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 Sept. 4. A “(b)” indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders.
FICTION
1. Flash and Bones,
by Kathy Reichs, $26.99
2. A Dance With Dragons,
by George R.R. Martin, $35
3. The Measure of the
Magic,
by Terry Brooks, $27
4. The Omen Machine,
by Terry Goodkind, $29.99
5. Cold Vengeance,
by Douglas Preston and
Lincoln Child, $26.99
6. Full Black,
by Brad Thor, $26.99
7. The Girl Who Kicked
the Hornet’s Nest,
by Stieg Larsson, $27.95
8. The Help, by
Kathryn Stockett, $24.95
9. Ghost Story,
by Jim Butcher, $27.95
10. The Paris Wife,
by Paula McLain, $25
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. The Greater Journey,
by David McCullough, $37.50
6. 1493,
by Charles C. Mann, $30.50
7. Cocktail Hour Under the
Tree of Forgetfulness, by
Alexandra Fuller, $25.95
8. Bossypants,
by Tina Fey, $26.99
9. Rafa, by
Rafael Nadal, $27.99
10. Eighty-Dollar
Champion,
by Elizabeth Letts, $26
PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The Help,
by Kathryn Stockett, $16
2. One Day,
by David Nicholls, $14.95
3. Sarah’s Key,
by Tatiana de Rosnay, $13.95
4. Safe Haven,
by Nicholas Sparks, $14.99
5. Cutting for Stone,
by Abraham Verghese, $15.95
6. Room,
by Emma Donoghue, $14.99
7. The Alchemist,
by Paulo Coelho, $14.99
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 Kite Runner,
by Khaled Hosseini, $14
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. Outliers,
by Malcolm Gladwell, $16.99
4. The Glass Castle,
by Jeannette Walls, $15 (b)
5. Unlikely Friendships,
by Jennifer S. Holland, $13.95
6. Empire of the Summer
Moon, by S.C. Gwynne, $16
7. A Long Way Gone,
by Ishmael Beah, $12
8. The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven, by Kevin
Malarkey and Alex
Malarkey, $15.99
9. Moneyball,
by Michael Lewis, $15.95
10. Born to Run, by
Christopher McDougall, $15.95
