May 1, 2014


Bestseller List for May 1, 2014
from sales the week ending April 27, 2014
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Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for May 1, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending April 27, 2014
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  Trade Paperback Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Gone Girl- Debut
Gillian Flynn, Broadway, $15, 9780307588371
Flynn's mesmerizing thriller about a marriage gone terribly wrong.
/1
2. Orphan Train
Christina Baker Kline, Morrow, $14.99, 9780061950728
A powerful novel of upheaval and resilience, of unexpected friendship, and of the secrets we carry that keep us from finding out who we are.
1/15
3. The Burgess Boys
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $15, 9780812979510
The remarkable new novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Olive Kitteridge.
2/3
4. Americanah
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $15.95, 9780307455925
A dazzling novel of love and race centered around a young man and woman from Nigeria, by the author of Half of a Yellow Sun.
5/8
5. Beautiful Ruins
Jess Walter, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780061928178
Walter's dazzling yet deeply human novel spans 50 years and nearly as many lives.
3/56
6. The Interestings
Meg Wolitzer, Riverhead, $17, 9781594632341
Wolitzer's dazzling novel features complex characters who come together and apart in a changing New York City.
4/5
7. Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Maria Semple, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316204262
Semple's compulsively readable and touching novel about misplaced genius and a mother and daughter's roles in an absurd world.
6/56
8. The Circle- Debut
Dave Eggers, Vintage , $15.95, 9780345807298
An exhilarating novel by the bestselling author of A Hologram for the King.
/1
9. The Alchemist (25th Anniversary Edition)
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $16.99, 9780062315007
This special 25th anniversary edition of the extraordinary bestseller includes a new foreword by Coelho.
8/2
10. Me Before You
Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $16, 9780143124542
A memorable love story about two people who couldn't have less in common.
9/39
11. A Tale for the Time Being
Ruth Ozeki, Penguin, $16, 9780143124870
Ozeki's brilliantly inventive and beguiling novel of our shared humanity and the search for home.
7/17
12. Life After Life
Kate Atkinson, Back Bay, $18, 9780316176491
Atkinson's inventive, darkly comic, and startlingly poignant novel about a woman who lives and dies over and over again.
10/16
13. The Light in the Ruins- Debut
Chris Bohjalian, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307743923
Bohjalian's novel is a gripping story of love, despair, and revenge set in war-ravaged Tuscany.
/1
14. Beautiful Day
Elin Hilderbrand, Back Bay, $16, 9780316099769
A summer wedding stirs up trouble on both sides of the family in Hilderbrand's bestseller.
14/2
15. Burial Rites
Hannah Kent, Back Bay, $15, 9780316243926
Kent's brilliant literary debut is inspired by a true story: the final days of a young woman accused of murder in Iceland in 1829.
13/2


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for May 1, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending April 27, 2014
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Heaven Is for Real
Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, $16.99, 9780849922077
A young boy emerges from life-saving surgery with remarkable stories of his visit to heaven.
2/77
2. Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Katherine Boo, Random House, $16, 9780812979329
Boo's brilliant work of narrative nonfiction tells the dramatic story of families striving toward a better life in the "unequal city" of Mumbai.
1/3
3. The Power of Habit
Charles Duhigg, Random House, $16, 9780812981605
An exploration into the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed.
3/16
4. The Girls of Atomic City
Denise Kiernan, Touchstone, $16, 9781451617535
Kiernan's book is a fascinating look at a remarkable, almost forgotten chapter of American history.
5/7
5. The Plantagenets
Dan Jones, Penguin, $18, 9780143124924
A stunning achievement that brings one of the most tumultuous and fascinating periods of British history to life, including the Crusades, the Black Death, and the Hundred Years War.
9/5
6. Proof of Heaven
Eben Alexander, M.D., S&S, $15.99, 9781451695199
Noted neurosurgeon Alexander's fascinating account of his return from a very deep coma.
6/78
7. Gulp
Mary Roach, Norton, $15.95, 9780393348743
The bestselling author of Stiff and Packing for Mars returns with a new adventure to the invisible realm we carry inside, the alimentary canal.
8/4
8. Brain on Fire
Susannah Cahalan, S&S, $16, 9781451621389
Cahalan's astonishing true story of her inexplicable descent into madness and the brilliant, lifesaving diagnosis that nearly didn't happen.
7/20
9. Wild
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307476074
A powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery by the bestselling author of Tiny Beautiful Things.
4/57
10. Hyperbole and a Half
Allie Brosh, Touchstone, $17.99, 9781451666175
Brosh's highly anticipated book showcases her unique voice, wit, and ability to capture complex emotions with deceptively simple illustrations. The #1 November 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.
13/26
11. The Monuments Men
Robert M. Edsel, Back Bay, $17, 9780316240055
Edsel's fascinating account of six men and their mission to save the world's great art from the Nazis.
10/17
12. Dad Is Fat- Debut
Jim Gaffigan, Three Rivers Press, $15.99, 9780385349079
A sharply observed, explosively funny cry for help from a man who realizes he and his wife are outnumbered in their own home.
/1
13. The Wolf of Wall Street
Jordan Belfort, Bantam, $16, 9780345549334
Belfort's account of greed, power, and excess is now a major motion picture.
11/6
14. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself
Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781422157992
A collection of Harvard Business Review articles to help you maximize yourself.
14/2
15. The Happiness Project
Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $14.99, 9780061583261
The author chronicles a 12-month journey to follow the wisdom of the ages in a quest to be happier.
15/73


