May 12, 2011

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for May 12, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending May 8, 2011
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Trade Paperback Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Help
Kathryn Stockett, Berkley, $16, 9780425232200
Stockett's wonderful debut novel set in the rural South of the 1960s.		 1/5
2. Water for Elephants
Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $14.95, 9781616200701
An indie fave about a traveling circus is now a major motion picture.		 2/119
3. A Visit From the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307477477
Egan's masterful and genre-bending novel is now available in paperback.		 3/7
4. Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368
The remarkable debut novel from the author of the memoir My Own Country.		 4/67
5. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Helen Simonson, Random House, $15, 9780812981223
Helen Simonson's charming debut novel about the endearing Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired).		 5/23
6. The Postmistress
Sarah Blake, Berkley, $15, 9780425238691
Blake's stirring debut novel is set during WWII.		 7/14
7. 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.		 11/100
8. Little Bee
Chris Cleave, S&S, $15, 9781416589648
Cleave's bestselling novel about a Nigerian refugee in England.		 9/64
9. Our Kind of Traitor
John le Carre, Penguin, $15, 9780143119722
A remarkable novel of intrigue by the bestselling author of The Constant Gardener.		 10/2
10. The Imperfectionists
Tom Rachman, Dial, $15, 9780385343671
Rachman's wry debut novel follows the lives of the staff of an international English-language newspaper in Rome.		 6/18
11. Imperfect Birds
Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $15, 9781594485046
A powerful and redemptive novel about love and family, from the bestselling author of Grace (Eventually).		 8/5
12. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Jamie Ford, Ballantine, $15, 9780345505347
An evocative novel of Japanese-Americans in Seattle during World War II.		 14/81
13. Island Beneath the Sea- Debut
Isabel Allende, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780061988257
An entrancing historical novel by the bestselling author of Ines of My Soul.		 /1
14. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
Aimee Bender, Anchor, $15, 9780385720960
Bender's memorable novel about a young girl with a magical gift.		 12/3
15. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
David Mitchell, Random House, $15, 9780812976366
The riveting novel by the author of Cloud Atlas was a July 2010 Indie Next List Great Read in hardcover.		 13/9
ON THE RISE
19. The Lonely Polygamist
Brady Udall, Norton, $15.95, 9780393339710
Udall's unforgettable novel about a man with four wives and 28 children.


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for May 12, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending May 8, 2011
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. 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.		 1/17
2. 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.		 2/9
3. 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.		 3/27
4. Born to Run
Christopher McDougall, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307279187
McDougall's fascinating look at the Tarahumara Indians and their practice of the lost art of distance running.		 4/6
5. Inside of a Dog
Alexandra Horowitz, Scribner, $16, 9781416583431
This bestseller explores what dogs know and how they think.		 7/32
6. Life- Debut
Keith Richards, James Fox, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316034418
An autobiography of the legendary founding member of the Rolling Stones.		 /1
7. 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.		 6/5
8. 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.		 5/10
9. Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook- Debut
Anthony Bourdain, Ecco , $15.99, 9780061718953
Bourdain's follow-up to his wildly popular Kitchen Confidential.		 /1
10. Super Natural Every Day
Heidi Swanson, Ten Speed Press, $23, 9781580082778
Swanson helps us make nutritionally packed meals part of our daily repertoire with a collection of nearly 100 of her go-to recipes.		 11/2
11. The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of Little Bighorn- Debut
Nathaniel Philbrick, Penguin, $18, 9780143119609
National Book Award-winner Philbrick's fascinating look at Custer's unexpected defeat at Little Bighorn.		 /1
12. Zeitoun
Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307387943
The gripping true story of a man who chose to remain in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina to protect his home and business.		 10/47
13. The Big Short
Michael Lewis, Norton, $15.95, 9780393338829
A highly entertaining look at the U.S. financial crisis by the author of Liar's Poker.		 8/14
14. The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542
A lovely telling of a most bizarre upbringing.		 14/210
15. The Sweet Life in Paris
David Lebovitz, Broadway, $14, 9780767928892
A deliciously funny look at the city of light, cheese, chocolate, and other confections.		 15/10
ON THE RISE
17. The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival
John Vaillant, Vintage, $15, 9780307389046
Vaillant's beautifully written and informative true story of a man-eating tiger in a remote Russian village.


