Bestseller List for October 16, 2014
from sales the week ending October 12, 2014
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Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for October 16, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending October 12, 2014
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Trade Paperback Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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1. |
Gone Girl Gillian Flynn, Broadway, $15, 9780553418361 Flynn's mesmerizing thriller about a marriage gone terribly wrong is now a major motion picture. |
1/7 |
2. |
Orphan Train Christina Baker Kline, Morrow, $14.99, 9780061950728 A powerful novel of upheaval and resilience, of unexpected friendship, and of the secrets we carry that keep us from finding out who we are. |
2/38 |
3. |
This Is Where I Leave You Jonathan Tropper, Plume, $16, 9780142181713 Tropper's funny and moving novel about a family reunited for a funeral is now a major motion picture. |
3/6 |
4. |
The Museum of Extraordinary Things Alice Hoffman, Scribner, $16, 9781451693577 Hoffman's mesmerizing novel of impassioned love between two vastly different souls in New York during the volatile first decades of the 20th century. |
10/2 |
5. |
Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $15.95, 9780307455925 A dazzling novel of love and race centered around a young man and woman from Nigeria, by the author of Half of a Yellow Sun. |
4/31 |
6. |
The Best American Short Stories 2014- Debut Jennifer Egan, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780547868868 A very satisfying collection of the year's best short stories. |
/1 |
7. |
The Rosie Project Graeme Simsion, S&S, $15.99, 9781476729091 Simsion's heartfelt and humorous debut novel about a college professor's search for the perfect wife. |
8/19 |
8. |
The Luminaries- Debut Eleanor Catton, Back Bay, $18, 9780316074292 Catton's breathtaking feat of storytelling in which everything is connected but nothing is as it seems is the winner of the 2013 Man Booker Prize. |
/1 |
9. |
Someone- Debut Alice McDermott, Picador USA, $15, 9781250055361 This novel by the National Book Award-winning McDermott is a fully realized portrait of one woman's life in all its complexity. |
/1 |
10. |
The Signature of All Things Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $17, 9780143125846 A sweeping novel of desire, ambition, and the thirst for knowledge, by the bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love. |
11/16 |
11. |
Sycamore Row John Grisham, Bantam, $16, 9780553393613 In this bestselling thriller, Grisham returns to the setting and the compelling characters of his first novel, A Time to Kill. |
12/7 |
12. |
The Target David Baldacci, Grand Central, $16, 9781455521180 A riveting thriller featuring Will Robie, by the bestselling author of The Hit. |
5/4 |
13. |
The Best of Me Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $15, 9781455556557 The powerful love story by the bestselling author of The Notebook is now a major motion picture. |
13/3 |
14. |
The Ocean at the End of the Lane Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $14.99, 9780062255662 A brilliantly imaginative and poignant fairy tale from the modern master of wonder and terror. |
6/19 |
15. |
We Are Water Wally Lamb, Harper Perennial, $16.99, 9780061941030 Lamb's powerful novel about a marriage, a family, and human resilience in the face of tragedy. |
9/9 |
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for October 16, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending October 12, 2014
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Trade Paperback Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
1. |
The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17, 9780143125471 Brown tells the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. |
1/20 |
2. |
Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $16, 9780812974492 An unforgettable true story that is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit. |
2/11 |
3. |
Wild Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307476074 A powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery by the bestselling author of Tiny Beautiful Things. |
3/81 |
4. |
