The New York Times listings are based on sales at 3,985 bookstores and wholesalers with 50,000 retail outlets for the week ended Aug. 4.
Fiction
1. A Thousand Splendid Suns
Khaled Hosseini, $25.95
2. The Quickie
James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge, $27.99
3. The Secret Servant
Daniel Silva, $25.95
4. High Noon
Nora Roberts, $26.95
5. The Tin Roof Blowdown
James Lee Burke, $26
6. Beyond Reach
Karin Slaughter, $25
7. Lean Mean Thirteen
Janet Evanovich, $27.95
8. The First Commandment
Brad Thor, $25.95
9. The Bourne Betrayal
Eric Van Lustbader, $25.99
10. Justice Denied
J.A. Jance, $25.95
Nonfiction
1. It’s All About Him
Denise Jackson with Ellen Vaughn, $24.99
2. Lone Survivor
Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson, $24.99
3. Quiet Strength
Tony Dungy with Nathan Whitaker, $26.99
4. God Is Not Great
Christopher Hitchens, $24.99
5. A Long Way Gone
Ishmael Beah, $22
6. Legacy of Ashes
Tim Weiner, $27.95
7. The World Without Us
Alan Weisman, $24.95
8. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
Barbara Kingsolver with Steven L. Hopp and Camille Kingsolver, $26.95
9. The Prince of Darkness
Robert D. Novak, $29.95
10. The Diana Chronicles
Tina Brown, $27.95
Fiction paperback
1. Water for Elephants
Sara Gruen, $13.95
2. Ricochet
Sandra Brown, $9.99
3. Echo Park
Michael Connelly, $7.99
4. The MacGregor Brides
Nora Roberts, $7.99
5. Almost Dead
Lisa Jackson, $7.99
6. Dakota Born
Debbie Macomber, $7.99
7. The Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini, $15.95
8. Dockside
Susan Wiggs, $7.99
9. The Memory Keeper’s Daughter
Kim Edwards, $14
10. The Emperor’s Children
Claire Messud, $14.95
Nonfiction paperback
1. Eat, Pray, Love …
Elizabeth Gilbert, $15
2. The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls, $14
3. 90 Minutes in Heaven
Don Piper with Cecil Murphey, $12.99
4. Blink
Malcolm Gladwell, $15.99
5. The World Is Flat
Thomas L. Friedman, $16
6. Three Cups of Tea
Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, $15
7. Night
Elie Wiesel, $9
8. The Tipping Point
Malcolm Gladwell, $14.95
9. The Devil in the White City
Erik Larson, $14.95
10. Fiasco
Thomas Ricks, $16
