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

43. The Host
Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown, $9.99, 9780316043045

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

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

46. The Shining
Stephen King, Anchor, $7.99, 9780307743657

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

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

49. 1225 Christmas Tree Lane
Debbie Macomber, Harlequin Mira, $7.99, 9780778313908

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

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