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. 30. A “(b)” indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders.
FICTION
1. The Inner Circle,
by Brad Meltzer, $26.99
2. The Sentry,
by Robert Crais, $26.95
3. The Girl Who Kicked
the Hornet’s Nest,
by Stieg Larsson, $27.95
4. Dead or Alive,
by Tom Clancy and
Grant Blackwood, $28.95
5. What the Night Knows,
by Dean Koontz, $28
6. The Help,
by Kathryn Stockett, $24.95
7. The Confession,
by John Grisham, $28.95
8. Three Seconds,
by Anders Roslund and
Borge Hellstrom, $24.95
9. Cross Fire,
by James Patterson, $27.99
10. Freedom,
by Jonathan Franzen, $28
NONFICTION
1. Unbroken,
by Laura Hillenbrand, $27
2. Decision Points,
by George W. Bush, $35
3. Autobiography
of Mark Twain, Vol. 1,
by Mark Twain, $34.95
4. Cleopatra: A Life,
by Stacy Schiff, $29.99
5. Battle Hymn of the
Tiger Mother,
by Amy Chua, $25.95
6. Life, by Keith Richards,
with James Fox, $29.99
7. The Immortal Life of
Henrietta Lacks,
by Rebecca Skloot, $26
8. Decoded,
by Jay-Z, $35
9. Outliers,
by Malcolm Gladwell, $27.99
10. Earth (the Book),
by Jon Stewart and others, $27.99
PAPERBACK FICTION
1. True Grit,
by Charles Portis, $14.95
2. The Girl With the
Dragon Tattoo,
by Stieg Larsson, $14.95
3. Cutting for Stone,
by Abraham Verghese, $15.95
4. The Girl Who Played With Fire,
by Stieg Larsson, $15.95
5. Winter Garden,
by Kristin Hannah, $14.99
6. Little Bee,
by Chris Cleave, $14
7. House Rules,
by Jodi Picoult, $16
8. The Art of Racing in the Rain,
by Garth Stein, $14.99
9. Water for Elephants,
by Sara Gruen, $13.95
10. The Alchemist,
by Paulo Coelho, $14.99
PAPERBACK
NONFICTION
1. Heaven Is for Real,
by Todd Burpo with
Lynn Vincent, $16.99
2. Inside of a Dog,
by Alexandra Horowitz, $16
3. Just Kids,
by Patti Smith, $16
4. What the Dog Saw,
by Malcolm Gladwell, $16.99
5. Eat, Pray, Love,
by Elizabeth Gilbert, $15
6. The Glass Castle,
by Jeannette Walls, $15
7. The Tipping Point,
by Malcolm Gladwell, $15.99
8. Freakonomics,
by Steven D. Levitt and
Stephen J. Dubner, $15.99
9. Blink,
by Malcolm Gladwell, $15.99
10. Are You There Vodka?,
It’s Me Chelsea,
by Chelsea Handler, $16
