The New York Times listings are based on sales at 3,985 bookstores and wholesalers with 50,000 retail outlets for the week ended Dec. 4. A “(b)” indicates some bookstores report receiving bulk orders.
FICTION
1. Explosive Eighteen, by Janet Evanovich, $28
2. 11/22/63, by Stephen King, $35
3. Kill Alex Cross, by James Patterson, $28.99
4. The Litigators, by John Grisham, $28.95
5. V is for Vengeance, by Sue Grafton, $27.95
6. Micro, by Michael Crichton, $28.99
7. The Best of Me, by Nicholas Sparks, $25.99
8. Zero Day, by David Baldacci, $27.99
9. Devil’s Gate,
by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown, $27.95
10. The Christmas Wedding, by James Patterson and Richard DiLallo, $25.99
NONFICTION
1. Steve Jobs, by Walter Isaacson, $35
2. Killing Lincoln, by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard, $28
3. Being George Washington, by Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe , $26
4. Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand, $27
5. Jack Kennedy, by Chris Matthews, $27.50
6. Throw Them All Out, by Peter Schweizer, $26
7. Back to Work, by Bill Clinton, $23.95
8. Then Again, by Diane Keaton, $26
9. How I Got This Way, by Regis Philbin, $25.99
10. Catherine the Great, by Robert K. Massie, $35
PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The Help, by Kathryn Stockett, $16
2. Longing, by Karen Kings, $14.99
3. The Next Always, by Nora Roberts, $16
4. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson, $14.95
5. Sing You Home, by Jodi Picoult, $16
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 Zombie Survival Guide, by Max Brooks, $13.95
