Bestseller List for December 12, 2013
from sales the week ending December 8, 2013
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Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for December 12, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending December 8, 2013
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Trade Paperback Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
1. |
Dear Life Alice Munro, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307743725 A brilliant collection of stories from one of the most beloved writers of our time and winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature. |
1/18 |
2. |
Where'd You Go, Bernadette Maria Semple, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316204262 Semple's compulsively readable and touching novel about misplaced genius and a mother and daughter's roles in an absurd world. |
2/36 |
3. |
The Round House Louise Erdrich, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062065254 The masterful novel by the author of The Plague of Doves is the 2012 National Book Award-winner for fiction. |
3/11 |
4. |
Beautiful Ruins Jess Walter, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780061928178 Walter's dazzling yet deeply human novel spans 50 years and nearly as many lives. |
4/36 |
5. |
Me Before You Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $16, 9780143124542 A memorable love story about two people who couldn't have less in common. |
8/19 |
6. |
The Dinner Herman Koch, Hogarth, $14, 9780385346856 Koch's novel reveals the dark side of genteel society. |
6/6 |
7. |
Flight Behavior Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $16.99, 9780062124272 Kingsolver's powerful novel about the complexities of modern life in rural Appalachia. |
7/27 |
8. |
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore Robin Sloan, Picador, $15, 9781250037756 Sloan's dazzling literary adventure, set mostly in a small San Francisco bookstore, is now available in paperback. |
5/11 |
9. |
The Best American Short Stories 2013 Elizabeth Strout, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780547554839 A very satisfying collection of the year's best short stories. |
9/9 |
10. |
The Light Between Oceans M.L. Stedman, Scribner, $16, 9781451681758 Stedman's heartbreaking and transcendent debut novel is now available in paperback. |
12/36 |
11. |
The Aviator's Wife- Debut Melanie Benjamin, Bantam, $15, 9780345528681 Benjamin's fascinating novel about the marriage of Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh. |
/1 |
12. |
Telegraph Avenue Michael Chabon, Harper Perennial, $16.99, 9780061493355 Chabon's big-hearted, exhilarating novel explores the profoundly intertwined lives of two Oakland, California families. |
10/13 |
13. |
The Orphan Master's Son Adam Johnson, Random House, $15, 9780812982626 Johnson's epic story of a young man's journey through the mysterious dictatorship of North Korea. |
14/34 |
14. |
The Art Forger B.A. Shapiro, Algonquin, $14.95, 9781616203160 Shapiro's absorbing literary thriller treats readers to three centuries of forgers, art thieves, and obsessive collectors. |
/28 |
15. |
Orphan Train- Debut Christina Baker Kline, Morrow, $14.99, 9780061950728 A powerful novel of upheaval and resilience, of unexpected friendship, and of the secrets we carry that keep us from finding out who we are. |
/1 |
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for December 12, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending December 8, 2013
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Trade Paperback Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
1. |
Hyperbole and a Half Allie Brosh, Touchstone, $17.99, 9781451666175 Brosh's highly anticipated book showcases her unique voice, wit, and ability to capture complex emotions with deceptively simple illustrations. The #1 November 2013 Indie Next List Great Read. |
1/6 |
2. |
Unlikely Loves Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761174424 A celebration of love between species by the bestselling author of Unlikely Friendships. |
2/10 |
3. |
Wild Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307476074 A powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery by the bestselling author of Tiny Beautiful Things. |
