Bestseller List for September 2, 2010
from sales the week ending August 29, 2010
| Hardcover Fiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List | |
| 1. | 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. | 1/14 |
| 2. | 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. | 2/81 |
| 3. | Star Island Carl Hiaasen, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307272584 Hiaasen's hilarious spin on life in the celebrity fast lane. | 3/5 |
| 4. | Three Stations Martin Cruz Smith, S&S, $25.99, 9780743276740 The seventh Arkady Renko novel by the bestselling author of Stalin's Ghost. | 5/2 |
| 5. | The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet David Mitchell, Random House, $26, 9781400065455 The riveting new novel by the author of Cloud Atlas is a July Indie Next List Great Read. | 4/9 |
| 6. | Super Sad True Love Story Gary Shteyngart, Random House, $26, 9781400066407 The new satiric novel by the author of Absurdistan is an August Indie Next List Great Read. | 7/5 |
| 7. | The Cookbook Collector Allegra Goodman, Dial, $26, 9780385340854 The wonderful new novel by the author of Intuition is a July Indie Next List Great Read. | 6/7 |
| 8. | The Red Queen Philippa Gregory, Touchstone, $25.99, 9781416563723 The new Cousins' War novel by the bestselling author of The Other Boleyn Girl. | 10/4 |
| 9. | The Postcard Killers James Patterson, Liza Marklund, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316089517 NYPD detective Jacob Kanon investigates the murders of couples vacationing in Europe. | 9/2 |
| 10. | The Rembrandt Affair Daniel Silva, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399156588 Gabriel Allon, master art restorer and assassin, returns in Silva's latest thriller. | 8/6 |
| 11. | The Passage Justin Cronin, Ballantine, $27, 9780345504968 Cronin's terrifying and entertaining new novel is the #1 June Indie Next List Great Read pick. | 13/12 |
| 12. | I Curse the River of Time Per Petterson, Graywolf, $23, 9781555975562 The latest novel by the author of Out Stealing Horses is an August Indie Next List Great Read. | 11/3 |
| 13. | The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake Aimee Bender, Doubleday, $25.95, 9780385501125 Bender's memorable novel about a young girl with a magical gift is a June Indie Next List Great Read. | 12/13 |
| 14. | The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise Julia Stuart, Doubleday, $24.95, 9780385533287 Stuart's charming second novel is an August Indie Next List Great Read. | 14/3 |
| 15. | Faithful Place Tana French, Viking, $25.95, 9780670021871 The mesmerizing new novel by the bestselling author of The Likeness is the #1 July Indie Next List Great Read. | /6 |
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| 17. | I'd Know You Anywhere Laura Lippman, Morrow, $25.99, 9780061706554 Lippman's riveting new novel of suspense is a September Indie Next List Great Read. | |
| Hardcover Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List | |
| 1. | Sh*t My Dad Says Justin Halpern, It Books, $15.99, 9780061992704 Halpern's hilarious and touching portrait of his relationship with his father. | 1/16 |
| 2. | Let's Take the Long Way Home Gail Caldwell, Random House, $23, 9781400067381 Caldwell's heartwarming new memoir is an August Indie Next List Great Read. | 11/3 |
| 3. | The Power Rhonda Byrne, Atria, $23.95, 9781439181782 Byrne's follow-up to the international bestseller The Secret. | 3/2 |
| 4. | Women Food and God Geneen Roth, Scribner, $24, 9781416543077 A penetrating and irreverent "guide for life" by the author of When Food Is Love. | 2/23 |
| 5. | Packing for Mars Mary Roach, Norton, $25.95, 9780393068474 A very entertaining look at space travel by the bestselling author of Bonk. | 4/4 |
| 6. | Born to Run Christopher McDougall, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307266309 A look at the Tarahumara Indians and their practice of the lost art of distance running. | 7/64 |
| 7. | Medium Raw Anthony Bourdain, Ecco, $26.99, 9780061718946 Bourdain's eagerly awaited follow-up to Kitchen Confidential. | 6/12 |
| 8. | Empire of the Summer Moon S.C. Gwynne, Scribner, $27.50, 9781416591054 A vivid historical account of the 40-year battle between the Comanches and white settlers for control of the American West. | 5/9 |
| 9. | Four Fish Paul Greenberg, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594202568 Greenberg examines the ways fish gets to our dinner tables and how to make sustainable seafood the rule rather than the exception. | 9/5 |
