USA Today Bestsellers

Jan. 6, 2013  |  Comments
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Key: (F) -- Fiction; (NF) -- Non-fiction

1. (4) Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks. Newcomer to small town deals with new love and dark past (F) Grand Central Publishing, $12.99.

2. (1) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney. Youth: Greg's life is turned upside down when his school has a Valentine's Day dance and he has a date but his friend Rowley doesn't (F) Amulet Books, $13.95.

3. (2) The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. The adventures of hobbit Bilbo Baggins; classic (F) Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $13.95.

4. (8) Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. When Nick Dunne's wife Amy disappears on their fifth anniversary, he is considered a suspect. But is he guilty? (F) Crown, $12.99.

5. (7) Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James. A literature student and a young entrepreneur enter into an erotic relationship (F) Vintage, $15.95.

6. (25) The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. The coming-of-age story of high school student Charlie; movie (F) MTV, $10.99.

7. (6) The Racketeer by John Grisham. Former attorney Malcolm Bannister, serving a 10-year term for a crime he did not commit, may cut his sentence when the feds need his help investigating a murder (F) Doubleday, $12.99.

8. (3) Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot by Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard. Historical narrative of the events surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy (NF) Henry Holt and Co., $28.00.

9. (13) Merry Christmas, Alex Cross by James Patterson. It's Christmas Eve, and for Detective Alex Cross that means bombings, nerve gas attacks and multiple murders (F) Little, Brown, $14.99.

10. (22) Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James. The erotic romance continues between Christian and Ana; second in trilogy (F) Vintage, $15.95.

11. (5) Proof of Heaven by Eben Alexander. Subtitle: "A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife" (NF) Simon & Schuster, $15.99.

12. (21) Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James. Christian and Ana navigate their differences to make their relationship work; final in trilogy (F) Vintage, $15.95.

13. (36) The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Youth: Girl takes sister's place in a real world survivor game in a post-apocalyptic U.S.; movie (F) Scholastic, $14.99.

14. (15) Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich. Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is searching for an embezzler who vanishes from the hospital after an emergency appendectomy (F) Bantam, $13.99.

15. (14) The Forgotten by David Baldacci. After Special Agent John Puller's aunt is found dead in Paradise, Fla., he becomes convinced it's no accident; second in series (F) Grand Central Publishing, $14.99.

16. (23) Life of Pi by Yann Martel. Redemptive story of a boy, 16, and a 450-pound tiger; Booker Prize winner (F) Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $15.99.

17. (31) Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins. Youth: Katniss and Peeta are targeted as rebels after winning the Hunger Games; second in series (F) Scholastic, $17.99.

18. (9) Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America by Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard. The Fox News host writes an account of President Lincoln's death at the hand of John Wilkes Booth (NF) Henry Holt and Co., $28.00.

19. (32) Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins. Youth: Katniss must give herself completely to the rebellion for it to succeed; last in series (F) Scholastic, $17.99.

20. (New) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson. Journalist is hired to investigate the disappearance of an heir to a wealthy family (F) Vintage, $14.95.

21. (12) Threat Vector by Tom Clancy, Mark Greaney. President Jack Ryan must thwart a plan by China to invade Taiwan (F) Putnam Adult, $28.95.

22. (331) The Host by Stephenie Meyer. Love triangle involving a man, a woman and the alien that possesses her (F) Back Bay Books, $8.99.

23. (18) Heroes of Olympus: The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan. Youth: Percy, Hazel, and Frank meet up with Jason, Piper and Leo but still need a seventh to complete the prophecy; third in series (F) Disney-Hyperion, $19.99.

24. (11) No Easy Day by Mark Owen, Kevin Maurer. Subtitle: "The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden" (NF) Dutton, $26.95.

25. (New) Under the Dome by Stephen King. An invisible dome forms around a small town in Maine, trapping quarreling residents (F) Scribner, $9.99.

