February 16, 2012

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for February 16, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending February 12, 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. The Tiger's Wife
Téa Obreht, Random House, $15, 9780385343848
Debut author Obreht's bestselling tale of myth and legend is now available in paperback.		 1/15
2. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Jonathan Safran Foer, Mariner, $14.95, 9780547735023
Foer's warm and brilliant imaginings from the viewpoint of a boy left fatherless by 9/11 is now a major motion picture.		 2/*
3. The Help
Kathryn Stockett, Berkley, $16, 9780425245132
Stockett's wonderful debut novel set in the rural South of the 1960s.		 3/45
4. The House at Tyneford
Natasha Solomons, Plume, $15, 9780452297647
A young Jewish woman is forced to flee 1938 Vienna and becomes a parlor maid in England.		 4/6
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.		 6/47
6. 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.		 5/18
7. The Weird Sisters - Debut
Eleanor Brown, Berkley, $15, 9780425244142
Brown's delightful novel about three sisters who love each other, but just don't happen to like each other very much.		 /1
8. Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368
The remarkable debut novel from the author of the memoir My Own Country.		 7/107
9. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
John le Carré, Penguin, $16, 9780143120933
Le Carré's celebrated heart-stopping tale of international intrigue is now a major motion picture.		 8/7
10. A Discovery of Witches
Deborah Harkness, Penguin, $16, 9780143119685
A richly inventive novel about a centuries-old vampire, a spellbound witch, and a mysterious manuscript.		 9/7
11. The Art of Racing in the Rain
Garth Stein, Harper, $14.99, 9780061537967
A look at life through the eyes of Enzo, a mixed-breed pooch.		 11/138
12. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307949493
The first installment in the bestselling thriller trilogy by the late Swedish journalist Larsson.		 13/13
13. The Girl Who Played With Fire
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307454553
The highly anticipated sequel to The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.		 10/56
14. Dreams of Joy - Debut
Lisa See, Random House, $15, 9780812980547
See's outstanding follow-up to her novel Shanghai Girls.		 /1
15. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Helen Simonson, Random House, $15, 9780812981223
Helen Simonson's charming debut novel about the endearing Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired).		 12/63
ON THE RISE
19. Before I Go to Sleep
S.J. Watson, Harper, $14.99, 9780062060563
Watson's enthralling novel is about a woman whose memories are all forgotten every time she falls asleep.		  


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for February 16, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending February 12, 2012
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878
Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock.		 1/6
2. 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.		 2/35
3. 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.		 3/49
4. Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey
The Countess of Carnarvon, Broadway, $15.99, 9780770435622
The story behind Highclere Castle, the real-life inspiration and setting for the Emmy Award-winning PBS program Downton Abbey.		 9/3
5. Blood, Bones & Butter
Gabrielle Hamilton, Random House, $16, 9780812980882
Hamilton's bestselling culinary memoir is now available in paperback.		 5/3
6. 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.		 4/57
7. The Call of Sedona
Ilchi Lee, Best Life Media, $16.95, 9781935127482
Lee shares his Sedona experiences in an intimate exploration of natural and spiritual mysteries.		 14/2
8. Cleopatra
Stacy Schiff, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316001946
Pulitzer Prize-winner Schiff's masterful biography of Cleopatra is available in paperback.		 11/23
9. The Social Animal
David Brooks, Random House, $16, 9780812979374
New York Times columnist Brooks illustrates a story of how success happens.		 6/6
10. 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.		 7/42
11. 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.		 10/40
12. 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.		 12/67
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.		 8/25
14. The Warmth of Other Suns
Isabel Wilkerson, Vintage, $16.95, 9780679763888
Pulitzer Prize-winner Wilkerson's chronicle of the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South in search of a better life.		 13/15
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.		 15/33
ON THE RISE
20. Townie: A Memoir
Andre Dubus III, Norton, $15.95, 9780393340679
This is a candid memoir about three siblings growing up with their exhausted working mother in a depressed Massachusetts mill town.		  


