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. 9. A “(b)” indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders.
FICTION
1. What the Night Knows, by Dean Koontz, $28
2. Dead or Alive,
by Tom Clancy and
Grant Blackwood, $28.95
3. The Girl Who Kicked
the Hornet’s Nest,
by Stieg Larsson, $27.95
4. The Outlaws, by W.E.B. Griffin, $27.95
5. The Confession,
by John Grisham, $28.95
6. Cross Fire,
by James Patterson, $27.99
7. Port Mortuary,
by Patricia Cornwell, $27.95
8. Secrets to the Grave, by Tami Hoag, $26.95
9. In Too Deep, by Jayne Ann Krentz, $25.95
10. Freedom, by Jonathan Franzen, $28
NONFICTION
1. Unbroken,
by Laura Hillenbrand, $27
2. Decision Points,
by George W. Bush, $35
3. Life, by Keith Richards,
with James Fox, $29.99
4. Cleopatra: A Life,
by Stacy Schiff, $29.99
5. Autobiography
of Mark Twain, Vol. 1,
by Mark Twain, $34.95
6. Earth (the Book),
by Jon Stewart and others, $27.99
7. Decoded,
by Jay-Z, $35
8. Broke,
by Glenn Beck and
Kevin Balfe, $29.99
9. I Remember Nothing,
by Nora Ephron, $22.95
10. —- My Dad Says, by Justin Halpern, $15.99
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. Cutting for Stone,
by Abraham Verghese, $15.95
5. Little Bee,
by Chris Cleave, $14
6. The Art of Racing
in the Rain,
by Garth Stein, $14.99
7. Water for Elephants,
by Sara Gruen, $13.95
8. The Alchemist,
by Paulo Coelho, $14.99
9. Happy Ever After, by Nora Roberts, $16
10. Sarah’s Key, by Tatiana de Rosnay, $13.95
PAPERBACK
NONFICTION
1. Just Kids,
by Patti Smith, $16
2. Inside of a Dog,
by Alexandra Horowitz, $16
3. Eat, Pray, Love,
by Elizabeth Gilbert, $15
4. What the Dog Saw, by Malcolm Gladwell, $16.99
5. Are You There Vodka?, It’s Me Chelsea, by Chelsea Handler, $16
6. My Horizontal Life, by Chelsea Handler, $16
7. The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls, $15
8. I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, by Tucker Max, $15.95
9. Heaven is For Real,
by Todd Burpo with
Lynn Vincent, $16.99
10. The Zombie Survival Guide, by Max Brooks, $13.95
