May 19, 2011

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for May 19, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending May 15, 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.		 1/6
2. A Visit From the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307477477
Egan's masterful and genre-bending novel is now available in paperback.		 3/8
3. Water for Elephants
Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $14.95, 9781616200701
An indie fave about a traveling circus is now a major motion picture.		 2/120
4. Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368
The remarkable debut novel from the author of the memoir My Own Country.		 4/68
5. Room- Debut
Emma Donoghue, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316098328
Donoghue's brilliant novel about the bonds between parent and child.		 /1
6. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Helen Simonson, Random House, $15, 9780812981223
Helen Simonson's charming debut novel about the endearing Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired).		 5/24
7. 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.		 10/19
8. The Postmistress
Sarah Blake, Berkley, $15, 9780425238691
Blake's stirring debut novel is set during WWII.		 6/15
9. Little Bee
Chris Cleave, S&S, $15, 9781416589648
Cleave's bestselling novel about a Nigerian refugee in England.		 8/65
10. Our Kind of Traitor
John le Carre, Penguin, $15, 9780143119722
A remarkable novel of intrigue by the bestselling author of The Constant Gardener.		 9/3
11. Super Sad True Love Story- Debut
Gary Shteyngart, Random House, $15, 9780812977868
The new satiric novel by the author of Absurdistan.		 /1
12. 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.		 7/101
13. Matterhorn - Debut
Karl Marlantes, Grove Press, $15.95, 9780802145314
Marlantes' epic novel of the Vietnam War is now available in paperback.		 /1
14. Island Beneath the Sea
Isabel Allende, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780061988257
An entrancing historical novel by the bestselling author of Ines of My Soul.		 13/2
15. Imperfect Birds
Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $15, 9781594485046
A powerful and redemptive novel about love and family, from the bestselling author of Grace (Eventually).		 11/6


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for May 19, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending May 15, 2011
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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.		 1/18
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.		 2/10
3. Life
Keith Richards, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316034418
An autobiography of the legendary founding member of the Rolling Stones.		 6/2
4. Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco Press, $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.		 3/28
5. 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.		 4/7
6. 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.		 8/11
7. Inside of a Dog
Alexandra Horowitz, Scribner, $16, 9781416583431
This bestseller explores what dogs know and how they think.		 5/33
8. 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.		 7/6
9. Empire of the Summer Moon- Debut
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.		 /1
10. Medium Raw
Anthony Bourdain, Ecco, $15.99, 9780061718953
Bourdain's follow-up to his wildly popular Kitchen Confidential.		 9/2
11. 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.		 12/48
12. 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.		 13/15
13. Operation Mincemeat
Ben Macintyre, Broadway, $15, 9780307453280
Macintyre's rollicking true story of an intelligence operation that ultimately helped the Allies win WWII.		 /5
14. The Sweet Life in Paris
David Lebovitz, Broadway, $14, 9780767928892
A deliciously funny look at the city of light, cheese, chocolate, and other confections.		 15/11
15. The Last Stand
Nathaniel Philbrick, Penguin, $18, 9780143119609
National Book Award-winner Philbrick's fascinating look at Custer's unexpected defeat at Little Bighorn.		 11/2