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for February 16, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending February 12, 2012
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Death Comes to Pemberley
P.D. James, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307959850
James draws the characters of Jane Austen's beloved novel Pride and Prejudice into a tale of murder and emotional mayhem.		 1/10
2. Kill Shot - Debut
Vince Flynn, Atria, $27.99, 9781416595205
CIA super agent Mitch Rapp returns in the latest thriller by the author of American Assassin.		 /1
3. The Sense of an Ending
Julian Barnes, Knopf, $23.95, 9780307957122
In this new novel by the author of Pulse, a middle-aged man contends with a past he has never much thought about.		 3/17
4. 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 2011 Indie Next List Great Read.		 2/21
5. The Paris Wife
Paula McLain, Ballantine , $25, 9780345521309
McLain's rewarding new novel about the marriage of Ernest and Hadley Richardson Hemingway.		 4/51
6. Raylan
Elmore Leonard, Morrow, $26.99, 9780062119469
In his latest masterful novel, Leonard brings back U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, the mesmerizing hero of the hit FX program Justified.		 14/4
7. 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.		 8/36
8. Believing the Lie
Elizabeth George, Dutton, $28.95, 9780525952589
George's masterful new Inspector Lynley mystery is a January Indie Next List Great Read.		 5/5
9. 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.		 7/78
10. 11/22/63
Stephen King, Scribner, $35, 9781451627282
King's dramatic new novel about a man who travels back in time to prevent the JFK assassination.		 11/14
11. 1Q84
Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $30.50, 9780307593313
Murakami's stunning new novel is a tremendous feat of imagination, and a November 2011 Indie Next List Great Read.		 12/16
12. The Orphan Master's Son
Adam Johnson, Random House, $26, 9780812992793
Johnson's epic story of a young man's journey through the mysterious dictatorship of North Korea is a January Indie Next List Great Read.		 6/5
13. The Marriage Plot
Jeffrey Eugenides, FSG, $28, 9780374203054
An impressive new novel about the lives of three seniors at Brown University in the early 1980s by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Middlesex.		 9/18
14. The Fear Index - Debut
Robert Harris, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307957931
Harris' spellbinding and audacious novel gives us a searing glimpse into an all-too-recognizable world of greed and panic.		 /1
15. The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385534635
Morgenstern's spell-casting debut novel about a mysterious circus and a duel between two young magicians is a September 2011 Indie Next List Great Read.		 10/22
ON THE RISE
21. What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank
Nathan Englander, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307958709
This collection of eight new stories from the celebrated novelist and short-story writer Nathan Englander is an Indie Next List Great Read for February 2012.		  


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for February 16, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending February 12, 2012
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity- Debut
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.		 /1
2. Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35, 9781451648539
Isaacson's exclusive biography of Steve Jobs is based on more than 40 interviews with Jobs conducted over two years.		 1/16
3. Quiet
Susan Cain, Crown, $26, 9780307352149
Cain seeks to change how we see introverts and, equally important, how introverts see themselves.		 2/3
4. The End of Illness
David B. Agus, M.D., Free Press, $26, 9781451610178
A bold call for all of us to become our own personal health advocates, and a dramatic departure from orthodox thinking.		 5/4
5. All There Is: Love Stories From StoryCorps- Debut
Dave Isay, Penguin Press, $24.95, 9781594203213
Stories of love and marriage from the revolutionary oral history project, StoryCorps.		 /1
6. Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman, FSG, $30, 9780374275631
Kahneman takes readers on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two "systems" that drive the way people think.		 4/12
7. Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting- Debut
Pamela Druckerman, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594203336
Druckerman reveals the secrets behind France's astonishingly well-behaved children.		 /1
8. 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.		 3/65
9. Killing Lincoln
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805093070
A riveting historical narrative of the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.		 11/20
10. Once Upon a Secret: My Affair With President John F. Kennedy and Its Aftermath - Debut
Mimi Alford, Random House, $25, 9781400069101
Alford's memoir of an 18-month affair with JFK and the effect it had on her life.		 /1
11. In the Garden of Beasts
Erik Larson, Crown, $26, 9780307408846
Larson's vivid portrait of Berlin during the early years of Hitler's reign.		 6/40
12. American Sniper
Chris Kyle, et al., Morrow, $26.99, 9780062082350
An eyewitness account of war by a Navy SEAL who is the most lethal sniper in United States military history.		 7/4
13. The Science of Yoga: The Risks and the Rewards - Debut
William J. Broad, S&S, $26, 9781451641424
A lifelong yoga practitioner shows uncommon states are integral to a hidden world of risk and reward that lies beneath clouds of myth, superstition, and hype.		 /1
14. Elizabeth the Queen
Sally Bedell Smith, Random House, $30, 9781400067893
A fascinating close-up view of the life of Queen Elizabeth II.		 10/5
15. Goodnight iPad
Ann Droyd, Blue Rider, $14.95, 9780399158568
This book, which is made of paper, is a reminder for the child in all of us to power down at the end of the day.		 8/15
ON THE RISE
21. Hilarity Ensues
Tucker Max, Blue Heeler Books, $25.99, 9781451669039
The final book in a series of stories about drunken debauchery that began with I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell.		  


