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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 Jan. 2. 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. The Girl Who Kicked

the Hornet’s Nest,

by Stieg Larsson, $27.95

4. Cross Fire,

by James Patterson, $27.99

5. Freedom, by Jonathan Franzen, $28

6. Full Dark, No Stars,

by Stephen King, $27.99

7. Port Mortuary,

by Patricia Cornwell, $27.95

8. Fall of Giants,

by Ken Follett, $36

9. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk, by David Sedaris, $21.99

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. Decoded,

by Jay-Z, $35

9. —- My Dad Says, by Justin Halpern, $15.99

10. America by Heart,

by Sarah Palin, $25.99

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. House Rules,

by Jodi Picoult, $16

4. The Art of Racing

in the Rain,

by Garth Stein, $14.99

5. Cutting for Stone,

by Abraham Verghese, $15.95

6. Little Bee,

by Chris Cleave, $14

6. Happy Ever After,

by Nora Roberts, $16

7. The Alchemist,

by Paulo Coelho, $14.99

8. Half Broke Horses,

by Jeannette Walls, $15

9. Sarah’s Key,

by Tatiana de Rosnay, $13.95

10. Water for Elephants,

by Sara Gruen, $13.95

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. What the Dog Saw, by Malcolm Gladwell, $16.99

6. The Book of Basketball, by Bill Simmons, $18

7. Are You There Vodka?, It’s Me Chelsea, by Chelsea Handler, $16

8. Holidays on Ice,

by David Sedaris, $10

9. The Glass Castle,

by Jeanette Walls, $15 (b)

10. Where Men Win Glory, by Jon Krakauer, $15.95

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