Bestsellers

By Brian Bethune - Friday, May 6, 2011 - 0 Comments

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of May 2nd, 2011)

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of May 2nd, 2011)

Fiction

1	IRMA VOTH by Miriam Toews	3 (4)
2	ALONE IN THE CLASSROOM by Elizabeth Hay	(1)
3	THE SATURDAY BIG TENT WEDDING PARTY by Alexander McCall Smith	4 (5)
4	THE LAND OF PAINTED CAVES by Jean Auel	1 (5)
5	THE FIFTH WITNESS by Michael Connelly	5 (4)
6	THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS’ NEST by Stieg Larsson	8 (49)
7	ELIZABETH I by Margaret George	(1)
8	THE TROUBLED MAN by Henning Mankell	2 (5)
9	FIELD GRAY by Philip Kerr	(1)
10	THE PALE KING by David Foster Wallace	9 (4)

Non-fiction

1	BOSSYPANTS by Tina Fey	1 (4)
2	THE HARE WITH AMBER EYES by Edmund de Waal	5 (11)
3	CASCADIA’S FAULT by Jerry Thompson	(1)
4	THE SOCIAL ANIMAL by David Brooks	6 (6)
5	AND FURTHERMORE by Judi Dench	(1)
6	THE INFORMATION by James Glei	10 (4)
7	WAIT FOR ME by Deborah Mitford	2 (2)
8	TWELVE STEPS TO A COMPASSIONATE LIFE by Karen Armstrong	3 (17)
9	BLOOD, BONES & BUTTER by Gabrielle Hamilton	7 (2)
10	SMALL MEMORIES by José Saramago	(1)

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Bestsellers

By Brian Bethune - Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 8:00 AM - 0 Comments

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of April 25th, 2011)

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of April 25th, 2011)

Fiction

1	THE LAND OF PAINTED CAVES by Jean Auel	1 (4)
2	THE TROUBLED MAN by Henning Mankell	4 (4)
3	IRMA VOTH by Miriam Toews	6 (3)
4	THE SATURDAY BIG TENT WEDDING PARTY by Alexander McCall Smith	2 (4)
5	THE FIFTH WITNESS by Michael Connelly	9 (3)
6	THE FREE WORLD by David Bezmozgis	10 (3)
7	DRAWING CONCLUSIONS by Donna Leon	5 (4)
8	THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS’ NEST by Stieg Larsson	7 (48)
9	THE PALE KING by David Foster Wallace	8 (3)
10	ROOM by Emma Donoghue	3 (34)

Non-fiction

1	BOSSYPANTS by Tina Fey	2 (3)
2	WAIT FOR ME by Deborah Mitford	(1)
3	TWELVE STEPS TO A COMPASSIONATE LIFE by Karen Armstrong	8 (16)
4	HERE ON EARTH by Tim Flannery	(1)
5	THE HARE WITH AMBER EYES by Edmund de Waal	1 (10)
6	THE SOCIAL ANIMAL by David Brooks	5 (5)
7	BLOOD, BONES & BUTTER by Gabrielle Hamilton	(1)
8	WILFRID LAURIER by André Pratte	3 (4)
9	BISMARCK by Jonathan Steinberg	6 (3)
10	THE INFORMATION by James Gleick	10 (3)

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Bestsellers

By Brian Bethune - Thursday, April 14, 2011 at 11:24 AM - 1 Comment

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of April 11th, 2011)

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of April 11th, 2011)

Fiction

1	THE LAND OF PAINTED CAVES by Jean Auel	3 (2)
2	THE TROUBLED MAN by Henning Mankell	1 (2)
3	IRMA VOTH by Miriam Toews	(1)
4	THE FREE WORLD by David Bezmozgis	(1)
5	THE SATURDAY BIG TENT WEDDING PARTY by Alexander McCall Smith	2(3)
6	THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS’ NEST by Stieg Larsson	4 (46)
7	THE PALE KING by David Foster Wallace	(1)
8	THE FIFTH WITNESS by Michael Connelly	(1)
9	ROOM by Emma Donoghue	6 (32)
10	DRAWING CONCLUSIONS by Donna Leon	5 (2)

Non-fiction

1	THE HARE WITH AMBER EYES by Edmund de Waal	1 (8)
2	THE INFORMATION by James Gleick	(1)
3	THE SOCIAL ANIMAL by David Brooks	4 (3)
4	BOSSYPANTS by Tina Fey	(1)
5	MOONWALKING WITH EINSTEIN by Joshua Foer	5 (4)
6	BISMARCK by Jonathan Steinberg	(1)
7	WILFRID LAURIER by André Pratte	2 (2)
8	THE TIGER by John Vaillant	7 (14)
9	TWELVE STEPS TO A COMPASSIONATE LIFE by Karen Armstrong	3 (14)
10	HOW TO WRITE A SENTENCE by Stanley Fish	9 (6)

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Bestsellers

By Brian Bethune - Thursday, April 7, 2011 at 8:00 AM - 0 Comments

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of April 4th, 2011)

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of April 4th, 2011)

