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
