The New York Times listings are based on sales at 3,985 bookstores and wholesalers with 50,000 retail outlets for the week ended Sept. 26. A “(b)” indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders.
FICTION
1. The Lost Symbol, by Dan Brorwn, $29.95
2. An Echo in the Bone, by Diana Gabaldon, $30
3. The Last Song, by Nicholas Sparks, $24.99
4. The Help, by Kathryn Stockett, $24.95
5. Hothouse Orchid, by Stuart Woods, $25.95
6. South of Broad, by Pat Conroy, $29.95
7. Alex Cross’s Trial, by James Patterson and Richard DiLallo, $27.99
8. The Year of the Flood, by Margaret Atwood, $26.95
9. Hardball, by Sara Paretsky, $26.95
10. Spartan Gold, by Clive Cussler, $26.95
NONFICTION
1. Arguing With Idiots, by Glenn Beck, Kevin Balf, and others, $29.99 (b)
2. True Compass, by Edward M. Kennedy, $35
3. High On Arrival, by Mackenzie Phillips with Hilary Liftin, $25.95
4. American On Purpose, by Craig Ferguson, $25.99
5. The Greatest Show on Earth, by Richard Dawkins, $30
6. Where Men Win Glory, by Jon Krakauer, $27.95
7. Official Book Club Selection, by Kathy Griffin, $25
8. Outliers: The Story of Success, by Malcolm Gladwell, $27.99
9. Culture of Corruption: Obama and His Team of Tax Cheats, Crooks, and Cronies, by Michelle Malkin, $27.95
10. The Case for God, by Karen Armstrong, $27.95
TRADE FICTION PAPERBACK
1. Say You’re One of Them, by Uwem Akpan, $14.99
2. The Time Traveler’s Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger, $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 Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson, $14.95
6. Olive Kitteridge, by Elizabeth Strout, $14
7. Push, by Sapphire, $12.95
8. Handle With Care, by Jodi Picoult, $16
9. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, by David Wroblewski, $16.99
10. The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein, $14.99
NONFICTION PAPERBACK
1. Glenn Beck’s Common Sense, by Glenn Beck, $11.99 (b)
2. Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, $15
3. I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, by Tucker Max, $12.95
4. My Life in France, by Julia Child with Alex Prud’homme, $7.99 and $15
5. The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls, $15
6. Freakonomics, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, $15.99
7. The Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell, $14.99
8. Julie & Julia, by Julie Powell, $14.99
9. Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell, $15.99
10. When You Are Engulfed in Flames, by David Sedaris, $15.99