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for February 16, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending February 12, 2012
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  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553593716		 1/44
2. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553579901		 2/45
3. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553573428		 3/43
4. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553582024		 4/45
5. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789		 7/*
6. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307949486		 6/123
7. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition
Merriam-Webster, $7.50, 9780877799290		 8/*
8. The Girl Who Played With Fire
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307949509		 5/76
9. The Sentry
Robert Crais, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425245729		 9/3
10. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99, 9780812550702		 /33


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Children's Interest



Bestseller List for February 16, 2012
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  Children's Interest Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $24.99, 9780439813785		 2/110
2. The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525478812		 1/5
3. War Horse
Michael Morpurgo, Scholastic, $8.99, 9780545403351		 3/9
4. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207		 6/231
5. Wonderstruck
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $29.99, 9780545027892		 4/22
6. Listen to My Trumpet! - Debut
Mo Willems, Hyperion, $8.99, 9781423154044		 /1
7. Dead End in Norvelt
Jack Gantos, FSG, $15.99, 9780374379933		 5/3
8. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955		 8/40
9. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $17.99, 9781594744761		 7/36
10. Why We Broke Up
Daniel Handler, Maira Kalman (Illus.), Little Brown, $19.99, 9780316127257		 9/6
11. Every Thing On It
Shel Silverstein, Harper, $19.99, 9780061998164		 12/21
12. Wildwood
Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis (Illus.), Balzer & Bray/Harper, $17.99, 9780062024688		 11/24
13. The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer (Illus.), Yearling, $6.99, 9780394820378		 10/*
14. LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia
Hannah Dolan, DK Publishing, $18.99, 9780756686970		 13/133
15. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $12.99, 9780316013697		 14/19


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for February 16, 2012
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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. Hug Time
Patrick McDonnell, LB Kids, $6.99, 9780316182959		 2/6
3. Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet - Debut
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 9780061703812		 /1
4. Pinkalicious: Pink of Hearts
Victoria Kann, Victoria Kann (Illus.), HarperFestival, $6.99, 9780061989230		 3/6
5. Love, Splat
Rob Scotton, Harper, $9.99, 9780062077769		 10/2
6. I Want My Hat Back
Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655983		 4/18
7. Fancy Nancy: Heart to Heart
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), HarperFestival, $4.99, 9780061235962		 8/13
8. The Lorax
Dr.Seuss, Random House, $14.95, 9780394823379		 /*
9. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908		 /*
10. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007		 5/*
11. On the Night You Were Born
Nancy Tillman, Feiwel & Friends, $7.99, 9780312601553		 /6
12. A Ball for Daisy
Chris Raschka, Schwartz & Wade, $16.99, 9780375858611		 13/3
13. Happy Valentine's Day, Curious George!
H.A. Rey, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $8.99, 9780547131078		 12/6
14. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035		 7/*
15. Amelia Bedelia's First Valentine - Debut
Herman Parish, Lynne Avril (Illus.), Greenwillow, $9.99, 9780062032751		 /1


