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BESTSELLERS
July 30 - Aug 5, 2012 Edition

The Indie Bestseller List

Published Thursday, August 2, 2012 (for the sales week ended Sunday, July 29, 2012). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States. For information on more titles, please visit , www.IndieBound.org

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Debuts for the week:
Hardcover Fiction
#2-Broken Harbor, by Tana French (9780670023653)
#7-Where We Belong, by Emily Giffin (9780312554194)
Hardcover Nonfiction
#4-Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt, by Chris Hedges, Joe Sacco (9781568586434)
Paperback Nonfiction
#2-1493, by Charles C. Mann (9780307278241)
#13-How to Be a Woman, by Caitlin Moran (9780062124296)
Children’s Illustrated
#12-Rocket Writes a Story, by Tad Hills (9780375870866)
Children’s Fiction Series
New: A Perfect Time for Pandas (Magic Tree House) by Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.) (9780375868269)
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn, Crown, $25, 9780307588364
2. Broken Harbor- Debut
Tana French, Viking, $27.95, 9780670023653
3. A Hologram for the King
Dave Eggers, McSweeney's, $25, 9781936365746
4. Shadow of Night
Deborah Harkness, Viking, $28.95, 9780670023486
5. The Fallen Angel
Daniel Silva, Harper, $27.99, 9780062073129
6. Beautiful Ruins
Jess Walter, Harper, $25.99, 9780061928123
7. Where We Belong- Debut
Emily Giffin, St. Martin's, $27.99, 9780312554194
8. Mission to Paris
Alan Furst, Random House, $27, 9781400069484
9. Canada
Richard Ford, Ecco, $27.99, 9780061692048
10. Creole Belle
James Lee Burke, S&S, $27.99, 9781451648133
11. The Prisoner of Heaven
Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Harper, $25.99, 9780062206282
12. A Dance With Dragons
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $35, 9780553801477
13. The Sandcastle Girls
Chris Bohjalian, Doubleday, $25.95, 9780385534796
14. The Age of Miracles
Karen Thompson Walker, Random House, $26, 9780812992977
15. In One Person
John Irving, S&S, $28, 9781451664126
ON THE RISE:
21. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Rachel Joyce, Random House, $25, 9780812993295
Joyce's novel of unsentimental charm, humor, and profound insight into the thoughts and feelings we bury within our hearts is an August Indie Next List Great Read.

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Wild
Cheryl Strayed, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307592736
2. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168
3. Darth Vader and Son
Jeffrey Brown, Chronicle, $14.95, 9781452106557
4. Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt- Debut
Chris Hedges, Joe Sacco (Illus.), Nation Books, $28, 9781568586434
5. Imagine
Jonah Lehrer, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26, 9780547386072
6. Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake
Anna Quindlen, Random House, $26, 9781400069347
7. Quiet
Susan Cain, Crown, $26, 9780307352149
8. The Amateur
Edward Klein, Regnery, $27.95, 9781596987852
9. Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35, 9781451648539
10. Killing Lincoln
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805093070
11. The Presidents Club
Nancy Gibbs, Michael Duffy, S&S, $32.5, 9781439127704
12. Let's Pretend This Never Happened
Jenny Lawson, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, $25.95, 9780399159015
13. Monkey Mind
Daniel Smith, S&S, $25, 9781439177303
14. Go the F**k to Sleep
Adam Mansbach, Ricardo Cortes (Illus.), Akashic, $14.95, 9781617750250
15. The Power of Habit
Charles Duhigg, Random House, $28, 9781400069286
ON THE RISE:
17. The Violinist's Thumb
Sam Kean, Little Brown, $25.99, 9780316182317
More incredible stories of science, history, language, and music, from the bestselling author of The Disappearing Spoon.

TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. Fifty Shades of Grey
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803481
2. Fifty Shades Darker
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803498
3. Fifty Shades Freed
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803504
4. The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern, Anchor, $15, 9780307744432
5. State of Wonder
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062049810
6. Rules of Civility
Amor Towles, Penguin, $16, 9780143121169
7. The Sense of an Ending
Julian Barnes, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307947727
8. The Art of Fielding
Chad Harbach, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316126670
9. Maine
J.Courtney Sullivan, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307742216
10. The Language of Flowers
Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Ballantine, $15, 9780345525550
11. The Tiger's Wife
Téa Obreht, Random House, $15, 9780385343848
12. Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel, Picador, $16, 9780312429980
13. A Discovery of Witches
Deborah Harkness, Penguin, $16, 9780143119685
14. The Cat's Table
Michael Ondaatje, Vintage, $15, 9780307744418
15. Caleb's Crossing
Geraldine Brooks, Penguin, $16, 9780143121077
ON THE RISE:
21. 11/22/63
Stephen King, Gallery, $19.99, 9781451627299
King's dramatic novel about a man who travels back in time to prevent the JFK assassination.

TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. In the Garden of Beasts
Erik Larson, Broadway, $16, 9780307408853
2. 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created- Debut
Charles C. Mann, Vintage, $16.95, 9780307278241
3. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878
4. I Feel Bad About My Neck
Nora Ephron, Vintage, $14, 9780307276827
5. Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness
Alexandra Fuller, Penguin, $15, 9780143121343
6. I Remember Nothing
Nora Ephron, Vintage, $14, 9780307742803
7. Turn Right at Machu Picchu
Mark Adams, Plume, $16, 9780452297982
8. To Heaven and Back
Mary C. Neal, Waterbrook, $14.99, 9780307731715
9. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot, Broadway, $16, 9781400052189
10. Unlikely Friendships
Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131
11. Tiny Beautiful Things
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307949332
12. F in Exams
Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9780811878319
13. How to Be a Woman- Debut
Caitlin Moran, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062124296
14. The Eighty-Dollar Champion
Elizabeth Letts, Ballantine, $16, 9780345521095
15. The Devil in the White City
Erik Larson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375725609
ON THE RISE:
23. Hemingway's Boat
Paul Hendrickson, Vintage, $16.95, 9781400075355
Hendrickson's fascinating look at the years 1934 to 1961--from Hemingway's pinnacle as the reigning monarch of American letters until his suicide.