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for May 1, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending April 27, 2014
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt, Little Brown, $30, 9780316055437
Tartt's novel--plumbing the deepest mysteries of love, identity, and art--is the winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
1/27
2. The Target- Debut
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $28, 9781455521203
A riveting new thriller featuring Will Robie by the bestselling author of The Hit.
/1
3. The Invention of Wings
Sue Monk Kidd, Viking, $27.95, 9780670024780
Kidd's magnificent new novel about two unforgettable American women is the #1 Indie Next Great Read for January 2014.
2/16
4. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
Gabrielle Zevin, Algonquin, $24.95, 9781616203214
Zevin's truly enchanting novel is a love letter to the world of books--and booksellers--and is the #1 Indie Next List Great Read for April 2014.
3/5
5. The Serpent of Venice- Debut
Christopher Moore, Morrow, $26.99, 9780061779763
Greed, revenge, deception, lust, and a giant (but lovable) sea monster combine to create another hilarious and bawdy tale from modern comic genius, Christopher Moore.
/1
6. One More Thing
B.J. Novak, Knopf, $24.95, 9780385351836
A highly entertaining short story collection by the writer and actor known for his work on NBC's The Office.
4/12
7. Chestnut Street- Debut
Maeve Binchy, Knopf, $26.95, 9780385351850
Chestnut Street is written with the humor and understanding that are earmarks of Binchy's extraordinary work and, once again, she warms our hearts with her storytelling.
/1
8. In Paradise
Peter Matthiessen, Riverhead, $27.95, 9781594633171
Matthiessen's brave and deeply thought-provoking novel is an April 2014 Indie Next List Great Read.
5/3
9. Frog Music
Emma Donoghue, Little Brown, $27, 9780316324687
The engrossing new novel by the bestselling author of Room is an April 2014 Indie Next List Great Read.
6/4
10. Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932- Debut
Francine Prose, Harper, $26.99, 9780061713781
Prose's richly imagined new novel is a May 2014 Indie Next List Great Read.
/1
11. The Husband's Secret
Liane Moriarty, Amy Einhorn Books, $25.95, 9780399159343
A highly entertaining new novel by the bestselling author of What Alice Forgot.
7/13
12. By Its Cover
Donna Leon, Atlantic Monthly Press, $26, 9780802122643
Commissario Guido Brunetti investigates the theft of rare books in Leon's latest bestseller.
8/4
13. Missing You
Harlan Coben, Dutton, $27.95, 9780525953494
Coben's latest is a heart-pounding thriller about the ties we have to our past, and the lies that bind us together.
10/6
14. Can't and Won't
Lydia Davis, FSG, $26, 9780374118587
A new collection of stories by the bestselling author of The End of the Story.
9/3
15. Still Life With Bread Crumbs
Anna Quindlen, Random House, $26, 9781400065752
A superb new love story by the bestselling author of A Short Guide to a Happy Life.
15/13