4/37 |
4. |
World Almanac and Book of Facts 2014 Sarah Janssen (Ed.), World Almanac, $13.99, 9781600571824 The dependable reference guide, updated for 2014. |
6/2 |
5. |
The Old Farmer's Almanac 2014 Old Farmer's Almanac, $7.95, 9781571986030 The annual almanac of weather, astrology, calendars, gardening tips, home remedies, and more. |
7/14 |
6. |
Orange Is the New Black Piper Kerman, Spiegel & Grau, $16, 9780812986181 Kerman's heartbreaking, hilarious, and at time enraging story of her year incarcerated is the basis of a new Netflix series. |
3/14 |
7. |
Quiet Susan Cain, Broadway, $16, 9780307352156 Cain seeks to change how we see introverts and, equally important, how introverts see themselves. |
5/45 |
8. |
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. |
8/58 |
9. |
How Music Works David Byrne, McSweeney's, $20, 9781938073533 Byrne's brainy, irresistible, and impassioned argument about music's liberating, life-affirming power. |
9/12 |
10. |
Dog Shaming Pascale Lemire, Three Rivers Press, $15, 9780385349345 Based on the runaway web phenomenon featuring the most hilarious, most shameful, and never-before-seen doggie misdeeds. |
/2 |
11. |
Wreck This Journal Keri Smith, Perigee, $15, 9780399161940 Readers who've ever wished to, but had trouble starting, keeping, or finishing a journal will discover a new way to escape the fear of the blank page. |
/15 |
12. |
The World Until Yesterday Jared Diamond, Penguin, $18, 9780143124405 Diamond provides a mesmerizing, firsthand picture of the human past as it had been for millions of years and considers what the differences between that past and our present mean for our lives today. |
10/6 |
13. |
Holidays on Ice David Sedaris, Back Bay, $10, 9780316078917 Celebrate the holidays with one of the funniest writers of our time. |
/14 |
14. |
Awkward Family Holiday Photos- Debut Mike Bender, Doug Chernack, Three Rivers Press, $15, 9780307888136 From the bestselling authors of Awkward Family Photos comes a celebration of those special times when our families embarrass us the most: the holidays. |
/1 |
15. |
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. |
/65 |
ON THE RISE | ||
23. |
Philomena Martin Sixsmith, Penguin , $16, 9780143124726 The heartbreaking true story about the the love between a mother and son who endured a lifelong separation is now a major motion picture. |
Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for December 12, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending December 8, 2013
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Hardcover Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
1. |
The Goldfinch Donna Tartt, Little Brown, $30, 9780316055437 A new novel of shocking narrative energy and power, plumbing the deepest mysteries of love, identity, and art, by the bestselling author of The Secret History. |
1/7 |
2. |
Dog Songs Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $26.95, 9781594204784 Oliver's new collection of poems paints a portrait of her relationships with the companions that have accompanied her daily walks, warmed her home, and inspired her work. |
2/9 |
3. |
Sycamore Row John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385537131 In his latest bestselling thriller, Grisham returns to the setting and the compelling characters of his first novel, A Time to Kill. |
4/7 |
4. |
The Valley of Amazement Amy Tan, Ecco, $29.99, 9780062107312 Tan's evocative novel of two women's intertwined fates and their search for identity is a November 2013 Indie Next List Great Read. |
5/5 |
5. |
Aimless Love Billy Collins, Random House, $26, 9780679644057 From the two-term Poet Laureate of the United States comes his first compilation of new and selected poems in 12 years. |
3/7 |
6. |
The First Phone Call From Heaven Mitch Albom, Harper, $24.99, 9780062294371 Albom's moving new novel about a small town on Lake Michigan that gets worldwide attention when its citizens start receiving phone calls from the afterlife. |
9/4 |
7. |
S. J.J. Abrams, Doug Dorst, Mulholland, $35, 9780316201643 Abrams and Dorst's love letter to the written word is the chronicle of two readers finding each other in the margins of a book and enmeshing themselves in a deadly struggle between forces they don't understand. |