26. (47) 11/22/63 by Stephen King. A teacher travels back in time to try to prevent the assassination of President John F. Kennedy (F) Scribner, $14.99.

27. (26) I Funny by James Patterson, Chris Grabenstein. Middle schooler and aspiring comedian Jamie Grimm enters The Planet's Funniest Kid Comic contest (F) Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $15.99.

28. (40) Private London by James Patterson, Mark Pearson. Dan Carter, head of the Private London agency, races to catch whoever is abducting and mutilating young women in London (F) Grand Central Publishing, $9.99.

29. (35) The Black Box by Michael Connelly . Harry Bosch links the bullet from a recent crime to a 1992 murder case he originally investigated (F) Little, Brown, $14.99.

30. (27) The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling. An empty seat on the Pagford town council leads to a heated election (F) Little, Brown, $35.00.

31. (10) Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham. The author presents a biography of our third president, one which argues that we can't understand America without understanding Jefferson (NF) Random House, $35.00.

32. (20) Cross Roads by Wm. Paul Young. Author of The Shack returns with a story abouta businessman in a coma who finally sees theconsequences of his actions (F) Faith Words, $24.99.

33. (30) Fifty Shades Trilogy Bundle by E.L. James. Contains the novels Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker, and Fifty Shades Freed (F) Vintage, $47.85.

34. (19) Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Story of how Lincoln named three of his rivals for the GOP nomination to his cabinet (NF) Simon & Schuster, $19.95.

35. (New) Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. Love, drama in a circus in the 1930s (F) Algonquin Books, $14.95.

36. (45) The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. Youth: A girl with terminal cancer finds love in a support group (F) Dutton Children's, $10.99.

37. (49) Reflected in You by Sylvia Day. The relationship between Eva and Gideon continues; second in trilogy (F) Berkley, $9.99.

38. (71) Killing Floor by Lee Child. Ex-cop swears revenge when his brother is murdered (F) Jove, $8.99.

39. (37) The Last Man by Vince Flynn. The CIA dispatches agent Mitch Rapp to Afghanistan to find the agency's clandestine operations chief after he's kidnapped (F) Atria/Emily Bestler Books, $14.99.

40. (29) Big Sky River by Nora Roberts. Love comes unexpectedly to a widowed sheriff when a divorcee moves next door (F) HQN, $7.99.

41. (56) Bared to You: A Crossfire Novel by Sylvia Day. Eva's life is turned upside down when Gideon Cross enters her life (F) Berkley, $5.99.

42. (33) One Shot by Lee Child. Jack Reacher is on the case when five people are shot (F) Dell, $9.99.

43. (17) Guinness World Records 2013 by Guinness World Records. Record-holding figures and feats from around the world (NF) Guinness World Records, $28.95.

44. (54) Divergent by Veronica Roth. Youth: Amid unrest in dystopian Chicago, Tris harbors a secret that may help save those she loves (F) Katherine Tegen Books, $9.99.

45. (38) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney. Youth: Greg Heffley is trapped with his family during a blizzard after he is accused of damaging school property (F) Amulet Books, $13.95.

46. (175) Seriously ??? I'm Kidding by Ellen Degeneres. Funny tales from the daytime talk-show host (NF) Grand Central Publishing, $12.99.

47. (60) Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Smart Miss Know-It-All by Rachel Ren??e Russell. Nikki Maxwell authors an advice column for the school newspaper, fifth in series (F) Aladdin, $13.99.

48. (16) The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition by Carol V. Aebersold, Chanda B. Bell. Children: Santa relies on elves to find out who has been naughty and who has been nice (F) CCA and B, $29.95.

49. (62) Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney. Youth: Diary from a middle-schooler, Greg Heffley (F) Amulet Books, $13.95.

50. (39) I Declare by Joel Osteen. Subtitle: "31 Promises to Speak Over Your Life" (NF) Faith Words, $21.99.

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