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for May 19, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending May 15, 2011
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Caleb's Crossing
Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $26.95, 9780670021048
The evocative new novel by the author of People of the Book is a May Indie Next List Great Read.		 4/2
2. Dead Reckoning
Charlaine Harris, Ace, $27.95, 9780441020317
The new Sookie Stackhouse novel by the author Dead in the Family.		 2/2
3. 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.		 5/12
4. 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.		 3/10
5. 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.		 1/6
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.		 6/7
7. The Snowman- Debut
Jo Nesbø, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307595867
Nesbø's latest thriller involving a search for a serial killer is a May Indie Next List Great Read.		 /1
8. Sixkill
Robert B. Parker, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399157264
An extraordinary new Spenser novel by the author of Painted Ladies.		 7/2
9. Buried Prey- Debut
John Sandford, Putnam, $27.95, 9780399157387
Sandford's brilliant new Lucas Davenport thriller.		 /1
10. 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.		 12/51
11. 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.		 14/7
12. The Sixth Man
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $27.99, 9780446573108
Sean King and Michelle Maxwell return in Baldacci's latest bestselling thriller.		 11/4
13. The Fifth Witness
Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316069359
Connelly's latest legal thriller featuring Mickey Haller.		 10/6
14. 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.		 9/8
15. The Story of Beautiful Girl- Debut
Rachel Simon, Grand Central, $24.99, 9780446574464
Simon's enthralling new novel is a May Indie Next List Great Read.		 /1
ON THE RISE
18. 2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America
Albert Brooks, St. Martin's , $25.99, 9780312583729
The popular comedian and filmmaker's debut novel is a serious and thought-provoking look at our possible future.


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for May 19, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending May 15, 2011
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin- Debut
Erik Larson, Crown, $26, 9780307408846
Larson's vivid portrait of Berlin during the early years of Hitler's reign is a May Indie Next List Great Read.		 /1
2. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $26.99, 9780316056861
Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock.		 1/6
3. 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.		 2/26
4. Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me- Debut
Chelsea Handler, et al., Grand Central, $24.99, 9780446584715
Friends, family members, and co-workers of Chelsea Handler tell all!		 /1
5. Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?
Steven Tyler, Ecco, $27.99, 9780061767890
A rollicking new memoir by the lead singer of Aerosmith.		 4/2
6. The Social Animal
David Brooks, Random House, $27, 9781400067602
New York Times columnist Brooks illustrates a story of how success happens.		 5/10
7. A Singular Woman
Janny Scott, Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594487972
An unprecedented look into the life of the mother of President Obama.		 3/2
8. The Dukan Diet
Pierre Dukan, Crown Archetype, $26, 9780307887962
The international bestselling diet book is now available in the U.S.		 7/4
9. Blood, Bones & Butter
Gabrielle Hamilton, Random House, $26, 9781400068722
Hamilton's atypical culinary memoir is a March Indie Next List Great Read.		 9/11
10. If You Ask Me
Betty White, Putnam, $25.95, 9780399157530
A funny and sweet memoir by the popular actress and animal welfare advocate.		 8/2
11. Seal Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy SEAL Sniper- Debut
Howard E. Wasdin, Stephen Templin, St. Martin's, $26.99, 9780312699451
A fascinating look at a secret unit tasked with counterterrorism, hostage rescue, and counterinsurgency.		 /1
12. This Is a Book- Debut
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.		 /1
13. Moonwalking With Einstein
Joshua Foer, Penguin Press, $26.95, 9781594202292
Foer's unlikely journey to becoming U.S. Memory Champion explores the vast, hidden impact of memory on every aspect of our lives.		 /9
14. The 17 Day Diet
Dr.Mike Moreno, Free Press, $25, 9781451648652
A diet book that helps you figure out the foods and routines that work best with your lifestyle.		 /4
15. Lost in Shangri-La
Mitchell Zuckoff, Harper, $26.99, 9780061988349
Zuckoff's truly riveting work of narrative nonfiction is a May Indie Next List Great Read.		 12/2


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for May 19, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending May 15, 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		 1/5
2. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553579901		 2/6
3. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553573428		 4/4
4. Worth Dying For
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780440246299		 3/3
5. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553582024		 6/6
6. Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand, Signet, $9.99, 9780451191144		 8/*
7. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307473479		 7/99
8. Water for Elephants
Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $7.99, 9781616200718		 5/11
9. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789		 9/*
10. The Girl Who Played With Fire
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307476159		 /59


