The New York Times listings are based on sales at 3,985 bookstores and wholesalers with 50,000 retail outlets for the week ended March 5. A “(b)” indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders.
FICTION
1. Fantasy in Death, by J.D. Robb, $26.95
2. The Help,
by Kathryn Stockett, $24.95
3. Black Magic Sanction, by Kim Harrison, $25.99
4. Split Image, by Robert B. Parker, $25.95
5. Big Girl, by Danielle Steel, $28
6. Worst Case,
by James Patterson and
Michael Ledwidge, $27.99
7. The Man From Beijing, by Henning Mankell, $25.95
8. The Lost Symbol,
by Dan Brown, $29.95
9. Winter Garden,
by Kristin Hannah, $26.99
10. The Postmistress, by Sarah Blake, $25.95
NONFICTION
1. Game Change,
by John Heilemann
and Mark Halperin, $27.99
2. The Immortal Life of
Henrietta Lacks,
by Rebecca Skloot, $26
3. I Am Ozzy, by Ozzy Osbourne with Chris Ayres, $26.99
4. The Politician,
by Andrew Young, $24.99
5. Have a Little Faith,
by Mitch Albom, $23.99
6. The Checklist Manifesto, by Atul Gawande, $24.50
7. Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell, $27.99
8. Willie Mays,
by James S. Hirsch, $30
9. Committed,
by Elizabeth Gilbert, $26.95
10. Stones Into Schools,
by Greg Mortenson, $26.95
PAPERBACK FICTION
1 Little Bee, by Chris Cleave, $14
2. The Last Song,
by Nicholas Sparks, $14.99
3. A Reliable Wife,
by Robert Goolrick, $14.95
4. The 8th Confession, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro, $14.99
5. The Girl With the Dragon
Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson, $14.95
6. Dear John,
by Nicholas Sparks, $13.99
7. Look Again, by Lisa Scottoline, $13.99
8. Shanghai Girls,
by Lisa See, $15
9. Shutter Island, by Dennis Lehane, $14.99
10. The Shack,
by William P. Young, $14.99 (b)
PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. The Lost City of Z,
by David Grann, $15.95
2. The Blind Side,
by Michael Lewis, $13.95
3. Three Cups of Tea,
by Greg Mortenson and
David Oliver Relin, $15
4. The Survivor’s Club, by Ben Sherwood, $14.99
5. Are You There, Vodka?
It’s Me, Chelsea,
by Chelsea Handler, $16
6. My Horizontal Life, by Chelsea Handler, $14.95
7. The Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell, $14.95
8. Eat, Pray, Love,
by Elizabeth Gilbert, $15
9. Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell, $15.99
10. Freakonomics, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, $15.99