The Heart of Everything That Is Bob Drury, Tom Clavin, S&S, $17, 9781451654684 An astonishing biography of the great Sioux warrior-statesman Red Cloud. |
4/6 |
5. |
Zealot Reza Aslan, Random House, $18, 9780812981483 A fascinating, provocative, and meticulously researched biography of Jesus by the bestselling author of No god but God. |
6/5 |
6. |
Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls David Sedaris, Back Bay, $17, 9780316154703 A collection of hilarious and thought-provoking essays by the bestselling author of When You Are Engulfed in Flames. |
5/19 |
7. |
Brain on Fire Susannah Cahalan, S&S, $16, 9781451621389 Cahalan's astonishing true story of her inexplicable descent into madness and the brilliant, lifesaving diagnosis that nearly didn't happen. |
8/44 |
8. |
This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage- Debut Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062236685 Patchett's memoir examines her deepest commitments--to writing, family, friends, dogs, books, and her husband--creating a resonant portrait of her life. |
/1 |
9. |
The Power of Habit Charles Duhigg, Random House, $16, 9780812981605 An exploration into the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed. |
7/40 |
10. |
The Smartest Kids in the World Amanda Ripley, S&S, $15.99, 9781451654431 Through the compelling stories of three American teenagers living abroad in the world's top-notch schools, Ripley explains how these systems cultivate the "smartest" kids on the planet. |
9/11 |
11. |
Orange Is the New Black Piper Kerman, Spiegel & Grau, $16, 9780812986181 Kerman's heartbreaking, hilarious, and at times enraging story of her year incarcerated is the basis of the Netflix series. |
13/47 |
12. |
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership- Debut Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781422157978 A collection of Harvard Business Review articles selected to help you maximize your own and your organization's performance. |
/1 |
13. |
The Map of Heaven: How Science, Religion, and Ordinary People Are Proving the Afterlife- Debut Eben Alexander, M.D., S&S, $16.99, 9781476766409 The bestselling author of Proof of Heaven looks at people who have had profound spiritual experiences. |
/1 |
14. |
Bad Feminist Roxane Gay, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062282712 Gay's collection of essays spanning politics, criticism, and feminism is an August 2014 Indie Next List Great Read. |
10/7 |
15. |
Still Foolin' 'Em Billy Crystal, St. Martin's Griffin, $15.99, 9781250051844 Hilarious and heartfelt observations on aging from one of America's favorite comedians, and a look back at his remarkable career. |
11/4 |
Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for October 16, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending October 12, 2014
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Hardcover Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
1. |
Edge of Eternity Ken Follett, Dutton, $36, 9780525953098 The third volume in Follett's epic Century Trilogy, following Winter of the World. |
1/4 |
2. |
Lila- Debut Marilynne Robinson, FSG, $26, 9780374187613 The remarkable new novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Gilead is an October 2014 Indie Next List Great Read. |
/1 |
3. |
All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27, 9781476746586 Doerr's beautiful novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France during World War II is a May 2014 Indie Next List Great Read. |
3/23 |
4. |
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $25.95, 9780385352109 The eagerly awaited new novel by the internationally bestselling author of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. |
4/9 |
5. |
The Bone Clocks David Mitchell, Random House, $30, 9781400065677 The astonishing new novel by the author of Cloud Atlas and The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet is the #1 Indie Next List Great Read for September 2014. |
2/6 |
6. |
Personal Lee Child, Delacorte, $28, 9780804178747 Jack Reacher returns in the latest action-packed novel of suspense by the bestselling author of Never Go Back. |
7/6 |
7. |
The Children Act Ian McEwan, Nan A. Talese, $25, 9780385539708 A leading High Court judge must decide the case of a 17-year-old boy who is refusing for religious reasons the medical treatment that could save his life, and his devout parents echo his wishes. |
