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 April 17.
FICTION
1. The Fifth Witness,
by Michael Connelly, $27.99
2. The Land of Painted
Caves, by Jean M. Auel, $30
3. I’ll Walk Alone, by
Mary Higgins Clark, $25.99
4. 44 Charles Street,
by Danielle Steel, $28
5. Miles to Go,
by Richard Paul Evans, $22
6. Lover Unleashed,
by J.R. Ward, $27.95
7. Crunch Time, by Diane Mott Davidson, $26.99
8. Toys, by James Patterson
and Neil McMahon, $27.99
9. Live Wire,
by Harlan Coben, $27.95
10. The Secret Life of
Damian Spinelli, by
Carolyn Hennesy, $22.99
NONFICTION
1. Bossypants,
by Tina Fey, $26.99
2. Unbroken,
by Laura Hillenbrand, $27
3. Malcolm X,
by Manning Marable, $30
4. 63 Documents the Government Doesn’t Want You to Read, by Jesse Ventura with Dick Russell, $24.95
5. All That Is Bitter and Sweet, by Ashley Judd with Maryanne Vollers, $26
6. The Social Animal,
by David Brooks, $27
7. Onward, by Howard Schultz with Joanne
Gordon, $25.99
8. Red, by Sammy Hagar
with Joel Selvin, $26.99
9. Moonwalking With
Einstein, by Joshua Foer, $26.95
10. Physics of the Future,
by Michio Kaku, $28.95
PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The Help,
by Kathryn Stockett, $16
2. Water for Elephants,
by Sara Gruen, $13.95
3. Cutting for Stone, by
Abraham Verghese, $15.95
4. The Judgment,
by Beverly Lewis, $14.99
5. The Art of Racing in the
Rain, by Garth Stein, $14.99
6. The Postmistress,
by Sarah Blake, $15
7. Heart of the Matter,
by Emily Giffin, $14.99
8. Private, by James
Patterson and Maxine
Paetro, $14.99
9. Hotel on the Corner
of Bitter and Sweet,
by Jamie Ford, $15
10. The Girl With the
Dragon Tattoo,
by Stieg Larsson, $14.95
PAPERBACK
NONFICTION
1. Heaven Is for Real,
by Todd Burpo with
Lynn Vincent, $16.99
2. The Immortal Life
of Henrietta Lacks,
by Rebecca Skloot, $16
3. Inside of a Dog,
by Alexandra Horowitz, $16
4. Just Kids,
by Patti Smith, $16
5. Have a Little Faith,
by Mitch Albom, $13.99
6. Spoken From the Heart,
by Laura Bush, $18
7. Drive,
by Daniel H. Pink, $16
8. Born to Run,
by Christopher McDougall, $15.95
9. The Big Short,
by Michael Lewis, $15.95
10. 90 Minutes in Heaven,
by Don Piper with
Cecil Murphey, $13.99
