This Week - New York Times Bestsellers

Hardcover Fiction

Top 5 at a Glance
1. WORTH DYING FOR, by Lee Child
2. IN THE COMPANY OF OTHERS, by Jan Karon
3. AMERICAN ASSASSIN, by Vince Flynn
4. THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST, by Stieg Larsson
5. FALL OF GIANTS, by Ken Follett

Hardcover Nonfiction

Top 5 at a Glance
1. EARTH (THE BOOK), by Jon Stewart and others
2. AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARK TWAIN, VOL. 1, by Mark Twain
3. TRICKLE UP POVERTY, by Michael Savage
4. THE LAST BOY, by Jane Leavy
5. PINHEADS AND PATRIOTS, by Bill O'Reilly

Paperback Trade Fiction

Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, by Stieg Larsson
2. THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE, by Stieg Larsson
3. LITTLE BEE, by Chris Cleave
4. CUTTING FOR STONE, by Abraham Verghese
5. HALF BROKE HORSES, by Jeannette Walls

Paperback Mass-Market Fiction

Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE LOST SYMBOL, by Dan Brown
2. THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, by Stieg Larsson
3. I, ALEX CROSS, by James Patterson
4. THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE, by Stieg Larsson
5. 61 HOURS, by Lee Child

Paperback Nonfiction

Top 5 at a Glance
1. EAT, PRAY, LOVE, by Elizabeth Gilbert
2. THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
3. THE GLASS CASTLE, by Jeannette Walls
4. INSIDE OF A DOG, by Alexandra Horowitz
5. FREAKONOMICS, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

Hardcover Advice

Top 5 at a Glance
1. GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 2011, edited by Craig Glenday
2. DELIVERING HAPPINESS, by Tony Hsieh
3. BOBBY FLAY'S THROWDOWN!, by Bobby Flay with Stephanie Banyas and Miriam Garron
4. THE POWER, by Rhonda Byrne
5. POWER THOUGHTS, by Joyce Meyer

Paperback Advice

Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES, by Gary Chapman
2. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel
3. WAITING FOR ‘SUPERMAN’, edited by Karl Weber
4. CRAZY LOVE, by Francis Chan with Danae Yankoski
5. COOK THIS, NOT THAT! EASY AND AWESOME 350-CALORIE MEALS, by David Zinczenko and Matt Goulding

Children's Books

Top 5 at a Glance
1. LLAMA LLAMA HOLIDAY DRAMA, written and illustrated by Anna Dewdney
2. SCAREDY-CAT, SPLAT!, written and illustrated by Rob Scotton
3. FABULOUS FASHION BOUTIQUE, by Jane O’Connor. Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser
4. ZEN GHOSTS, written and illustrated by Jon J Muth
5. KNUFFLE BUNNY FREE, written and illustrated by Mo Willems

Graphic Books

Top 5 at a Glance
1. X'ED OUT, by Charles Burns
2. THE EXILE: AN OUTLANDER GRAPHIC NOVEL, by Diana Gabaldon and Hoang Nguyen
3. BATMAN, LIFE AFTER DEATH, by Tony Daniel
4. THE OUTFIT, by Darwyn Cooke
5. THE ADVENTURES OF OOK AND GLUK, by George Beard and Harold Hutchins

Week Best - New York Bestsellers

Hardcover Fiction
Top 5 at a Glance
1. AMERICAN ASSASSIN, by Vince Flynn
2. FALL OF GIANTS, by Ken Follett
3. THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST, by Stieg Larsson
4. THE REVERSAL, by Michael Connelly
5. SAFE HAVEN, by Nicholas Sparks

Hardcover Nonfiction
Top 5 at a Glance
1. EARTH (THE BOOK), by Jon Stewart and others
2. TRICKLE UP POVERTY, by Michael Savage
3. OBAMA'S WARS, by Bob Woodward
4. THE LAST BOY, by Jane Leavy
5. AT HOME, by Bill Bryson

Paperback Trade Fiction
Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, by Stieg Larsson
2. THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE, by Stieg Larsson
3. UNLOCKED, by Karen Kingsbury
4. LITTLE BEE, by Chris Cleave
5. CUTTING FOR STONE, by Abraham Verghese

Paperback Mass-Market Fiction
Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, by Stieg Larsson
2. I, ALEX CROSS, by James Patterson
3. 61 HOURS, by Lee Child
4. THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE, by Stieg Larsson
5. PLAY DEAD, by Harlan Coben

Paperback Nonfiction
Top 5 at a Glance
1. EAT, PRAY, LOVE, by Elizabeth Gilbert
2. THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
3. THE GLASS CASTLE, by Jeannette Walls
4. THE ACCIDENTAL BILLIONAIRES, by Ben Mezrich
5. INSIDE OF A DOG, by Alexandra Horowitz

Hardcover Advice
Top 5 at a Glance
1. GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 2011, edited by Craig Glenday
2. DELIVERING HAPPINESS, by Tony Hsieh
3. THE POWER, by Rhonda Byrne
4. POWER THOUGHTS, by Joyce Meyer
5. YOU ALREADY KNOW HOW TO BE GREAT, by Alan Fine with Rebecca R. Merrill

Paperback Advice
Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES, by Gary Chapman
2. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel
3. WAITING FOR ‘SUPERMAN’, edited by Karl Weber
4. EAT THIS, NOT THAT! 2011, by David Zinczenko and Matt Goulding
5. RADICAL, by David Platt

Children's Books
Top 5 at a Glance
1. KNUFFLE BUNNY FREE, written and illustrated by Mo Willems
2. FABULOUS FASHION BOUTIQUE, by Jane O’Connor.
3. SCAREDY-CAT, SPLAT!, written and illustrated by Rob Scotton
4. ZEN GHOSTS, written and illustrated by Jon J Muth
5. ART AND MAX, written and illustrated by David Wiesner

Graphic Books
Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE ADVENTURES OF OOK AND GLUK, by George Beard and Harold Hutchins
2. THE OUTFIT, by Darwyn Cooke
3. THE EXILE: AN OUTLANDER GRAPHIC NOVEL, by Diana Gabaldon and Hoang Nguyen
4. WITCH & WIZARD: BATTLE FOR SHADOWLAND, by Dara Naraghi and Victor Santos
5. STARMAN OMNIBUS, VOL. 5, by James Robinson and David S. Goyer

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