5/5 |
8. |
The Goldfinch Donna Tartt, Little Brown, $30, 9780316055437 Tartt's novel--plumbing the deepest mysteries of love, identity, and art--is the winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. |
6/51 |
9. |
Some Luck- Debut Jane Smiley, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307700315 Smiley's engrossing new novel about a remarkable family over three transformative decades in America has been longlisted for the 2014 National Book Award and is an October 2014 Indie Next List Great Read. |
/1 |
10. |
The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher- Debut Hilary Mantel, Holt, $27, 9781627792103 A brilliant collection of contemporary stories by the bestselling author of Wolf Hall. |
/1 |
11. |
A Sudden Light Garth Stein, S&S, $26.95, 9781439187036 A boy trying to save his parents' marriage uncovers a vast legacy of family secrets in the unforgettable new novel by the bestselling author of The Art of Racing in the Rain. |
15/2 |
12. |
Nora Webster- Debut Colm Tóibín, Scribner, $27, 9781439138335 Tóibín's masterful new novel, set in Ireland, about a fiercely compelling young widow and mother of four is an October 2014 Indie Next List Great Read. |
/1 |
13. |
The Paying Guests Sarah Waters, Riverhead, $28.95, 9781594633119 The enthralling new novel by the bestselling author of The Little Stranger is an October 2014 Indie Next List Great Read. |
8/4 |
14. |
Adultery Paulo Coelho, Knopf, $24.95, 9781101874080 A woman embarks on an adventure as unexpected as it is daring in the new novel by the bestselling author of The Alchemist. |
9/8 |
15. |
Deadline- Debut John Sandford, Putnam Adult, $27.95, 9780399162374 A thrilling new novel featuring Virgil Flowers by the bestselling author of Storm Front. |
/1 |
Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for October 16, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending October 12, 2014
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Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
1. |
Not That Kind of Girl Lena Dunham, Random House, $28, 9780812994995 A hilarious, wise, and fiercely candid collection of personal essays by the acclaimed creator, producer, and star of HBO's Girls. |
2/2 |
2. |
Killing Patton Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $30, 9780805096682 Killing Patton takes readers inside the final year of WWII and recounts the events surrounding the death of General George S. Patton. |
1/3 |
3. |
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End- Debut Atul Gawande, Metropolitan , $26, 9780805095159 Practicing surgeon Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending. |
/1 |
4. |
The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution- Debut Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35, 9781476708690 Isaacson's revealing story of the people who created the computer and the Internet looks at the history of the digital revolution and is an indispensable guide to how innovation really happens. |
/1 |
5. |
Worthy Fights: A Memoir of Leadership in War and Peace- Debut Leon Panetta, Penguin Press, $36, 9781594205965 A revelatory autobiography by the former defense secretary and CIA director. |
/1 |
6. |
Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book Diane Muldrow, Golden Books, $9.99, 9780307977618 A humorous guide to life for grown-ups by a longtime editor of the iconic Little Golden Books. |
3/49 |
7. |
What If? Randall Munroe, Houghton Mifflin, $24, 9780544272996 From the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask. |
4/6 |
8. |
How Google Works Eric Schmidt, III, Jonathan Rosenberg, Grand Central, $30, 9781455582341 An entertaining, page-turning primer containing lessons that Schmidt and Rosenberg learned as they helped build the company. |
7/3 |
9. |
What I Know for Sure Oprah Winfrey, Flatiron, $24.99, 9781250054050 A collection of O, The Oprah Magazine's widely popular "What I Know for Sure" columns, revised and updated. |
5/6 |
10. |
Rebel Yell S.C. Gwynne, Scribner, $35, 9781451673289 Gwynne's thrilling account of how Civil War general Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson became a great and tragic American hero. |
11/2 |
11. |
