Bestselling books the week of 7/29/10 according to IndieBound*
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest, by Stieg Larsson, Knopf
2. The Help, by Kathryn Stockett, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam
3. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, by David Mitchell, Random House
4. The Rembrandt Affair, by Daniel Silva, Putnam
5. Faithful Place, by Tana French, Viking
6. The Passage, by Justin Cronin, Ballantine
7. Fly Away Home, by Jennifer Weiner, Atria
8. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, by Aimee Bender, Doubleday
9. The Cookbook Collector, by Allegra Goodman, Dial
10. The Glass Rainbow, by James Lee Burke, S&S
11. Corduroy Mansions, by Alexander McCall Smith, Iain McIntosh (Illus.), Pantheon
12. Sizzling Sixteen, by Janet Evanovich, St. Martin’s
13. Spies of the Balkans, by Alan Furst, Random House
14. Work Song, by Ivan Doig, Riverhead
15. Matterhorn, by Karl Marlantes, Atlantic Monthly
ON THE RISE:
21. A Dog’s Purpose, by W. Bruce Cameron, Forge
Cameron’s wonderful novel is a dog’s-eye look at human relationships and the unbreakable bonds between man and man’s best friend.
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Sh*t My Dad Says, by Justin Halpern, It Books
2. Women Food and God, by Geneen Roth, Scribner
3. Medium Raw, by Anthony Bourdain, Ecco
4. Empire of the Summer Moon, by S.C. Gwynne, Scribner
5. The Big Short, by Michael Lewis, Norton
6. Born to Run, by Christopher McDougall, Knopf
7. War, by Sebastian Junger, Twelve
8. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot, Crown
9. Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown
10. The Obama Diaries, by Laura Ingraham, Threshold Editions
11. The Last Stand, by Nathaniel Philbrick, Viking
12. Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang, by Chelsea Handler, Grand Central
13. Operation Mincemeat, by Ben Macintyre, Harmony
14. Committed, by Elizabeth Gilbert, Viking
15. Hitch-22, by Christopher Hitchens, Twelve
ON THE RISE:
17. The Disappearing Spoon, by Sam Kean, Little Brown
A highly entertaining and informative history of the Periodic Table.
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson, Vintage
2. The Girl Who Played With Fire, by Stieg Larsson, Vintage
3. Little Bee, by Chris Cleave, S&S
4. Cutting for Stone, by Abraham Verghese, Vintage
5. Tinkers, by Paul Harding, Bellevue Literary Press
6. The Lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial
7. The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein, Harper
8. One Day, by David Nicholls, Vintage
9. Let the Great World Spin, by Colum McCann, Random House
10. Her Fearful Symmetry, by Audrey Niffenegger, Scribner
11. A Reliable Wife, by Robert Goolrick, Algonquin
12. That Old Cape Magic, by Richard Russo, Vintage
13. South of Broad, by Pat Conroy, Dial
14. The Elegance of the Hedgehog, by Muriel Barbery, Europa Editions
15. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, by Jamie Ford, Ballantine
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin
2. Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin
3. Lit, by Mary Karr, Harper Perennial
4. Mennonite in a Little Black Dress, by Rhoda Janzen, Holt
5. Zeitoun, by Dave Eggers, Vintage
6. Food Rules, by Michael Pollan, Penguin
7. Half the Sky, by Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn, Vintage
8. Strength in What Remains, by Tracy Kidder, Random House
9. Shop Class as Soulcraft, by Matthew B. Crawford, Penguin
10. The Lost City of Z, by David Grann, Vintage
11. The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls, Scribner
12. Awkward Family Photos, by Mike Bender, Doug Chernack, Three Rivers
13. The Omnivore’s Dilemma, by Michael Pollan, Penguin
14. Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea, by Chelsea Handler, Simon Spotlight
15. Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay
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