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for May 12, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending May 8, 2011
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. She Walks in Beauty
Caroline Kennedy (Ed.), Hyperion, $24.99, 9781401341459
Caroline Kennedy has marshaled the gifts of our greatest poets to pay tribute to the human experience.		 4/5
2. Dead Reckoning- Debut
Charlaine Harris, Ace, $27.95, 9780441020317
The new Sookie Stackhouse novel by the author Dead in the Family.		 /1
3. The Tiger's Wife
Tea Obreht, Random House, $25, 9780385343831
Debut author Obreht tells a tale of myth and legend in this #1 Indie Next Great Read for March 2011.		 1/9
4. Caleb's Crossing- Debut
Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $26.95, 9780670021048
The evocative new novel by the author of People of the Book is a May Indie Next List Great Read.		 /1
5. The Paris Wife
Paula McLain, Ballantine , $25, 9780345521309
This new novel about the marriage of Ernest and Hadley Richardson Hemingway is a March Indie Next List Great Read.		 2/11
6. The Land of Painted Caves
Jean M. Auel, Crown, $30, 9780517580516
The sixth and final installment in Auel's popular Earth's Children series.		 3/6
7. Sixkill- Debut
Robert B. Parker, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399157264
An extraordinary new Spenser novel by the author of Painted Ladies.		 /1
8. 10th Anniversary- Debut
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316036269
The latest installment in the bestselling Women's Murder Club series.		 /1
9. The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party
Alexander McCall Smith, Pantheon, $24.95, 9780307378392
The new No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency novel following The Double Comfort Safari Club.		 9/7
10. The Fifth Witness
Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316069359
Connelly's latest legal thriller featuring Mickey Haller.		 6/5
11. The Sixth Man
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $27.99, 9780446573108
Sean King and Michelle Maxwell return in Baldacci's latest bestselling thriller.		 7/3
12. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Stieg Larsson, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307269997
The stunning third and final novel in Larsson's bestselling Millennium Trilogy.		 8/50
13. Horoscopes for the Dead
Billy Collins, Random House, $24, 9781400064922
A new collection of poems by the former U.S. Poet Laureate and bestselling author of Ballistics.		 10/5
14. The Pale King
David Foster Wallace, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316074230
A deeply compelling and satisfying novel that remained unfinished at the time of Wallace's death in 2008.		 5/6
15. The Tragedy of Arthur
Arthur Phillips, Random House, $26, 9781400066476
A virtuosic new novel by the internationally bestselling author of The Song Is You.		 12/2
ON THE RISE
16. Doc
Mary Doria Russell, Random House, $26, 9781400068043
Russell's vibrant novel about Doc Holliday is a May Indie Next List Great Read.


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for May 12, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending May 8, 2011
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $26.99, 9780316056861
Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock.		 1/5
2. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168
The mesmerizing new book by the author of Seabiscuit is a December 2010 Indie Next List Great Read.		 2/25
3. A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mother- Debut
Janny Scott, Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594487972
An unprecedented look into the life of the mother of President Obama.		 /1
4. Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?- Debut
Steven Tyler, Ecco, $27.99, 9780061767890
A rollicking new memoir by the lead singer of Aerosmith.		 /1
5. The Social Animal
David Brooks, Random House, $27, 9781400067602
New York Times columnist Brooks illustrates a story of how success happens.		 3/9
6. Stories I Only Tell My Friends
Rob Lowe, Holt, $26, 9780805093292
A wryly funny autobiography by the popular television and film actor.		 9/2
7. The Dukan Diet
Pierre Dukan, Crown Archetype, $26, 9780307887962
The international bestselling diet book is now available in the U.S.		 7/3
8. If You Ask Me: And of Course You Won't- Debut
Betty White, Putnam, $25.95, 9780399157530
A funny and sweet memoir by the popular actress and animal welfare advocate.		 /1
9. Blood, Bones & Butter
Gabrielle Hamilton, Random House, $26, 9781400068722
Hamilton's atypical culinary memoir is a March Indie Next List Great Read.		 5/10
10. Cleopatra
Stacy Schiff, Little Brown, $29.99, 9780316001922
Pulitzer Prize-winner Schiff's masterful biography of Cleopatra is a November Indie Next List Great Read.		 /26
11. Wicked Bugs
Amy Stewart, Algonquin, $18.95, 9781565129603
Stewart's darkly comical look at more than 100 of our worst entomological foes.		 12/2
12. Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II- Debut
Mitchell Zuckoff, Harper, $26.99, 9780061988349
Zuckoff's truly riveting work of narrative nonfiction is a May Indie Next List Great Read.		 /1
13. 20 Years Younger
Bob Greene, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316133784
Greene's practical, science-based plan for helping people look and feel their best as they age.		 4/2
14. The Best Advice I Ever Got
Katie Couric, Random House, $26, 9780812992779
Couric reflects on the good advice that has helped guide her personal and professional life.		 15/4
15. My Father's Daughter
Gwyneth Paltrow, Grand Central, $30, 9780446557313
The award-winning actress and avid foodie shares a collection of recipes and photographs celebrating the joy of preparing food for loved ones.		 /2
ON THE RISE
16. This Is a Book
Demetri Martin, Grand Central, $24.99, 9780446539708
Humorous essays and and conceptual pieces by the comedian and star of Comedy Central's Important Things With Demetri Martin.


