Paperback Advice

THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES, by Gary Chapman. (Northfield, $14.99.) How to communicate love in a way a spouse will understand.WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel. (Workman, $14.95.) Advice for parents-to-be. (†)CRAZY LOVE, by Francis Chan with Danae Yankoski. (David C. Cook, $14.99.) A pastor shows how to break free from the religious status quo and embrace an authentic Christian faith. (†)THE LOVE DARE, by Stephen and Alex Kendrick with Lawrence Kimbrough. (B&H, $14.99.) A 40-day challenge for spouses who want to practice unconditional love. (†)RADICAL, by David Platt. (Multnomah, $14.99.) A pastor challenges Christians to consider how closely their lives match the teachings of Jesus. (†)COOK THIS, NOT THAT! EASY AND AWESOME 350-CALORIE MEALS, by David Zinczenko and Matt Goulding. (Rodale, $19.99.) More “restaurant” offerings you can improve on at home.WAITING FOR ‘SUPERMAN’, edited by Karl Weber. (PublicAffairs, $15.95.) How to save America’s public schools; a companion to the film.THE NO ----- RULE, by Robert I. Sutton. (Business Plus, $14.99.) How to build a civilized workplace and survive one that isn’t.EAT THIS, NOT THAT! 2011, by David Zinczenko and Matt Goulding. (Rodale, $19.99.) Easy food swaps that can save you pounds. From the authors of “Cook This, Not That!”FOOD RULES, by Michael Pollan. (Penguin, $11.) A succinct manual for healthy eating, based on the same general principles as Pollan’s “Omnivore’s Dilemma.”IT'S YOUR TIME, by Joel Osteen (Free Press) THE POWER OF NOW, by Eckhart Tolle (New World Library) THE BELLY FAT CURE, by Jorge Cruise (Hay House) HOW TO RAISE THE PERFECT DOG, by Cesar Millan with Melissa Jo Peltier (Three Rivers)

These lists are an expanded version of those appearing in the November 14 print edition of the Book Review. Rankings reflect sales, for the week ending October 30, at many thousands of venues where a wide range of general interest books are sold nationwide. These include hundreds of independent book retailers (statistically weighted to represent all such outlets); national, regional and local chains; online and multimedia entertainment retailers; university, gift, supermarket, discount department stores and newsstands. An asterisk (*) indicates that a book’s sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A dagger (†) indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders. Among those categories not actively tracked are: perennial sellers; required classroom reading; text, reference and test preparation guides; journals and workbooks; calorie counters; shopping guides; comics and crossword puzzles. Click here for an explanation of the difference between trade and mass-market paperbacks.

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Paperback Business Best Sellers

THE ACCIDENTAL BILLIONAIRES, by Ben Mezrich. (Anchor, $15.95.) How two Harvard undergraduates created Facebook. FREAKONOMICS, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. (Harper Perennial, $15.99.) A maverick scholar and a journalist apply economic theory to everything from cheating sumo wrestlers to the falling crime rate.THE TIPPING POINT, by Malcolm Gladwell. (Back Bay/Little, Brown, $14.95.) How and why certain products and ideas become fads.)TOO BIG TO FAIL, by Andrew Ross Sorkin. (Penguin, $18.) The 2008 financial implosion on Wall Street and in Washington, by a New York Times business columnist.THE NO ----- RULE, by Robert I. Sutton. (Business Plus, $14.99.) How to build a civilized workplace and survive one that isn?t. (?) THE BLACK SWAN, by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. (Random House, $17.) The hubris of predictions ? and our perpetual surprise when the not-predicted happens. LIAR?S POKER, by Michael Lewis. (Norton, $15.95.) Wall Street?s tumultuous 1980s, as witnessed by a young bond trader. FREEFALL, by Joseph E. Stiglitz. (Norton, $16.95.) A Nobel Prize-winning economist criticizes the Obama administration?s eco-nomic policy from the left. PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL, by Dan Ariely. (Harper Perennial, $15.99.) The hidden forces that shape our decisions. LORDS OF FINANCE, by Liaquat Ahamed. (Penguin, $18.) How four central bankers pushed the global economy into the Great Depression. Rankings are based on October figures at many thousands of venues where a wide range of general interest books are sold nationwide. These include hundreds of independent book retailers (statistically weighted to represent all such outlets); national, regional and local chains; online and multimedia entertainment retailers; university, gift, supermarket, discount, department stores and newsstands. An asterisk (*) indicates that a book's sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A dagger (?) indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders.