8/6 |
8. |
The Luminaries Eleanor Catton, Little Brown, $27, 9780316074315 Catton's breathtaking feat of storytelling in which everything is connected but nothing is as it seems is the winner of the 2013 Man Booker Prize. |
6/8 |
9. |
The Gods of Guilt- Debut Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $28, 9780316069519 Mickey Haller returns in the new Lincoln Lawyer novel by the bestselling author of The Fifth Witness. |
/1 |
10. |
The Circle Dave Eggers, Knopf, $27.95, 9780385351393 An exhilarating new novel by the bestselling author of the National Book Award finalist A Hologram for the King. |
7/9 |
11. |
The Good Lord Bird James McBride, Riverhead, $27.95, 9781594486340 McBride's rousing novel is the story a young boy born a slave who joins John Brown's anti-slavery crusade and must pass as a girl to survive. Winner of the 2013 National Book Award for Fiction. |
14/5 |
12. |
The Lowland Jhumpa Lahiri, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307265746 The extraordinary new novel by the author of The Namesake is short-listed for the 2013 Man Booker Prize and is an October Indie Next List Great Read. |
10/11 |
13. |
Command Authority- Debut Tom Clancy, Putnam Adult, $29.95, 9780399160479 There's a new strong man in Russia whose rise to power is based on a dark secret hidden for decades. The solution to that mystery lies with a most unexpected source, President Jack Ryan. |
/1 |
14. |
The Signature of All Things Elizabeth Gilbert, Viking, $28.95, 9780670024858 The highly anticipated new novel by the author of Eat, Pray, Love is an October 2013 Indie Next List Great Read. |
11/10 |
15. |
Doctor Sleep Stephen King, Scribner, $30, 9781476727653 King's riveting sequel to The Shining is about the now middle-aged Dan Torrance and the very special 12-year-old girl he must save. |
13/11 |
Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for December 12, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending December 8, 2013
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
1. |
David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $29, 9780316204361 In his new bestseller, Gladwell draws upon history, psychology, and powerful storytelling to reshape the way we think of the world around us. |
1/10 |
2. |
Things That Matter Charles Krauthammer, Crown Forum, $28, 9780385349178 A collection of Krauthammer's columns and essays written over the last three decades. |
4/7 |
3. |
The Bully Pulpit Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $40, 9781416547860 Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Kearns Goodwin's highly anticipated new book is a dynamic history of the first decade of the Progressive era, the tumultuous time when the nation was coming unseamed and reform was in the air. |
2/5 |
4. |
I Am Malala Malala Yousafzai, Little Brown, $26, 9780316322409 The remarkable memoir of a young Pakistani girl who refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education. |
3/9 |
5. |
One Summer: America, 1927 Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780767919401 In his latest, Bryson transports readers on a journey back to one amazing season in American life. |
5/10 |
6. |
Stitches Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $17.95, 9781594632587 Lamott's wise and compassionate exploration of how we can make sense of life's chaos. |
7/5 |
7. |
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. |
10/68 |
8. |
Killing Jesus Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805098549 The latest by the bestselling authors of Killing Lincoln and Killing Kennedy. |
9/11 |
9. |
George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution- Debut Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger, Sentinel, $27.95, 9781595231031 A fascinating look at the little-known, top secret group called the Culper Spy Ring and its pivotal role in the American Revolution. |
/1 |
10. |
The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Viking, $28.95, 9780670025817 Brown tells the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. |
12/26 |
11. |