This Changes Everything Naomi Klein, S&S, $30, 9781451697384 Klein explains why the climate crisis challenges us to abandon the core "free market" ideology of our time, restructure the global economy, and remake our political systems. |
6/4 |
12. |
David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $29, 9780316204361 In his new bestseller, Gladwell draws upon history, psychology, and powerful storytelling to reshape the way we think of the world around us. |
9/54 |
13. |
World Order Henry Kissinger, Penguin Press, $36, 9781594206146 Drawing on his experience as one of the foremost statesmen of the modern era, Kissinger offers a deep meditation on the roots of international harmony and global disorder. |
8/5 |
14. |
Think Like a Freak Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Morrow, $28.99, 9780062218339 The bestselling authors of Freakonomics take us inside their thought process and teach us all to think a bit more productively, more creatively, more rationally-to think, that is, like a Freak. |
14/22 |
15. |
Zero to One Peter Thiel, Crown Business, $27, 9780804139298 Zero to One presents at once an optimistic view of the future of progress in America and a new way of thinking about innovation. |
13/4 |
ON THE RISE | ||
16. |
Stop the Coming Civil War Michael Savage, Center Street, $26, 9781455582433 The conservative talk-show host explains why he believes the political split between the right and left is possibly irreparable. |
Mass Market
Bestseller List for October 16, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending October 12, 2014
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Mass Market |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
1. |
Gone Girl Gillian Flynn, Broadway, $9.99, 9780553418354 |
1/7 |
2. |
Sycamore Row John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780345543240 |
3/8 |
3. |
The Best of Me Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $8, 9781455556564 |
4/7 |
4. |
Outlander Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99, 9780553393699 |
2/12 |
5. |
The Casual Vacancy J.K. Rowling, Little Brown, $10, 9780316228596 |
7/2 |
6. |
Dust Patricia Cornwell, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425270042 |
6/6 |
7. |
Inferno Dan Brown, Anchor, $9.99, 9781400079155 |
5/24 |
8. |
Storm Front- Debut John Sandford, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425270240 |
/1 |
9. |
The Longest Ride- Debut Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $8, 9781455520633 |
/1 |
10. |
Dragonfly in Amber Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99, 9780440215622 |
/2 |
Children's Interest
Bestseller List for October 16, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending October 12, 2014
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Children's Interest |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
1. |
Minecraft: Construction Handbook Scholastic, $7.99, 9780545685177 |
1/3 |
2. |
The Fault in Our Stars John Green, Speak, $12.99, 9780142424179 |
2/141 |
3. |
If I Stay Gayle Forman, Speak, $10.99, 9780147514530 |
3/16 |
4. |
The Giver Lois Lowry, Harcourt, $9.99, 9780544340688 |
4/110 |
5. |
Minecraft: Combat Handbook Scholastic, $7.99, 9780545685160 |
5/8 |
6. |
Sisters Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540605 |
7/8 |
7. |
Wonder R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $16.99, 9780375869020 |
8/133 |
8. |
Looking for Alaska John Green, Speak, $9.99, 9780142402511 |
11/113 |
9. |
Minecraft: Redstone Handbook Scholastic, $7.99, 9780545685153 |
10/28 |
10. |
Minecraft: Essential Handbook Scholastic, $7.99, 9780545669931 |
9/31 |
11. |
Paper Towns John Green, Speak, $9.99, 9780142414934 |
12/86 |
12. |
Where She Went Gayle Forman, Speak, $10.99, 9780142420898 |
13/14 |
13. |
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World Malala Yousafzai, Little Brown, $17, 9780316327930 |
/2 |
14. |
The Young Elites- Debut Marie Lu, Putnam, $18.99, 9780399167836 |
/1 |
15. |
The Contract- Debut Derek Jeter, S&S/Jeter Publishing, $16.99, 9781481423120 |
/1 |
Children's Illustrated
Bestseller List for October 16, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending October 12, 2014
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Children's Illustrated |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
1. |