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for February 16, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending February 12, 2012
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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. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
4. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
5. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
6. The Ranger's Apprentice (hardcover and paperback)
John Flanagan, Puffin
7. Inheritance Cycle (hardcover and paperback)
Christopher Paolini, Knopf
8. The Adventures of Tintin (hardcover and paperback)
Hergé, Little Brown
9. The Secret Series (hardcover and paperback)
Pseudonymous Bosch, Little Brown
10. Junie B. Jones (hardcover and paperback)
Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus (Illus.), Random House

Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending February 12, 2012

16. Sarah's Key
Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin, $13.99, 9781250004345

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

18. Room
Emma Donoghue, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316098328

19. Before I Go to Sleep
S.J. Watson, Harper , $14.99, 9780062060563

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

21. Emily, Alone
Stewart O'Nan, Penguin, $15, 9780143120490

22. Love Poems
Pablo Neruda, New Directions, $11.95, 9780811217293

23. An Object of Beauty
Steve Martin, Grand Central, $14.99, 9780446573658

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

25. Freedom
Jonathan Franzen, Picador, $16, 9780312576462

26. City of Thieves
David Benioff, Plume, $15, 9780452295292

27. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk
David Sedaris, Ian Falconer (Illus.), Back Bay, $13.99, 9780316038409

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

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

30. Snowdrops
A.D. Miller, Anchor , $14.95, 9780307739476

31. A Secret Kept
Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's, $14.99, 9780312553494

32. West of Here
Jonathan Evison, Algonquin, $15.95, 9781616200824

33. Sister
Rosamund Lupton, Broadway , $14, 9780307716521

34. The Year We Left Home
Jean Thompson, S&S, $15, 9781439175903

35. Smut: Stories
Alan Bennett, Picador, $14, 9781250003164

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

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

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

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

40. Faith
Jennifer Haigh, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780060755812

41. The Imperfectionists
Tom Rachman, Dial, $15, 9780385343671

42. The Descendants
Kaui Hart Hemmings, Random House, $15, 9780812982954

43. The Postmistress
Sarah Blake, Berkley, $15, 9780425238691

44. This Beautiful Life
Helen Schulman, Harper Perennial, $13.99, 9780062024398

45. Ten Thousand Saints
Eleanor Henderson, Ecco Press, $15.99, 9780062021212

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

47. The Redbreast
Jo Nesbø, Harper, $14.99, 9780061134005

48. The Story of Beautiful Girl
Rachel Simon, Grand Central, $12, 9780446574457

49. Shanghai Girls
Lisa See, Random House, $15, 9780812980530

50. Little Bee
Chris Cleave, S&S, $15, 9781416589648

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending February 12, 2012

16. F in Exams
Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9780811878319

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

18. The New Jim Crow
Michelle Alexander, The New Press, $19.95, 9781595586438

19. At Home
Bill Bryson, Anchor, $15.95, 9780767919395

20. Townie
Andre Dubus III, Norton, $15.95, 9780393340679

21. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2012
Sarah Janssen (Ed.), World Almanac, $12.99, 9781600571480

22. Winner-Take-All Politics
Jacob S. Hacker, Paul Pierson, S&S, $15, 9781416588702

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

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

25. Tiny Homes: Simple Shelter
Lloyd Kahn, Shelter, $24.95, 9780936070520

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

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

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

29. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
Amy Chua, Penguin, $16, 9780143120582

30. The Book of Awakening
Mark Nepo, Conari, $18.95, 9781573241175

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

32. Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention
Manning Marable, Penguin, $18, 9780143120322

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

34. The Emperor of All Maladies
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $18, 9781439170915

35. I Remember Nothing
Nora Ephron, Vintage, $14, 9780307742803

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

37. Poser
Claire Dederer, Picador, $15, 9781250002334

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

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

40. The Power of Now
Eckhart Tolle, New World, $15, 9781577314806

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

42. The New Western Garden Book
Kathleen Norris Brenzel (Ed.), Oxmoor House, $34.95, 9780376039200

43. Forks Over Knives
Gene Stone (Ed.), Experiment, $13.95, 9781615190454

44. Triumph of the City
Edward Glaeser, Penguin, $16, 9780143120544

45. The Onion Presents: Love, Sex, and Other Natural Disasters
The Staff of the Onion, Quirk, $12.95, 9781594745492

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

47. The Hunger Pains: A Parody
The Harvard Lampoon, Touchstone, $13.99, 9781451668209

48. Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life
Karen Armstrong, Anchor, $14, 9780307742889