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Children's Interest



Bestseller List for May 19, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending May 15, 2011
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  Children's Interest Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book- Debut
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955		 /1
2. What Happened to Goodbye- Debut
Sarah Dessen, Viking, $19.99, 9780670012947		 /1
3. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207		 1/192
4. The Lost Hero
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $18.99, 9781423113393		 3/31
5. Hooray for Amanda & Her Alligator!
Mo Willems, Balzer & Bray, $17.99, 9780062004000		 6/3
6. The Emerald Atlas
John Stephens, Knopf, $17.99, 9780375868702		 4/6
7. Divergent
Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books, $17.99, 9780062024022		 2/2
8. Racing in the Rain: My Life as a Dog
Garth Stein, Harper, $6.99, 9780062015761		 13/2
9. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Grace Lin, Little Brown, $7.99, 9780316038638		 7/6
10. Big Nate Boredom Buster
Lincoln Peirce, Harper, $10.99, 9780062060945		 5/5
11. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $11.99, 9780316013697		 11/109
12. LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World- Debut
DK Publishing, $21.99, 9780756682576		 /1
13. The Magician's Elephant
Kate DiCamillo, Yoko Tanaka (Illus.), Candlewick, $6.99, 9780763652982		 /4
14. Eon: Dragoneye Reborn- Debut
Alison Goodman, Firebird, $9.99, 9780142417119		 /1
15. Eona
Alison Goodman, Viking, $19.99, 9780670063116		 10/4


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for May 19, 2011
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  Children's Illustrated Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99, 9780679805274		 2/*
2. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617		 1/*
3. A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Philip Christian Stead, Erin E. Stead (Illus.), Roaring Brook, $16.99, 9781596434028		 3/18
4. Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad
David Soman, Jacky Davis, Dial, $16.99, 9780803734197		 13/8
5. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007		 5/*
6. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926		 11/*
7. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908		 9/*
8. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035		 12/*
9. Me... Jane
Patrick McDonnell, Little Brown, $15.99, 9780316045469		 15/4
10. Love You Forever
Robert Munsch, Sheila McGraw (Illus.), Firefly, $5.95, 9780920668375		 4/*
11. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site- Debut
Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9780811877824		 /1
12. Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters
Barack Obama, Loren Long (Illus.), Knopf, $17.99, 9780375835278		 8/24
13. Press Here
Herve Tullet, Chronicle, $14.99, 9780811879545		 6/4
14. Silverlicious
Victoria Kann, Harper, $17.99, 9780061781230		 /14
15. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Bill Martin, Eric Carle (Illus.), Holt, $7.95, 9780805047905		 /*


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for May 19, 2011
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  Children's Series
1. The Kane Chronicles
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
2. The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
3. Magic Tree House
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
4. Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Rick Riordan, Miramax
5. The Ranger's Apprentice
John Flanagan, Puffin
6. Harry Potter
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
8. The Penderwicks
Jeanne Birdsall, Knopf
New in Series: The Penderwicks at Point Mouette
9. Alex Rider Adventures
Anthony Horowitz, Puffin
10. The 39 Clues
Jude Watson, et al., Scholastic

Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 15, 2011

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

17. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
David Mitchell, Random House, $15, 9780812976366

18. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
Aimee Bender, Anchor, $15, 9780385720960

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

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

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

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

23. Innocent
Scott Turow, Grand Central, $14.99, 9780446562416

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

38. The Beach Trees
Karen White, New American Library, $15, 9780451233073

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

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

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

42. The Windup Girl
Paolo Bacigalupi, Night Shade, $14.95, 9781597801584

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

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

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

46. Infinite Jest
David Foster Wallace, Back Bay, $17.99, 9780316066525

47. The Best of It
Kay Ryan, Grove, $14.95, 9780802145215

48. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Seth Grahame-Smith, Grand Central, $13.99, 9780446563079

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

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

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 15, 2011

16. The Tiger
John Vaillant, Vintage Departures, $15, 9780307389046

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

33. The Omnivore's Dilemma
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $16, 9780143038580

34. Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea
Chelsea Handler, Simon Spotlight, $16, 9781416596363

