September 15, 2011

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for September 15, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending September 11, 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, 9780425245132
Stockett's wonderful debut novel set in the rural South of the 1960s.		 1/23
2. Sarah's Key
Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin, $13.99, 9781250004345
This mesmerizing story of a tragic past, and a present torn apart, is now a major motion picture.		 2/108
3. Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368
The remarkable debut novel from the author of the memoir My Own Country.		 3/85
4. Room
Emma Donoghue, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316098328
Donoghue's brilliant novel about the bonds between parent and child.		 5/18
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.		 4/25
6. One Day
David Nicholls, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307946713
A moving love story by the author of The Understudy.		 6/11
7. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Helen Simonson, Random House, $15, 9780812981223
Helen Simonson's charming debut novel about the endearing Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired).		 7/41
8. 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.		 8/118
9. Fall of Giants
Ken Follett, NAL, $25, 9780451232571
Book One of Follett's Century Trilogy is now available in paperback.		 9/2
10. The Postmistress
Sarah Blake, Berkley, $15, 9780425238691
Blake's stirring debut novel is set during WWII.		 10/32
11. 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.		 13/7
12. By Nightfall- Debut
Michael Cunningham, Picador, $15, 9780312610432
Cunningham's poetic and compelling novel is a heartbreaking look at a marriage.		 /1
13. 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.		 12/36
14. Little Bee
Chris Cleave, S&S, $15, 9781416589648
Cleave's bestselling novel about a Nigerian refugee in England.		 14/82
15. Great House- Debut
Nicole Krauss, Norton, $14.95, 9780393340648
A brilliant novel by the bestselling author of The History of Love.		 /1
ON THE RISE
19. Headhunters
Jo Nesbø, Vintage , $14.95, 9780307948687
A funny, dark, and twisted caper story by the bestselling author of The Snowman.


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for September 15, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending September 11, 2011
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. 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.		 1/27
2. Cleopatra: A Life- Debut
Stacy Schiff, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316001946
Pulitzer Prize-winner Schiff's masterful biography of Cleopatra is now in paperback.		 /1
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.		 3/13
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.		 2/35
5. 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.		 4/18
6. The Emperor of All Maladies
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $18, 9781439170915
Mukherjee's comprehensive history of cancer is now in paperback.		 9/5
7. 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.		 6/45
8. 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.		 7/14
9. 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.		 10/22
10. 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.		 5/24
11. Let's Take the Long Way Home
Gail Caldwell, Random House, $14, 9780812979114
Caldwell's heartwarming memoir of her friendship with author Caroline Knapp.		 8/5
12. 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.		 11/28
13. 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.		 14/4
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."		 12/206
15. Life
Keith Richards, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316034418
An autobiography of the legendary founding member of the Rolling Stones.		 13/19
ON THE RISE
18. Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.
Sam Wasson, Harper Perennial, $13.99, 9780061774164
Wasson's fascinating look at Audrey Hepburn and the filming of Breakfast at Tiffany's.


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for September 15, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending September 11, 2011
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. 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.		 2/29
2. 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 is a June Indie Next List Great Read.		 1/14
3. 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.		 15/2
4. A Dance With Dragons
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $35, 9780553801477
The highly anticipated fifth book of Martin's epic fantasy, A Song of Ice and Fire.		 4/9
5. Rules of Civility
Amor Towles, Viking, $26.95, 9780670022694
Towles' captivating debut novel about an irresistible young woman with an uncommon sense of purpose is an August Indie Next List Great Read.		 5/7
6. The Leftovers
Tom Perrotta, St. Martin's, $25.99, 9780312358341
In his new novel, Perrotta looks at what happens when millions of people suddenly disappear without explanation. A September Indie Next List Great Read.		 3/2
7. The Language of Flowers
Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Ballantine, $25, 9780345525543
Diffenbaugh's beautiful debut novel about a woman whose gift for flowers helps her change the lives of others is a September Indie Next List Great Read.		 6/3
8. Pirate King- Debut
Laurie R. King, Bantam, $25, 9780553807981
In King's latest adventure featuring Mary Russell and her husband, Sherlock Holmes, readers enter the world of silent films-where the pirates are real and the shooting isn't all done with cameras.		 /1
9. We the Animals
Justin Torres, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $18, 9780547576725
This deeply moving debut novel about growing up is a September Indie Next List Great Read.		 14/2
10. 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.		 13/19
11. The Magician King
Lev Grossman, Viking, $26.95, 9780670022311
Grossman returns to Fillory in the riveting sequel to his 2009 bestseller, The Magicians. An August Indie Next List Great Read.		 7/5
12. 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.		 11/68
13. The Submission- Debut
Amy Waldman, FSG, $26, 9780374271565
Waldman's novel is a deeply moving story of Manhattan 10 years after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack.		 /1
14. A Trick of the Light
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $25.99, 9780312655457
The engrossing new Chief Inspector Gamache mystery by the author of Bury Your Dead is a September Indie Next List Great Read.		 9/2
15. The Keeper of Lost Causes
Jussi Adler-Olsen, Dutton, $25.95, 9780525952480
The first book in Adler-Olsen's Department Q crime fiction series is a September 2011 Indie Next List Great Read.		 8/3
ON THE RISE
17. Train Dreams
Denis Johnson, FSG, $18, 9780374281144
A new novella suffused with the history and landscapes of the American West, by the National Book Award-winning author of Tree of Smoke.


