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. 30. A “(b)” indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders.
FICTION
1. Devil Bones, by Kathy Reichs, $25.95
2. The Gypsy Morph, by Terry Brooks, $27
3. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows, $22
4. Silks, by Dick Francis and Felix Francis, $25.95
5. The Host, by Stephenie Meyer, $25.99
6. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, by David Wroblewski, $25.95
7. The Bourne Sanction, by Eric Van Lustbader, $25.99
8. Smoke Screen, by Sandra Brown, $26.95
9. The Force Unleashed, by Sean Williams, $26
10. Moscow Rules, by Daniel Silva, $26.95
NONFICTION
1. Stori Telling, by Tori Spelling with Hilary Liftin, $24.95
2. The Obama Nation, by Jerome R. Corsi, $28 (b)
3. Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea, by Chelsea Handler, $24.95
4. When You Are Engulfed in Flames, by David Sedaris, $25.99
5. The Case Against Barack Obama, by David Freddoso, $27.95 (b)
6. The Way of the World, by Ron Suskind, $27.95
7. Fleeced . . ., by Dick Morris and Eileen McGann, $26.95 (b)
8. The Limits of Power, by Andrew Bacevich, $24
9. The Post-American World, by Fareed Zakaria, $25.95
10. The Wrecking Crew, by Thomas Frank, $25
TRADE FICTION PAPERBACK
1. The Shack, by William P. Young, $14.99
2. The Choice, by Nicholas Sparks, $13.95
3. Barefoot, by Elin Hilderbrand, $13.99
4. Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen, $13.95
5. The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho, $13.95
6. The Road, by Cormac McCarthy, $14.95
7. The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, $15
8. Bridge of Sighs, by Richard Russo, $14,95
9. Nineteen Minutes, by Jodi Picoult, $15
10. The Secret Life of Bees, by Sue Monk Kidd, $14
NONFICTION PAPERBACK
1. Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, $15
2. Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert, $15
3. Mike’s Election Guide, by Michael Moore, $13.99
4. The Audacity of Hope, by Barack Obama, $14.95
5. A Long Way Gone, by Ishmael Beah, $12
6. Dreams From My Father, by Barack Obama, $14.95
7. 90 Minutes in Heaven, by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey, $12.99
8. I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, by Tucker Max, $12.95
9. The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls, $15
10. My Horizontal Life, by Chelsea Handler, $14.95
