March 10, 2011

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for March 10, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending March 6, 2011
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Trade Paperback Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368
The remarkable debut novel from the author of the memoir My Own Country.		 1/58
2. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Helen Simonson, Random House, $15, 9780812981223
Helen Simonson's charming debut novel about the endearing Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired).		 3/14
3. The Imperfectionists
Tom Rachman, Dial, $15, 9780385343671
Rachman's wry debut novel follows the lives of the staff of an international English-language newspaper in Rome.		 5/9
4. The Postmistress
Sarah Blake, Berkley, $15, 9780425238691
Blake's stirring debut novel is set during WWII.		 2/5
5. Water for Elephants
Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $14.95, 9781616200701
An indie fave about a traveling circus is now a major motion picture.		 9/110
6. Little Bee
Chris Cleave, S&S, $15, 9781416589648
Cleave's bestselling novel about a Nigerian refugee in England.		 4/55
7. The Girl Who Fell From the Sky
Heidi W. Durrow, Algonquin, $13.95, 9781616200152
Durrow's searing debut is the winner of the Bellwether Prize for best fiction addressing issues of social justice.		 8/9
8. True Grit
Charles Portis, Overlook, $14.95, 9781590204597
A new edition of Portis' classic novel and the basis for the new film directed by the Coen brothers.		 7/9
9. The Three Weissmanns of Westport
Cathleen Schine, Picador, $14, 9780312680527
Schine's wonderful follow-up to her novel The New Yorkers.		 11/4
10. The Art of Racing in the Rain
Garth Stein, Harper, $14.99, 9780061537967
A look at life through the eyes of Enzo, a mixed-breed pooch.		 6/91
11. Tinkers
Paul Harding, Bellevue Literary Press, $14.95, 9781934137123
Harding's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel looks at love, loss, and the beauty of nature.		 10/43
12. Half Broke Horses
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9781416586296
Walls follows up her bestselling memoir, The Glass Castle, with this true-life novel about her grandmother, Lily Casey Smith.		 12/26
13. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Jamie Ford, Ballantine, $15, 9780345505347
An evocative novel of Japanese-Americans in Seattle during World War II.		 15/72
14. Let the Great World Spin
Colum McCann, Random House, $15, 9780812973990
McCann's lyrical novel about Philippe Petit's 1974 tightrope walk between the twin towers of the World Trade Center is the winner of the 2009 National Book Award for fiction.		 /64
15. The Girl Who Played With Fire
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307454553
The highly anticipated sequel to The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.		 14/48
ON THE RISE
27. The Mapping of Love and Death
Jacqueline Winspear, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780061727689
The latest Maisie Dobbs novel by the author of Among the Mad.		  


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for March 10, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending March 6, 2011
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $16, 9780060936228
Rock icon Smith's memoir of her early years in New York and her relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe is a 2010 National Book Award winner.		 1/18
2. The King's Speech
Mark Logue, Peter Conradi, Sterling, $14.95, 9781402786761
The inspiring tale of triumph over adversity is the tie-in to the film in theaters now.		 4/7
3. The Big Short
Michael Lewis, Norton, $15.95, 9780393338829
A highly entertaining look at the U.S. financial crisis by the author of Liar's Poker.		 2/5
4. Inside of a Dog
Alexandra Horowitz, Scribner, $16, 9781416583431
This bestseller explores what dogs know and how they think.		 5/23
5. Heaven Is for Real
Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, $16.99, 9780849946158
A young boy emerges from life-saving surgery with remarkable stories of his visit to heaven.		 3/8
6. The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun - Debut
Gretchen Rubin, Harper , $14.99, 9780061583261
The author chronicles her 12-month journey following the wisdom of the ages in a quest to be happier.		 /1
7. Zeitoun
Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307387943
The gripping true story of a man who chose to remain in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina to protect his home and business.		 6/38
8. Committed
Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $16, 9780143118701
Gilbert's follow-up to her bestseller Eat, Pray, Love.		 7/5
9. The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542
A lovely telling of a most bizarre upbringing.		 9/201
10. What the Dog Saw
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316076203
The best of Gladwell's writing from the New Yorker.		 10/12
11. Three Cups of Tea
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $16, 9780143038252
An American's effort to open 50 schools across rural Pakistan and Afghanistan.		 12/214
12. The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious--and Perplexing--City - Debut
David Lebovitz, Broadway, $14, 9780767928892
A deliciously funny look at the city of light, cheese, chocolate, and other confections.		 /1
13. NurtureShock
Po Bronson, Ashley Merryman, Twelve, $14.99, 9780446504133
A new, scientific approach to raising children.		 8/8
14. Lunch in Paris
Elizabeth Bard, Back Bay, $13.99, 9780316042789
Bard's memoir is her story of falling in love, redefining success, and discovering what it truly means to be at home.		 11/4
15. Taking the Leap
Pema Chodron, Shambhala, $14, 9781590308431
This book gives readers insights and practices to immediately put to use and improve their way of living.		 15/9
ON THE RISE
22. Dead End Gene Pool
Wendy Burden, Gotham, $16, 9781592406067
The great-great-great-great granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt takes a look at the decline of her blue-blooded family.		  