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Paperback Mass-Market Fiction

THE LOST SYMBOL, by Dan Brown. (Anchor, $9.99.) Robert Langdon among the Masons.THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, by Stieg Larsson. (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, $7.99.) A hacker and a journalist investigate the disappearance of a Swedish heiress.THE RECKLESS BRIDE, by Stephanie Laurens. (Avon/HarperCollins, $7.99.) Regency-era intrigue as former officers of the Crown battle a traitorous fiend; the final volume of the Black Cobra Quartet.61 HOURS, by Lee Child. (Dell, $9.99.) Jack Reacher helps the police in a small South Dakota town protect a witness in a drug trial. ExcerptCHRISTMAS IN CEDAR COVE, by Debbie Macomber. (Mira, $7.99.) A reissue of a novella, "5-B Poppy Lane," and a novel, "A Cedar Cove Christmas."I, ALEX CROSS, by James Patterson. (Vision, $9.99.) Tracking the murderer of a relative, Alex Cross discovers a wild Washington scene with explosive secrets.PIRATE LATITUDES, by Michael Crichton. (Harper/HarperCollins, $9.99.) In the 17th-century Caribbean, a British pirate attacks a Spanish galleon; from a manuscript found in Crichton’s files after his death in 2008.DEEPER THAN THE DEAD, by Tami Hoag. (Signet, $9.99.) An F.B.I. investigator and a teacher track a series of murders in California in 1985.PLAY DEAD, by Harlan Coben. (Signet, $9.99.) Tragedy befalls a young celebrity couple on their honeymoon; Coben’s first novel, originally published in 1990.ECSTASY IN DARKNESS, by Gena Showalter. (Pocket Star, $7.99.) A savvy alien hunter tries to capture a seductive vampire who can control time.ROUGH COUNTRY, by John Sandford. (Berkley, $9.99.) Virgil Flowers investigates a string of murders at a Minnesota resort for women.CROWN OF CRYSTAL FLAME, by C. L. Wilson. (Avon/HarperCollins, $7.99.) Ellysetta and Rain’s final battle against the evil High Mage of Eld; Book 5 of the Tairen Soul series.THE WRECKER, by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott. (Berkley, $9.99.) In 1907, a detective tracks a mysterious saboteur across the American West.THE CHRISTMAS BRIDES, by Linda Lael Miller. (HQN, $7.99.) A reissue of two novels, "A McKettrick Christmas" and "A Creed Country Christmas."SOUTHERN LIGHTS, by Danielle Steel. (Dell, $7.99.) When a New York prosecutor’s daughter is threatened, she sends her back to the Charleston world she herself fled.BLOOD TRINITY, by Sherrilyn Kenyon and Dianna Love. (Pocket, $7.99.) Atlanta has become a battlefield for humans and demons, and the heroine in Book 1 of this series walks the line between them.DREAMFEVER, by Karen Marie Moning. (Dell, $7.99.) MacKayla Lane finds herself under the erotic spell of the Fae Lord Master.DRINK OF ME, by Jacquelyn Frank. (Zebra/Kensington, $7.99.) A battered runaway holds the key to a dark and twisted enigma for the telepathic Pack.CRAVE, by J. R. Ward. (Signet, $7.99.) The target of an assassin, a black ops soldier puts his fate in the hands of a fallen angel and a beautiful public defender.COLD DAWN, by Carla Neggers (Mira) HARVEST HUNTING, by Yasmine Galenorn (Jove) KILLING FLOOR, by Lee Child (Jove) A CHRISTMAS PROMISE, by Mary Balogh (Dell) THE GATE HOUSE, by Nelson DeMille (Grand Central) HOLIDAY MAGIC, by Fern Michaels, Cathy Lamb, Mary Carter and Terri DuLong (Zebra) THE FIRST HERETIC: THE HORUS HERESY, by Aaron Dembski-Bowden (Games Workshop) THE YEAR OF LIVING SCANDALOUSLY, by Julia London (Pocket) THE GATHERING STORM, by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson (Tor) TRUST ME ON THIS, by Jennifer Crusie (Bantam) RULES OF AN ENGAGEMENT, by Suzanne Enoch (Avon) TEN WAYS TO BE ADORED WHEN LANDING A LORD, by Sarah MacLean (Avon) SOMEONE LIKE YOU, by Susan Mallery (HQN) THE FIRST LOVE COOKIE CLUB, by Lori Wilde (Avon)