The Men Who United the States Simon Winchester, Harper, $29.99, 9780062079602 Winchester's fascinating look at the men who toiled fearlessly to discover, connect, and bond the citizenry and geography of the United States from its beginnings. |
11/8 |
12. |
My Promised Land Ari Shavit, Spiegel & Grau, $28, 9780385521703 An authoritative and deeply personal narrative history of the State of Israel, by one of the most influential journalists writing about the Middle East today. |
8/2 |
13. |
This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99, 9780062236678 Patchett's resonant portrait of her life is a November 2013 Indie Next List Great Read. |
6/5 |
14. |
Humans of New York- Debut Brandon Stanton, St. Martin's, $29.99, 9781250038821 Based on the popular blog of the same name, this is a beautiful, heartfelt, funny, and inspiring collection of photographs and stories capturing the spirit of a city. |
/1 |
15. |
Guinness World Records 2014 Guinness World Records, $28.95, 9781908843357 The latest incarnation of the bestselling annual with thousands of new and classic records. |
13/10 |
ON THE RISE | ||
21. |
The Kid Ben Bradlee, Jr., Little Brown, $35, 9780316614351 A thrilling and honest account of baseball legend Ted Williams in all his glory and human complexity. |
Mass Market
Bestseller List for December 12, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending December 8, 2013
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Mass Market |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
1. |
A Dance With Dragons George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553582017 |
1/6 |
2. |
Ender's Game Orson Scott Card, Tor, $7.99, 9780765370624 |
2/122 |
3. |
A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716 |
3/138 |
4. |
The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $6.99, 9780316769488 |
5/* |
5. |
A Clash of Kings George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780345535429 |
8/139 |
6. |
Speaker for the Dead Orson Scott Card, Tor, $7.99, 9780812550757 |
4/7 |
7. |
Notorious Nineteen Janet Evanovich, Bantam, $8.99, 9780345527769 |
7/3 |
8. |
The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.99, 9780756404741 |
/24 |
9. |
A Feast for Crows George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553582024 |
10/139 |
10. |
A Storm of Swords George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780345543981 |
6/135 |
Children's Interest
Bestseller List for December 12, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending December 8, 2013
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Children's Interest |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
1. |
The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780385754729 |
1/325 |
2. |
The Fault in Our Stars John Green, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525478812 |
2/99 |
3. |
Wonder R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $15.99, 9780375869020 |
3/89 |
4. |
Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures Kate DiCamillo, K.G. Campbell (Illus.), Candlewick, $17.99, 9780763660406 |
4/11 |
5. |
Fortunately, the Milk Neil Gaiman, Skottie Young (Illus.), Harper, $14.99, 9780062224071 |
9/12 |
6. |
Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims Rush Limbaugh, Threshold Editions, $19.99, 9781476755861 |
6/6 |
7. |
Star Wars: Jedi Academy Jeffrey Brown, Scholastic, $12.99, 9780545505178 |
7/15 |
8. |
Looking for Alaska John Green, Speak, $9.99, 9780142402511 |
5/69 |
9. |
Frog Trouble . . . and Eleven Other Pretty Serious Songs Sandra Boynton, Workman, $16.95, 9780761171768 |
8/11 |
10. |
Counting by 7s Holly Goldberg Sloan, Dial, $16.99, 9780803738553 |
/5 |
11. |
The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780061992254 |
13/45 |
12. |
God Got a Dog Cynthia Rylant, Marla Frazee (Illus.), Beach Lane, $17.99, 9781442465183 |
/2 |
13. |
Eleanor & Park Rainbow Rowell, St. Martin's Griffin, $18.99, 9781250012579 |
11/16 |
14. |
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $10.99, 9781594746031 |
10/27 |
15. |
Spirit Animals: Wild Born Brandon Mull, Scholastic, $12.99, 9780545522434 |
14/13 |
Children's Illustrated
Bestseller List for December 12, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending December 8, 2013