The Book With No Pictures B.J. Novak, Dial, $17.99, 9780803741713 |
6/2 |
2. |
Room on the Broom Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illus.), Puffin, $6.99, 9780142501122 |
1/29 |
3. |
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 |
3/* |
4. |
The Day the Crayons Quit Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $17.99, 9780399255373 |
2/68 |
5. |
Llama Llama Trick or Treat Anna Dewdney, Viking Children's Books, $5.99, 9780451469786 |
5/4 |
6. |
Otis and the Scarecrow Loren Long, Philomel, $17.99, 9780399163968 |
4/6 |
7. |
Ladybug Girl and the Dress-Up Dilemma Jacky Davis, David Soman (Illus.), Dial, $17.99, 9780803735842 |
/6 |
8. |
Happy Halloween, Ladybug Girl! David Soman, Jacky Davis, Grosset & Dunlap, $6.99, 9780448478609 |
11/2 |
9. |
Frozen (Little Golden Book) Victoria Saxon, Grace Lee (Illus.), Random House/Disney, $3.99, 9780736430517 |
7/32 |
10. |
Pat the Bunny Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007 |
13/* |
11. |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908 |
8/* |
12. |
Press Here Herve Tullet, Chronicle, $15.99, 9780811879545 |
/46 |
13. |
Uni the Unicorn Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Random House, $17.99, 9780385375559 |
9/6 |
14. |
Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $18.99, 9780060254926 |
12/* |
15. |
A New Reindeer Friend Random House/Disney, $9.99, 9780736432955 |
14/4 |
Children's Series
Bestseller List for October 16, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending October 12, 2014
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Children's Series | ||
1. |
The Maze Runner (hardcover and paperback) James Dashner, Delacorte |
|
2. |
The Heroes of Olympus (hardcover and paperback) Rick Riordan, Hyperion New in Series: The Blood of Olympus (9781423146735) |
|
3. |
Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House |
|
4. |
Dork Diaries (hardcover and paperback) Rachel Renee Russell, Aladdin |
|
5. |
Divergent (hardcover and paperback) Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books |
|
6. |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Amulet |
|
7. |
Elephant & Piggie (hardcover and paperback) Mo Willems, Hyperion |
|
8. |
Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback) Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle |
|
9. |
Captain Underpants (hardcover and paperback) Dav Pilkey, Scholastic |
|
10. |
Amulet (paperback) Kazu Kibuishi, Graphix |
Extended Paperback Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending October 12, 2014
16. Under the Wide and Starry Sky
Nancy Horan, Ballantine, $16, 9780345516541
17. The Silver Star
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $16, 9781451661545
18. Me Before You
Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $16, 9780143124542
19. The Alchemist (25th Anniversary Edition)
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $16.99, 9780062315007
20. The Drop
Dennis Lehane, Morrow, $14.99, 9780062365446
21. Dark Places
Gillian Flynn, Three Rivers, $14, 9780307341570
22. Accused
Lisa Scottoline, St. Martin's Griffin, $15.99, 9781250054531
23. Sharp Objects
Gillian Flynn, Three Rivers, $14, 9780307341556
24. My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17, 9781609450786
25. Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Maria Semple, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316204262
26. The Circle
Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345807298
27. The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $14.99, 9780061122415
28. Cross My Heart
James Patterson, Grand Central, $16, 9781455515813
29. And the Mountains Echoed
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $16, 9781594632389
30. The Good Lord Bird
James McBride, Riverhead, $16, 9781594632785
31. The Redeemer
Jo Nesbo, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307742988
32. The Lowland
Jhumpa Lahiri, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307278265
33. The Valley of Amazement
Amy Tan, Ecco, $16.99, 9780062107329
34. We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
Karen Joy Fowler, Plume, $16, 9780142180822
35. A Tale for the Time Being
Ruth Ozeki, Penguin, $16, 9780143124870
36. You Should Have Known
Jean Hanff Korelitz, Grand Central, $15, 9781455599516
37. The Light Between Oceans