These lists are an expanded version of those appearing in the November 14 print edition of the Book Review. Rankings reflect sales, for the week ending October 30, at many thousands of venues where a wide range of general interest books are sold nationwide. These include hundreds of independent book retailers (statistically weighted to represent all such outlets); national, regional and local chains; online and multimedia entertainment retailers; university, gift, supermarket, discount department stores and newsstands. An asterisk (*) indicates that a book’s sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A dagger (†) indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders. Among those categories not actively tracked are: perennial sellers; required classroom reading; text, reference and test preparation guides; journals and workbooks; calorie counters; shopping guides; comics and crossword puzzles. Click here for an explanation of the difference between trade and mass-market paperbacks.

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Paperback Advice

THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES, by Gary Chapman. (Northfield, $14.99.) How to communicate love in a way a spouse will understand.WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel. (Workman, $14.95.) Advice for parents-to-be. (†)CRAZY LOVE, by Francis Chan with Danae Yankoski. (David C. Cook, $14.99.) A pastor shows how to break free from the religious status quo and embrace an authentic Christian faith. (†)THE LOVE DARE, by Stephen and Alex Kendrick with Lawrence Kimbrough. (B&H, $14.99.) A 40-day challenge for spouses who want to practice unconditional love. (†)RADICAL, by David Platt. (Multnomah, $14.99.) A pastor challenges Christians to consider how closely their lives match the teachings of Jesus. (†)COOK THIS, NOT THAT! EASY AND AWESOME 350-CALORIE MEALS, by David Zinczenko and Matt Goulding. (Rodale, $19.99.) More “restaurant” offerings you can improve on at home.WAITING FOR ‘SUPERMAN’, edited by Karl Weber. (PublicAffairs, $15.95.) How to save America’s public schools; a companion to the film.THE NO ----- RULE, by Robert I. Sutton. (Business Plus, $14.99.) How to build a civilized workplace and survive one that isn’t.EAT THIS, NOT THAT! 2011, by David Zinczenko and Matt Goulding. (Rodale, $19.99.) Easy food swaps that can save you pounds. From the authors of “Cook This, Not That!”FOOD RULES, by Michael Pollan. (Penguin, $11.) A succinct manual for healthy eating, based on the same general principles as Pollan’s “Omnivore’s Dilemma.”IT'S YOUR TIME, by Joel Osteen (Free Press) THE POWER OF NOW, by Eckhart Tolle (New World Library) THE BELLY FAT CURE, by Jorge Cruise (Hay House) HOW TO RAISE THE PERFECT DOG, by Cesar Millan with Melissa Jo Peltier (Three Rivers)

These lists are an expanded version of those appearing in the November 14 print edition of the Book Review. Rankings reflect sales, for the week ending October 30, at many thousands of venues where a wide range of general interest books are sold nationwide. These include hundreds of independent book retailers (statistically weighted to represent all such outlets); national, regional and local chains; online and multimedia entertainment retailers; university, gift, supermarket, discount department stores and newsstands. An asterisk (*) indicates that a book’s sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A dagger (†) indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders. Among those categories not actively tracked are: perennial sellers; required classroom reading; text, reference and test preparation guides; journals and workbooks; calorie counters; shopping guides; comics and crossword puzzles. Click here for an explanation of the difference between trade and mass-market paperbacks.

