December 13, 2012

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for December 13, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending December 9, 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.
1/6
2. The Paris Wife
Paula McLain, Ballantine, $15, 9780345521316
McLain's richly rewarding novel about the marriage of Ernest and Hadley Richardson Hemingway.
4/2
3. Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel, Picador, $16, 9780312429980
The winner of the 2009 Man Booker Prize is now available in paperback.
3/29
4. 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.
2/7
5. Fifty Shades of Grey
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803481
The first novel in James' erotic, amusing, and deeply moving trilogy.
7/35
6. 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.
8/30
7. 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.
5/27
8. 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.
9/11
9. 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.
10/5
10. 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.
6/22
11. 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.
11/35
12. Rules of Civility
Amor Towles, Penguin, $16, 9780143121169
Towles' captivating debut novel about an irresistible young woman with an uncommon sense of purpose.
12/23
13. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Mariner, $13.95, 9780547928227
Tolkien's modern classic and prelude to The Lord of the Rings is now a major motion picture.
14/2
14. The Art of Fielding
Chad Harbach, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316126670
Harbach's outstanding debut novel about baseball, ambition, family, friendship, and commitment.
/28
15. 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.
13/13
ON THE RISE
24. Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Ben Fountain, Ecco, $14.99, 9780060885618
Fountain's poignant, funny, and exquisitely heartbreaking novel was a National Book Award finalist.
 


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for December 13, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending December 9, 2012
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. 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.
1/5
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.
2/6
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.
5/77
4. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2013- Debut
World Almanac, $12.99, 9781600571626
The dependable reference guide, updated for 2013.
/1
5. In the Garden of Beasts
Erik Larson, Broadway, $16, 9780307408853
Larson's vivid portrait of Berlin during the early years of Hitler's reign.
3/31
6. 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.
6/4
7. The Swerve
Stephen J. Greenblatt, Norton, $16.95, 9780393343403
Greenblatt's riveting tale of the great cultural "swerve" known as the Renaissance.
4/13
8. 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.
7/12
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.
13/68
10. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878
Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock.
11/48
11. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (and Other Concerns)
Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers, $14, 9780307886279
Hilarious essays from the Emmy-nominated writer and actress.
8/11
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.
12/4
13. 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.
10/11
14. Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend
Susan Orlean, S&S, $16, 9781439190142
Orlean's moving account of Rin Tin Tin's journey from orphaned puppy to movie star and international icon.
15/2
15. Tiny Beautiful Things
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307949332
A collection of advice columns from the once-anonymous online columnist at The Rumpus, now revealed as Cheryl Strayed, author of the bestselling memoir Wild.
/18


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for December 13, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending December 9, 2012
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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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.
1/5
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.
2/9
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.
3/26
4. 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.
5/4
5. The Casual Vacancy
J.K. Rowling, Little Brown, $35, 9780316228534
Rowling's darkly comic and thought provoking first novel for adults.
7/10
6. 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.
6/4
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.
9/6
8. The Black Box
Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316069434
Harry Bosch searches for the "black box," the one piece of evidence that will pull an unsolved murder mystery together. A December 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.
4/2
9. 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.
12/7
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.
15/12
11. Bring Up the Bodies
Hilary Mantel, Holt, $28, 9780805090031
The sequel to Mantel's 2009 Man Booker Prize-winner, Wolf Hall, delves into the heart of Tudor history with the downfall of Anne Boleyn.
/18
12. 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.
/11
13. The Art Forger
B.A. Shapiro, Algonquin, $23.95, 9781616201326
Shapiro's dazzling literary thriller is a November 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.
10/5
14. 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.
11/11
15. The Yellow Birds
Kevin Powers, Little Brown, $24.99, 9780316219365
This powerful novel, written by a veteran of the war in Iraq, is a harrowing story of two young soldiers trying to stay alive. A September 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.
/7