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for September 15, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending September 11, 2011
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back- Debut
Thomas L. Friedman, Michael Mandelbaum, FSG, $28, 9780374288907
An exploration of the American condition today and a rousing manifesto for American renewal.		 /1
2. 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.		 2/18
3. 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.		 3/43
4. 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!		 4/15
5. In My Time
Dick Cheney, Threshold Editions, $35, 9781439176191
A memoir by the former vice president.		 1/2
6. Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness
Alexandra Fuller, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594202995
In Fuller's sequel to Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight, she returns to Africa and the story of her unforgettable family.		 7/3
7. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $26.99, 9780316056861
Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock.		 6/23
8. 1493
Charles C. Mann, Knopf, $30.50, 9780307265722
A fascinating look at the ecological changes brought about by European vessels that carried thousands of species from the New World to homes across the oceans.		 5/5
9. The Greater Journey
David McCullough, S&S, $37.50, 9781416571766
McCullough's look at adventurous American artists, writers, doctors, architects, and others who set off for Paris between 1830 and 1900, with ambitions to excel in their work.		 9/16
10. The Eighty-Dollar Champion
Elizabeth Letts, Ballantine, $26, 9780345521088
The heartwarming true story of the plow-horse that won the 1958 National Horse Show is a September Indie Next List Great Read.		 10/3
11. Arguably
Christopher Hitchens, Twelve, $30, 9781455502776
A collection of essays by the popular political and social commentator.		 13/2
12. A Stolen Life
Jaycee Dugard, S&S, $24.99, 9781451629187
The incredible true story of Jaycee Dugard's kidnapping, 18-year imprisonment, and her survival--in Jaycee's own words.		 8/9
13. Just My Type
Simon Garfield, Gotham, $27.50, 9781592406524
A very entertaining and revealing guide to the history of type, and what our favorite fonts say about us.		 15/2
14. Prime Time
Jane Fonda, Random House, $27, 9781400066971
Fonda's blueprint for living well and for making the most of life, especially the second half of it.		 12/5
15. Turn Right at Machu Picchu
Mark Adams, Dutton, $26.95, 9780525952244
An adventure travel expert--who's never actually done anything adventurous--tries to recreate the original expedition to Machu Picchu in the Andes.		 11/9
ON THE RISE
16. What It Is Like to Go to War
Karl Marlantes, Atlantic Monthly, $25, 9780802119926
A brilliant nonfiction book about war by the author of Matterhorn, the 2011 Indies' Choice Award for Adult Debut.


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for September 15, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending September 11, 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		 1/22
2. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553579901		 2/23
3. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553573428		 3/21
4. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553582024		 4/23
5. The Reversal
Michael Connelly, Vision, $9.99, 9780446556750		 5/3
6. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789		 7/*
7. The Confession
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780440245117		 6/8
8. American Assassin
Vince Flynn, Pocket, $9.99, 9781416595199		 8/2
9. Port Mortuary- Debut
Patricia Cornwell, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425243602		 /1
10. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488		 9/*