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for May 12, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending May 8, 2011
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  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553593716		 1/*
2. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553579901		 2/*
3. Worth Dying For
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780440246299		 4/2
4. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553573428		 6/*
5. Water for Elephants
Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $7.99, 9781616200718		 3/10
6. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553582024		 8/*
7. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307473479		 7/98
8. Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand, Signet, $9.99, 9780451191144		 5/*
9. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789		 9/*
10. The Lincoln Lawyer
Michael Connelly, Grand Central, $7.99, 9781455500239		 /2


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Children's Interest



Bestseller List for May 12, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending May 8, 2011
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  Children's Interest Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207		 1/191
2. Divergent- Debut
Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books, $17.99, 9780062024022		 /1
3. The Lost Hero
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $18.99, 9781423113393		 4/30
4. The Emerald Atlas
John Stephens, Knopf, $17.99, 9780375868702		 2/5
5. Big Nate Boredom Buster
Lincoln Peirce, Harper, $10.99, 9780062060945		 3/4
6. Hooray for Amanda & Her Alligator!
Mo Willems, Balzer & Bray, $17.99, 9780062004000		 8/2
7. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Grace Lin, Little Brown, $7.99, 9780316038638		 7/5
8. Along for the Ride
Sarah Dessen, Speak, $8.99, 9780142415566		 11/5
9. Eona
Alison Goodman, Viking, $19.99, 9780670063116		 6/3
10. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $9.99, 9780316013697		 9/108
11. The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $14.95, 9781419700507		 /8
12. Racing in the Rain: My Life as a Dog- Debut
Garth Stein, Harper, $6.99, 9780062015761		 /1
13. I Broke My Trunk!
Mo Willems, Hyperion, $8.99, 9781423133094		 13/11
14. Ladder to the Moon
Maya Soetoro-Ng, Yuyi Morales (Illus.), Candlewick, $16.99, 9780763645700		 /3
15. If I Stay
Gayle Forman, Speak, $8.99, 9780142415436		 /*


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for May 12, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending May 8, 2011
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  Children's Illustrated Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617		 1/*
2. Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99, 9780679805274		 2/*
3. A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Philip Christian Stead, Erin E. Stead (Illus.), Roaring Brook, $16.99, 9781596434028		 3/17
4. Love You Forever
Robert Munsch, Sheila McGraw (Illus.), Firefly, $5.95, 9780920668375		 9/*
5. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007		 5/*
6. Press Here
Herve Tullet, Chronicle, $14.99, 9780811879545		 7/3
7. Fancy Nancy's Marvelous Mother's Day Brunch- Debut
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), HarperFestival, $6.99, 9780061703805		 /1
8. Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters
Barack Obama, Loren Long (Illus.), Knopf, $17.99, 9780375835278		 15/23
9. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908		 4/*
10. Make Way for Ducklings
Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140564341		 13/*
11. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper , $17.95, 9780060254926		 8/*
12. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035		 6/*
13. Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad
David Soman, Jacky Davis, Dial, $16.99, 9780803734197		 14/7
14. Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes
Mem Fox, Helen Oxenbury (Illus.), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $8.99, 9780547366203		 /*
15. Me... Jane
Patrick McDonnell, Little Brown, $15.99, 9780316045469		 10/3


