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. 8. A “(b)” indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders.
FICTION
1. Bad Moon Rising, by Sherrilyn Kenyon, $24.99
2. That Old Cape Magic, by Richard Russo, $25.95
3. The Help, by Kathryn Stockett, $24.95
4. The Girl Who Played With Fire, by Stieg Larsson, $25.95
5. Inherent Vice, by Thomas Pynchon, $27.95
6. Best Friends Forever, by Jennifer Weiner, $26.99
7. The Traffickers, by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV, $26.95
8. The Defector, by Daniel Silva, $26.95
9. Swimsuit, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro, $27.99
10. Dead and Gone, by Charlaine Harris, $25.95
NONFICTION
1. Culture of Corruption, by Michelle Malkin, $27.95
2. Outliers: The Story of Success, by Malcolm Gladwell, $27.99
3. In the President’s Secret Service, by Ronald Kessler, $26
4. Catastrophe, by Dick Morris and Eileen McGann, $26.99 (b)
5. Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto, by Mark R. Levin, $25
6. Our Lady of Guadalupe, by Carl A. Anderson and Eduardo Chavez, $22.99
7. A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity, by Bill O’Reilly, $26
8. The End of Overeating, by David A. Kessler, $25.95
9. The Wilderness Warrior, by Douglas Brinkley, $34.99
10. Michael Jackson, by J. Randy Taraborrelli, $18.99 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 Weight of Silence, by Heather Gudenkauf, $13.95
6. Olive Kitteridge, by Elizabeth Strout, $14
7. The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein, $14.99
8. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith, $12.95
9. The Hour I First Believed, by Wally Lamb, $15.99
10. Sarah’s Key, by Tatiana de Rosnay, $13.95.
NONFICTION PAPERBACK
1. Glenn Beck’s Common Sense, by Glenn Beck, $11.99
2. Julie & Julia, by Julie Powell, $14.99
3. My Life in France, by Julia Child with Alex Prud’homme, $7.99 and $15
4. Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, $15
5. The Family, by Jeff Sharlet, $15.99
6. I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, by Tucker Max, $12.95
7. Angela’s Ashes, by Frank McCourt, $16
8. The Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell, $14.99
9. Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell, $15.99
10. When You Are Engulfed in Flames, by David Sedaris, $15.99
