The New York Times listings are based on sales at
3,985 bookstores and wholesalers with 50,000 retail outlets
for the week ended Aug. 1. A “(b)” indicates that some
bookstores report receiving bulk orders.
FICTION
1. The Girl Who Played With Fire, by Stieg Larsson, $25.95
2. The Defector,
by Daniel Silva, $26.95
3. Best Friends Forever,
by Jennifer Weiner, $26.99
4. The Help,
by Kathryn Stockett, $24.95
5. Swimsuit, by James Patterson
and Maxine Paetro, $27.99
6. Twenties Girl,
by Sophie Kinsella, $26
7. Hot Pursuit, by Suzanne Brockmann, $26
8. Black Hills,
by Nora Roberts, $26.95
9. Finger Lickin’ Fifteen,
by Janet Evanovich, $27.95
10. Fire and Ice,
by J.A. Jance, $25.99
NONFICTION
1. Culture of Corruption, by Michelle Malkin, $27.95
2. Liberty and Tyranny:
A Conservative Manifesto,
by Mark R. Levin, $25
3. Outliers: The Story of Success, by Malcolm Gladwell, $27.99
4. Catastrophe, by Dick Morris and Eileen McGann, $26.99 (b)
5. Unmasked,
by Ian Halperin, $25
6. The End of Overeating,
by David A. Kessler, $25.95
7. The Wilderness Warrior,
by Douglas Brinkley, $34.99
8. The Accidental Billionaires,
by Ben Mezrich, $25
9. A Colossal Failure of
Common Sense,
by Lawrence G. McDonald
and Patrick Robinson, $27
10. A Bold Fresh Piece of
Humanity, by Bill O’Reilly, $26
TRADE FICTION PAPERBACK
1. The Time Traveler’s Wife,
by Audrey Niffenegger, $14.95
2. The Girl With the Dragon
Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson, $14.95
3. The Shack,
by William P. Young, $14.99
4. The Guernsey Literary
and Potato Peel Pie Society,
by Mary Ann Shaffer and
Annie Barrows, $14
5. The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein, $14.99
6. Olive Kitteridge,
by Elizabeth Strout, $14
7. The Weight of Silence, by Heather Gudenkauf, $13.95
8. Pride and Prejudice and
Zombies, by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith, $12.95
9. The Alchemist,
by Paulo Coelho, $13.95
10. My Sister’s Keeper,
by Jodi Picoult, $14
NONFICTION PAPERBACK
1. Glenn Beck’s Common Sense, by Glenn Beck, $11.99
2. Julie & Julia,
by Julie Powell, $14.99
3. Three Cups of Tea,
by Greg Mortenson and
David Oliver Relin, $15
4. The Family,
by Jeff Sharlet, $15.99
5. I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, by Tucker Max, $12.95
6. Blink,
by Malcolm Gladwell, $15.99
7. My Life in France,
by Julia Child with Alex Prud’homme, $7.99 and $15
8. When You Are Engulfed
in Flames,
by David Sedaris, $15.99
9. The Tipping Point,
by Malcolm Gladwell, $14.99
10. In Defense of Food,
by Michael Pollan, $15