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Children's Illustrated |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
1. |
The Day the Crayons Quit Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $17.99, 9780399255373 |
1/24 |
2. |
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 |
2/* |
3. |
An Otis Christmas Loren Long, Philomel, $17.99, 9780399163951 |
3/5 |
4. |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas Dr. Seuss, Random House, $15, 9780394800790 |
4/* |
5. |
The Polar Express Chris Van Allsburg, Houghton Mifflin, $18.95, 9780395389492 |
7/* |
6. |
The Night Before Christmas Clement Clarke Moore, Holly Hobbie (Illus.), Little Brown, $18, 9780316070188 |
9/2 |
7. |
The Christmas Wish Lori Evert, Random House, $17.99, 9780449816813 |
6/2 |
8. |
The Elf on the Shelf Carol Abersoldt, Coe Steinwart (Illus.), CCA and B, $20, 9780976990703 |
5/12 |
9. |
Cinders: A Chicken Cinderella Jan Brett, Putnam, $17.99, 9780399257834 |
8/5 |
10. |
Journey Aaron Becker, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763660536 |
13/9 |
11. |
Ladybug Girl and the Big Snow Jacky Davis, David Soman (Illus.), Dial, $17.99, 9780803735835 |
10/11 |
12. |
Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9780811877824 |
14/112 |
13. |
Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $18.95, 9780060254926 |
11/* |
14. |
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Robert Frost, Susan Jeffers (Illus.), Dutton, $16.99, 9780525467342 |
/2 |
15. |
Snowflakes Fall Patricia MacLachlan, Steven Kellogg (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780385376938 |
/3 |
Children's Series
Bestseller List for December 12, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending December 8, 2013
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Children's Series | ||
1. |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Amulet |
|
2. |
Divergent (hardcover and paperback) Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books |
|
3. |
The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback) Suzanne Collins, Scholastic |
|
4. |
Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House |
|
5. |
Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback) Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle |
|
6. |
The Heroes of Olympus (hardcover and paperback) Rick Riordan, Hyperion |
|
7. |
Elephant & Piggie (hardcover and paperback) Mo Willems, Hyperion |
|
8. |
Ranger's Apprentice (hardcover and paperback) John Flanagan, Puffin |
|
9. |
Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback) J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books |
|
10. |
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Rick Riordan, Hyperion |
Extended Paperback Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending December 8, 2013
16. The House Girl
Tara Conklin, Morrow, $14.99, 9780062207517
17. The Storyteller
Jodi Picoult, Atria, $16, 9781439102770
18. This Is How You Lose Her
Junot Diaz, Riverhead, $16, 9781594631771
19. A Thousand Mornings
Mary Oliver, Penguin, $16, 9780143124054
20. The Casual Vacancy
J.K. Rowling, Little Brown, $18, 9780316228589
21. The Language of Flowers
Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Ballantine, $15, 9780345525550
22. The Secret History
Donna Tartt, Vintage, $16, 9781400031702
23. The Orchardist
Amanda Coplin, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062188519
24. The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly
Sun-Mi Hwang, Nomoco (Illus.), Penguin, $15, 9780143123200
25. The Snow Child
Eowyn Ivey, Reagan Arthur/Back Bay Books, $14.99, 9780316175661
26. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Rachel Joyce, Random House, $15, 9780812983456
27. Reconstructing Amelia
Kimberly McCreight, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062225443
28. The Great Gatsby
F.Scott Fitzgerald, Scribner, $15, 9781451689433
29. The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
Jonas Jonasson, Hyperion, $15.99, 9781401324643
30. Fifty Shades of Grey
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803481
31. The Last Runaway
Tracy Chevalier, Plume, $16, 9780142180365
32. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky, MTV Books, $14, 9781451696196
33. The Bat
