The New York Times listings are based on sales at 3,985 bookstores and wholesalers with 50,000 retail outlets for the week ended Feb. 5. A “(b)” indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders.
FICTION
1. The Help,
by Kathryn Stockett, $24.95
2. The Lost Symbol,
by Dan Brown, $29.95
3. Kisser, by Stuart Woods, $25,95
4. Blood Ties, by Kay Hooper, $26.
5. The First Rule,
by Robert Crais, $26.95
6. The Swan Thieves,
by Elizabeth Kostova, $26.99
7. I, Alex Cross,
by James Patterson, $27.99
8. The Last Song,
by Nicholas Sparks, $24.99
9. The Girl Who Played With Fire, by Stieg Larsson, $25.95
10. Roses, by Leila Meacham, $24.99
NONFICTION
1. Game Change, by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin, $27.99
2. I Am Ozzy, by Ozzy Osbourne with Chris Ayres, $26.99
3. The Politician, by Andrew Young, $24.99
4. Committed,
by Elizabeth Gilbert, $26.95
5. Have a Little Faith,
by Mitch Albom, $23.99
6. Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell, $27.99
7. Stones Into Schools,
by Greg Mortenson, $26.95
8. Just Kids, by Patti Smith, $27
9. Courting Disaster, by Marc A. Thiessen, $29.95
10. The Checklist Manifesto,
by Atul Gawande, $24.50
PAPERBACK FICTION
1. A Reliable Wife,
by Robert Goolrick, $14.95
2. The Lovely Bones,
by Alice Sebold, $14.99
3. Dear John,
by Nicholas Sparks, $13.99
4. The Girl With the Dragon
Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson, $14.95
5. The Last Song, by Nicholas Sparks, $14.99
6. Sarah’s Key,
by Tatiana de Rosnay, $13.95
7. The Art of Racing in the Rain,
by Garth Stein, $14.99
8. True Colors, by Kristin Hannah, $14.99
9. Olive Kitteredge,
by Elizabeth Strout, $14
10. The Shack, by William P. Young, $14.99 (b)
PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. The Blind Side,
by Michael Lewis, $13.95
2. The Lost City of Z, by David Grann, $15.95
3. Three Cups of Tea,
by Greg Mortenson and
David Oliver Relin, $15
4. A People’s History of the United States, by Howard Zinn, $18.95
5. Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea, by Chelsea Handler, $16
6. Eat, Pray, Love,
by Elizabeth Gilbert, $15
7. In Defense of Food, by Michael Pollan, $15
8. I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, by Tucker Max, $15.95
9. The Omnivore’s Dilemma,
by Michael Pollan, $16
10. The Tipping Point,
by Malcolm Gladwell, $14.95