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for March 10, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending March 6, 2011
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Wise Man's Fear: The Kingkiller Chronicle--Day Two - Debut
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $29.95, 9780756404734
The mesmerizing sequel to Rothfuss' debut fantasy, The Name of the Wind.		 /1
2. Sing You Home - Debut
Jodi Picoult, Atria, $28, 9781439102725
Picoult's new book is about about identity, love, marriage, and parenthood.		 /1
3. The Paris Wife
Paula McLain, Ballantine , $25, 9780345521309
This new novel about the marriage of Ernest and Hadley Richardson Hemingway is a March Indie Next List Great Read.		 1/2
4. A Discovery of Witches
Deborah Harkness, Viking, $28.95, 9780670022410
This richly inventive novel about a centuries-old vampire, a spellbound witch, and a mysterious manuscript is a February Indie Next List Great Read.		 3/4
5. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Stieg Larsson, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307269997
The stunning third and final novel in Larsson's bestselling Millennium Trilogy.		 2/41
6. The Help
Kathryn Stockett, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, $24.95, 9780399155345
This wonderful debut set in the rural South of the 1960s is a February 2009 Indie Next List Great Read.		 6/108
7. Room
Emma Donoghue, Little Brown, $24.99, 9780316098335
Donoghue's brilliant novel about the bonds between parent and child.		 5/26
8. Swamplandia!
Karen Russell, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307263995
Russell's beautiful and inventive debut novel is a February Indie Next List Great Read.		 4/5
9. When the Killing's Done
T.C. Boyle, Viking , $26.95, 9780670022328
The new novel by the author of The Women is a March Indie Next Great Read.		 7/2
10. Minding Frankie - Debut
Maeve Binchy, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307273567
Binchy is back with a tale about a motherless girl collectively raised by a close-knit Dublin community.		 /1
11. The Weird Sisters
Eleanor Brown, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, $24.95, 9780399157226
Brown's delightful debut novel is a February Indie Next List Great Read.		 10/5
12. Freedom
Jonathan Franzen, FSG, $28, 9780374158460
The new novel by the National Book Award-winning author of The Corrections is a September Indie Next List Great Read.		 9/27
13. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk
David Sedaris, Ian Falconer (Illus.), Little Brown, $21.99, 9780316038393
A funny, new collection of animal-themed tales for adults by the bestselling author of When You Are Engulfed in Flames.		 8/23
14. West of Here
Jonathan Evison, Algonquin, $24.95, 9781565129528
Evison's epic novel about the fictional town of Port Bonita, Washington, is the #1 Indie Next List Great Read for February.		 11/4
15. A Red Herring Without Mustard
Alan Bradley, Delacorte, $23, 9780385342322
The beguiling new novel featuring the clever and unflappable 11-year-old sleuth Flavia de Luce.		 12/4
ON THE RISE
17. Open City
Teju Cole, Random House, $25, 9781400068098
This debut from Nigerian author Cole is a haunting novel of national identity, race, liberty, and loss.		  