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for May 12, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending May 8, 2011
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  Children's Series
1. The Kane Chronicles- Series Debut
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
New:The Throne of Fire
2. The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
3. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
4. The Ranger's Apprentice (hardcover and paperback)
John Flanagan, Puffin
5. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
6. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
7. The 39 Clues (hardcover)
Jude Watson, et al., Scholastic
8. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
9. Alex Rider Adventures (hardcover and paperback)
Anthony Horowitz, Puffin
10. Mortal Instruments (hardcover and paperback)
Cassandra Clare, Margaret K. McElderry Books

Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 8, 2011

16. Every Last One
Anna Quindlen, Random House, $15, 9780812976885

17. Half Broke Horses
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9781416586296

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

19. The Lonely Polygamist
Brady Udall, Norton, $15.95, 9780393339710

20. Ape House
Sara Gruen, Spiegel & Grau, $15, 9780385523226

21. Girl in Translation
Jean Kwok, Riverhead, $15, 9781594485152

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

23. My Name Is Mary Sutter
Robin Oliveira, Penguin, $15, 9780143119135

24. Tinkers
Paul Harding, Bellevue Literary Press, $14.95, 9781934137123

25. The Man From Beijing
Henning Mankell, Vintage, $15, 9780307472847

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

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

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

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

30. The Lacuna
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $16.99, 9780060852580

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

32. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
Alan Bradley, Bantam, $15, 9780385343497

