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 March 6. A “(b)” indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders.
FICTION
1. Treachery in Death,
by J.D. Robb, $26.95
2. Pale Demon,
by Kim Harrison, $26.99
3. Gideon’s Sword, by
Douglas Preston and
Lincoln Child, $26.99
4. A Discovery of Witches,
by Deborah Harkness, $28.95
5. Tick Tock, by James Patterson and Michael
Ledwidge, $27.99
6. The Girl Who Kicked
the Hornet’s Nest,
by Stieg Larsson, $27.95
7. The Union Quilters, by Jennifer Chiaverini, $24.95
8. The Help,
by Kathryn Stockett, $24.95
9. The Paris Wife,
by Paula McLain, $25
10. Night Vision, by Randy Wayne White, $25.95
NONFICTION
1. Unbroken,
by Laura Hillenbrand, $27
2. Known and Unknown,
by Donald Rumsfeld, $36
3. Decision Points,
by George W. Bush, $35
4. Against All Odds,
by Scott Brown, $27.99
5. Cleopatra: A Life,
by Stacy Schiff, $29.99
6. Battle Hymn of the
Tiger Mother,
by Amy Chua, $25.95
7. I Beat the Odds,
by Michael Oher with
Don Yaeger, $26
8. A Widow’s Story, by Joyce Carol Oates, $27.99
9. Undisputed, by Chris
Jericho with Peter Thomas Fornatale, $27.99
10. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,
by Rebecca Skloot, $26
PAPERBACK FICTION
1. Water for Elephants,
by Sara Gruen, $13.95
2. Cutting for Stone,
by Abraham Verghese, $15.95
3. The Girl With the
Dragon Tattoo,
by Stieg Larsson, $14.95
4. The Postmistress,
by Sarah Blake, $15
5. Private, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro, $14.99
6. Little Bee,
by Chris Cleave, $14
7. The Girl Who Played With Fire,
by Stieg Larsson, $15.95
8. The Art of Racing
in the Rain,
by Garth Stein, $14.99
9. True Grit,
by Charles Portis, $14.95
10. Hotel on the Corner
of Bitter and Sweet,
by Jamie Ford, $15
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. The Big Short,
by Michael Lewis, $15.95
4. Committed,
by Elizabeth Gilbert, $16
5. The Glass Castle,
by Jeannette Walls, $15 (b)
6. The King’s Speech,
by Mark Logue and
Peter Conradi, $14.95
7. What the Dog Saw,
by Malcolm Gladwell, $16.99
8. Just Kids,
by Patti Smith, $16
9. Three Cups of Tea,
by Greg Mortenson and
David Oliver Relin, $16
10. Are you There, Vodka? It’s Me Chelsea, by Chelsea Handler, $16