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Paperback Nonfiction

EAT, PRAY, LOVE, by Elizabeth Gilbert. (Penguin, $15 and $16.) A writer’s journey in search of self takes her to Italy, India and Indonesia.INSIDE OF A DOG, by Alexandra Horowitz. (Scribner, $16.) What the world is like from a dog’s point of view. ExcerptSTONES INTO SCHOOLS, by Greg Mortenson. (Penguin, $16.) Peace through education in Afghanistan and Pakistan, by the author of “Three Cups of Tea.”THE GLASS CASTLE, by Jeannette Walls. (Scribner, $15.) The author recalls a bizarre childhood during which she was constantly on the move. (†) ExcerptTHREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. (Penguin, $16.) A former climber builds schools in villages in Pakistan and Afghanistan.SECRETARIAT, by William Nack. (Hyperion, $16.99.) The story of the great Triple Crown champion; a reissue of "Big Red of Meadow Stable" (1975).FREAKONOMICS, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. (Harper Perennial, $15.99.) A scholar and a journalist apply economic theory to nearly everything.DEWEY, by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter. (Grand Central, $13.99.) The kitten left freezing in the returned-book slot of an Iowa public library and his rise to fame.MY HORIZONTAL LIFE, by Chelsea Handler. (Bloomsbury, $14.95.) A memoir of one-night stands.ARE YOU THERE, VODKA? IT'S ME, CHELSEA, by Chelsea Handler. (Simon Spotlight Entertainment, $16.) Humorous personal essays from the comedian.THE TIPPING POINT, by Malcolm Gladwell. (Back Bay/Little, Brown, $15.99.) A study of social epidemics, otherwise known as fads. ExcerptTOO BIG TO FAIL, by Andrew Ross Sorkin. (Penguin, $18.) The 2008 financial implosion on Wall Street and in Washington, by a New York Times business columnist.TRAVELING WITH POMEGRANATES, by Sue Monk Kidd and Ann Kidd Taylor. (Penguin, $15.) The novelist and her daughter travel together in Europe.HALF THE SKY, by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. (Vintage, $15.95.) A case for viewing women’s equality as the "paramount moral challenge" of our era.WHERE MEN WIN GLORY, by Jon Krakauer. (Anchor, $15.95.) The story of Pat Tillman and the Army’s cover-up of his death by "friendly fire" in Afghanistan. ExcerptBLINK, by Malcolm Gladwell. (Back Bay/Little, Brown, $15.99.) Instinct in the workings of the mind.ZEITOUN, by Dave Eggers. (Vintage, $15.95.) The travails of a Syrian-American man and his family after Hurricane Katrina. ExcerptSAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME, by Ron Hall and Denver Moore with Lynn Vincent (Nelson) FREEFALL, by Joseph E. Stiglitz (Norton) 90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN, by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey (Revell) THE MURDER OF KING TUT, by James Patterson and Martin Dugard (Grand Central) GAME CHANGE, by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin (Harper Perennial) KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL, by Anthony Bourdain (Ecco/HarperCollins) D-DAY, by Antony Beevor (Penguin)

These lists are an expanded version of those appearing in the November 14 print edition of the Book Review. Rankings reflect sales, for the week ending October 30, at many thousands of venues where a wide range of general interest books are sold nationwide. These include hundreds of independent book retailers (statistically weighted to represent all such outlets); national, regional and local chains; online and multimedia entertainment retailers; university, gift, supermarket, discount department stores and newsstands. An asterisk (*) indicates that a book’s sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A dagger (†) indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders. Among those categories not actively tracked are: perennial sellers; required classroom reading; text, reference and test preparation guides; journals and workbooks; calorie counters; shopping guides; comics and crossword puzzles. Click here for an explanation of the difference between trade and mass-market paperbacks.