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Children's Interest



Bestseller List for September 15, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending September 11, 2011
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  Children's Interest Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Darth Paper Strikes Back
Tom Angleberger, Amulet, $12.95, 9781419700279		 1/3
2. Wildwood
Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis (Illus.), Balzer & Bray/HarperTeen, $17.99, 9780062024688		 2/2
3. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $17.99, 9781594744761		 4/14
4. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207		 3/209
5. The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
Tom Angleberger, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810984257		 7/14
6. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $11.99, 9780316013697		 8/126
7. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955		 6/18
8. Thirteen Reasons Why
Jay Asher, Razorbill, $10.99, 9781595141880		 5/13
9. Should I Share My Ice Cream?
Mo Willems, Hyperion, $8.99, 9781423143437		 10/13
10. The Lost Hero
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $18.99, 9781423113393		 14/48
11. Shelter- Debut
Harlan Coben, Putnam, $18.99, 9780399256509		 /1
12. Middle School, the Worst Years of My Life
James Patterson, Chris Tebbetts, Laura Park (Illus.), Little Brown, $15.99, 9780316101875		 9/11
13. 13 Gifts
Wendy Mass, Scholastic, $16.99, 9780545310031		 11/2
14. The Giver
Lois Lowry, Laurel-Leaf, $6.99, 9780440237686		 /*
15. Mr. Popper's Penguins
Richard Atwater, Florence Atwater, Little Brown, $6.99, 9780316058438		 /*


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for September 15, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending September 11, 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		 1/*
2. The Wizard of Oz: A Scanimation Book
Rufus Butler Seder (Illus.), Workman, $14.95, 9780761163732		 3/5
3. Llama Llama Home with Mama
Anna Dewdney, Viking, $17.99, 9780670012329		 4/3
4. Skippyjon Jones, Class Action
Judy Schachner, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525422280		 2/9
5. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007		 7/*
6. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908		 8/*
7. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926		 5/*
8. Moo
Matthew Van Fleet, S&S, $16.99, 9781442435032		 14/2
9. Bumble-Ardy- Debut
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780062051981		 /1
10. Otis and the Tornado- Debut
Loren Long, Philomel, $17.99, 9780399254772		 /1
11. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035		 9/*
12. The Astonishing Secret of Awesome Man- Debut
Michael Chabon, Jake Parker (Illus.), Balzer & Bray/HarperTeen, $17.99, 9780061914621		 /1
13. Make Way for Ducklings
Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140564341		 12/*
14. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9780811877824		 10/13
15. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Bill Martin, Eric Carle (Illus.), Holt, $7.95, 9780805047905		 /*


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for September 15, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending September 11, 2011
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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. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
4. The 39 Clues (hardcover)
Gordon Korman, et al., Scholastic
5. The Ranger's Apprentice (hardcover and paperback)
John Flanagan, Puffin
6. Lorien Legacies (hardcover and paperback)
Pittacus Lore, Harper
7. Big Nate (hardcover and paperback)
Lincoln Peirce, Harper
8. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
9. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
10. The Kane Chronicles (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion

Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending September 11, 2011

16. Water for Elephants
Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $14.95, 9781616200701

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

18. The Magicians
Lev Grossman, Plume, $16, 9780452296299

19. Headhunters
Jo Nesbø, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307948687

20. Faithful Place
Tana French, Penguin, $16, 9780143119494

21. The Cookbook Collector
Allegra Goodman, Dial, $15, 9780385340861

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

23. The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise
Julia Stuart, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307476913

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

25. In the Company of Others
Jan Karon, Penguin, $16, 9780143119913

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

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

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

29. Matterhorn
Karl Marlantes, Grove Press, $15.95, 9780802145314

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

31. You Deserve Nothing
Alexander Kolya Maksik, Europa Editions, $15, 9781609450489

32. Left Neglected
Lisa Genova, Gallery, $15, 9781439164655

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

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

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

36. French Lessons
Ellen Sussman, Ballantine, $15, 9780345522771

37. All Our Worldly Goods
Irene Nemirovsky, Irne Nmirovsky, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307743299

38. Super Sad True Love Story
Gary Shteyngart, Random House, $15, 9780812977868

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

40. Half Broke Horses
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $16, 9781416586296

41. Tinkers
Paul Harding, Bellevue, $14.95, 9781934137123

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

43. Juliet
Anne Fortier, Ballantine, $15, 9780345516114

44. The God of the Hive
Laurie R. King, Bantam, $15, 9780553590418

45. Safe Haven
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $14.99, 9780446547604

46. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $17, 9780553386790

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

48. Bury Your Dead
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $14.99, 9780312626907

49. The Distant Hours
Kate Morton, Washington Square Press, $15, 9781439152799

50. The Sixth Man
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $14.99, 9781455510320

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending September 11, 2011

16. Inside of a Dog
Alexandra Horowitz, Scribner, $16, 9781416583431

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

18. Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.
Sam Wasson, Harper Perennial, $13.99, 9780061774164

