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. 18. A “(b)” indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders.
FICTION
1. Kill Me If You Can,
by James Patterson
and Marshall Karp, $27.99
2. The Race, by Clive Cussler
and Justin Scott, $27.95
3. Dark Predator, by
Christine Feehan, $26.95
4. A Dance With Dragons,
by George R.R. Martin, $35
5. Prey, by
Linda Howard, $26
6. The Art of Fielding,
by Chad Harbach, $25.99
7. Pirate King, by
Laurie R. King, $25
8. The Leftovers,
by Tom Perrotta, $25.99
9. Flash and Bones,
by Kathy Reichs, $26.99
10. The Paris Wife,
by Paula McLain, $25
NONFICTION
1. In My Time, by Dick
Cheney, with Liz Cheney, $35
2. That Used to Be Us, by
Thomas L. Friedman and
Michael Mandelbaum, $28
3. Unbroken,
by Laura Hillenbrand, $27
4. A Stolen Life,
by Jaycee Dugard, $24.99
5. In the Garden of Beasts,
by Erik Larson, $26
6. Bossypants,
by Tina Fey, $26.99
7. 1493, by
Charles C. Mann, $30.50
8. Willpower, by Roy F.
Baumeister and John
Tierney, $27.95
9. Just My Type, by
Simon Garfield, $27
10. After America,
by Mark Steyn, $29.95
PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The Help,
by Kathryn Stockett, $16
2. The Mercy,
by Beverly Lewis, $14.99
3. Room,
by Emma Donoghue, $14.99
4. Sarah’s Key,
by Tatiana de Rosnay, $13.95
5. One Day,
by David Nicholls, $14.95
6. Safe Haven,
by Nicholas Sparks, $14.99
7. The Sixth Man,
by David Baldacci, $14.99
8. Cutting for Stone,
by Abraham Verghese, $15.95
9. Fall of Giants,
by Ken Follett, $25
10. The Art of Racing in the
Rain, by Garth Stein, $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. Cleopatra,
by Stacy Schiff, $16.99
4. Outliers, by
Malcolm Gladwell, $16.99
5. The Glass Castle,
by Jeannette Walls, $15 (b)
6. Unlikely Friendships,
by Jennifer S. Holland, $13.95
7. Empire of the Summer
Moon, by S.C. Gwynne, $16
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
