Here’s the first bestseller lists of Spring 2012 ...
BOOK WORLD
Bestsellers — March 25, 2012
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NONFICTION HARDCOVER
1. THE PIONEER WOMAN COOKS: FOOD FROM MY FRONTIER
(Morrow, $29.99). By Ree Drummond. The third book of recipes and country-inspired wisdom from the popular blogger. {1}
2. STRENGTHS FINDER 2.0: ... ONLINE TEST FROM GALLUP'S “NOW, DISCOVER YOUR STRENGTHS”
(Gallup, $24.95). By Tom Rath {73}
3. BETTER THAN NORMAL: HOW WHAT MAKES YOU DIFFERENT CAN MAKE YOU EXCEPTIONAL
(Crown Archetype, 25). By Dale Archer {1}
(Little, Brown, $27.99). By Mark Hyman {3}
5. THOUGHT REVOLUTION: HOW TO UNLOCK YOUR INNER GENIUS
(Changing Lives, $19.99). By William A. Donius {1}
6. STEVE JOBS (Simon & Schuster, $35)
By Walter Isaacson. The life of the offbeat, visionary founder of Apple, based on numerous interviews with Jobs himself. {21}
7. HOLLYWOOD HYPOCRITES: THE DEVASTATING TRUTH ABOUT OBAMA’S BIGGEST BACKERS
(Threshold, $25). By Jason Matterra {1}
8. YOUR TEACHER SAID WHAT?! DEFENDING OUR KIDS FROM THE LIBERAL ASSAULT ON CAPITALISM
(Sentinel, $25.95). By Joe Kernen {1}
9. GREAT AGAIN: REVITALIZING AMERICA’S ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP
(Harvard Business School, $26.95). By Henry R. Nothhaft
with David Kline {1}
10. THE CIRCLE MAKER PRAYING CIRCLES AROUND YOUR BIGGEST DREAMS AND GREATEST FEARS
(Zondervan, $19.99). By Mark Batterson {3}
FICTION HARDCOVER
1. THE THIEF (Putnam, $27.95)
By Clive Cussler and Justin Scott. Detective Isaac Bell aims to thwart an agent after a new invention that may tilt the balance of power as WWI looms. {2}
2. LONE WOLF (Atria, $28)
By Jodi Picoult. It’s the day of reckoning when a father’s serious accident compels his estranged family to grapple with long-ignored issues. {3}
3. PRIVATE GAMES (Little, Brown, $27.99)
By James Patterson & Mark Sullivan. A very au courant mystery, featuring murder at the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games. {5}
4. STAR WARS: FATE OF THE JEDI: APOCALYPSE
(Lucas, $27). By Troy Denning. The battle-filled finale of the series set on the Republic’s capital, Coruscant. {1}
5. KILL SHOT (Atria, $27.99)
By Vince Flynn. Readers are given a “prequel” of sorts with a chronicle of agent Mitch Rapp’s first year in the CIA. {6}
6. DEFENDING JACOB (Delacorte, $26)
By William Landay. The son of a noted assistant DA is accused of murder, putting his family in a tailspin. {7}
7. CELEBRITY IN DEATH (Putnam, $27.95)
By J.D. Robb. It’s murder at a film premiere party at which Lt. Eve Dallas is a guest. {4}
8. THE EXPATS (Crown, $26)
By Chris Pavone. A lot of buzz surrounds this first novel of a wife and mother with a double life, one she’s eager to leave behind. {1}
9. I’VE GOT YOUR NUMBER (Dial, $26)
By Sophie Kinsella. A phone, one lost, one found, scrambles a young woman’s happily engaged bliss. {4}
10. VICTIMS (Ballantine, $28)
By Jonathan Kellerman. Alex Delaware and Milo Sturgis rush to nab a killer who leaves some rather gory corpses behind. {3}
NONFICTION PAPERBACK
1. THE MAGIC (Atria, $12.99)
By Rhonda Byrne. The guide to the bestselling “The Secret” returns, with an encrypted text that has the potential to change lives. {2}
2. BOSSYPANTS (Reagan Arthur, $15.99)
By Tina Fey. An amusing memoir from the acclaimed former SNL writer, comedian and actress. {11}
3. THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS
(Broadway, $16). By Rebecca Skloot. How one woman’s death from cervical cancer in 1951 led to the creation of the prodigious HeLa cell line. {54}
4. GIFTED HANDS: THE BEN CARSON STORY
(Zondervan, $6.99). By Ben Carson M.D. with Cecil Murphey. The accomplished neurosurgeon from humble origins tells his story. {1}
5. A GUIDE TO THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT BODY OF KNOWLEDGE (PMBOK GUIDE)
(Project Management, $65.95). Fourth edition of the project management test guide. {3}
6. THE OFFICIAL SAT STUDY GUIDE
(College Board, $21.99). This revised manual offers 10 practice tests and loads of tips. {103}
7. THE VOW: THE TRUE EVENTS THAT INSPIRED THE MOVIE
(B&H, $14.99). By Kim & Krickitt Carpenter. The wrenching ordeal that began with a car accident in November, 1993. {7}
8. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING (Workman, $14.95). By Heidi Murkoff & Sharon Mazell. Fourth edition of the popular guide. {21}
9. HEAVEN IS FOR REAL: A LITTLE BOY’S ASTOUNDING STORY OF HIS TRIP TO HEAVEN AND BACK
(Thomas Nelson, $16.99). By Todd Burpo {61}
10. THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES: THE SECRET TO LOVE THAT LASTS (Northfield, $14.99)
By Gary D. Chapman. Knowing that special someone. {32}
FICTION PAPERBACK
1. THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST
(Vintage, $15.95; $9.99). By Stieg Larsson. The Millennium Trilogy concludes with Lisbeth Salander hunting for her failed assassin. {4}
2. THE SIXTH MAN (Vision, $9.99)
By David Baldacci. An alleged serial killer’s attorney is murdered before King & Maxwell can confer on the case; the mass market (and third) edition of this novel. {11}
3. THE LUCKY ONE (Grand Central, $14.99; $7.99)
By Nicholas Sparks. True love awaits at the end of the search for a woman smiling in a photo; a new feature film. {7}
4. THE HELP (Berkley, $16)
By Kathryn Stockett. A frank chronicle of the lives of several black maids working in a town in 1960s Miss. {48}
5.
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
(Vintage, $14.95; $7.99). By Stieg Larsson. First book in the late Swede’s “Millennium Trilogy.” {128}
6. LIVE WIRE (Signet, $9.99)
By Harlan Coben. A client’s missing husband brings athlete-cum-agent Myron Bolitar’s past front and center. {2}
7. THE JUNGLE (Berkley, $9.99)
By Clive Cussler with Jack Du Brul. Juan Cabrillo, and the crew of the high-tech ship “Oregon,” aim to stop a plot of world domination. {3}
8. NEW YORK TO DALLAS (Berkley, $7.99)
By J.D. Robb. A monstrous child abuser, who Eve Dallas nabbed years ago, has escaped and is out for vengeance. {2}
9. THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE
(Vintage, $15.95; $7.99). By Stieg Larsson. Sex trafficking between Sweden and Eastern Europe is exposed. {72}
(Vintage, $13.95). By Ernest J. Gaines. A heart-rending tale of injustice and discrimination in the segregated South. {1}
Rankings reflect sales for the week ended March 18, 2012. The charts may not be reproduced without permission from Nielsen BookScan. Copyright 2012 by Nielsen BookScan. (The right-hand column of numbers represents weeks on this list, which premiered in Book World on Jan. 11, 2004. The bestseller lists in print alternate between hardcover and paperback; the complete list can be found online.)
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