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

36. This Is Not the Story You Think It Is
Laura Munson, Berkley, $15, 9780425238998

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

38. Pat the Zombie
Aaron XIMM, Kaveh Soofi (Illus.), Ten Speed Press, $11.99, 9781607740360

39. Take Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs
Heather Lende, Algonquin, $14.95, 9781616200510

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

48. The CalorieKing Calorie, Fat & Carbohydrate Counter 2011
Allan Borushek, Family Health, $8.99, 9781930448339

49. My Horizontal Life
Chelsea Handler, Bloomsbury, $14.95, 9781582346182

50. How Did You Get This Number
Sloane Crosley, Riverhead, $15, 9781594485190

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 15, 2011

16. Horoscopes for the Dead
Billy Collins, Random House, $24, 9781400064922

17. 10th Anniversary
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316036269

18. 2030
Albert Brooks, St. Martin's, $25.99, 9780312583729

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

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

21. 22 Britannia Road
Amanda Hodgkinson, Pamela Dorman Books, $25.95, 9780670022632

22. The Tragedy of Arthur
Arthur Phillips, Random House, $26, 9781400066476

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

30. Tabloid City
Pete Hamill, Little Brown, $26.99, 9780316020756

31. Faith
Jennifer Haigh, Harper, $25.99, 9780060755805

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

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

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

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

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

37. Those in Peril
Wilbur Smith, Thomas Dunn, $27.99, 9780312567255

38. I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive
Steve Earle, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26, 9780618820962

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

40. The Year We Left Home
Jean Thompson, S&S, $25, 9781439175880

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

42. A Drop of the Hard Stuff
Lawrence Block, Mulholland, $25.99, 9780316127332

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

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

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

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

47. An Object of Beauty
Steve Martin, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446573641

48. The Sisters Brothers
Patrick DeWitt, Ecco Press, $24.99, 9780062041265

49. The Great Night
Chris Adrian, FSG, $26, 9780374166410

50. Fall of Giants
Ken Follett, Dutton, $36, 9780525951650

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 15, 2011

16. Wicked Bugs
Amy Stewart, Algonquin, $18.95, 9781565129603

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

18. Cleopatra
Stacy Schiff, Little Brown, $29.99, 9780316001922

19. Stories I Only Tell My Friends
Rob Lowe, Holt, $26, 9780805093292

20. My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business
Dick Van Dyke, Crown, $25, 9780307592231

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

22. 20 Years Younger
Bob Greene, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316133784

23. The Best Advice I Ever Got
Katie Couric, Random House, $26, 9780812992779

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

31. A Place of Yes
Bethenny Frankel, Touchstone, $24.99, 9781439186909

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

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

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

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

36. Founding Gardeners
Andrea Wulf, Knopf, $30, 9780307269904

37. 1861
Adam Goodheart, Knopf, $28.95, 9781400040155

38. The Wizard of Lies
Diana B. Henriques, Times Books, $30, 9780805091342

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

40. The Notes
Ronald Reagan, Harper, $25.99, 9780062065131

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

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

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

44. Knowing Your Value
Mika Brzezinski, Weinstein Books, $22.95, 9781602861343

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

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

47. Townie
Andre Dubus III, Norton, $25.95, 9780393064667

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

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

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

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending May 15, 2011

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

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

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

14. The Lincoln Lawyer
Michael Connelly, Grand Central, $7.99, 9781455500239

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

25. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935

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

27. 61 Hours
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780440243694

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

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

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

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

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

33. State Fair
Earlene Fowler, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425241554

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

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

36. Deliver Us From Evil
David Baldacci, Vision, $9.99, 9780446564076

37. Changes
Jim Butcher, Roc, $9.99, 9780451463470

38. The Black Cat
Martha Grimes, Signet, $9.99, 9780451232946

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

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

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

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

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

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

45. The Ice Princess
Camilla Lackberg, Pocket, $7.99, 9781451621761

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

47. Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte, Bantam, $4.95, 9780553211405

48. Something Blue
Emily Giffin, St. Martin's, $7.99, 9780312548070

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

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

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