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. 9. 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. The Pirate King, by R.A. Salvatore, $27.95
4. A Most Wanted Man, by John le Carre, $28
5. One Fifth Avenue, by Candace Bushnell, $25.95
6. Heat Lightning, by John Sandford, $26.95
7. The Other Queen, by Philippa Gregory, $25.95
8. Grace, by Richard Paul Evans, $19.95
9. The Host, by Stephenie Meyer, $25.99
10. The Given Day, by Dennis Lehane, $27.95
NONFICTION
1. The Snowball, by Alice Schroeder, $35
2. Hot, Flat, and Crowded, by Thomas L. Friedman, $27.95
3. Dewey, by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter, $19.99
4. A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity, by Bill O’Reilly, $26
5. Letter to My Daughter, by Maya Angelou, $25
6. Kill Bin Laden, by Dalton Fury, $25.95
7. The Wordy Shipmates, by Sarah Vowell, $25.95
8. Ted, White, and Blue, by Ted Nugent, $27.95
9. The War Within, by Bob Woodward, $32
10. The Limits of Power, by Andrew Bacevich, $24 (b)
TRADE FICTION PAPERBACK
1. The Shack, by William P. Young, $14.99
2. The Secret Life of Bees, by Sue Monk Kidd, $15
3. World Without End, by Ken Follett, $22
4. The Black Dagger Brotherhood, by J.R. Ward, $15
5. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, by Junot Diaz, $14
6. Nights in Rodanthe, by Nicholas Sparks, $13.99
7. Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen, $13.95
8. The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho, $13.95
9. The Choice, by Nicholas Sparks, $13.95
10. The Almost Moon, by Alice Sebold, $14.99
NONFICTION PAPERBACK
1. Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, $15
2. Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert, $15
3. The Audacity of Hope, by Barack Obama, $14.95
4. Dreams From My Father, by Barack Obama, $14.95
5. A Long Way Gone, by Ishmael Beah, $12
6. The Duchess, by Amanda Foreman, $15.95
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. Musicophilia, by Oliver Sachs, $14.95
10. The Zookeeper’s Wife, by Diane Ackerman, $14.95