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for March 10, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending March 6, 2011
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168
The mesmerizing new book by the author of Seabiscuit in a December Indie Next List Great Read.		 1/16
2. Cleopatra
Stacy Schiff, Little Brown, $29.99, 9780316001922
Pulitzer Prize-winner Schiff's masterful biography of Cleopatra is a November Indie Next List Great Read.		 2/18
3. Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef - Debut
Gabrielle Hamilton, Random House, $26, 9781400068722
Hamilton's atypical culinary memoir is a March Indie Next List Great Read.		 /1
4. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
Amy Chua, Penguin, $25.95, 9781594202841
Chua's tale of raising her children in the Chinese tradition is a January 2011 Indie Next List Great Read.		 3/8
5. A Widow's Story
Joyce Carol Oates, Ecco, $27.99, 9780062015532
Oates' poignant memoir about the unexpected death of her husband is a March Indie Next List Great Read.		 4/3
6. Life
Keith Richards, Little Brown, $29.99, 9780316034388
The long-awaited autobiography of the legendary founding member of the Rolling Stones.		 5/19
7. Townie
Andre Dubus III, Norton, $25.95, 9780393064667
This candid memoir by the author of The House of Sand and Fog is a March Indie Next List Great Read.		 8/2
8. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot, Crown, $26, 9781400052172
A fascinating look at the world's first "immortal" human cells grown in culture to be used in medical research.		 6/42
9. Autobiography of Mark Twain
Mark Twain, University of California Press, $34.95, 9780520267190
Volume one of Mark Twain's uncensored autobiography, in its entirety and exactly as he left it.		 7/20
10. The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood - Debut
James Gleick, Pantheon, $29.95, 9780375423727
The author of Chaos and Genius shows how information has become the modern era's defining quality.		 /1
11. The Hidden Reality
Brian Greene, Knopf, $29.95, 9780307265630
A book that takes on the grandest question: Is ours the only universe?		 9/6
12. And Furthermore
Judi Dench, St. Martin's, $26.99, 9780312659066
A warm-hearted memoir by the acclaimed actress of stage and screen.		 12/3
13. The Emperor of All Maladies
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $30, 9781439107959
Mukherjee's comprehensive history of cancer is a November Indie Next List Great Read.		 /6
14. The 4-Hour Body
Timothy Ferriss, Crown , $27, 9780307463630
Ferriss looks at all things physical, and the tiniest changes that produce the biggest results.		 11/6
15. Sh*t My Dad Says
Justin Halpern, It Books, $15.99, 9780061992704
Halpern's hilarious and touching portrait of his relationship with his father.		 /36
ON THE RISE
21. The Wrong War
Bing West, Random House, $28, 9781400068739
A Marine combat veteran explains why America can't win the war in Afghanistan but can't afford to lose it either.		  


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for March 10, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending March 6, 2011
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  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Girl Who Played With Fire
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307476159		 2/50
2. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307473479		 1/89
3. This Body of Death
Elizabeth George, Harper, $9.99, 9780061160912		 3/6
4. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.99, 9780756404741		 /3
5. The Black Cat
Martha Grimes, Signet, $9.99, 9780451232946		 4/5
6. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789		 7/*
7. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488		 5/*
8. Changes: A Novel of the Dresden Files - Debut
Jim Butcher, Roc, $9.99, 9780451463470		 /1
9. Water for Elephants - Debut
Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $7.99, 9781616200718		 /1
10. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99, 9780812550702		 /26


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Children's Interest



Bestseller List for March 10, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending March 6, 2011
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  Children's Interest Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. I Am Number Four
Pittacus Lore, Harper, $17.99, 9780062026248		 1/4
2. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207		 4/*
3. The Lost Hero
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $18.99, 9781423113393		 2/21
4. You Can Count on Monsters
Richard Evan Schwartz, AK Peters, $24.95, 9781568815787		 3/2
5. Moon Over Manifest
Clare Vanderpool, Delacorte, $16.99, 9780385738835		 5/8
6. I Broke My Trunk!
Mo Willems, Hyperion, $8.99, 9781423133094		 7/4
7. Beautiful Oops!
Barney Salzberg, Workman, $11.95, 9780761157281		 13/20
8. Lost and Found: Three - Debut
Shaun Tan, Arthur A. Levine, $21.99, 9780545229241		 /1
9. The Red Pyramid
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $17.99, 9781423113386		 /21
10. The Graveyard Book
Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean (Illus.), Harper, $7.99, 9780060530945		 /22
11. Incarceron
Catherine Fisher, Firebird, $9.99, 9780142418529		 10/4
12. Matched
Ally Condie, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525423645		 8/14
13. We Are in a Book!
Mo Willems, Hyperion, $8.99, 9781423133087		 /19
14. Madeline at the White House
John Bemelmans Marciano, Viking, $17.99, 9780670012282		 9/6
15. Savvy
Ingrid Law, Puffin, $7.99, 9780142414330		 15/46


