The New York Times listings are based on sales at
3,985 bookstores and wholesalers with 50,000 retail outlets
for the week ended July 18. A “(b)” indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders.
FICTION
1. Best Friends Forever,
by Jennifer Weiner, $26.99
2. Swimsuit, by James Patterson
and Maxine Paetro, $27.99
3. Black Hills,
by Nora Roberts, $26.95
4. Finger Lickin’ Fifteen,
by Janet Evanovich, $27.95
5. The Help,
by Kathryn Stockett, $24.95
6. Rain Gods,
by James Lee Burke, $25.99
7. The Doomsday Key,
by James Rollins, $27.99
8. The Devil’s Punchbowl,
by Greg Iles, $26.99
9. The Apostle,
by Brad Thor, $26.99
10. Guardian of Lies,
by Steve Martini, $26.99
NONFICTION
1. Unmasked,
by Ian Halperin, $25
2. Outliers: The Story of Success, by Malcolm Gladwell, $27.99
3. Liberty and Tyranny:
A Conservative Manifesto,
by Mark R. Levin, $25
4. Catastrophe, by Dick Morris and Eileen McGann, $26.99 (b)
5. The Accidental Billionaires,
by Ben Mezrich, $25
6. Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of U.S. Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan, by Doug Stanton, $28
7. The End of Overeating,
by David A. Kessler, $25.95
8. Bobby and Jackie,
by C. David Heymann, $26
9. The Beckham Experiment,
by Grant Wahl, $24.99
10. Mommywood, by Tori Spelling with Hilary Liftin, $25
TRADE FICTION PAPERBACK
1. The Guernsey Literary
and Potato Peel Pie Society,
by Mary Ann Shaffer and
Annie Barrows, $14
2. The Shack,
by William P. Young, $14.99
3. The Time Traveler’s Wife,
by Audrey Niffenegger, $14.95
4. Olive Kitteridge,
by Elizabeth Strout, $14
5. The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein, $14.99
6. The Girl With the Dragon
Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson, $14.95
7. My Sister’s Keeper,
by Jodi Picoult, $14
8. Pride and Prejudice and
Zombies, by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith, $12.95
9. The Alchemist,
by Paulo Coelho, $13.95
10. Sarah’s Key,
by Tatiana de Rosnay, $13.95
NONFICTION PAPERBACK
1. Glenn Beck’s Common Sense, by Glenn Beck, $11.99
2. Three Cups of Tea,
by Greg Mortenson and
David Oliver Relin, $15
3. Julie & Julia,
by Julie Powell, $14.99
4. I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, by Tucker Max, $12.95
5. Michael Jackson,
edited by Joe Funk, $14.95
6. Blink,
by Malcolm Gladwell, $15.99
7. When You Are Engulfed
in Flames, by David Sedaris, $15.99
8. My Life in France, by Julia Child with Alex Prud’homme, $7.99 and $15
9. The Tipping Point,
by Malcolm Gladwell, $14.99
10. In Defense of Food,
by Michael Pollan, $15
