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 13. A “(b)” indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders.
FICTION
1. The Wise Man’s Fear,
by Patrick Rothfuss, $29.95
2. Sing You Home,
by Jodi Picoult, $28
3. River Marked,
by Patricia Briggs, $26.95
4. Minding Frankie,
by Maeve Binchy, $26.95
5. Treachery in Death,
by J.D. Robb, $26.95
6. A Discovery of Witches,
by Deborah Harkness, $28.95
7. Tick Tock, by James Patterson
and Michael Ledwidge, $27.99
8. The Girl Who Kicked
the Hornet’s Nest,
by Stieg Larsson, $27.95
9. Pale Demon,
by Kim Harrison, $26.99
10. The Paris Wife,
by Paula McLain, $25
NONFICTION
1. Unbroken,
by Laura Hillenbrand, $27
2. Blood, Bones, and Butter, by Gabrielle Hamilton, $26
3. Cleopatra: A Life,
by Stacy Schiff, $29.99
4. In the Blink of an Eye,
by Michael Waltrip and
Ellis Henican, $24.99
5. Known and Unknown,
by Donald Rumsfeld, $36
6. Decision Points,
by George W. Bush, $35
7. Battle Hymn of the
Tiger Mother, by Amy Chua, $25.95
8. I Beat the Odds,
by Michael Oher with
Don Yaeger, $26
9. Life, by Keith Richards
with James Fox, $29.99
10. Against All Odds,
by Scott Brown, $27.99
PAPERBACK FICTION
1. Water for Elephants,
by Sara Gruen, $13.95
2. Cutting for Stone,
by Abraham Verghese, $15.95
3. Private, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro, $14.99
4. The Girl With the
Dragon Tattoo,
by Stieg Larsson, $14.95
5. Little Bee,
by Chris Cleave, $14
6. The Postmistress,
by Sarah Blake, $15
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. The King’s Speech,
by Mark Logue and
Peter Conradi, $14.95
5. The Glass Castle,
by Jeannette Walls, $15 (b)
6. What the Dog Saw,
by Malcolm Gladwell, $16.99
7. 127 Hours,
by Aron Ralston, $7.99
8. Just Kids,
by Patti Smith, $16
9. Are you There, Vodka? It’s Me Chelsea, by Chelsea Handler, $16
10. Eat, Pray, Love,
by Elizabeth Gilbert, $15