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for March 10, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending March 6, 2011
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  Children's Illustrated Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617		 2/*
2. A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Philip Christian Stead, Erin E. Stead (Illus.), Roaring Brook, $16.99, 9781596434028		 1/8
3. Silverlicious
Victoria Kann, Harper, $17.99, 9780061781230		 3/5
4. Green Eggs and Ham
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $8.99, 9780394800165		 8/34
5. Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters
Barack Obama, Loren Long (Illus.), Knopf, $17.99, 9780375835278		 4/16
6. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908		 7/*
7. One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
Dr.Suess, Random House , $8.99, 9780394800134		 /2
8. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007		 6/*
9. The Cat in the Hat
Dr. Seuss, Random House , $8.99, 9780394800011		 13/17
10. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper , $17.95, 9780060254926		 10/*
11. Fancy Nancy: Aspiring Artist - Debut
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), HarperCollins, $12.99, 9780061915260		 /1
12. Otis
Loren Long, Philomel, $8.99, 9780399256004		 5/7
13. The Lorax
Dr.Seuss, Random House , $14.95, 9780394823379		 /8
14. The Story of the Leprechaun - Debut
Katherine Tegen, Sally Anne Lambert (Illus.), HarperCollins, $12.99, 9780061430862		 /1
15. Love You Forever
Robert Munsch, Sheila McGraw (Illus.), Firefly, $5.95, 9780920668375		 /*


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for March 10, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending March 6, 2011
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  Children's Series  
1. The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
2. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
3. Percy Jackson & the Olympians (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
5. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
6. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
7. Pretty Little Liars (hardcover and paperback)
Sara Shepard, Harper Teen
8. The 39 Clues (hardcover)
Jude Watson, et al., Scholastic
9. Fancy Nancy I Can Read Series (paperback)
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper
10. The Ranger's Apprentice (hardcover and paperback)
John Flanagan, Puffin

Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending March 6, 2011

16. The Invisible Bridge
Julie Orringer, Vintage, $15.95, 9781400034376

17. The Lacuna
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $16.99, 9780060852580

18. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307454546

19. Angelology
Danielle Trussoni, Penguin, $16, 9780143118466

20. Sarah's Key
Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's, $13.95, 9780312370848

21. The Finkler Question
Howard Jacobson, Bloomsbury, $15, 9781608196111

22. The Forgotten Garden
Kate Morton, Washington Square Press, $15, 9781416550556

23. The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Scribner, $14, 9780743273565

24. The Elegance of the Hedgehog
Muriel Barbery, Europa Editions, $15, 9781933372600

25. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
Alan Bradley, Bantam, $15, 9780385343497

26. Parrot and Olivier in America
Peter Carey, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307476012

27. The Mapping of Love and Death
Jacqueline Winspear, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780061727689

28. House Rules
Jodi Picoult, Washington Square Press, $16, 9780743296441

29. Beatrice and Virgil
Yann Martel, Spiegel & Grau, $14, 9780812981544

30. The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag
Alan Bradley, Bantam, $15, 9780385343459

31. A Gate at the Stairs
Lorrie Moore, Vintage, $15, 9780375708466

32. A Reliable Wife
Robert Goolrick, Algonquin, $14.95, 9781565129771

33. Remarkable Creatures
Tracy Chevalier, Plume, $15, 9780452296725

34. The Lotus Eaters
Tatjana Soli, St. Martin's, $14.99, 9780312674441

35. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows, Dial, $15, 9780385341004