| 10. | The Big Short Michael Lewis, Norton, $27.95, 9780393072235 A highly entertaining look at the U.S. financial crisis by the bestselling author of Liar's Poker and Moneyball. | 10/24 |
| 11. | Committed Elizabeth Gilbert, Viking, $26.95, 9780670021659 Gilbert's follow-up to her bestseller Eat, Pray, Love is a January Indie Next List Great Read. | 8/23 |
| 12. | Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M. Sam Wasson, Harper, $19.99, 9780061774157 Wasson's fascinating look at Audrey Hepburn and the filming of Breakfast at Tiffany's. | 15/5 |
| 13. | Outliers Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown , $27.99, 9780316017923 The author of Blink and The Tipping Point looks at what makes some people successful--and others not. | 13/83 |
| 14. | The Tenth Parallel: Dispatches from the Fault Line Between Christianity and Islam- Debut Eliza Griswold, FSG, $27, 9780374273187 A riveting investigation of the fault line between Christian and Muslim worlds. | /1 |
| 15. | 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. | /29 |
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| 17. | The Murder Room Michael Capuzzo, Gotham, $26, 9781592401420 A team of the world's finest forensic investigators looks at famous cold cases. | |
| Trade Paperback Fiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List | |
| 1. | The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307454546 The bestselling debut thriller--the first in the trilogy by the late Swedish journalist Larsson--is now available in paperback. | 1/62 |
| 2. | The Girl Who Played With Fire Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307454553 The highly anticipated sequel to The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is now available in paperback. | 2/23 |
| 3. | Little Bee Chris Cleave, S&S, $14, 9781416589648 Cleave's bestselling novel about a Nigerian refugee in England is now available in paperback. | 3/28 |
| 4. | Cutting for Stone Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368 The remarkable debut novel from the author of the memoir My Own Country is now available in paperback. | 4/31 |
| 5. | The Lacuna Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $16.99, 9780060852580 Kingsolver's November 2009 Indie Next List Great Read is now available in paperback. | 5/6 |
| 6. | Tinkers Paul Harding, Bellevue Literary Press, $14.95, 9781934137123 Harding's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel looks at love, loss, and the beauty of nature. | 6/16 |
| 7. | 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, is now available in paperback. | 7/64 |
| 8. | 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. | 8/39 |
| 9. | A Gate at the Stairs- Debut Lorrie Moore, Vintage, $15, 9780375708466 Moore's graceful novel, her first in 15 years, is now available in paperback. | /1 |
| 10. | The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery, Europa Editions, $15, 9781933372600 Barbery's novel, a major bestseller in Europe, is a September 2008 Indie Next List Notable title. | 14/104 |
| 11. | 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. | 12/46 |
| 12. | A Reliable Wife Robert Goolrick, Algonquin, $14.95, 9781565129771 Goolrick's bestselling debut novel is now available in paperback. | 11/34 |
| 13. | One Day David Nicholls, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307474711 A moving love story by the author of The Understudy. | 9/9 |
| 14. | Her Fearful Symmetry Audrey Niffenegger, Scribner, $15, 9781439169018 Niffenegger's haunting follow-up to The Time Traveler's Wife is now available in paperback. | 10/9 |
| 15. | Sarah's Key Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin, $13.95, 9780312370848 This remarkable historical novel is an October 2008 Indie Next List Great Read. | 13/82 |
| Trade Paperback Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List | |
| 1. | Eat, Pray, Love Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $16, 9780143118428 The author's yearlong search for spiritual meaning. | 1/9 |
| 2. | 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. | 6/11 |
| 3. | Where Men Win Glory Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $15.95, 9780307386045 Krakauer's look at the remarkable life and death of Pat Tillman is now available in paperback. | 2/5 |
| 4. | 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. | 3/187 |
| 5. | Mennonite in a Little Black Dress Rhoda Janzen, Holt, $14, 9780805092257 A funny and moving memoir about a woman who returns home to her close-knit Mennonite family after a personal crisis. | 5/20 |