19. Lucky Peach, Issue 1: Ramen
Chris Ying (Ed.), McSweeney's, $10, 9781936365463

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

21. Griftopia
Matt Taibbi, Spiegel & Grau, $16, 9780385529969

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

23. 1491
Charles C. Mann, Vintage, $16.95, 9781400032051

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

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

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

27. The Wave
Susan Casey, Anchor, $15.95, 9780767928854

28. Slow Love
Dominique Browning, Plume, $15, 9780452297500

29. The Other Wes Moore
Wes Moore, Spiegel & Grau, $15, 9780385528207

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

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

32. The Official SAT Study Guide
College Board, $21.99, 9780874478525

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

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

35. Into the Wild
Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307387172

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

37. The Disappearing Spoon
Sam Kean, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316051637

38. The Tipping Point
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $15.99, 9780316346627

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

40. Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
Alexandra Fuller, Random House, $15, 9780375758997

41. Clark Howard's Living Large in Lean Times
Clark Howard, Avery, $18, 9781583334331

42. The Memory Palace
Mira Bartok, Free Press, $15, 9781439183328

43. Guns, Germs, and Steel
Jared Diamond, Norton, $18.95, 9780393317558

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

45. A People's History of the United States
Howard Zinn, Harper, $18.99, 9780060838652

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

47. Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease
Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., Avery, $17, 9781583333006