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for May 1, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending April 27, 2014
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Flash Boys
Michael Lewis, Norton, $27.95, 9780393244663
The bestselling author of The Big Short returns to Wall Street to report on a high-tech predator stalking the equity markets.
1/4
2. A Fighting Chance- Debut
Elizabeth Warren, Metropolitan , $28, 9781627790529
Warren tells her inspiring story of the two-decade journey that taught her how Washington really works-and really doesn't.
/1
3. Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book
Diane Muldrow, Golden Books, $9.99, 9780307977618
A humorous guide to life for grown-ups by a longtime editor of the iconic Little Golden Books.
2/25
4. David and Goliath
Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $29, 9780316204361
In his new bestseller, Gladwell draws upon history, psychology, and powerful storytelling to reshape the way we think of the world around us.
4/30
5. Thrive
Arianna Huffington, Harmony, $26, 9780804140843
Huffington's impassioned and compelling case for the need to redefine what it means to be successful in today's world.
3/5
6. The Boys in the Boat
Daniel James Brown, Viking, $28.95, 9780670025817
Brown tells the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
7/46
7. Everybody's Got Something- Debut
Robin Roberts, Veronica Chambers, Grand Central, $27, 9781455578450
Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts's recounts the incredible journey that's been her life so far, and the lessons she's learned along the way.
/1
8. Uganda Be Kidding Me
Chelsea Handler, Grand Central, $27, 9781455599738
An uproarious collection of travel stories by the bestselling author of Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea.
5/8
9. Living With a Wild God
Barbara Ehrenreich, Twelve, $26, 9781455501762
Ehrenreich's latest bestseller is a searing memoir and a profound reflection on science, religion, and the human condition.
8/3
10. The Divide
Matt Taibbi, Spiegel & Grau, $27, 9780812993424
Taibbi takes readers on a galvanizing journey through both sides of our new system of justice--the worlds of the untouchably wealthy and the criminalized poor.
6/3
11. Capital in the Twenty-First Century- Debut
Thomas Piketty, Belknap Press, $39.95, 9780674430006
Piketty analyzes a unique collection of economic data from twenty countries, and his findings will transform debate and set the agenda for the next generation of thought about wealth and inequality.
/1
12. 10% Happier
Dan Harris, It Books, $25.99, 9780062265425
Nightline anchor Harris embarks on an unexpected, hilarious, and deeply skeptical odyssey through the worlds of spirituality and self-help, and discovers a way to get happier that is truly achievable.
10/6
13. Congratulations, by the Way: Some Thoughts on Kindness- Debut
George Saunders, Random House, $14, 9780812996272
Powerful, funny, and wise, Congratulations, by the Way is an inspiring message from one of today's most influential and original writers.
/1
14. The Sixth Extinction
Elizabeth Kolbert, Holt, $28, 9780805092998
Kolbert's fascinating book about the future of the world blends intellectual and natural history and field reporting into a powerful account of the mass extinction unfolding before our eyes.
9/11
15. Six Amendments: How and Why We Should Change the Constitution- Debut
John Paul Stevens, Little Brown , $23, 9780316373722
Retired Supreme Court Justice Stevens offers a manifesto on how the Constitution needs to change.
/1


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for May 1, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending April 27, 2014
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  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
1/158
2. Never Go Back
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780440246329
2/4
3. A Dance With Dragons
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553582017
3/26
4. The Racketeer
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780345530578
4/17
5. The Hit
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $10, 9781455521302
6/3
6. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780345535429
5/157
7. The Panther- Debut
Nelson DeMille, Vision, $10, 9780446619264
/1
8. Alex Cross, Run
James Patterson, Vision, $10, 9780446571845
10/2
9. Daddy's Gone a Hunting
Mary Higgins Clark, Pocket, $7.99, 9781451668957
9/2
10. Six Years
Harlan Coben, Signet, $9.99, 9780451414113
7/5