36. Noah's Compass
Anne Tyler, Ballantine, $15, 9780345516596

37. City of Thieves
David Benioff, Plume, $15, 9780452295292

38. The Windup Girl
Paolo Bacigalupi, Night Shade, $14.95, 9781597801584

39. Wild Child
T.Coraghessan Boyle, Penguin, $16, 9780143118640

40. Shadow Tag
Louise Erdrich, Harper, $14.99, 9780061536106

41. Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel, Picador, $16, 9780312429980

42. The Year of the Hare
Arto Paasilinna, Penguin, $14, 9780143117926

43. Winter's Bone
Daniel Woodrell, Back Bay, $13.99, 9780316066419

44. Olive Kitteridge
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $14, 9780812971835

45. One Day
David Nicholls, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307474711

46. Never Let Me Go
Kazuo Ishiguro, Vintage, $15, 9780307740991

47. Brooklyn
Colm Toibin, Scribner, $15, 9781439148952

48. The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $14.99, 9780061122415

49. The Devil's Star
Jo Nesbo, Harper, $14.99, 9780061133985

50. In the Woods
Tana French, Penguin, $15, 9780143113492

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending March 6, 2011

16. The Book of Awakening
Mark Nepo, Conari, $18.95, 9781573241175

17. Stones Into Schools
Greg Mortenson, Penguin, $16, 9780143118237

18. Mennonite in a Little Black Dress
Rhoda Janzen, Holt, $14, 9780805092257

19. Infinite City: A San Francisco Atlas
Rebecca Solnit, Sandow Birk (Illus.), University of California Press, $24.95, 9780520262508

20. The Other Wes Moore
Wes Moore, Spiegel & Grau, $15, 9780385528207

21. The Devil in the White City
Erik Larson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375725609

22. Dead End Gene Pool
Wendy Burden, Gotham, $16, 9781592406067

23. Silk Parachute
John McPhee, FSG, $15, 9780374532628

24. The Checklist Manifesto
Atul Gawande, Picador, $15, 9780312430009

25. What to Expect When You're Expecting
Heidi Murkoff, Sharon Mazel, Workman, $14.95, 9780761148579

26. Country Driving
Peter Hessler, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780061804106

27. Food Rules
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $11, 9780143116387

28. Women Food and God
Geneen Roth, Scribner, $15, 9781416543084

29. The Four Agreements
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310

30. F in Exams
Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9780811878319

31. The 5 Love Languages
Gary Chapman, Northfield, $14.99, 9780802473158

32. The Cello Suites
Eric Siblin, Grove, $15.95, 9780802145246

33. Christianity
Diarmaid MacCulloch, Penguin, $25, 9780143118695

34. 127 Hours
Aron Ralston, Atria, $15, 9781451618501

35. Half the Sky
Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307387097

36. Americans in Paris
Charles Glass, Penguin, $18, 9780143118664

37. Blink
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $15.99, 9780316010665

38. The Tipping Point
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $15.99, 9780316346627

39. 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (and Other Useful Guides)
The Oatmeal, Matthew Inman, Andrews McMeel, $14.99, 9781449401160

40. Clean
Alejandro Junger, HarperOne, $14.99, 9780061735332

41. The Omnivore's Dilemma
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $16, 9780143038580

42. Eat, Pray, Love
Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $16, 9780143118428

43. Making Toast
Roger Rosenblatt, Ecco, $12.99, 9780061825958

44. The CalorieKing Calorie, Fat & Carbohydrate Counter 2011
Allan Borushek, Family Health, $8.99, 9781930448339

45. Where Men Win Glory
Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $15.95, 9780307386045

46. The Power of Now
Eckhart Tolle, New World , $14, 9781577314806

47. Shop Class as Soulcraft
Matthew B. Crawford, Penguin, $15, 9780143117469

48. Night
Elie Wiesel, FSG, $9.95, 9780374500016

49. Freakonomics
Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780060731335

50. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2011
World Almanac, $12.99, 9781600571343

