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. 26. A “(b)” indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders.
FICTION
1. Dead or Alive, by Tom Clancy and Grant Blackwood, $28.95
2. The Confession,
by John Grisham, $28.95
3. Cross Fire,
by James Patterson, $27.99
4. Port Mortuary,
by Patricia Cornwell, $27.95
5. The Girl Who Kicked
the Hornet’s Nest,
by Stieg Larsson, $27.95
6. Freedom, by Jonathan Franzen, $28
7. Full Dark, No Stars,
by Stephen King, $27.99
8. Hell’s Corner,
by David Baldacci, $27.99
9. Fall of Giants,
by Ken Follett, $36
10. The Help, by Katherine Stockett, $24.95
NONFICTION
1. Decision Points,
by George W. Bush, $35
2. Unbroken,
by Laura Hillenbrand, $27
3. Autobiography
of Mark Twain, Vol. 1,
by Mark Twain, $34.95
4. Life, by Keith Richards,
with James Fox, $29.99
5. Earth (the Book),
by Jon Stewart and others, $27.99
6. Cleopatra: A Life,
by Stacy Schiff, $29.99
7. Broke,
by Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe, $29.99
8. America By Heart,
by Sarah Palin, $25.99
9. Decoded,
by Jay-Z, $35
10. I Remember Nothing, by Nora Ephron, $22.95
PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,
by Stieg Larsson, $14.95
2. The Girl Who Played With Fire,
by Stieg Larsson, $15.95
3. Cutting for Stone,
by Abraham Verghese, $15.95
4. House Rules,
by Jodi Picoult, $16
5. The Art of Racing in the Rain,
by Garth Stein, $14.99
6. Happy Ever After,
by Nora Roberts, $16
7. Little Bee,
by Chris Cleave, $14
8. Half Broke Horses,
by Jeannette Walls, $15
9. Sarah’s Key,
by Tatiana de Rosnay, $13.95
10. Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand, by Helen Simonson, $15
PAPERBACK
NONFICTION
1. Inside of a Dog,
by Alexandra Horowitz, $16
2. Eat, Pray, Love,
by Elizabeth Gilbert, $15
3. Just Kids,
by Patti Smith, $16
4. Three Cups of Tea,
by Greg Mortenson and
David Oliver Relin, $15
5. Heaven Is for Real,
by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent, $16.99
6. The Glass Castle,
by Jeanette Walls, $15 (b)
7. Resilience, by Elizabeth Edwards, $15
8. Holidays on Ice,
by David Sedaris, $10
9. The Book of Basketball, by Bill Simmons, $18
10. Are You There Vodka?, It’s Me Chelsea, by Chelsea Handlier, $16
