The New York Times listings are based on sales at 3,985 bookstores and wholesalers with 50,000 retail outlets for the week ended Oct. 2. A “(b)” indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders.
FICTION
1. The Lucky One, by Nicholas Sparks, $24.99
2. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, by David Wroblewski, $25.95
3. One Fifth Avenue, by Candace Bushnell, $25.95
4. Heat Lightning, by John Sandford, $26.95
5. Tsar, by Ted Bell, $26.95
6. The Other Queen, by Philippa Gregory, $25.95
7. A Cedar Cove Christmas, by Debbie Macomber, $16.95
8. Hot Mahogany, by Stuart Woods, $25.95
9. The Given Day, by Dennis Lehane, $27.95
10. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson, $24.95
NONFICTION
1. The Snowball, by Alice Schroeder, $35
2. Dewey, by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter, $19.99
3. Hot, Flat, and Crowded, by Thomas L. Friedman, $27.95
4. A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity, by Bill O’Reilly, $26
5. The Limits of Power, by Andrew Bacevich, $24 (b)
6. Pieces of My Heart, by Robert J. Wagner with Scott Eyman, 25.95
7. Letter to My Daughter, by Maya Angelou, $25
8. The War Within, by Bob Woodward, $32
9. 21 Nights, by Prince and Randee St. Nicholas, $50
10. Mother Warriors, by Jenny McCarthy, $24.95
TRADE FICTION PAPERBACK
1. The Shack, by William P. Young, $14.99
2. Sunset, by Karen Kingsbury, $13.99
3. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, by Junot Diaz, $14
4. Nights in Rodanthe, by Nicholas Sparks, $13.99
5. The Choice, by Nicholas Sparks, $13.95
6. Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen, $13.95
7. Barefoot, by Elin Hilderbrand, $13.99
8. The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho, $13.95
9. Loving Frank, by Nancy Horan, $14
10. The Road, by Cormac McCarthy, $14.95
NONFICTION PAPERBACK
1. Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, $15
2. Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert, $15
3. Sarah, by Kaylene Johnson, $15.99 (b)
4. The Audacity of Hope, by Barack Obama, $14.95
5. Change Your Brain, Change Your Life, by Daniel G. Amen, $15
6. A Long Way Gone, by Ishmael Beah, $12
7. Dreams From My Father, by Barack Obama, $14.95
8. The Shock Doctrine, by Naomi Klein, $16
9. I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, by Tucker Max, $12.95
10. 90 Minutes in Heaven, by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey, $12.99