Jo Nesbø, Vintage, $14.95, 9780345807090
34. Blasphemy
Sherman Alexie, Grove Press, $17, 9780802121752
35. The Art of Hearing Heartbeats
Jan-Philipp Sendker, Other Press, $14.95, 9781590514634
36. NW
Zadie Smith, Penguin, $16, 9780143123934
37. Tell the Wolves I'm Home
Carol Rifka Brunt, Dial, $15, 9780812982855
38. The Silent Wife
A.S.A. Harrison, Penguin, $16, 9780143123231
39. Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel, Picador, $16, 9780312429980
40. State of Wonder
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062049810
41. Mrs Queen Takes the Train
William Kuhn, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780062208293
42. The Art of Racing in the Rain
Garth Stein, Harper, $14.99, 9780061537967
43. A Hologram for the King
Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307947512
44. Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version
Penguin, $18, 9780143107293
45. Sweet Tooth
Ian McEwan, Anchor, $15.95, 9780345803450
46. The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern, Anchor, $15, 9780307744432
47. Life After Life
Jill McCorkle, Shannon Ravenel Books, $14.95, 9781616203221
48. The Dog Stars
Peter Heller, Vintage, $15, 9780307950475
49. Dark Witch
Nora Roberts, Berkley, $17, 9780425259856
50. Ready Player One
Ernest Cline, Broadway, $14, 9780307887443
Extended Paperback Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending December 8, 2013
16. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
Jon Meacham, Random House, $20, 9780812979480
17. Unlikely Friendships
Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131
18. The Moth
Catherine Burns (Ed.), Hyperion, $15.99, 9781401311117
19. Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher
Timothy Egan, Mariner, $15.95, 9780544102767
20. Far From the Tree
Andrew Solomon, Scribner, $21.50, 9780743236720
21. The Best American Essays 2013
Cheryl Strayed, Robert Atwan (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780544103887
22. The Best American Infographics 2013
Gareth Cook (Ed.), Mariner, $20, 9780547973371
23. Philomena
Martin Sixsmith, Penguin, $16, 9780143124726
24. Brain on Fire
Susannah Cahalan, S&S, $16, 9781451621389
25. 12 Years a Slave
Solomon Northup, Penguin, $16, 9780143125419
26. Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson, S&S, $20, 9781451648546
27. The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2013
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Tim Folger (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780544003439
28. The Onion Book of Known Knowledge
The Onion, Little Brown, $20, 9780316133241
29. Going Clear
Lawrence Wright, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307745309
30. Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman, FSG, $16, 9780374533557
31. F in Exams
Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9780811878319
32. Lucky Peach, Issue 9
David Chang (Ed.), McSweeney's, $12, 9781938073625
33. Lady Catherine, the Earl, and the Real Downton Abbey
The Countess of Carnarvon, Broadway, $15.99, 9780385344968
34. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers, $14, 9780307886279
35. How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
Matthew Inman, Andrews McMeel, $14.99, 9781449410247
36. Food Rules
Michael Pollan, Maira Kalman (Illus.), Penguin, $16, 9780143124108
37. Long Walk to Freedom
Nelson Mandela, Back Bay, $18, 9780316548182
38. On the Map
Simon Garfield, Gotham, $17, 9781592407804
39. The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2013
Dave Eggers (Ed.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780544105508
40. The Four Agreements
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310
41. How Children Succeed
Paul Tough, Mariner, $15.95, 9780544104402
42. The Swerve
Stephen J. Greenblatt, Norton, $16.95, 9780393343403
43. Consider the Fork
Bee Wilson, Annabel Lee (Illus.), Basic Books, $16, 9780465056972
44. The Monuments Men
Robert M. Edsel, Back Bay, $17, 9780316240055
45. Empire of the Summer Moon
S.C. Gwynne, Scribner, $16, 9781416591061
46. Waging Heavy Peace
Neil Young, Plume, $18, 9780142180310
47. The Best American Sports Writing 2013
J.R. Moehringer, Glenn Stout (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780547884608