| 6. | Lit Mary Karr, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780060596996 The new memoir by the bestselling author of The Liar's Club is now available in paperback. | 4/9 |
| 7. | The Good Soldiers David Finkel, Picador, $15, 9780312430023 Pulitzer Prize-winner Finkel's masterful account of American soldiers fighting in Iraq. | 11/3 |
| 8. | Open Andre Agassi, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307388407 The autobiography of tennis great Andre Agassi. | /2 |
| 9. | Food Rules Michael Pollan, Penguin, $11, 9780143116387 A guide to eating wisely by the bestselling author of The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food. | 7/35 |
| 10. | Half the Sky Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307387097 Powerful true stories of women overcoming adversity and injustice. | 8/13 |
| 11. | The Omnivore's Dilemma Michael Pollan, Penguin , $16, 9780143038580 A hard-boiled look at the food chain. | 13/155 |
| 12. | Shop Class as Soulcraft Matthew B. Crawford, Penguin, $15, 9780143117469 Crawford examines the importance of understanding how things work and "manual competence." | 10/18 |
| 13. | The Glass Castle Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542 A lovely telling of a most bizarre upbringing. | 9/177 |
| 14. | Strength in What Remains Tracy Kidder, Random House, $16, 9780812977615 The gripping story of Deo, a young man who fled the African nation of Burundi during the country's civil war. | 12/17 |
| 15. | The Old Farmer's Almanac 2011- Debut Old Farmer's Almanac, $6.95, 9781571985163 The annual almanac of weather, astrology, calendars, gardening tips, home remedies, and more. | /1 |
| Children's Interest | Last Week/ Weeks on List | |
| 1. | The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, Kung-Fu Cavemen From the Future Dav Pilkey, Blue Sky, $9.99, 9780545175302 | 1/3 |
| 2. | The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207 | 2/155 |
| 3. | Beezus and Ramona Beverly Cleary, Tracy Dockray (Illus.), Harper, $5.99, 9780061914614 | 3/* |
| 4. | Lego Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary Simon Beecroft, DK Publishing, $21.99, 9780756655297 | 5/20 |
| 5. | The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $14.95, 9780810996168 | 4/23 |
| 6. | Scumble Ingrid Law, Dial, $16.99, 9780803733077 | 9/2 |
| 7. | The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown, $13.99, 9780316125581 | 7/13 |
| 8. | The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $8.99, 9780316013697 | 8/75 |
| 9. | Savvy Ingrid Law, Puffin, $7.99, 9780142414330 | 6/22 |
| 10. | The Maze Runner- Debut James Dashner, Delacorte, $9.99, 9780385737951 | /1 |
| 11. | Big Nate: In a Class by Himself Lincoln Peirce, Harper, $12.99, 9780061944345 | 15/22 |
| 12. | Star Wars: The Clone Wars Character Encyclopedia DK Publishing, $16.99, 9780756663087 | /4 |
| 13. | The Strange Case of Origami Yoda Tom Angleberger, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810984257 | 11/11 |
| 14. | Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Journey to Change the World... One Child at a Time Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Puffin, $8.99, 9780142414125 | /79 |
| 15. | Hatchet Gary Paulsen, Aladdin, $6.99, 9781416936473 | /2 |
| Children's Illustrated | Last Week/ Weeks on List | |
| 1. | Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 | 1/* |
| 2. | It's a Book Lane Smith, Roaring Brook, $12.99, 9781596436060 | 5/2 |
| 3. | How Rocket Learned to Read Tad Hills, Schwartz & Wade, $17.99, 9780375858994 | 2/5 |
| 4. | The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908 | 3/* |
| 5. | Star Wars: A Scanimation Book Rufus Butler Seder, Workman, $14.95, 9780761158462 | 4/16 |
| 6. | City Dog, Country Frog Mo Willems, Jon J Muth (Illus.), Hyperion, $17.99, 9781423103004 | 12/11 |
| 7. | Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper , $17.95, 9780060254926 | 6/* |
| 8. | Pat the Bunny Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007 | 13/* |
| 9. | Pinkalicious and the Pink Drink Victoria Kann, Harper, $3.99, 9780061927324 | 8/12 |
| 10. | Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Bill Martin, Eric Carle (Illus.), Holt, $7.95, 9780805047905 | /* |
| 11. | Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035 | 10/* |
| 12. | Heads- Debut Matthew Van Fleet, S&S, $17.99, 9781442403796 | /1 |
| 13. | Ladybug Girl at the Beach David Soman, Jacky Davis, Dial, $16.99, 9780803734166 | 7/15 |
| 14. | The Night Before Kindergarten Natasha Wing, Julie Durrell (Illus.), Grosset & Dunlap , $3.99, 9780448425009 | 11/* |
| 15. | Pinkalicious: School Rules! Victoria Kann, Harper, $3.99, 9780061928857 | 9/8 |