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Paperback Trade Fiction

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, by Stieg Larsson. (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, $14.95.) A hacker and a journalist investigate the disappearance of a Swedish heiress.THE FINKLER QUESTION, by Howard Jacobson. (Bloomsbury, $15.) A mugging prompts a quest for self-discovery in this tale of anti-Semitism, friendship and wisdom; winner of this year’s Man Booker Prize. ExcerptLITTLE BEE, by Chris Cleave. (Simon & Schuster, $14.) The lives of a British woman and a Nigerian girl collide.CUTTING FOR STONE, by Abraham Verghese. (Vintage, $15.95.) Twin brothers, conjoined and then separated, grow up amid the political turmoil of Ethiopia. ExcerptHALF BROKE HORSES, by Jeannette Walls. (Scribner, $15.) A re-creation of the life of the author’s grandmother in the Southwest. ExcerptTHE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN, by Garth Stein. (Harper Paperbacks, $14.99.) An insightful Lab-terrier mix helps his owner, a struggling race car driver.SARAH’S KEY, by Tatiana de Rosnay. (St. Martin’s Griffin, $13.95.) A contemporary American journalist investigates the roundup of Jews in Paris in 1942.FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE/WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF, by Ntozake Shange. (Scribner, $9.95 and $12.) A "choreopoem" about race and gender, first published in 1975.THE ALCHEMIST, by Paulo Coelho. (HarperOne, $14.99.) A Spanish shepherd boy goes to Egypt in search of treasure.UNLOCKED, by Karen Kingsbury. (Zondervan, $14.99.) Bullied at school, an autistic 18-year-old is befriended by a classmate with problems of her own.THE SHACK, by William P. Young. (Windblown Media, $14.99.) A man whose daughter was abducted is invited to an isolated shack, apparently by God. (†) ExcerptWORST CASE, by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge. (Grand Central, $14.99.) A New York detective raising 10 children investigates a string of killings.TINKERS, by Paul Harding. (Bellevue Literary Press, $14.95.) A dying clock repairman recalls his impoverished New England childhood; a 2010 Pulitzer winner.NEVER LET ME GO, by Kazuo Ishiguro. (Vintage International, $15.) At a school in the English countryside, children are trained for a terrible destiny.A RELIABLE WIFE, by Robert Goolrick. (Algonquin, $14.95.) Complications ensue when a wealthy Wisconsin widower in 1907 advertises for a spouse.THE LACUNA, by Barbara Kingsolver. (Harper Perennial, $16.99.) A young American growing up in Mexico becomes friends with artists and radicals.LET ME IN, by John Ajvide Lindqvist. (Thomas Dunne/St. Martin’s Griffin, $15.95 and $15.99.) A schoolboy is fascinated by a neighbor who comes out only at night; originally published as "Let the Right One In."THE MUSEUM OF INNOCENCE, by Orhan Pamuk. (Vintage International, $15.95.) A privileged Istanbul resident describes his lifelong obsession with a shopgirl.SAVING CEECEE HONEYCUTT, by Beth Hoffman (Penguin) BEST FRIENDS FOREVER, by Jennifer Weiner (Washington Square) MAGIC HOUR, by Kristin Hannah (Ballantine) REMARKABLE CREATURES, by Tracy Chevalier (Plume) THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 2010, edited by Richard Russo (Mariner) THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows (Dial)

These lists are an expanded version of those appearing in the November 14 print edition of the Book Review. Rankings reflect sales, for the week ending October 30, at many thousands of venues where a wide range of general interest books are sold nationwide. These include hundreds of independent book retailers (statistically weighted to represent all such outlets); national, regional and local chains; online and multimedia entertainment retailers; university, gift, supermarket, discount department stores and newsstands. An asterisk (*) indicates that a book’s sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A dagger (†) indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders. Among those categories not actively tracked are: perennial sellers; required classroom reading; text, reference and test preparation guides; journals and workbooks; calorie counters; shopping guides; comics and crossword puzzles. Click here for an explanation of the difference between trade and mass-market paperbacks.

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