The New York Times listings are based on sales at 3,985 bookstores and wholesalers with 50,000 retail outlets for the week ended Jan. 29. A “(b)” indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders.
FICTION
1. The Help, by Kathryn Stockett, $24.95
2. Kisser, by Stuart Woods, $25,95
3. The Lost Symbol, by Dan Brown, $29.95
4.The Burning Land, by Bernard Cornwell, $25.99
5. The First Rule, by Robert Crais, $26.95
6. The Last Song, by Nicholas Sparks, $24.99
7. The Swan Thieves, by Elizabeth Kostova, $26.99
8. The Wolf At the Door, by Jack Higgins, $26.95
9. Roses, by Leila Meacham. (Grand Central, $24.99
10. I, Alex Cross, by James Patterson, $27.99
NONFICTION
1. Game Change, by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin, $27.99
2. Committed, by Elizabeth Gilbert, $26.95
3. Stones Into Schools, by Greg Mortenson, $26.95
4. Have a Little Faith, by Mitch Albom, $23.99
5. Going Rogue, by Sarah Palin, $28.99
6. Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell, $27.99
7. Just Kids, by Patti Smith, $27
8. The Checklist Manifesto, by Atul Gawande, $24.50
9. Superfreakonomics, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, $29.99
10. What the Dog Saw, by Malcolm Gladwell, $27.99
PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold, $14.99
2. A Reliable Wife, by Robert Goolrick, $14.95
3. Dear John, by Nicholas Sparks, $13.99
4. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson, $14.95
5. Push, by Sapphire, $12.95
6. The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein, $14.99
7. True Colors, by Kristin Hannah, $14.99
8. Olive Kitteredge, by Elizabeth Strout, $14
9. The Shack, by William P. Young, $14.99 (b)
10. Sarah’s Key, by Tatiana de Rosnay, $13.95
PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. The Blind Side, by Michael Lewis, $13.95
2. Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, $15
3. The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls, $15 (b)
4. Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert, $15
5. Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea, by Chelsea Handler, $16
6. I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, by Tucker Max, $15.95
7. The Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell, $14.95
8. Freakonomics, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, $15.99
9. The Omnivore’s Dilemma, by Michael Pollan, $16
10. Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell, $15.