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending March 6, 2011

16. River Marked
Patricia Briggs, Ace, $26.95, 9780441019731

17. Open City
Teju Cole, Random House, $25, 9781400068098

18. Tick Tock
James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316037914

19. An Object of Beauty
Steve Martin, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446573641

20. While Mortals Sleep
Kurt Vonnegut, Delacorte, $27, 9780385343732

21. Gideon's Sword
Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446564328

22. Clara and Mr. Tiffany
Susan Vreeland, Random House, $26, 9781400068166

23. Murder in Passy
Cara Black, Soho Crime, $25, 9781569478820

24. I Think I Love You
Allison Pearson, Knopf, $24.95, 9781400042357

25. The Union Quilters
Jennifer Chiaverini, Dutton, $24.95, 9780525952039

26. Fall of Giants
Ken Follett, Dutton, $36, 9780525951650

27. The Confession
John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385528047

28. Pale Demon
Kim Harrison, Harper Voyager, $26.99, 9780061138065

29. Treachery in Death
J.D. Robb, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399157035

30. A Visit From the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan, Knopf , $25.95, 9780307592835

31. The Secret Soldier
Alex Berenson, Putnam, $25.95, 9780399157080

32. The Oracle of Stamboul
Michael David Lukas, Harper, $24.99, 9780062012098

33. 13, Rue Therese
Elena Mauli Shapiro, Reagan Arthur Books, $23.99, 9780316083287

34. The Red Garden
Alice Hoffman, Crown, $25, 9780307393876

35. Dead or Alive
Tom Clancy, Grant Blackwood, Putnam, $28.95, 9780399157233

36. Night Season
Chelsea Cain, Minotaur, $24.99, 9780312619763

37. The Illumination
Kevin Brockmeier, Pantheon, $24.95, 9780375425318

38. The Death Instinct
Jed Rubenfeld, Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594487828

39. Night Vision
Randy Wayne White, Putnam, $25.95, 9780399157059

40. The Fates Will Find Their Way
Hannah Pittard, Ecco, $22.99, 9780061996054

41. Georgia Bottoms
Mark Childress, Little Brown, $24.99, 9780316033046

42. A Dog's Purpose
W.Bruce Cameron, Forge, $22.99, 9780765326263

43. Our Kind of Traitor
John le Carré, Viking, $27.95, 9780670022243

44. You Know When the Men Are Gone
Siobhan Fallon, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, $23.95, 9780399157202

45. Lord of Misrule
Jaimy Gordon, McPherson, $25, 9780929701837

46. The Lake of Dreams
Kim Edwards, Viking, $26.95, 9780670022175

47. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
David Mitchell, Random House, $26, 9781400065455

48. Great House
Nicole Krauss, Norton, $24.95, 9780393079982

49. The Adults
Alison Espach, Scribner, $25, 9781439191859

50. Ghost Light
Joseph O'Connor, FSG, $25, 9780374161873

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending March 6, 2011

16. Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life
Karen Armstrong, Knopf, $22.95, 9780307595591

17. Known and Unknown
Donald Rumsfeld, Sentinel, $36, 9781595230676

18. At Home
Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780767919388

19. Poser
Claire Dederer, FSG, $26, 9780374236441

20. Against All Odds
Scott Brown, Harper, $27.99, 9780062015549

21. The Wrong War
Bing West, Random House, $28, 9781400068739

22. The Warmth of Other Suns
Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $30, 9780679444329

23. Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown , $27.99, 9780316017923