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

34. The Three Weissmanns of Westport
Cathleen Schine, Picador, $14, 9780312680527

35. Fly Away Home
Jennifer Weiner, Washington Square Press, $15, 9780743294287

36. The Solitude of Prime Numbers
Paolo Giordano, Penguin, $15, 9780143118596

37. Lord of Misrule
Jaimy Gordon, Vintage, $15, 9780307946737

38. The Double Comfort Safari Club
Alexander McCall Smith, Anchor, $14, 9780307277480

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

40. Sarah's Key
Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's, $13.95, 9780312370848

41. Heart of the Matter
Emily Giffin, St. Martin's, $14.99, 9780312554170

42. The Beach Trees
Karen White, NAL, $15, 9780451233073

43. Solar
Ian McEwan, Anchor, $15, 9780307739537

44. The Lotus Eaters
Tatjana Soli, St. Martin's, $14.99, 9780312674441

45. A Question of Belief
Donna Leon, Penguin, $15, 9780143118954

46. Secret Daughter
Shilpi Somaya Gowda, Morrow, $13.99, 9780061928352

47. Russian Winter
Daphne Kalotay, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780061962172

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

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

50. Anthill
Edward Osborne Wilson, Norton, $14.95, 9780393339703

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 8, 2011

16. Operation Mincemeat
Ben Macintyre, Broadway, $15, 9780307453280

17. The Tiger
John Vaillant, Vintage, $15, 9780307389046

18. The King's Speech
Mark Logue, Peter Conradi, Sterling, $14.95, 9781402786761

19. The Dirty Life
Kristin Kimball, Scribner, $15, 9781416551614

20. Role Models
John Waters, FSG, $15, 9780374532864

21. What the Dog Saw
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316076203

22. Have a Little Faith
Mitch Albom, Hyperion, $13.99, 9781401310462

23. Packing for Mars
Mary Roach, Norton, $15.95, 9780393339918

24. Lunch in Paris
Elizabeth Bard, Back Bay, $13.99, 9780316042789

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

26. Awkward Family Photos
Mike Bender, Doug Chernack, Three Rivers, $15, 9780307592293

27. The Book of Awesome
Neil Pasricha, Berkley, $15, 9780425238905

28. Committed
Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $16, 9780143118701

29. Gift From the Sea
Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Pantheon, $9.95, 9780679732419

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

31. Seeds
Richard Horan, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780061861680

32. Paris, Paris
David Downie, Broadway, $15, 9780307886088

33. Crow Planet
Lyanda Lynn Haupt, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316019118

34. NurtureShock
Po Bronson, Ashley Merryman, Twelve, $14.99, 9780446504133

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

36. This Time Together
Carol Burnett, Three Rivers, $14, 9780307461193

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

38. The Power of Now
Eckhart Tolle, New World, $14, 9781577314806

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

40. Eat, Pray, Love
Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $16, 9780143118428

41. Mennonite in a Little Black Dress
Rhoda Janzen, Holt, $14, 9780805092257

42. Half the Sky
Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307387097

43. Citizens of London
Lynne Olson, Random House, $17, 9780812979350

44. Taking the Leap
Pema Chodron, Shambhala, $14, 9781590308431

45. Soul Surfer
Bethany Hamilton, MTV Books, $14, 9781439165799

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

47. Women Food and God
Geneen Roth, Scribner, $15, 9781416543084

48. Infinite City: A San Francisco Atlas
Rebecca Solnit, Sandow Birk (Illus.), University of California Press, $24.95, 9780520262508

49. Three Cups of Tea
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $16, 9780143038252

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

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 8, 2011

16. Doc
Mary Doria Russell, Random House, $26, 9781400068043

17. Room
Emma Donoghue, Little Brown, $24.99, 9780316098335

18. The Troubled Man
Henning Mankell, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307593498

19. A Lesson in Secrets
Jacqueline Winspear, Harper, $25.99, 9780061727672

20. The Story of Beautiful Girl
Rachel Simon, Grand Central, $24.99, 9780446574464

21. Please Look After Mom
Kyung-Sook Shin, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307593917

22. Sing You Home
Jodi Picoult, Atria, $28, 9781439102725

23. I'll Walk Alone
Mary Higgins Clark, S&S, $25.99, 9781439180969

24. Started Early, Took My Dog
Kate Atkinson, Reagan Arthur Books, $24.99, 9780316066730

25. Drawing Conclusions
Donna Leon, Atlantic Monthly, $24, 9780802119797

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

27. Swamplandia!
Karen Russell, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307263995

28. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk
David Sedaris, Ian Falconer (Illus.), Little Brown, $21.99, 9780316038393

29. The Love of My Youth
Mary Gordon, Pantheon, $25.95, 9780307377425

30. 22 Britannia Road
Amanda Hodgkinson, Pamela Dorman Books, $25.95, 9780670022632

31. Minding Frankie
Maeve Binchy, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307273567

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

33. A Discovery of Witches
Deborah Harkness, Viking, $28.95, 9780670022410

34. A Moment in the Sun
John Sayles, McSweeney's, $29, 9781936365180

35. Save Me
Lisa Scottoline, St. Martin's, $27.99, 9780312380786

36. Say Her Name
Francisco Goldman, Grove, $24, 9780802119810

37. My New American Life
Francine Prose, Harper, $25.99, 9780061713767

38. The Informant
Thomas Perry, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $27, 9780547569338

39. Illuminations
Arthur Rimbaud, Norton, $24.95, 9780393076356

40. Emily, Alone
Stewart O'Nan, Viking, $25.95, 9780670022359

41. When the Killing's Done
T.C. Boyle, Viking, $26.95, 9780670022328

42. The Prophet
Kahlil Gibran, Knopf, $15, 9780394404288

43. Elizabeth I
Margaret George, Viking, $30, 9780670022533

44. Once Upon a Time, There Was You
Elizabeth Berg, Random House, $26, 9781400068654

45. Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen, Everyman's Library, $13.50, 9780307595836

46. In Zanesville
Jo Ann Beard, Little Brown, $23.99, 9780316084475

47. Good Poems, American Places
Garrison Keillor (Ed.), Viking, $28.95, 9780670022540

48. If You Were Here
Jen Lancaster, New American Library, $24.95, 9780451234384

49. The Help
Kathryn Stockett, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, $24.95, 9780399155345

50. The Weird Sisters
Eleanor Brown, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, $24.95, 9780399157226

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 8, 2011

16. This Is a Book
Demetri Martin, Grand Central, $24.99, 9780446539708

17. The Emperor of All Maladies
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $30, 9781439107959

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

19. Unfamiliar Fishes
Sarah Vowell, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594487873

20. Moonwalking With Einstein
Joshua Foer, Penguin Press, $26.95, 9781594202292

21. 1861
Adam Goodheart, Knopf, $28.95, 9781400040155

22. I'm Over All That
Shirley MacLaine, Atria, $22, 9781451607291

23. My Lucky Life in and Out of Show Business
Dick Van Dyke, Crown Archetype, $25, 9780307592231

24. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
Amy Chua, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594202841