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Children's Interest



Bestseller List for May 1, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending April 27, 2014
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  Children's Interest Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, Speak, $12.99, 9780142424179
1/118
2. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780385754729
2/345
3. Looking for Alaska
John Green, Speak, $9.99, 9780142402511
3/89
4. Minecraft: Redstone Handbook
Scholastic, Scholastic, $7.99, 9780545685153
10/5
5. Minecraft: Essential Handbook
Scholastic, Scholastic, $7.99, 9780545669931
4/8
6. Paper Towns
John Green, Speak, $9.99, 9780142414934
6/62
7. An Abundance of Katherines
John Green, Speak, $9.99, 9780142410707
7/50
8. Wonder
R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $15.99, 9780375869020
8/109
9. Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures
Kate DiCamillo, K.G. Campbell (Illus.), Candlewick, $17.99, 9780763660406
9/31
10. The Giver
Lois Lowry, Laurel-Leaf, $6.99, 9780440237686
13/*
11. Eleanor & Park
Rainbow Rowell, St. Martin's Griffin, $18.99, 9781250012579
12/36
12. Will Grayson, Will Grayson
John Green, David Levithan, Speak, $9.99, 9780142418475
14/16
13. Charlotte's Web
E.B. White, HarperTrophy, $7.99, 9780064400558
/*
14. Dorothy Must Die- Debut
Danielle Paige, Harper, $17.99, 9780062280671
/1
15. Three Times Lucky
Sheila Turnage, Puffin, $7.99, 9780142426050
/8


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for May 1, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending April 27, 2014
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  Children's Illustrated Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Pigeon Needs a Bath!
Mo Willems, Disney Press, $16.99, 9781423190875
1/4
2. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
6/*
3. Frozen (Little Golden Book)
Victoria Saxon, Grace Lee (Illus.), Random House/Disney, $3.99, 9780736430517
4/9
4. The Day the Crayons Quit
Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $17.99, 9780399255373
3/44
5. Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99, 9780679805274
/*
6. Frozen: Anna's Act of Love/Elsa's Icy Magic
Lisa Marsoli, Joey Chou (Illus.), Random House/Disney, $4.99, 9780736430616
7/10
7. Frozen (Big Golden Book)
Bill Scollon, Disney Storybook Artists (Illus.), Random House/Disney, $9.99, 9780736430654
11/5
8. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
13/*
9. Fancy Nancy and the Wedding of the Century
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 9780062083197
9/3
10. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $18.99, 9780060254926
/*
11. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007
5/*
12. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035
/*
13. Locomotive
Brian Floca, Atheneum, $17.99, 9781416994152
/12
14. Duck & Goose Go to the Beach- Debut
Tad Hills, Schwartz & Wade, $17.99, 9780385372350
/1
15. On the Night You Were Born
Nancy Tillman, Feiwel & Friends, $7.99, 9780312601553
/68


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for May 1, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending April 27, 2014
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  Children's Series  
1. Divergent (hardcover and paperback)
Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books
 
2. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
 
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
 
4. The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
 
5. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover and paperback)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
 
6. Big Nate (hardcover and paperback)
Lincoln Peirce, Harper/Andrews McMeel
 
7. Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children (hardcover and paperback)
Ransom Riggs, Quirk
 
8. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
 
9. The Maze Runner (hardcover and paperback)
James Dashner, Delacorte
 
10. The Heroes of Olympus (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
 

 

Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending April 27, 2014

16. Paris
Edward Rutherfurd, Ballantine, $18, 9780345530769

17. King and Maxwell
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $16, 9781455521241

18. The White Princess
Philippa Gregory, Touchstone, $16, 9781451626100

19. The Dinner
Herman Koch, Hogarth, $14, 9780385346856

20. A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
Anthony Marra, Hogarth, $15, 9780770436421

21. Dear Life
Alice Munro, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307743725

22. Gone
James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge, Grand Central, $16, 9781455515844

23. The Flamethrowers
Rachel Kushner, Scribner, $17, 9781439142011

24. The Light Between Oceans
M.L. Stedman, Scribner, $16, 9781451681758

25. The Secret History
Donna Tartt, Vintage, $16, 9781400031702

26. Z
Therese Anne Fowler, St. Martin's Griffin, $15.99, 9781250028662

27. Mistress
James Patterson, David Ellis, Grand Central , $16, 9781455515899

28. One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Harper, $15.99, 9780060883287

29. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
Robin Sloan, Picador, $15, 9781250037756