24. A Simple Government
Mike Huckabee, Sentinel, $26.95, 9781595230737

25. I Beat the Odds
Michael Oher, Gotham, $26, 9781592406128

26. How to Write a Sentence
Stanley Fish, Harper, $19.99, 9780061840548

27. Cinderella Ate My Daughter
Peggy Orenstein, Harper, $25.99, 9780061711527

28. I Remember Nothing
Nora Ephron, Knopf, $22.95, 9780307595607

29. Tell to Win
Peter Guber, Crown Business, $26, 9780307587954

30. Moonwalking with Einstein
Joshua Foer, Penguin Press, $26.95, 9781594202292

31. Peace from Broken Pieces
Iyanla Vanzant, Smiley Books, $24.95, 9781401928223

32. Never Say Die
Susan Jacoby, Pantheon, $27.95, 9780307377944

33. All My Friends Are Dead
Avery Monsen, Jory John, Chronicle, $9.95, 9780811874557

34. Little Princes
Conor Grennan, Morrow, $25.99, 9780061930058

35. To a Mountain in Tibet
Colin Thubron, Harper, $24.99, 9780061768262

36. Triumph of the City
Edward Glaeser, Penguin, $29.95, 9781594202773

37. The Investment Answer
Daniel C. Goldie, Business Plus, $18, 9781455503308

38. Barefoot Contessa How Easy Is That?
Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307238764

39. My Reading Life
Pat Conroy, Nan A. Talese, $25, 9780385533577

40. Bird Cloud
Annie Proulx, Scribner, $26, 9780743288804

41. Griftopia
Matt Taibbi, Spiegel & Grau, $26, 9780385529952

42. Moby-Duck
Donovan Hohn, Viking, $27.95, 9780670022199

43. The Secret
Rhonda Byrne, Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95, 9781582701707

44. Born to Run
Christopher McDougall, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307266309

45. The Pioneer Woman
Ree Drummond, Morrow, $25.99, 9780061997167

46. Revolt!
Dick Morris, Eileen McGann, Broadside, $26.99, 9780062073303

47. The Memory Palace
Mira Bartok, Free Press, $25, 9781439183311

48. Fortytude
Sarah Brokaw, Hyperion, $23.99, 9781401341190

49. In the Blink of an Eye
Michael Waltrip, Ellis Henican, Hyperion , $24.99, 9781401324315

50. Untied
Meredith Baxter, Crown Archetype, $25, 9780307719300

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending March 6, 2011

11. Deliver Us From Evil
David Baldacci, Vision, $9.99, 9780446564076

12. The Lost Symbol
Dan Brown, Anchor, $9.99, 9781400079148

13. Split Image
Robert B. Parker, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425239735

14. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition
Merriam-Webster, $7.50, 9780877799290

15. The Silent Sea
Clive Cussler, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425240083

16. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553573404

17. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935

18. The First Rule
Robert Crais, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425238127

19. U Is for Undertow
Sue Grafton, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425238110

20. The Pillars of the Earth
Ken Follett, Signet, $9.99, 9780451232816

21. Deception
Jonathan Kellerman, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345505682

22. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553579901

23. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Berkley, $9.99, 9780399501487

24. The Bricklayer
Noah Boyd, Harper, $9.99, 9780061827020

25. Once a Spy
Keith Thomson, Anchor, $7.99, 9780307473141

26. Killing Floor
Lee Child, Penguin, $9.99, 9780515141429

27. The Teaberry Strangler
Laura Childs, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425240205

28. Outlander
Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $8.99, 9780440212560

29. The Lincoln Lawyer
Michael Connelly, Warner, $7.99, 9780446616454

30. The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129

31. Treasure Hunt
John Lescroart, Signet , $9.99, 9780451231451

32. 61 Hours
Lee Child, Dell , $9.99, 9780440243694

33. The Gathering Storm
Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9780765341532

34. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553573428

35. Blackout
Rob Thurman, Roc, $7.99, 9780451463869

36. Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342

37. The Midnight House
Alex Berenson, Jove, $9.99, 9780515148954

38. Deep Shadow
Randy Wayne White, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425240090

39. Late Eclipses
Seanan McGuire, DAW, $7.99, 9780756406660

40. Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $7.99, 9780440180296

41. 127 Hours
Aron Ralston, Pocket, $7.99, 9781451617702

42. Pirate Latitudes
Michael Crichton, Harper, $9.99, 9780061929380

43. Murder of a Bookstore Babe
Denise Swanson, Signet, $6.99, 9780451232809

44. Swimsuit
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, Grand Central, $9.99, 9780446561358

45. Impact
Douglas Preston, Forge, $9.99, 9780765356970

46. Leonard Maltin's 2011 Movie Guide
Leonard Maltin, Signet, $9.99, 9780451230874

47. The Lincoln Lawyer
Michael Connelly, Grand Central, $7.99, 9781455500239

48. Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand, Signet, $9.99, 9780451191144

49. Live Wire
Lora Leigh, St. Martin's Press, $7.99, 9780312945848

50. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553582024

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