M.L. Stedman, Scribner, $16, 9781451681758
38. The Art of Racing in the Rain
Garth Stein, Harper Perennial, $10, 9780062349538
39. The Cuckoo's Calling
Robert Galbraith, J.K. Rowling, Mulholland, $18, 9780316206853
40. How the Light Gets In
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $15.99, 9781250047274
41. Beautiful Ruins
Jess Walter, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780061928178
42. Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury, S&S, $15, 9781451673319
43. The Girl You Left Behind
Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $16, 9780143125778
44. Before I Go to Sleep
S.J. Watson, Harper, $15.99, 9780062353887
45. The Mathematician's Shiva
Stuart Rojstaczer, Penguin, $16, 9780143126317
46. The Great Gatsby
F.Scott Fitzgerald, Scribner, $15, 9781451689433
47. Private Down Under
James Patterson, Michael White, Grand Central, $16, 9781455529780
48. Outlander
Diana Gabaldon, Bantam, $18, 9780553393705
49. The Bones of Paris
Laurie R. King, Bantam, $16, 9780345531780
50. The Magicians
Lev Grossman, Plume, $16, 9780452296299
Extended Paperback Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending October 12, 2014
16. Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Katherine Boo, Random House, $16, 9780812979329
17. The Men Who United the States
Simon Winchester, Harper Perennial, $16.99, 9780062079619
18. The Bully Pulpit
Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $22, 9781416547877
19. Wild Tales
Graham Nash, Three Rivers Press, $16, 9780385347563
20. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2015
Old Farmer's Almanac, $7.95, 9781571986368
21. Unlikely Heroes
Jennifer Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761174417
22. Little Failure
Gary Shteyngart, Random House, $16, 9780812982497
23. Really Important Stuff My Dog Has Taught Me
Cynthia L. Copeland, Workman, $12.95, 9780761181798
24. Dirty Wars
Jeremy Scahill, Nation Books, $19.99, 9781568589541
25. Quiet
Susan Cain, Broadway, $16, 9780307352156
26. The Best American Essays 2014
John Jeremiah Sullivan, Robert Atwan (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780544309906
27. Johnny Carson
Henry Bushkin, Eamon Dolan/Mariner Books, $15.95, 9780544334489
28. Hyperbole and a Half
Allie Brosh, Touchstone, $19.99, 9781451666175
29. The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2014
Deborah Blum, Tim Folger (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780544003422
30. One Summer: America, 1927
Bill Bryson, Anchor, $16.95, 9780767919418
31. Men Explain Things to Me
Rebecca Solnit, Haymarket, $11.95, 9781608463862
32. Bringing Up Bebe
Pamela Druckerman, Penguin, $18, 9780143122968
33. Thinking in Numbers
Daniel Tammet, Back Bay, $16, 9780316187367
34. Chaser
John W. Pilley, Mariner, $14.95, 9780544334595
35. Wreck This Journal
Keri Smith, Perigee, $15, 9780399161940
36. The Happiness Project
Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $14.99, 9780061583261
37. A Street Cat Named Bob
James Bowen, St. Martin's Griffin, $14.99, 9781250048677
38. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers, $14, 9780307886279
39. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself
Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781422157992
40. Empire of the Summer Moon
S.C. Gwynne, Scribner, $16, 9781416591061
41. Proof of Heaven
Eben Alexander, M.D., S&S, $15.99, 9781451695199
42. The Four Agreements
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310
43. Mud Season
Ellen Stimson, Countryman Press, $16.95, 9781581572612
44. The Untethered Soul
Michael A. Singer, New Harbinger, $16.95, 9781572245372
45. Thank You for Your Service
David Finkel, Picador USA, $16, 9781250056023
46. What We See When We Read
Peter Mendelsund, Vintage, $16.95, 9780804171632
47. Eat Q
Susan Albers, HarperOne, $15.99, 9780062222770
48. Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman, FSG, $16, 9780374533557
49. Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316017930
50. The 5 Love Languages
Gary Chapman, Northfield, $14.99, 9780802473158
Extended Hardcover Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending October 12, 2014
16. Burn
James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge, Little Brown, $28, 9780316211048
17. The Secret Place