48. The Tipping Point
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316346627
49. F for Effort!
Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9781452113227
50. The Power of Now
Eckhart Tolle, New World, $15, 9781577314806
Extended Hardcover Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending December 8, 2013
16. We Are Water
Wally Lamb, Harper, $29.99, 9780061941023
17. King and Maxwell
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $28, 9781455521319
18. And the Mountains Echoed
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $28.95, 9781594631764
19. The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $25.99, 9780062255655
20. The Rosie Project
Graeme Simsion, S&S, $24, 9781476729084
21. Tatiana
Martin Cruz Smith, S&S, $25.99, 9781439140215
22. Longbourn
Jo Baker, Knopf, $25.95, 9780385351232
23. The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion
Fannie Flagg, Random House, $27, 9781400065943
24. Cross My Heart
James Patterson, Little Brown, $29, 9780316210911
25. Brown Dog
Jim Harrison, Grove Press, $27, 9780802120113
26. Takedown Twenty
Janet Evanovich, Bantam, $28, 9780345542885
27. The Supreme Macaroni Company
Adriana Trigiani, Harper, $25.99, 9780062136589
28. The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon
Alexander McCall Smith, Pantheon, $24.95, 9780307378415
29. Someone
Alice McDermott, FSG, $25, 9780374281090
30. Tenth of December
George Saunders, Random House, $26, 9780812993806
31. The Longest Ride
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $27, 9781455520657
32. Dust
Patricia Cornwell, Putnam Adult, $28.95, 9780399157578
33. The Dogs of Christmas
W.Bruce Cameron, Forge, $15.99, 9780765330550
34. Inferno
Dan Brown, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385537858
35. Life After Life
Kate Atkinson, Reagan Arthur Books, $27.99, 9780316176484
36. The Cuckoo's Calling
Robert Galbraith, Mulholland, $26, 9780316206846
37. Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn, Crown, $25, 9780307588364
38. Police
Jo Nesbø, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307960498
39. Identical
Scott Turow, Grand Central, $28, 9781455527205
40. Sweet Thunder
Ivan Doig, Riverhead, $27.95, 9781594487347
41. W Is for Wasted
Sue Grafton, Putnam, $28.95, 9780399158988
42. The Gorgeous Nothings: Emily Dickinson's Envelope Poems
Emily Dickinson, New Directions / Christine Burgin, $39.95, 9780811221757
43. Hild
Nicola Griffith, FSG, $27, 9780374280871
44. Just One Evil Act
Elizabeth George, Dutton, $29.95, 9780525952961
45. The Husband's Secret
Liane Moriarty, Amy Einhorn Books, $25.95, 9780399159343
46. Stella Bain
Anita Shreve, Little Brown, $28, 9780316098861
47. Dirty Love
Andre Dubus III, Norton, $25.95, 9780393064650
48. Spider Woman's Daughter
Anne Hillerman, Harper, $26.99, 9780062270481
49. The Interestings
Meg Wolitzer, Riverhead, $27.95, 9781594488399
50. TransAtlantic
Colum McCann, Random House, $27, 9781400069590
Extended Hardcover Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending December 8, 2013
16. Jerusalem: A Cookbook
Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi, Ten Speed Press, $35, 9781607743941
17. The Death of Santini
Pat Conroy, Nan A. Talese, $28.95, 9780385530903
18. Orr: My Story
Bobby Orr, Putnam Adult, $27.95, 9780399161759
19. I Could Chew on This
Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle, $12.95, 9781452119038
20. The Drunken Botanist
Amy Stewart, Algonquin, $19.95, 9781616200466
21. The Kid
Ben Bradlee, Jr., Little Brown, $35, 9780316614351
22. Grumpy Cat: A Grumpy Book
Grumpy Cat, Chronicle, $12.95, 9781452126579
23. Schottenfreude
Ben Schott, Blue Rider Press, $16, 9780399166709
24. The Art of Simple Food II
Alice Waters, Patricia Curtan (Illus.), Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307718273
25. Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book
Diane Muldrow, Golden Books, $9.99, 9780307977618
26. William Shakespeare's Star Wars
Ian Doescher, Quirk, $14.95, 9781594746376
27. Let Me Off at the Top!
Ron Burgundy, Crown Archetype, $22, 9780804139571
28. Shake
Carli Davidson, Harper Design, $17.99, 9780062242648
29. Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls
David Sedaris, Little Brown, $27, 9780316154697
30. Lean In
Sheryl Sandberg, Knopf, $24.95, 9780385349949
31. Autobiography
Morrissey, Putnam Adult, $30, 9780399171543
32. The Essential Scratch & Sniff Guide to Becoming a Wine Expert
Richard Betts, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), Rux Martin/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $19.99, 9780544005037
33. Help, Thanks, Wow
Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $17.95, 9781594631290
34. Throw the Damn Ball
R.D. Rosen, et al., Plume, $15, 9780142180853
35. The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays
Ree Drummond, Morrow, $29.99, 9780062225221
36. The Reason I Jump
Naoki Higashida, Random House, $22, 9780812994865
37. The Most of Nora Ephron
Nora Ephron, Knopf, $35, 9780385350839
38. A Story Lately Told
Anjelica Huston, Scribner, $25, 9781451656299
39. Double Down
Mark Halperin, John Heilemann, Penguin Press, $29.95, 9781594204401
40. Grain Brain
David Perlmutter, Little Brown, $27, 9780316234801
41. Zealot
Reza Aslan, Random House, $27, 9781400069224
42. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $28, 9781400064168
43. An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
Chris Hadfield, Little Brown, $28, 9780316253017
44. Provence, 1970
Luke Barr, Clarkson Potter, $26, 9780307718341
45. The Heart of Everything That Is
Bob Drury, Tom Clavin, S&S, $30, 9781451654660
46. Downton Tabby
Chris Kelly, S&S, $10, 9781476765938
47. Knitting Yarns
Ann Hood (Ed.), Norton, $24.95, 9780393239492
48. Tip and the Gipper
Chris Matthews, S&S, $29.95, 9781451695991
49. Vanished
Wil S. Hylton, Riverhead, $27.95, 9781594487279
50. Tequila Mockingbird
Tim Federle, Running Press, $15, 9780762448654
Extended Mass Market
Based on sales for the week ending December 8, 2013
11. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Grand Central, $7.99, 9780446310789
12. The Racketeer
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780345530578
13. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition
Merriam-Webster, $7.50, 9780877799290
14. Threat Vector
Tom Clancy, Mark Greaney, Berkley, $8.99, 9780425262306
15. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
16. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835
17. 2312
Kim Stanley Robinson, Orbit, $10, 9780316098113
18. Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, HarperTorch, $7.99, 9780060853983
19. A Wanted Man
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780440246312
20. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441172719
21. Still Life
Louise Penny, St. Martin's, $7.99, 9780312948559
22. Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342
23. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803
24. Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide: The Modern Era
Leonard Maltin, Signet, $10.99, 9780451418104
25. The Shining
Stephen King, Anchor, $7.99, 9780307743657
26. Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $7.99, 9780440180296
27. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Berkley, $9.99, 9780399501487
28. The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129
29. The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756407919
30. Poseidon's Arrow
Clive Cussler, Dirk Cussler, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425265055
31. Ender's Shadow
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $8.99, 9780812575712
32. American Gods
Neil Gaiman, HarperTorch, $7.99, 9780380789030
33. Kinsey and Me
Sue Grafton, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425267790
34. Xenocide
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $8.99, 9780812509250
35. The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553588941
36. The Bone Bed
Patricia Cornwell, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425261361
37. Fall of Giants
Ken Follett, Signet, $9.99, 9780451232854
38. Creole Belle
James Lee Burke, Pocket, $9.99, 9781451648140
39. Killing Floor
Lee Child, Jove, $9.99, 9780515153651
40. Deadly Stakes
J.A. Jance, Pocket, $9.99, 9781451628692
41. American Sniper
Chris Kyle, Harper, $9.99, 9780062238863
42. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Merriam-Webster, $6.50, 9780877799306
43. Franny and Zooey
J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $6.99, 9780316769495
44. Defending Jacob
William Landay, Dell, $7.99, 9780440246138
45. The Black Box
Michael Connelly, Grand Central, $10, 9780446556729
46. Nine Stories
J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $6.99, 9780316769501
47. The Last Man
Vince Flynn, Pocket, $9.99, 9781416595236
48. Outlander
Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $8.99, 9780440212560
49. Hamlet
William Shakespeare, Washington Square Press, $5.99, 9780743477123
50. Ender in Exile
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $7.99, 9780765344151