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. 28. A “(b)” indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders.
FICTION
1. The Omen Machine,
by Terry Goodkind, $29.99
2. A Dance With Dragons,
by George R.R. Martin, $35
3. Full Black,
by Brad Thor, $26.99
4. The Help, by
Kathryn Stockett, $24.95
5. Cold Vengeance,
by Douglas Preston and
Lincoln Child, $26.99
6. Ghost Story,
by Jim Butcher, $27.95
7. The Ideal Man,
by Julie Garwood, $26.95
8. Portrait of a Spy,
by Daniel Silva, $26.99
9. Victory and Honor,
by W.E.B. Griffin, $26.95
10. The Girl Who Kicked
the Hornet’s Nest,
by Stieg Larsson, $27.95
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. After America,
by Mark Steyn, $29.95
5. 1493,
by Charles C. Mann, $30.50
6. The Greater Journey,
by David McCullough, $37.50
7. Bossypants,
by Tina Fey, $26.99
8. Through My Eyes,
by Tim Tebow with
Nathan Whitaker, $26.99
9. Seal Team Six,
by Howard E. Wasdin and
Stephen Templin, $26.99
10. Of Thee I Zing,
by Laura Ingraham with
Raymond Arroyo, $25
PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The Help,
by Kathryn Stockett, $16
2. One Day,
by David Nicholls, $14.95
3. Safe Haven,
by Nicholas Sparks, $14.99
4. Sarah’s Key,
by Tatiana de Rosnay, $13.95
5. Cutting for Stone,
by Abraham Verghese, $15.95
6. Water for Elephants,
by Sara Gruen, $13.95
7. Room,
by Emma Donoghue, $14.99
8. The Art of Racing in the
Rain, by Garth Stein, $14.99
9. The Alchemist,
by Paulo Coelho, $14.99
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. Empire of the Summer
Moon, by S.C. Gwynne, $16
6. The Glass Castle,
by Jeannette Walls, $15 (b)
7. The Emperor of
all Maladies,
by Siddhartha Mukherjee, $18
8. The Boy Who Came Back from
Heaven, by Kevin Malarkey and Alex Malarkey, $15.99
9. The Other Wes Moore,
by Wes Moore, $15
10. The Tipping Point,
by Malcolm Gladwell, $15.99