49. A Brief History of Thought
Luc Ferry, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780062074249

50. If You Ask Me: (And of Course You Won't)
Betty White, Berkley, $15, 9780425245286

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending February 12, 2012

16. Taken
Robert Crais, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399158278

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

18. The Snow Child
Eowyn Ivey, Reagan Arthur, $24.99, 9780316175678

19. Defending Jacob
William Landay, Delacorte, $26, 9780385344227

20. The Cat's Table
Michael Ondaatje, Knopf, $26, 9780307700117

21. What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank
Nathan Englander, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307958709

22. Rules of Civility
Amor Towles, Viking, $26.95, 9780670022694

23. How It All Began
Penelope Lively, Viking, $26.95, 9780670023448

24. The Flight of Gemma Hardy
Margot Livesey, Harper, $26.99, 9780062064226

25. Contents May Have Shifted
Pam Houston, Norton, $25.95, 9780393082654

26. Stay Awake
Dan Chaon, Ballantine, $25, 9780345530370

27. Salvage the Bones
Jesmyn Ward, Bloomsbury, $24, 9781608195220

28. The Language of Flowers
Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Ballantine, $25, 9780345525543

29. The Litigators
John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385535137

30. The Rope
Nevada Barr, Minotaur, $25.99, 9780312614577

31. A Good American
Alex George, Amy Einhorn Books, $25.95, 9780399157592

32. Catch Me
Lisa Gardner, Dutton, $26.95, 9780525952763

33. Home Front
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's, $27.99, 9780312577209

34. Caleb's Crossing
Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $26.95, 9780670021048

35. Private: #1 Suspect
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316097406

36. The Drop
Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316069410

37. The Dovekeepers
Alice Hoffman, Scribner, $27.99, 9781451617474

38. Jack Holmes and His Friend
Edmund White, Bloomsbury, $26, 9781608197033

39. Mr. G: A Novel about the Creation
Alan P. Lightman, Pantheon, $24.95, 9780307379993

40. All I Did Was Shoot My Man
Walter Mosley, Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594488245

41. Left for Dead
J.A. Jance, Touchstone, $25.99, 9781451628586

42. No Mark Upon Her
Deborah Crombie, Morrow, $25.99, 9780061990618

43. The Flame Alphabet
Ben Marcus, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307379375

44. The Last Nude
Ellis Avery, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594488139

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

46. Running the Rift
Naomi Benaron, Algonquin, $24.95, 9781616200428

47. The Odds
Stewart O'Nan, Viking, $25.95, 9780670023165

48. Death of Kings
Bernard Cornwell, Harper, $27.99, 9780061969652

49. The Best of Me
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $25.99, 9780446547659

50. Shadows in Flight
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $21.99, 9780765332004

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending February 12, 2012

16. Ameritopia
Mark R. Levin, Threshold Editions, $26.99, 9781439173244

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

18. Catherine the Great
Robert K. Massie, Random House, $35, 9780679456728

19. Strategic Vision
Zbigniew Brzezinski, Basic Books, $26, 9780465029549

20. Ali in Wonderland
Ali Wentworth, Harper, $25.99, 9780061998577

21. Hilarity Ensues
Tucker Max, Blue Heeler, $25.99, 9781451669039

22. The Swerve
Stephen J. Greenblatt, Norton, $26.95, 9780393064476

23. Boomerang
Michael Lewis, Norton, $25.95, 9780393081817

24. Arguably
Christopher Hitchens, Twelve, $30, 9781455502776

25. Coming Apart
Charles Murray, Crown Forum, $27, 9780307453426

26. Guinness World Records 2012
Guinness, $28.95, 9781904994671

27. Fairy Tale Interrupted
Rosemarie Terenzio, Gallery, $25, 9781439187678

28. Rin Tin Tin
Susan Orlean, S&S, $26.99, 9781439190135

29. Through My Eyes
Tim Tebow, Harper, $26.99, 9780062007285

30. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
Mindy Kaling, Crown Archetype, $25, 9780307886262