Tana French, Viking, $27.95, 9780670026326
18. Somewhere Safe With Somebody Good
Jan Karon, Putnam Adult, $27.95, 9780399167447
19. Station Eleven
Emily St. John Mandel, Knopf, $24.95, 9780385353304
20. Big Little Lies
Liane Moriarty, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, $26.95, 9780399167065
21. The Invention of Wings
Sue Monk Kidd, Viking, $27.95, 9780670024780
22. Stone Mattress
Margaret Atwood, Nan A. Talese, $25.95, 9780385539128
23. Wolf in White Van
John Darnielle, FSG, $24, 9780374292089
24. The Long Way Home
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $27.99, 9781250022066
25. The Zone of Interest
Martin Amis, Knopf, $26.95, 9780385353496
26. The King's Curse
Philippa Gregory, Touchstone, $28.99, 9781451626117
27. We Are Not Ourselves
Matthew Thomas, S&S, $28, 9781476756660
28. The Book of Life
Deborah Harkness, Viking, $28.95, 9780670025596
29. Paris Match
Stuart Woods, Putnam Adult, $26.95, 9780399169120
30. How to Build a Girl
Caitlin Moran, Harper, $26.99, 9780062335975
31. A Brief History of Seven Killings
Marlon James, Riverhead, $28.95, 9781594486005
32. Perfidia
James Ellroy, Knopf, $28.95, 9780307956996
33. Written in My Own Heart's Blood
Diana Gabaldon, Delacorte, $35, 9780385344432
34. The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry
Gabrielle Zevin, Algonquin, $24.95, 9781616203214
35. The Husband's Secret
Liane Moriarty, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, $25.95, 9780399159343
36. The Miniaturist
Jessie Burton, Ecco, $26.99, 9780062306814
37. 10:04
Ben Lerner, Faber & Faber, $25, 9780865478107
38. Proof Positive
Archer Mayor, Minotaur, $25.99, 9781250026392
39. The Heist
Daniel Silva, Harper, $27.99, 9780062320056
40. Gutenberg's Apprentice
Alix Christie, Harper, $27.99, 9780062336019
41. The Monogram Murders
Sophie Hannah, Agatha Christie, Morrow, $25.99, 9780062297211
42. The New Annotated H. P. Lovecraft
H.P. Lovecraft, Liveright, $39.95, 9780871404534
43. Neverhome
Laird Hunt, Little Brown, $26, 9780316370134
44. Bones Never Lie
Kathy Reichs, Bantam, $27, 9780345544018
45. California
Edan Lepucki, Little Brown, $26, 9780316250818
46. The Magician's Land
Lev Grossman, Viking, $27.95, 9780670015672
47. The Silkworm
Robert Galbraith, J.K. Rowling, Mulholland, $28, 9780316206877
48. The Eye of Heaven
Clive Cussler, Russell Blake, Putnam Adult, $28.95, 9780399167300
49. One Plus One
Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $27.95, 9780525426585
50. Mr. Mercedes
Stephen King, Scribner, $30, 9781476754451
Extended Hardcover Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending October 12, 2014
16. Stop the Coming Civil War
Michael Savage, Center Street, $26, 9781455582433
17. The Meaning of Human Existence
Edward Osborne Wilson, Liveright, $23.95, 9780871401007
18. How We Got to Now
Steven Johnson, Riverhead, $30, 9781594632969
19. The Sense of Style
Steven Pinker, Viking, $27.95, 9780670025855
20. Ocean
Dan Kainen, Workman, $25.95, 9780761180517
21. Agents of the Apocalypse
David Jeremiah, Tyndale House, $24.99, 9781414380490
22. Guinness World Records 2015
Guinness World Records, $28.95, 9781908843630
23. I Am Malala
Malala Yousafzai, Little Brown, $26, 9780316322409
24. Waking Up
Sam Harris, S&S, $26, 9781451636017
25. Not My Father's Son
Alan Cumming, Dey Street, $26.99, 9780062225061
26. Thug Kitchen
Nick Hensley Wagner (Illus.), Rodale , $24.99, 9781623363581
27. Rocks
Joe Perry, S&S, $27.99, 9781476714547
28. You Can, You Will
Joel Osteen, Faithwords, $24, 9781455575718
29. Emotional Intelligence 2.0
Travis Bradberry, Jean Greaves, Talentsmart, $24.99, 9780974320625
30. A Path Appears
Nicholas Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn, Knopf, $27.95, 9780385349918
31. Flash Boys
Michael Lewis, Norton, $27.95, 9780393244663
32. In the Kingdom of Ice
Hampton Sides, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385535373
33. Goodnight Darth Vader
Jeffrey Brown, Chronicle, $14.95, 9781452128306
34. Waiting for the Great Pumpkin
Charles M. Schulz, Fantagraphics, $9.99, 9781606997727
35. 13 Hours
Mitchell Zuckoff, Twelve, $28, 9781455582273
36. How to Cook Everything Fast
Mark Bittman, Houghton Mifflin, $35, 9780470936306
37. The Organized Mind
Daniel J. Levitin, Dutton, $27.95, 9780525954187
38. Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?