30. Tenth of December
George Saunders, Random House, $15, 9780812984255

31. Manuscript Found in Accra
Paulo Coelho, Vintage, $14, 9780345805058

32. The Paris Wife
Paula McLain, Ballantine, $15, 9780345521316

33. The Golem and the Jinni
Helene Wecker, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062110848

34. We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
Karen Joy Fowler, Plume, $16, 9780142180822

35. The Woman Upstairs
Claire Messud, Vintage, $15, 9780307743763

36. Cockroaches
Jo Nesbø, Vintage, $14.95, 9780345807151

37. Love in the Time of Cholera
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307389732

38. Maya's Notebook
Isabel Allende, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062105639

39. The Son
Philipp Meyer, Ecco, $16.99, 9780062120403

40. Fly Away
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $15.99, 9781250031815

41. The Round House
Louise Erdrich, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062065254

42. The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $14.99, 9780061122415

43. The Guest Cat
Takashi Hiraide, New Directions, $14.95, 9780811221504

44. Whiskey Beach
Nora Roberts, Berkley, $17, 9780425269817

45. Leaving Everything Most Loved
Jacqueline Winspear, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062049612

46. Mrs. Poe
Lynn Cullen, Gallery, $16, 9781476702926

47. The Other Typist
Suzanne Rindell, Berkley, $16, 9780425268421

48. A Hundred Summers
Beatriz Williams, Berkley, $16, 9780425270035

49. The Bat
Jo Nesbø, Vintage, $14.95, 9780345807090

50. The Great Gatsby
F.Scott Fitzgerald, Scribner, $15, 9781451689433

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending April 27, 2014

16. Lone Survivor
Marcus Luttrell, Back Bay, $17, 9780316324106

17. Salt Sugar Fat
Michael Moss, Random House, $16, 9780812982190

18. Quiet
Susan Cain, Broadway, $16, 9780307352156

19. Show Your Work!
Austin Kleon, Workman, $11.95, 9780761178972

20. My Beloved World
Sonia Sotomayor, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345804839

21. Orange Is the New Black
Piper Kerman, Spiegel & Grau, $16, 9780812986181

22. Wreck This Journal
Keri Smith, Perigee, $15, 9780399161940

23. Empty Mansions
Bill Dedman, Paul Clark Newell, Jr., Ballantine, $17, 9780345534538

24. An Invisible Thread
Laura Schroff, Alex Tresniowski, Howard Books, $15.99, 9781451648973

25. Assholes: A Theory
Aaron James, Anchor, $14.95, 9780804171359

26. The Gifts of Imperfection
Brene Brown, Hazelden, $14.95, 9781592858491

27. Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316017930

28. The Empathy Exams
Leslie Jamison, Graywolf Press, $15, 9781555976712

29. The Autistic Brain
Temple Grandin, Richard Panek, Mariner, $15.95, 9780544227736

30. Big Data
Viktor Mayer-Schonberger, Kenneth Cukier, Eamon Dolan/HMH, $15.95, 9780544227750

31. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers, $14, 9780307886279

32. F This Test
Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9781452127767

33. Francona
Terry Francona, Dan Shaughnessy, Mariner, $15.95, 9780544227873

34. The Four Agreements
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310

35. The Unwinding
George Packer, FSG, $16, 9780374534608

36. Let's Pretend This Never Happened
Jenny Lawson, Berkley, $16, 9780425261019

37. Philomena
Martin Sixsmith, Penguin, $16, 9780143124726

38. The Sleepwalkers
Christopher Clark, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780061146664

39. The 5 Love Languages
Gary Chapman, Northfield, $14.99, 9780802473158

40. My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag... and Other Things You Can't Ask Martha
Jolie Kerr, Plume, $15, 9780142196939

41. Detroit: An American Autopsy
Charlie LeDuff, Penguin, $17, 9780143124467

42. Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman, FSG, $16, 9780374533557