31. A History of the World in 100 Objects
Neil MacGregor, Viking, $45, 9780670022700

32. Guitar Zero
Gary Marcus, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594203176

33. Take the Stairs
Rory Vaden, Perigee, $22.95, 9780399537233

34. Jack Kennedy
Chris Matthews, S&S, $27.50, 9781451635089

35. The Obamas
Jodi Kantor, Little Brown, $29.99, 9780316098755

36. Jesus Calling
Sarah Young, Integrity, $15.99, 9781591451884

37. The World of Downton Abbey
Jessica Fellowes, St. Martin's, $29.99, 9781250006349

38. Me Without You
Lisa Swerling, Ralph Lazar, Chronicle, $9.95, 9781452102986

39. The Journal of Best Practices
David Finch, Scribner, $25, 9781439189719

40. Pity the Billionaire
Thomas Frank, Metropolitan, $25, 9780805093698

41. Into the Silence
Wade Davis, Knopf, $32.50, 9780375408892

42. How to Be Black
Baratunde Thurston, Harper, $24.99, 9780062003218

43. New York Diaries: 1609 to 2009
Teresa Carpenter (Ed.), Modern Library, $26, 9780679643326

44. Thinking the Twentieth Century
Tony Judt, Penguin Press, $36, 9781594203237

45. Woolgathering
Patti Smith, New Directions, $18.95, 9780811219440

46. Da Vinci's Ghost
Toby Lester, Free Press, $26.99, 9781439189238

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

48. Spontaneous Happiness
Andrew Weil, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316129442

49. Extra Virginity
Tom Mueller, Norton, $25.95, 9780393070217

50. Destiny of the Republic
Candice Millard, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385526265

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending February 12, 2012

11. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935

12. Against All Enemies
Tom Clancy, Peter Telep, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425246061

13. Minding Frankie
Maeve Binchy, Anchor, $7.99, 9780307475497

14. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345339683

15. Crunch Time
Diane Mott Davidson, Avon, $7.99, 9780061348167

16. One Book in the Grave
Kate Carlisle, Signet, $7.99, 9780451236128

17. The Jefferson Key
Steve Berry, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345505521

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

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

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

21. The Secret Soldier
Alex Berenson, Jove, $9.99, 9780515150346

22. Smokin' Seventeen
Janet Evanovich, Bantam, $8.99, 9780345527707

23. Damage
John Lescroart, Signet, $9.99, 9780451235428

24. Two for the Dough
Janet Evanovich, St. Martin's, $8.99, 9780312948962

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

26. River Marked
Patricia Briggs, Ace, $7.99, 9780441020003

27. Carte Blanche
Jeffery Deaver, Pocket Star, $9.99, 9781451629354

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

29. One for the Money
Janet Evanovich, St. Martin's, $8.99, 9780312990459

30. Buried in a Book
Lucy Arlington, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425246191

31. Those in Peril
Wilbur Smith, St. Martin's, $9.99, 9781250003232

32. The Confession
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780440245117

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

34. The Walled Flower
Lorraine Bartlett, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425246160

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

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

37. Towers of Midnight
Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9780765364876

38. The Reversal
Michael Connelly, Vision, $9.99, 9780446556750

39. Night Vision
Randy Wayne White, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425245750

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

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

42. Cold Vengeance
Douglas J. Preston, Lincoln Child, Grand Central, $9.99, 9780446554978

43. American Assassin
Vince Flynn, Pocket, $9.99, 9781416595199

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

45. Act of Valor
Dick Couch, George Galdorisi, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425259351

46. Three to Get Deadly
Janet Evanovich, St. Martin's, $8.99, 9780312966096

47. File M for Murder
Miranda James, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425246184

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

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

50. The Lucky One
Nicholas Sparks, Vision, $7.99, 9780446618328

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