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

26. Malcolm X
Manning Marable, Viking, $30, 9780670022205

27. To End All Wars
Adam Hochschild, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28, 9780618758289

28. Good Stuff
Jennifer Grant, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307267108

29. Mom
Dave Isay (Ed.), Penguin Press, $21.95, 9781594202612

30. From This Moment on
Shania Twain, Atria, $26.99, 9781451620740

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

32. A Covert Affair
Jennet Conant, S&S, $28, 9781439163528

33. A Jane Austen Education
William Deresiewicz, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594202889

34. Physics of the Future
Michio Kaku, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385530804

35. The Wilder Life
Wendy McClure, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594487804

36. Reading My Father
Alexandra Styron, Scribner, $25, 9781416591795

37. Robert Redford
Michael Feeney Callan, Knopf, $28.95, 9780679450559

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

39. Fire Season
Philip Connors, Ecco, $24.99, 9780061859366

40. The Dressmaker of Khair Khana
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Harper, $24.99, 9780061732379

41. The Heart and the Fist
Eric Greitens, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $27, 9780547424859

42. A Band of Misfits
Andrew Baggarly, Triumph, $19.95, 9781600785986

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

44. Autobiography of Mark Twain
Mark Twain, University of California Press, $34.95, 9780520267190

45. The Information
James Gleick, Pantheon, $29.95, 9780375423727

46. Guy Fieri Food
Guy Fieri, Morrow, $29.99, 9780061894558

47. The Reading Promise
Alice Ozma, Grand Central, $24.99, 9780446583770

48. Get Rich Click!
Marc Ostrofsky, Multimedia Publishing Corp., $19.95, 9780982769607

49. The Origins of Political Order
Francis Fukuyama, FSG, $35, 9780374227340

50. This Life Is in Your Hands
Melissa Coleman, Harper, $25.99, 9780061958328

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending May 8, 2011

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

12. Caught
Harlan Coben, Signet, $9.99, 9780451232700

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

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

15. Storm Prey
John Sandford, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425241448

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

17. Dead in the Family
Charlaine Harris, Ace, $7.99, 9780441020157

18. The Search
Nora Roberts, Jove, $7.99, 9780515149487

19. This Body of Death
Elizabeth George, Harper, $9.99, 9780061160912

20. Something Borrowed
Emily Giffin, St. Martin's, $7.99, 9780312993177

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

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

23. The Shadow of Your Smile
Mary Higgins Clark, Pocket, $7.99, 9781439180983

24. A River in the Sky
Elizabeth Peters, Harper, $9.99, 9780061246272

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

26. Murder Under Cover
Kate Carlisle, Signet, $7.99, 9780451233516

27. Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Objective
Eric Van Lustbader, Vision, $9.99, 9780446539791

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

29. Blue-Eyed Devil
Robert B. Parker, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425241455

30. Classified as Murder
Miranda James, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425241578

31. Fever Dream
Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child, Vision, $9.99, 9780446554954

32. Faceless Killers
Henning Mankell, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307742858

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

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

35. U Is for Undertow
Sue Grafton, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425238110

36. The Measby Murder Enquiry
Ann Purser, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425241561

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

38. The Burning Wire
Jeffery Deaver, Pocket, $9.99, 9781439156346

39. The Fountainhead
Ayn Rand, NAL, $9.99, 9780451191151

40. The Rule of Nine
Steve Martini, Harper, $9.99, 9780061930225

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

42. Hangman
Faye Kellerman, Harper, $7.99, 9780061702617

43. Savage Nature
Christine Feehan, Jove, $7.99, 9780515149333

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

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

46. Nowhere to Run
C.J. Box, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425240557

47. Blood Oath
Christopher Farnsworth, Jove, $9.99, 9780515149036

48. 61 Hours
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780440243694

49. Shoot to Thrill
P.J. Tracy, Signet, $7.99, 9780451413055

50. Dead and Gone
Charlaine Harris, Ace, $7.99, 9780441018512

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