48. Yoga Bitch
Suzanne Morrison, Three Rivers Press, $15, 9780307717443

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

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

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending September 11, 2011

16. Maine
J.Courtney Sullivan, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307595126

17. Train Dreams
Denis Johnson, FSG, $18, 9780374281144

18. Kill Me If You Can
James Patterson, Marshall Karp, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316097543

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

20. Ready Player One
Ernest Cline, Crown, $24, 9780307887436

21. The Race
Clive Cussler, Justin Scott, Putnam, $27.95, 9780399157813

22. The Tiger's Wife
Tea Obreht, Random House, $25, 9780385343831

23. The Cut
George Pelecanos, Reagan Arthur, $25.99, 9780316078429

24. Portrait of a Spy
Daniel Silva, Harper, $26.99, 9780062072184

25. Only Time Will Tell
Jeffrey Archer, St. Martin's, $27.99, 9780312539559

26. The Dog Who Knew Too Much
Spencer Quinn, Atria, $25, 9781439157091

27. The Family Fang
Kevin Wilson, Ecco, $23.99, 9780061579035

28. The Last Werewolf
Glen Duncan, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307595089

29. Ghost Story
Jim Butcher, Roc, $27.95, 9780451463791

30. House of Holes
Nicholson Baker, S&S, $25, 9781439189511

31. Flash and Bones
Kathy Reichs, Scribner, $26.99, 9781439102411

32. The Measure of the Magic
Terry Brooks, Del Rey, $27, 9780345484208

33. The Omen Machine
Terry Goodkind, Tor, $29.99, 9780765327727

34. Girls in White Dresses
Jennifer Close, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307596857

35. The Snowman
Jo Nesbø, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307595867

36. The Lantern
Deborah Lawrenson, Harper, $25.99, 9780062049698

37. Before I Go to Sleep
S.J. Watson, Harper, $25.99, 9780062060556

38. She Walks in Beauty
Caroline Kennedy (Ed.), Hyperion, $24.99, 9781401341459

39. Full Black
Brad Thor, Atria, $26.99, 9781416586616

40. Turn of Mind
Alice LaPlante, Atlantic Monthly, $24, 9780802119773

41. Cold Vengeance
Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446554985

42. The Emperor of Lies
Steve Sem-Sandberg, FSG, $30, 9780374139643

43. This Beautiful Life
Helen Schulman, Harper, $24.99, 9780062024381

44. The Map of Time
Felix J. Palma, Atria, $26, 9781439167397

45. Dark Predator
Christine Feehan, Berkley, $26.95, 9780425241974

46. Iron House
John Hart, Thomas Dunne, $25.99, 9780312380342

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

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

49. The Most Dangerous Thing
Laura Lippman, Morrow, $25.99, 9780061706516

50. The Tears of the Sun
S.M. Stirling, Roc, $26.95, 9780451464156

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending September 11, 2011

16. What It Is Like to Go to War
Karl Marlantes, Atlantic Monthly, $25, 9780802119926

17. Start Something That Matters
Blake Mycoskie, Spiegel & Grau, $22, 9781400069187

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

19. The Social Animal
David Brooks, Random House, $27, 9781400067602

20. Rafa
Rafael Nadal, John Carlin, Hyyperion, $27.99, 9781401324513

21. Willpower
Roy F. Baumeister, John Tierney, Penguin Press, $27.95, 9781594203077

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

23. Nothing Daunted
Dorothy Wickenden, Scribner, $26, 9781439176580

24. Believing Is Seeing
Errol Morris, Penguin Press, $40, 9781594203015

25. Top Secret America
Dana Priest, William Arkin, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316182218

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

27. Wendy and the Lost Boys
Julie Salamon, Penguin Press, $29.95, 9781594202988

28. Incognito
David M. Eagleman, Pantheon, $26.95, 9780307377333

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

30. SEAL Team Six
Howard E. Wasdin, Stephen Templin, St. Martin's, $26.99, 9780312699451

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

32. Sleeping with the Enemy
Hal Vaughan, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307592637

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

34. All My Friends Are Dead
Avery Monsen, Jory John, Chronicle, $9.95, 9780811874557

35. The Dukan Diet
Pierre Dukan, Crown Archetype, $26, 9780307887962

36. 101 Things to Learn in Art School
Kit White, MIT Press, $14.95, 9780262016216

37. 40 Years of Chez Panisse
Alice Waters, Clarkson Potter, $55, 9780307718266

38. I Am Maru
Mugumogu, Morrow, $15.99, 9780062088413

39. Area 51
Annie Jacobsen, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316132947

40. A Book of Secrets
Michael Holroyd, FSG, $26, 9780374115586

41. Strengths Finder 2.0
Tom Rath, Gallup, $24.95, 9781595620156

42. After America
Mark Steyn, Regnery, $29.95, 9781596981003

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

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

45. Blood, Bones & Butter
Gabrielle Hamilton, Random House, $26, 9781400068722

46. The Warmth of Other Suns
Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $30, 9780679444329

47. Mission Street Food
Karen Leibowitz, Anthony Myint, McSweeney's, $30, 9781936365159

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

49. Leningrad
Anna Reid, Walker & Company, $30, 9780802715944

50. Absolute Monarchs
John Julius Norwich, Random House, $30, 9781400067152

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending September 11, 2011

11. Painted Ladies
Robert B. Parker, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425243626

12. The Glass Rainbow
James Lee Burke, Pocket Star, $9.99, 9781439128312

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

14. The Emperor's Tomb
Steve Berry, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345505507

15. Hell's Corner
David Baldacci, Vision, $9.99, 9780446571418

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

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

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

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

20. The Rembrandt Affair
Daniel Silva, Signet, $9.99, 9780451233998

21. The Girl Who Played With Fire
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307476159

22. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935

23. The Fifth Woman
Henning Mankell, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307946669

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

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

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

27. Moonlight Mile
Dennis Lehane, Harper, $9.99, 9780061836954

28. 1105 Yakima Street
Debbie Macomber, Mira, $7.99, 9780778312512

29. Strategic Moves
Stuart Woods, Signet, $9.99, 9780451234452

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

31. One Salt Sea
Seanan McGuire, DAW, $7.99, 9780756406837

32. Envy
J.R. Ward, Signet, $7.99, 9780451229458

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

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

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

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

37. Lost Empire
Clive Cussler, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425243619

38. Leonard Maltin's 2012 Movie Guide
Leonard Maltin, Signet, $9.99, 9780451234476

39. Sizzling Sixteen
Janet Evanovich, St. Martin's, $8.99, 9780312383312

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

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

42. The Spider's Web
Margaret Coel, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425243756

43. Royal Blood
Rhys Bowen, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425243749

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

45. Out of the Dark
David Weber, Tor, $7.99, 9780765363817

46. Sleight of Paw
Sofie Kelly, Signet, $7.99, 9780451234537

47. Wicked Appetite
Janet Evanovich, St. Martin's, $8.99, 9780312383350

48. The Black Prism
Brent Weeks, Orbit, $7.99, 9780316068130

49. Private
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, Vision, $9.99, 9780446574723

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

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