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. 11. A “(b)” indicates some bookstores report receiving bulk orders.
FICTION
1. The Drop, by Michael Connelly, $27.99
2. 11/22/63, by Stephen King, $35
3. Explosive Eighteen, by Janet Evanovich, $28
4. The Litigators, by John Grisham, $28.95
5. Kill Alex Cross, by James Patterson, $28.99
6. The Best of Me, by Nicholas Sparks, $25.99
7. V is for Vengeance, by Sue Grafton, $27.95
8. The Scottish Prisoner, by Diana Gabaldon, $28
9. Micro, by Michael Crichton, $28.99
10. Zero Day, by David Baldacci, $27.99
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. Catherine the Great, by Robert K. Massie, $35
7. Thinking, Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman, $30
8. Back to Work, by Bill Clinton, $23.95
9. Boomerang,
by Michael Lewis, $25.95
10. Then Again, by Diane Keaton, $26
PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The Help, by Kathryn Stockett, $16
2. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson, $14.95
3. The Next Always, by Nora Roberts, $16
4. The Tiger’s Wife, by Téa Obreht, $15
5. 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. Don’t Look Behind You, by Ann Rule, $7.99
4. Unlikely Friendships, by Jennifer S. Holland, $13.95
5. The Zombie Survival Guide, by Max Brooks, $13.95
