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 Aug. 7. A “(b)” indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders.
FICTION
1. Ghost Story,
by Jim Butcher, $27.95
2. A Dance With Dragons,
by George R.R. Martin, $35
3. Full Black,
by Brad Thor, $26.99
4. Portrait Of a Spy,
by Daniel Silva, $26.99
5. Happy Birthday,
by Danielle Steel, $28
6. Now You See Her,
by James Patterson and
Michael Ledwidge, $27.99
7. Smokin’ Seventeen,
by Janet Evanovich, $28
8. State of Wonder,
by Ann Patchett, $26.99
9. Split Second, by
Catherine Coulter, $26.95
10. Then Came You,
by Jennifer Weiner, $26.99
NONFICTION
1. A Stolen Life,
by Jaycee Dugard, $24.99
2. Unbroken,
by Laura Hillenbrand, $27
3. In the Garden of Beasts,
by Erik Larson, $26
4. Bossypants,
by Tina Fey, $26.99
5. The Greater Journey, by
David McCullough, $37.50
6. Seal Team Six,
by Howard E. Wasdin and
Stephen Templin, $26.99
7. Lies That Chelsea
Handler Told Me,
by Chelsea Handler, $24.99
8. Of Thee I Zing,
by Laura Ingraham with
Raymond Arroyo, $25
9. Through My Eyes,
by Tim Tebow with
Nathan Whitaker, $26.99
10. Incognito,
by David Eagleman, $26.95
PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The Help,
by Kathryn Stockett, $16
2. Water for Elephants,
by Sara Gruen, $13.95
3. Sarah’s Key, by
Tatiana de Rosnay, $13.95
4. Room, by Emma
Donoghue, $14.99
5. One Day,
by David Nicholls, $14.95
6. Cutting for Stone, by
Abraham Verghese, $15.95
7. A Visit From the Goon
Squad, by Jennifer Egan, $14.95
8. The Art of Racing in the
Rain, by Garth Stein, $14.99
9. A Game of Thrones,
by George R.R. Martin, $17
10. The Postcard Killers,
by James Patterson and
Liza Marklund, $14.99
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. Unlikely Friendships,
by Jennifer S. Holland, $13.95
4. Outliers, by
Malcolm Gladwell, $16.99
5. The Original Argument,
by Glenn Beck with
Joshua Charles, $16 (b)
6. Empire of the Summer
Moon, by S.C. Gwynne, $16
7. Tipping Point, by
Malcolm Gladwell, $15.99
8. The Glass Castle,
by Jeannette Walls, $15 (b)
9. The Devil in the White
City, by Erik Larson, $15.95
10. Life, by Keith Richards
with James Fox, $16.99