43. The Untethered Soul
Michael A. Singer, New Harbinger, $16.95, 9781572245372

44. Letters to a Young Scientist
Edward Osborne Wilson, Liveright, $13.95, 9780871403858

45. The Power of Now
Eckhart Tolle, New World, $15, 9781577314806

46. Tiny Beautiful Things
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307949332

47. How Music Works
David Byrne, McSweeney's, $20, 9781938073533

48. Steal Like an Artist
Austin Kleon, Workman, $11.95, 9780761169253

49. The Way of the Knife
Mark Mazzetti, Penguin, $17, 9780143125013

50. The How Can It Be Gluten Free Cookbook
America's Test Kitchen, $26.95, 9781936493616

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending April 27, 2014

16. The Collector
Nora Roberts, Putnam Adult, $27.95, 9780399164453

17. Seth MacFarlane's A Million Ways to Die in the West
Seth MacFarlane, Ballantine, $23, 9780553391671

18. William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back
Ian Doescher, Quirk, $14.95, 9781594747151

19. The Martian
Andy Weir, Crown, $24, 9780804139021

20. Keep Quiet
Lisa Scottoline, St. Martin's, $27.99, 9781250010094

21. I've Got You Under My Skin
Mary Higgins Clark, S&S, $26.99, 9781476749068

22. NYPD Red 2
James Patterson, Marshall Karp, Little Brown, $28, 9780316211239

23. Bark
Lorrie Moore, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307594136

24. William Shakespeare's Star Wars
Ian Doescher, Quirk, $14.95, 9781594746376

25. Inferno
Dan Brown, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385537858

26. Raising Steam
Terry Pratchett, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385538268

27. The Cairo Affair
Olen Steinhauer, Minotaur, $26.99, 9781250036131

28. Astonish Me
Maggie Shipstead, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307962904

29. The Signature of All Things
Elizabeth Gilbert, Viking, $28.95, 9780670024858

30. Redeployment
Phil Klay, Penguin Press, $26.95, 9781594204999

31. Dog Songs
Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $26.95, 9781594204784

32. And the Dark Sacred Night
Julia Glass, Pantheon, $26.95, 9780307377937

33. Warriors
Ted Bell, Morrow, $27.99, 9780062279385

34. The Luminaries
Eleanor Catton, Little Brown, $27, 9780316074315

35. The Rosie Project
Graeme Simsion, S&S, $24, 9781476729084

36. Shotgun Lovesongs
Nickolas Butler, Thomas Dunne Books, $25.99, 9781250039811

37. You Should Have Known
Jean Hanff Korelitz, Grand Central, $26, 9781455599493

38. S.
J.J. Abrams, Doug Dorst, Mulholland, $35, 9780316201643

39. The Museum of Extraordinary Things
Alice Hoffman, Scribner, $27.99, 9781451693560

40. Destroyer Angel
Nevada Barr, Minotaur, $26.99, 9780312614584

41. Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $28.99, 9780765326362

42. Sycamore Row
John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385537131

43. The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $25.99, 9780062255655

44. The Accident
Chris Pavone, Crown, $26, 9780385348454

45. Be Careful What You Wish for
Jeffrey Archer, St. Martin's, $27.99, 9781250034489

46. Dept. of Speculation
Jenny Offill, Knopf, $22.95, 9780385350815

47. The Plover
Brian Doyle, Thomas Dunne Books, $24.99, 9781250034779

48. The Lowland
Jhumpa Lahiri, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307265746

49. Aimless Love
Billy Collins, Random House, $26, 9780679644057

50. The Steady Running of the Hour
Justin Go, S&S, $26, 9781476704586

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending April 27, 2014

16. Grain Brain
David Perlmutter, Little Brown, $27, 9780316234801

17. The Opposite of Loneliness
Marina Keegan, Scribner, $23, 9781476753614

18. Love Life
Rob Lowe, S&S, $27, 9781451685718

19. The Future of the Mind
Michio Kaku, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385530828

20. Emotional Intelligence 2.0
Travis Bradberry, Jean Greaves, Talentsmart, $24.99, 9780974320625

21. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $28, 9781400064168

22. Killing Jesus
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805098549

23. The Story of the Jews
Simon Schama, Ecco, $39.99, 9780060539184

24. Eyes on Target
Scott McEwen, Richard Miniter, Center Street, $25, 9781455575695

25. Learning to Walk in the Dark
Barbara Brown Taylor, HarperOne, $24.99, 9780062024350

26. You Are Not Special: ... and Other Encouragements
David McCullough, Jr., Ecco, $21.99, 9780062257345

27. A Call to Action
Jimmy Carter, S&S, $28, 9781476773957

28. The Wrong Enemy
Carlotta Gall, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28, 9780544046696

29. Optimal Living 360
Sanjay Jain, Greenleaf, $19.95, 9781608325832

30. Lean In
Sheryl Sandberg, Knopf, $24.95, 9780385349949

