National Best Sellers
The New York Times listings are based on sales at 3,985 bookstores and wholesalers with 50,000 retail outlets for the week ended Dec. 5. A “(b)” indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders.
FICTION
1. Cross Fire,
by James Patterson, $27.99
2. The Confession,
by John Grisham, $28.95
3. Hell’s Corner,
by David Baldacci, $27.99
4. Crescent Dawn,
by Clive Cussler and
Dirk Cussler, $27.95
5. Full Dark, No Stars,
by Stephen King, $27.99
6. The Girl Who Kicked
the Hornet’s Nest,
by Stieg Larsson, $27.95
7. Towers of Midnight,
by Robert Jordan and
Brandon Sanderson, $29.99
8. Squirrel Seeks
Chipmunk,
by David Sedaris, $21.99
9. I Still Dream About You, by Fannie Flagg, $26
10. Fall of Giants,
by Ken Follett, $36
NONFICTION
1. Decision Points, by George W. Bush, $35
2. Unbroken,
by Laura Hillenbrand, $27
3. Decoded, by Jay-Z, $35
4. Life, by Keith Richards, with James Fox, $29.99
5. Autobiography
of Mark Twain, Vol. 1,
by Mark Twain, $34.95
6. Broke, by Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe, $29.99
7. I Remember Nothing,
by Nora Ephron, $22.95
8. Cleopatra,
by Stacy Schiff, $29.99
9. Earth (the Book),
by Jon Stewart and others, $27.99
10. All the Devils Are Here, by Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera, $32.95
PAPERBACK FICTION
1. Happy Ever After,
by Nora Roberts, $16
2. The Girl With
the Dragon Tattoo,
by Stieg Larsson, $14.95
3. The Girl Who Played With Fire,
by Stieg Larsson, $15.95
4. House Rules,
by Jodi Picoult, $16
5. Cutting for Stone,
by Abraham Verghese, $15.95
6. Little Bee,
by Chris Cleave, $14
7. The Art of Racing
in the Rain,
by Garth Stein, $14.99
8. Half Broke Horses,
by Jeannette Walls, $15
9. For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf, by Ntozake Shange, $9.95
10. Sarah’s Key,
by Tatiana de Rosnay, $13.95
PAPERBACK
NONFICTION
1. Inside of a Dog,
by Alexandra Horowitz, $16
2. Eat, Pray, Love,
by Elizabeth Gilbert, $15
3. Heaven Is for Real,
by Todd Burpo with
Lynn Vincent, $16.99
4. Stones Into Schools,
by Greg Mortenson, $16
5. Just Kids, by Patti Smith, $16
6. The Glass Castle,
by Jeanette Walls, $15 (b)
7. Three Cups of Tea,
by Greg Mortenson and
David Oliver Relin, $15
8. Where Men Win Glory,
by Jon Krakauer, $15.95
9. The Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell, $15.99
10. My Horizontal Life,
by Chelsea Handler, $14.95