MASS MARKET
1. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553593716
2. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780345535429
3. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553573428
4. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553582024
5. The Litigators
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780345530561
6. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488
7. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345339683
8. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789
9. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
10. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99, 9780812550702

CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207
2. The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525478812
3. The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer (Illus.), Yearling, $6.99, 9780394820378
4. The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell
Chris Colfer, Little Brown, $17.99, 9780316201575
5. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955
6. Wonder
R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $15.99, 9780375869020
7. Seraphina
Rachel Hartman, Random House, $17.99, 9780375866562
8. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $12.99, 9780316013697
9. Dare to Dream: Life as One Direction
One Direction, Harper, $12.99, 9780062213426
10. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $17.99, 9781594744761
11. Nancy Clancy, Super Sleuth
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $9.99, 9780062082930
12. Chomp
Carl Hiaasen, Knopf, $16.99, 9780375868429
13. Looking for Alaska
John Green, Puffin, $8.99, 9780142402511
14. Thirteen Reasons Why
Jay Asher, Razorbill, $10.99, 9781595141880
15. Out of My Mind
Sharon M. Draper, Atheneum, $6.99, 9781416971719

CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
1. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
2. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
William Joyce, Atheneum, $17.99, 9781442457027
3. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
4. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926
5. Where's Waldo?
Martin Handford, Candlewick, $7.99, 9780763634988
6. Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99, 9780679805274
7. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9780811877824
8. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007
9. Press Here
Herve Tullet, Chronicle, $15.99, 9780811879545
10. Blueberries for Sal
Rober McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140501698
11. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035
12. Rocket Writes a Story- Debut
Tad Hills, Schwartz & Wade, $17.99, 9780375870866
13. I Want My Hat Back
Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655983
14. Where's Waldo Now?
Martin Handford, Candlewick, $7.99, 9780763634995
15. Make Way for Ducklings
Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140564341

CHILDREN'S FICTION SERIES
1. The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
2. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
New in Series: A Perfect Time for Pandas (9780375868269)
3. Divergent Series (hardcover and paperback)
Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books
4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
5. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
6. The Kane Chronicles (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
7. Dork Diaries (hardcover)
Rachel Renee Russell, Aladdin
8. Artemis Fowl (hardcover and paperback)
Eoin Colfer, Hyperion
9. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
10. Ranger's Apprentice (hardcover and paperback)
John Flanagan, Puffin

OTHER INDIE FAVORITES
Hardcover
THE COLLECTIVE: A Novel by Don Lee (Norton, $25.95, 9780393083217) “In this sometimes heartbreaking, at other times hilarious novel, Eric Cho contemplates the life of Joshua Yoon, the Korean novelist with whom he, along with provocative visual artist Jessica Tsai, once formed the 3AC or Asian American Artists Collective, first in college and later in Cambridge. What may have led Joshua to commit suicide — or was it? — by running into the path of an oncoming car? Lee once again tackles identity themes, but this time through the lens of the college novel. A triumph!” -- Daniel Goldin, Boswell Book Company, Milwaukee, WI

SHINE SHINE SHINE: A Novel by Lydia Netzer (St. Martin’s Press, $24.99, 9781250007070) “Sunny Mann is nine months pregnant and the mother of an autistic four-year-old. Her mother is dying. On top of all this, her husband, Maxon, is on his way to the moon to colonize it with robots. Yet Sunny manages to pretend that her life is ‘normal’, until the aftermath of a minor car accident forces her to confront her perceptions and redefine who she is. Shine Shine Shine is a love story unlike any you’ve ever read, told in lyrical prose that will have you re-reading paragraphs simply to enjoy the author’s voice and her way with words.” -- Carla Ketner, Chapters Books & Gifts, Seward, NE

Paperback
THE RETURN OF CAPTAIN JOHN EMMETT: A Mystery by Elizabeth Speller (Mariner, $14.95, 9780547737409) “It is in particular stories of war that we are forced to see the cost of one life lost and how that loss effects so many others. Speller's novel of the aftermath of World War I is such a story. After his military service has ended, John Emmett is found dead, an apparent suicide. His grieving sister Mary calls on Laurence Bartram, an old schoolmate, to help her understand what has happened. As he delves into the circumstances, Bartram realizes that others involved with Emmett in a disturbing wartime event have also died violently. This is a compelling story with a sympathetic protagonist who finds that there are seldom easy answers, few happy endings, and no good wars.” -- Laura Keys, Blue Elephant Book Shop, Decatur, GA

For Ages 4 to 8
MY NO NO NO DAY by Rebecca Patterson (Viking, $16.99, 9780670014057) “Have you ever had a day when your cookie broke, somebody else got to be the princess, the peas were too hot, and your bath was too cold? And then your favorite book made everything alright? Then you, along with preschoolers and mothers everywhere, are going to love Bella!” -- Jeanne Snyder, Books & Books, Coral Gables, FL