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.