31. How Jesus Became God
Bart D. Ehrman, HarperOne, $27.99, 9780061778186

32. The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet
Mark Hyman M.D., Little Brown, $28, 9780316230025

33. Lean in for Graduates
Sheryl Sandberg, Knopf, $24.95, 9780385353670

34. I Am Malala
Malala Yousafzai, Little Brown, $26, 9780316322409

35. Updike
Adam Begley, Harper, $29.99, 9780061896453

36. Stronger
Jeff Bauman, Bret Witter, Grand Central, $26, 9781455584376

37. Astoria
Peter Stark, Ecco, $27.99, 9780062218292

38. The Body Book
Cameron Diaz, HarperWave, $25.99, 9780062252746

39. Jerusalem: A Cookbook
Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi, Ten Speed Press, $35, 9781607743941

40. Creativity, Inc.
Ed Catmull, Random House, $28, 9780812993011

41. A Nice Little Place on the North Side
George F. Will, Crown Archetype, $25, 9780385349314

42. I Could Pee on This
Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle, $12.95, 9781452110585

43. John Wayne
Scott Eyman, S&S, $32.50, 9781439199589

44. The Doctor's Diet
Travis Stork, M.D., Bird Street, $25.95, 9781939457035

45. If This Isn't Nice, What Is?
Kurt Vonnegut, Seven Stories Press, $21.95, 9781609805913

46. Players First
John Calipari, Michael Sokolove, Penguin Press, $28.95, 9781594205736

47. Duty
Robert M. Gates, Knopf, $35, 9780307959478

48. Glitter and Glue
Kelly Corrigan, Ballantine, $26, 9780345532831

49. Daring Greatly
Brene Brown, Gotham, $26, 9781592407330

50. The Sibley Guide to Birds
David Allen Sibley, Knopf, $40, 9780307957900

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending April 27, 2014

11. The Testament
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780345531964

12. The English Girl
Daniel Silva, Harper, $9.99, 9780062073181

13. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553390568

14. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780345543981

15. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $6.99, 9780316769488

16. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Grand Central, $7.99, 9780446310789

17. Starting Now
Debbie Macomber, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345528834

18. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935

19. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur/Little Brown, $8.99, 9780316056892

20. The Heist
Janet Evanovich, Lee Goldberg, Bantam, $8.99, 9780345543059

21. The Eye of God
James Rollins, Harper, $9.99, 9780061785672

22. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $7.99, 9780765370624

23. Lone Survivor
Marcus Luttrell, Little Brown, $9, 9780316324069

24. The Striker
Clive Cussler, Justin Scott, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425264683

25. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.99, 9780756404741

26. Under the Dome, Part 1
Stephen King, Pocket, $8.99, 9781476767277

27. Nothing to Lose
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780440243670

28. Threat Vector
Tom Clancy, Berkley, $8.99, 9780425262306

29. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Berkley, $9.99, 9780399501487

30. 2312
Kim Stanley Robinson, Orbit, $10, 9780316098113

31. The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129

32. The Witness
Nora Roberts, Jove, $7.99, 9780515151336

33. Believing the Lie
Elizabeth George, Signet, $7.99, 9780451465498

34. Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342

35. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441172719

36. Under the Dome, Part Two
Stephen King, Pocket, $8.99, 9781476767284

37. Robert B. Parker's Wonderland
Ace Atkins, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425270660

38. The Forgotten
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $10, 9780446573061

39. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835

40. The Last Man
Vince Flynn, Pocket, $9.99, 9781416595236

41. Shattered Trident
Larry Bond, Forge, $9.99, 9780765366948

42. Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $7.99, 9780440180296

43. A Wanted Man
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780440246312

44. Breaking Point
C.J. Box, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425264607

45. Political Suicide
Michael Palmer, St. Martin's, $9.99, 9780312587567

46. The Monuments Men
Robert M. Edsel, Little Brown, $10, 9780316240079

47. The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756407919

48. Tell Me
Lisa Jackson, Zebra, $7.99, 9781420118544

49. The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553588941

50. Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, HarperTorch, $7.99, 9780060853983

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