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for December 13, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending December 9, 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.
1/4
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.
2/4
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.
4/16
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.
3/6
5. America Again
Stephen Colbert, Grand Central, $28.99, 9780446583978
Colbert's hilarious follow-up to I Am America (And So Can You!).
6/9
6. Killing Kennedy
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805096668
A look at the shocking events surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
5/9
7. Dogfight: The 2012 Presidential Campaign in Verse- Debut
Calvin Trillin, Random House, $16, 9780812993684
Trillin provides a riotous depiction of the 2012 presidential election campaign in his latest laugh-out-loud book of political verse.
/1
8. 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.
14/37
9. Waging Heavy Peace
Neil Young, Blue Rider, $30, 9780399159466
An insightful view of the personal life and musical creativity of legendary musician Neil Young.
8/10
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.
11/7
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.
12/6
12. Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Katherine Boo, Random House, $27, 9781400067558
Boo's brilliant work of narrative nonfiction tells the dramatic story of families striving toward a better life in the "unequal city" of Mumbai.
15/11
13. Killing Lincoln
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805093070
A riveting historical narrative of the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
10/45
14. 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.
7/6
15. Guinness World Records 2013
Guinness, $28.95, 9781904994879
The latest incarnation of the bestselling annual with thousands of new and classic records.
/7


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for December 13, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending December 9, 2012
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  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835
1/*
2. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553593716
2/86
3. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780345535429
5/87
4. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553573428
6/85
5. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553582024
4/87
6. Fall of Giants
Ken Follett, Signet, $9.99, 9780451232854
3/11
7. V Is for Vengeance
Sue Grafton, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425250563
7/6
8. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99, 9780812550702
9/70
9. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789
8/*
10. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition
Merriam-Webster, $7.50, 9780877799290
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Children's Interest



Bestseller List for December 13, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending December 9, 2012
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  Children's Interest Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525478812
3/47
2. Who Could That Be at This Hour?
Lemony Snicket, Little Brown, $15.99, 9780316123082
1/6
3. Lego Ninjago: Character Encyclopedia
Claire Sipi, DK Publishing, $18.99, 9780756698126
2/6
4. Wonder
R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $15.99, 9780375869020
4/37
5. Star Wars Origami
Chris Alexander, Workman, $16.95, 9780761169437
5/13
6. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207
8/273
7. Liar & Spy
Rebecca Stead, Wendy Lamb Books, $15.99, 9780385737432
14/9
8. Son
Lois Lowry, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $17.99, 9780547887203
6/9
9. The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer (Illus.), Yearling, $6.99, 9780394820378
15/*
10. Looking for Alaska
John Green, Puffin, $9.99, 9780142402511
9/17
11. Charlotte's Web
E.B. White, HarperTrophy, $7.99, 9780064400558
12/*
12. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955
10/79
13. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Barbara Robinson, HarperTrophy, $5.99, 9780064402750
11/*
14. Unbored: The Essential Field Guide to Serious Fun- Debut
Elizabeth Foy Larsen, et al., Bloomsbury, $25, 9781608196418
/1
15. Drama
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545326995
13/13


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for December 13, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending December 9, 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
2/7
2. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
1/*
3. The Polar Express
Chris Van Allsburg, Houghton Mifflin, $18.95, 9780395389492
4/*
4. How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Dr. Seuss, Random House , $15, 9780394800790
6/*
5. This Moose Belongs to Me
Oliver Jeffers, Philomel, $16.99, 9780399161032
5/4
6. This Is Not My Hat
Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655990
8/8
7. I Want My Hat Back
Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655983
10/58
8. The Elf on the Shelf
Carol Abersoldt, Coe Steinwart (Illus.), CCA and B, $20, 9780976990703
3/8
9. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9780811877824
11/62
10. Olivia and the Fairy Princesses
Ian Falconer, Atheneum, $17.99, 9781442450271
9/14
11. How Do Dinosaurs Say Merry Christmas?
Jane Yolen, Mark Teague (Illus.), Blue Sky Press, $16.99, 9780545416788
12/4
12. Pete the Cat Saves Christmas
Eric Litwin, James Dean (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 9780062110626
7/4
13. Skippyjon Jones Cirque de Olé
Judy Schachner, Dial, $17.99, 9780803737822
14/7
14. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926
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15. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
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Children's Series



Bestseller List for December 13, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending December 9, 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. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
4. The Heroes of Olympus (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
5. The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
6. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover and paperback)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
7. Matched (hardcover and paperback)
Ally Condie, Dutton
8. Captain Underpants (hardcover and paperback)
Dav Pilkey, Scholastic
9. Divergent (hardcover and paperback)
Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books
10. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books

Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 9, 2012

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

17. Fifty Shades Darker
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803498

18. Fifty Shades Freed
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803504

19. How It All Began
Penelope Lively, Penguin, $16, 9780143122647

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

21. City of Dark Magic
Magnus Flyte, Penguin, $16, 9780143122685

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

38. 11/22/63
Stephen King, Gallery, $19.99, 9781451627299

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

40. Swamplandia!
Karen Russell, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307276681

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

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

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

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

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

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

47. Sacre Bleu: A Comedy D'Art
Christopher Moore, William Morrow, $16.99, 9780061779756

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

49. Arcadia

Lauren Groff, Hyperion, $15.99, 9781401341909

50. Running the Rift
Naomi Benaron, Algonquin, $14.95, 9781616201944

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 9, 2012

16. Wreck This Journal
Keri Smith, Perigee, $13.95, 9780399533464

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

18. F for Effort!
Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9781452113227

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

20. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot, Broadway, $16, 9781400052189

21. Arguably
Christopher Hitchens, Twelve, $18, 9781455502783

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

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

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

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

26. Quite Enough of Calvin Trillin
Calvin Trillin, Random House Trade, $17, 9780812982213

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

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

29. Recycled Robots
Robert Malone, Workman, $24.95, 9780761154662

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

31. Following Atticus
Tom Ryan, Morrow, $15.99, 9780061997112

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

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

34. The Best American Nonrequired Reading
Dave Eggers (Ed.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780547595962

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

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

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

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

39. 1493
Charles C. Mann, Vintage, $16.95, 9780307278241

40. Portlandia
Fred Armisen, et al., Grand Central, $16.99, 9781455520589

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

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

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

44. Nothing Daunted
Dorothy Wickenden, Scribner, $15, 9781439176597

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

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

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

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

49. The Cat Who Came Back for Christmas
Julia Romp, Plume, $15, 9780452298781

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

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 9, 2012

16. The Forgotten
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $27.99, 9780446573054

17. The Last Man
Vince Flynn, Atria, $27.99, 9781416595212

18. Cold Days
Jim Butcher, Roc, $27.95, 9780451464408

19. Notorious Nineteen
Janet Evanovich, Bantam, $28, 9780345527745

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

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

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

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

24. Threat Vector
Tom Clancy, Putnam Adult, $28.95, 9780399160455

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

36. Canada
Richard Ford, Ecco, $27.99, 9780061692048

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

48. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $25, 9780618968633

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

50. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Rachel Joyce, Random House, $25, 9780812993295

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 9, 2012

16. No Easy Day
Mark Owen, Dutton, $26.95, 9780525953722

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

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

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

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

21. The Patriarch
David Nasaw, Penguin Press, $40, 9781594203763

22. Jerusalem: A Cookbook
Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi, Ten Speed Press, $35, 9781607743941

23. Hallucinations
Oliver Sacks, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307957245

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

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

26. Building Stories
Chris Ware, Pantheon, $50, 9780375424335

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

28. Tap Dancing to Work
Carol Loomis, Portfolio, $27.95, 9781591845737

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

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

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

32. Fifty Shades of Chicken
F.L. Fowler, Clarkson Potter, $19.99, 9780385345224

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

34. Antifragile
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Random House, $30, 9781400067824

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

36. Wheat Belly
William Davis, Rodale, $25.99, 9781609611545

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

44. The Big New Yorker Book of Dogs
The New Yorker Magazine, Random House, $45, 9780679644750

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

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

47. Inventing Wine
Paul Lukacs, Norton, $28.95, 9780393064520

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

49. Heads in Beds
Jacob Tomsky, Doubleday Books, $25.95, 9780385535632

50. The Science of Good Cooking
Guy Crosby, America's Test Kitchen, $40, 9781933615981

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending December 9, 2012

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

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

13. Breakdown
Sara Paretsky, Signet, $9.99, 9780451238801

14. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935

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

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

17. Locked on
Tom Clancy, Berkley, $8.99, 9780425248607

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

29. Kill Alex Cross
James Patterson, Vision, $9.99, 9781455510191

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

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

32. Storm Front
Jim Butcher, Roc, $9.99, 9780451457813

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

34. The Sins of the Father
Jeffrey Archer, St. Martin's, $9.99, 9781250010407

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

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

37. Holiday Buzz
Cleo Coyle, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425255353

38. New Comprehensive A-Z Crossword Dictionary
Edy Garcia Schaffer (Ed.), Avon, $7.99, 9780380724253

39. Book, Line, and Sinker
Jenn McKinlay, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425251768

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

41. Unnatural Acts
Stuart Woods, Signet, $9.99, 9780451238771

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

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

44. A Walk in the Woods
Bill Bryson, Anchor, $7.99, 9780307279460

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

46. The Passage
Justin Cronin, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345528179

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

48. A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens, Bantam, $3.95, 9780553212440

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

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

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