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
