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. 18. A “(b)” indicates that some bookstores
report receiving bulk orders.
FICTION
1. The Brass Verdict,
by Michael Connelly, $26
2. The Lucky One,
by Nicholas Sparks, $24.99
3. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle,
by David Wroblewski, $25.95
4. A Lion Among Men,
by Gregory Maguire, $26.95
5. A Most Wanted Man,
by John le Carre, $28
6. One Fifth Avenue,
by Candace Bushnell, $25.95
7. Heat Lightning,
by John Sandford, $26.95
8. The Pirate King,
by R.A. Salvatore, $27.95
9. A Wallflower Christmas,
by Lisa Kleypas, $16.95
10. The Other Queen,
by Philippa Gregory, $25.95
NONFICTION
1. The Snowball,
by Alice Schroeder, $35
2. A Bold Fresh Piece of
Humanity, by Bill O’Reilly, $26
3. Dewey, by Vicki Myron
with Bret Witter, $19.99
4. Here’s the Story,
by Maureen McCormick, $25.95
5. Multiple Blessings,
by Jon Gosselin, Kate Gosselin
and Beth Carson, $19
6. Hot, Flat, and Crowded,
by Thomas L. Friedman, $27.95
7. Letter to My Daughter,
by Maya Angelou, $25
8. The Wordy Shipmates,
by Sarah Vowell, $25.95
9. Ted, White, and Blue,
by Ted Nugent, $27.95
10. Pieces of My Heart, by Robert J. Wagner with Scott Eyman, $25.95
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 Brief Wondrous Life of
Oscar Wao, by Junot Diaz, $14
5. Nights in Rodanthe,
by Nicholas Sparks, $13.99
6. The Road,
by Cormac McCarthy, $14.95
7. Loving Frank,
by Nancy Horan, $14
8. Water for Elephants,
by Sara Gruen, $13.95
9. The Alchemist,
by Paulo Coelho, $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. The Duchess,
by Amanda Foreman, $15.95
6. I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell,
by Tucker Max, $12.95
7. 90 Minutes in Heaven,
by Don Piper with
Cecil Murphey, $12.99
8. The Zookeeper’s Wife,
by Diane Ackerman, $14.95
9. The Forgotten Man, by Amity Shlaes, $15.95
10. Musicophilia,
by Oliver Sachs, $14.95
