The New York Times listings are based on sales at
3,985 bookstores and wholesalers with 50,000 retail outlets
for the week ended Dec. 20.
FICTION
1. The Christmas Sweater,
by Glenn Beck, $19.99
2. Scarpetta, by Patricia Cornwell, $27.95.
3. Cross Country,
by James Patterson, $27.99
4. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle,
by David Wroblewski, $25.95
5. The Host, by Stephenie Meyer, $25.99
6. Just After Sunset,
by Stephen King, $28
7. The Lucky One, by Nicholas Sparks, $24.95
8. Arctic Drift, by Clive Cussler
and Dirk Cussler, $27.95
9. A Mercy, by Toni Morrison, $23.95
10. The Hour I First Believed,
by Wally Lamb, $29.95
NONFICTION
1. Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell, $27.99
2. Dewey, by Vicki Myron
with Bret Witter, $19.99
3. American Lion,
by Jon Meacham, $30
4. A Bold Fresh Piece of
Humanity, by Bill O’Reilly, $26
5. Too Fat to Fish,
by Artie Lange, $24.95
6. Multiple Blessings,
by Jon Gosselin, Kate Gosselin
and Beth Carson, $19
7. Hot, Flat and Crowded,
by Thomas L. Friedman, $27.95
8. Why We Suck, by Denis Leary, $26.95
9. The Snowball, by Alice Schroeder, $35
10. Do the Right Thing,
by Mike Huckabee, $25.95
TRADE FICTION PAPERBACK
1. The Shack,
by William P. Young, $14.99
2. A Thousand Splendid Suns,
by Khaled Hosseini, $16
3. The Appeal, by John Grisham, $14
4. Change of Heart, by Jodi Picoult, $16
5. World Without End,
by Ken Follett, $22
6. The Brief Wondrous Life of
Oscar Wao, by Junot Diaz, $14
7. The Alchemist,
by Paulo Coelho, $13.95
8. The Friday Night Knitting Club,
by Kate Jacobs, $14
9. Halo: The Cole Protocol,
by Tobias S. Buckell, $14.95
10. Water for Elephants,
by Sara Gruen, $13.95
NONFICTION PAPERBACK
1. Marley and Me,
by John Grogan, $13.95
2. The Audacity of Hope,
by Barack Obama, $14.95
3. Dreams From My Father,
by Barack Obama, $14.95
4. Team of Rivals,
by Doris Kearns Goodwin, $21
5. Three Cups of Tea,
by Greg Mortenson and
David Oliver Relin, $15
6. Eat, Pray, Love,
by Elizabeth Gilbert, $15
7. The Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell, $14.95
8. Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell, $15.99
9. 90 Minutes in Heaven,
by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey, $12.99
10. I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, by Tucker Max, $12.95
