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. 26. A “(b)” indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders.
FICTION
1. The Help,
by Kathryn Stockett, $24.95
2. Worst Case,
by James Patterson and
Michael Ledwidge, $27.99
3. The Lost Symbol,
by Dan Brown, $29.95
4. Poor Little Bitch Girl,
by Jackie Collins, $26.99
5. Winter Garden,
by Kristin Hannah, $26.99
6. The Man From Beijing, by Henning Mankell, $25.95
7. The Three Weissmanns of Westport, by Cathleen Schine, $25
8. The Postmistress, by Sarah Blake, $25.95
9. Flirt,
by Laurell K. Hamilton, $23.95
10. Horns, by Joe Hill, $25.99
NONFICTION
1. Game Change,
by John Heilemann
and Mark Halperin, $27.99
2. The Politician,
by Andrew Young, $24.99
3. The Immortal Life of
Henrietta Lacks,
by Rebecca Skloot, $26
4. I Am Ozzy, by Ozzy Osbourne with Chris Ayres, $26.99
5. Willie Mays,
by James S. Hirsch, $30
6. On the Brink,
by Henry M. Paulson Jr., $28.99
7. Have a Little Faith,
by Mitch Albom, $23.99
8. Stones Into Schools,
by Greg Mortenson, $26.95
9. Staying True,
by Jenny Sanford, $25
10. Committed,
by Elizabeth Gilbert, $26.95
PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The Last Song,
by Nicholas Sparks, $14.99
2. A Reliable Wife,
by Robert Goolrick, $14.95
3. Little Bee, by Chris Cleave, $14
4. Dear John,
by Nicholas Sparks, $13.99
5. The Girl With the
Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson, $14.95
6. Shanghai Girls,
by Lisa See, $15
7. The Time Traveler’s Wife,
by Audrey Niffenegger, $14.95
8. The Lovely Bones,
by Alice Sebold, $14.99
9. The Shack,
by William P. Young, $14.99 (b)
10. Look Again, by Lisa Scottoline, $13.99
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 Lost City of Z,
by David Grann, $15.95
4. Are You There, Vodka?
It’s Me, Chelsea,
by Chelsea Handler, $16
5. My Horizontal Life, by Chelsea Handler, $14.95
6. Freakonomics, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, $15.99
7. Eat, Pray, Love,
by Elizabeth Gilbert, $15
8. The Survivor’s Club, by Ben Sherwood, $14.99
9. The Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell, $14.95
10. A People’s History of the
United States,
by Howard Zinn, $18.95
