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Best Sellers

May 15, 2011

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Best Sellers Weekly Graphic: Frequent Flier

Stuart Woods has had 10 books on the hardcover fiction list over the past three years. His “Bel-Air Dead” debuts at No. 3 this week.


Inside the List

Bernie Maddoff files his review of Diana Henriques’s “Wizard of Lies,” disputes charges that he is a closet Danielle Steel fan.

Editors’ Choice

Recently reviewed books of particular interest.

Paperback Row

Paperback books of particular interest.

Browse Past Lists

This Week    Last Week Hardcover Nonfiction Weeks
on List
1 1 BOSSYPANTS, by Tina Fey. (Reagan Arthur/Little, Brown, $26.99.) A memoir from the creator of "30 Rock." 4
2 2 UNBROKEN, by Laura Hillenbrand. (Random House, $27.) An Olympic runner’s story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II. 24
3 STORIES I ONLY TELL MY FRIENDS, by Rob Lowe. (Holt, $26.) The actor charts his professional path, from teen idol to “The West Wing.” 1
4 KABOOM!, by Darell Hammond. (Rodale, $24.99.) Hammond describes how he created Kaboom, a nonprofit that provides communities with the resources to build playgrounds. (†) 1
5 3 LIBERTY DEFINED, by Ron Paul. (Grand Central, $24.99.) The Texas congressman examines 50 controversial issues. (†) 2
6 * 7 THE SOCIAL ANIMAL, by David Brooks. (Random House, $27.) Brooks creates two imaginary people, Harold and Erica, to illustrate his understanding of the human mind, the wellsprings of action and the causes of success and failure. 8
7 9 ONWARD, by Howard Schultz with Joanne Gordon. (Rodale, $25.99.) Schultz tells of his second stint as the C.E.O. of Starbucks and how he helped return the company to profitability. 4
8 4 SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY, selected and introduced by Caroline Kennedy. (Voice/Hyperion, $24.99.) Poems that inspired the former first daughter. 3
9 8 ALL THAT IS BITTER AND SWEET, by Ashley Judd with Maryanne Vollers. (Ballantine, $26.) A memoir by the actress and humanitarian. 4
10 * THE WIZARD OF LIES, by Diana B. Henriques. (Times Books/Holt, $30.) A New York Times financial writer details the story of Bernard Madoff, from his rise on Wall Street to his conviction for creating a $65 billion Ponzi scheme. 1
11 5 I'M OVER ALL THAT, by Shirley MacLaine. (Atria, $22.) The actress offers observations on what remains important to her. 3
12 11 THE EMPEROR OF ALL MALADIES, by Siddhartha Mukherjee. (Scribner, $30.) An oncologist's history of cancer and its treatment. 6
13 1861, by Adam Goodheart. (Knopf, $28.95.) A historian examines the months between Abraham Lincoln’s election to the presidency in 1860 and July 4, 1861, when President Lincoln delivered his first message to Congress. 1
14 * 6 63 DOCUMENTS THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T WANT YOU TO READ, by Jesse Ventura with Dick Russell. (Skyhorse, $24.95.) The former governor of Minnesota implores Americans to challenge government secrecy. (†) 4
15 16 MOONWALKING WITH EINSTEIN, by Joshua Foer. (Penguin Press, $26.95.) A journalist who covered a mnemonics championship tries competing himself. 8

Also Selling

  1. MALCOLM X, by Manning Marable (Viking)
  2. HITMAN, by Howie Carr (Forge)
  3. THIS IS A BOOK, by Demetri Martin (Grand Central)
  4. RED, by Sammy Hagar with Joel Selvin (It Books/HarperCollins)
  5. TANGLED WEBS, by James B. Stewart (Penguin Press)
  6. RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION, by Andrew Breitbart (Grand Central)
  7. BLOOD, BONES AND BUTTER, by Gabrielle Hamilton (Random House)
  8. BATTLE HYMN OF THE TIGER MOTHER, by Amy Chua (Penguin Press)
  9. IDEA MAN, by Paul Allen (Portfolio/Penguin)
  10. DECISION POINTS, by George W. Bush (Crown)
  11. PHYSICS OF THE FUTURE, by Michio Kaku (Doubleday)
  12. WICKED BUGS, by Amy Stewart (Algonquin)
  13. CLEOPATRA, by Stacy Schiff (Little, Brown)
  14. LOST IN SHANGRI-LA, by Mitchell Zuckoff (Harper)
  15. OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown)
  16. _____ MY DAD SAYS, by Justin Halpern (It Books/HarperCollins)
  17. MONEY AND POWER, by William D. Cohan (Doubleday)
  18. JESUS OF NAZARETH, by Joseph Ratzinger (Ignatius Press)
  19. THE ORIGINS OF POLITICAL ORDER, by Francis Fukuyama (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
  20. JEANNIE OUT OF THE BOTTLE, by Barbara Eden with Wendy Leigh (Crown Archetype)
About the Best Sellers

A version of this list appears in the May 15, 2011 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending April 30, 2011.

An asterisk (*) indicates that a book's sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above it. A dagger (†) indicates that some retailers report receiving bulk orders.

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