Roz Chast, Bloomsbury, $28, 9781608198061
39. Act Like a Success, Think Like a Success
Steve Harvey, Amistad Press, $25.99, 9780062220325
40. The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace
Jeff Hobbs, Scribner, $27, 9781476731902
41. Hard Choices
Hillary Rodham Clinton, S&S, $35, 9781476751443
42. Fire Shut Up in My Bones
Charles M. Blow, Houghton Mifflin, $27, 9780544228047
43. The Grumpy Guide to Life
Chronicle, $12.95, 9781452134239
44. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Caitlin Doughty, Norton, $24.95, 9780393240238
45. How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are
Anne Berest, et al., Doubleday, $25, 9780385538657
46. The Marshmallow Test
Walter Mischel, Little Brown, $29, 9780316230872
47. The Human Age
Diane Ackerman, Norton, $27.95, 9780393240740
48. Humans of New York
Brandon Stanton, St. Martin's, $29.99, 9781250038821
49. I Could Pee on This
Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle, $12.95, 9781452110585
50. Underwater Puppies
Seth Casteel, Little Brown, $21, 9780316254892
Extended Mass Market
Based on sales for the week ending October 12, 2014
11. The Racketeer
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780345530578
12. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur/Little Brown, $9, 9780316056892
13. Winners
Danielle Steel, Dell, $7.99, 9780440245254
14. Cross My Heart
James Patterson, Vision, $10, 9781455515806
15. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
16. A Dance With Dragons
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553582017
17. Command Authority
Tom Clancy, Mark Greaney, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425275139
18. W Is for Wasted
Sue Grafton, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425271575
19. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
20. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Grand Central, $8.99, 9780446310789
21. The Mayan Secrets
Clive Cussler, Thomas Perry, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425270165
22. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780345535429
23. King and Maxwell
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $10, 9781455521296
24. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $8.99, 9780316769488
25. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.99, 9780756404741
26. Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Maria Semple, Little Brown, $8, 9780316333603
27. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Perigee, $9.99, 9780399501487
28. Fall of Giants
Ken Follett, Signet, $9.99, 9780451232854
29. Winter of the World
Ken Follett, Signet, $9.99, 9780451468222
30. The Testament
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780345531964
31. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553390568
32. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $6.99, 9780345514400
33. Voyager
Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99, 9780440217565
34. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, Fifth Edition
Merriam-Webster, $8.50, 9780877798224
35. 61 Hours
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780440243694
36. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780345543981
37. The Hit
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $10, 9781455521302
38. Horns
Joe Hill, Harper, $7.99, 9780062360021
39. The Hot Zone
Richard Preston, Anchor, $7.99, 9780385479561
40. Suspect
Robert Crais, Berkley , $9.99, 9780425278277
41. American Sniper
Chris Kyle, HarperTorch, $9.99, 9780062238863
42. Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342
43. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441172719
44. The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756407919
45. Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $7.99, 9780440180296
46. Beautiful Day
Elin Hilderbrand, Little Brown, $8, 9780316099776
47. Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, HarperTorch, $7.99, 9780060853983
48. The Kill List
Frederick Forsyth, Signet, $9.99, 9780451467638
49. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $7.99, 9780765370624
50. Takedown Twenty
Janet Evanovich, Bantam, $8.99, 9780345542892