Fiction

1	THE TROUBLED MAN by Henning Mankell	(1)
2	THE SATURDAY BIG TENT WEDDING PARTY by Alexander McCall Smith	1 (2)
3	THE LAND OF PAINTED CAVES by Jean Au	(1)
4	THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS’ NEST by Stieg Larsson	5 (45)
5	DRAWING CONCLUSIONS by Donna Leon	(1)
6	ROOM by Emma Donoghue	6 (31)
7	THE TIGER’S WIFE by Téa Obreht	8 (5)
8	A RED HERRING WITHOUT MUSTARD by Alan Bradley	9 (8)
9	THE PARIS WIFE by Paula McLain	3 (5)
10	THE WISE MAN’S FEAR by Patrick Rothfuss	2 (3)

Non-fiction

1	THE HARE WITH AMBER EYES by Edmund de Waal	1 (7)
2	WILFRID LAURIER by André Pratte	(1)
3	TWELVE STEPS TO A COMPASSIONATE LIFE by Karen Armstrong	7 (13)
4	THE SOCIAL ANIMAL by David Brooks	2 (2)
5	MOONWALKING WITH EINSTEIN by Joshua Foer	6 (3)
6	HERE ON EARTH by Tim Flannery	6 (3)
7	THE TIGER by John Vaillant	9 (13)
8	LIFE by Keith Richards	8 (23)
9	HOW TO WRITE A SENTENCE by Stanley Fish	3 (5)
10	TO A MOUNTAIN IN TIBET by Colin Thubron	5 (2)

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Too many elections? Please.

By Brian Bethune - Thursday, March 31, 2011 at 3:36 PM - 35 Comments

Barring coalitions, things can only get worse from here on in

Which is more annoying?

(1) Politicians in a democracy moaning about the inconvenience of having to audition for their jobs (that is, run for election); or

(2) The innumerate mantra, “four elections in seven years.”

Since No. 1 is merely par for the course among our grumbling political class, perhaps we should strive to erase the second from polite discourse. When Barack Obama runs for re-election next year, not a single American will complain, “two presidential elections in four years, that’s too many; as for two Congressional campaigns in two years… well!”

Yet that’s exactly the way the 4-in-7ers calculate, counting only elections and not the periods in between them. This is actually Canada’s fourth election in 11 years, since the campaign of 2000. That’s one vote every 2.75 years, not too far off the historical average of one every 3.6 years.

As for other parliamentary democracies, Continue…

Bestsellers

By Brian Bethune - Thursday, March 31, 2011 at 8:00 AM - 0 Comments

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of March 28th, 2011)

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of March 28th, 2011)
Fiction

1	THE SATURDAY BIG TENT WEDDING PARTY by Alexander McCall Smith	(1)
2	THE WISE MAN’S FEAR by Patrick Rothfuss	3 (2)
3	THE PARIS WIFE by Paula McLain	2 (4)
4	ONE OF OUR THURSDAYS IS MISSING by Stieg Larsson	(1)
5	THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS’ NEST by Stieg Larsson	6 (44)
6	ROOM by Emma Donoghue	7 (30)
7	SING YOU HOME by Jodi Picoult	9 (3)
8	THE TIGER’S WIFE by Téa Obreht	1 (4)
9	A RED HERRING WITHOUT MUSTARD by Alan Bradley	5 (7)
10	PIGEON ENGLISH by Stephen Kelman	(1)

Non-fiction

1	THE HARE WITH AMBER EYES by Edmund de Waal	1 (6)
2	THE SOCIAL ANIMAL by David Brooks	(1)
3	HOW TO WRITE A SENTENCE by Stanley Fish	8 (4)
4	SCRIBBLING WOMEN by Marthe Jocelyn	(1)
5	TO A MOUNTAIN IN TIBET by Colin Thubron	(1)
6	MOONWALKING WITH EINSTEIN by Joshua Foer	9 (2)
7	TWELVE STEPS TO A COMPASSIONATE LIFE by Karen Armstrong	2 (12)
8	LIFE by Keith Richards	7 (22)
9	THE TIGER by John Vaill	4 (12)
10	KISS ME, CHUDLEIGH by William Cook	5 (2)

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Bestsellers

By Brian Bethune - Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 8:00 AM - 0 Comments

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of March 21st, 2011)

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of March 21st, 2011)
Fiction

1	THE TIGER’S WIFE by Téa Obreht	7 (3)
2	THE PARIS WIFE by Paula McLain	6 (3)
3	THE WISE MAN’S FEAR by Patrick Rothfuss	(1)
4	THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett	3 (4)
5	A RED HERRING WITHOUT MUSTARD by Alan Bradley	5 (6)
6	THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS’ NEST by Stieg Larsson	4 (43)
7	ROOM by Emma Donoghue	(29)
8	A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES by Deborah Harkness	8 (5)
9	SING YOU HOME by Jodi Picoult	2 (2)
10	THE BLUE LIGHT PROJECT by Timothy Taylor	10 (3)

Non-fiction

1	THE HARE WITH AMBER EYES by Edmund de Waal	7 (5)
2	TWELVE STEPS TO A COMPASSIONATE LIFE by Karen Armstrong	1 (11)
3	DEATH OF THE LIBERAL CLASS by Chris Hedges	(1)
4	THE TIGER by John Vaillant	2 (11)
5	KISS ME, CHUDLEIGH by William Cook	(1)
6	AND FURTHERMORE by Judi Dench	9 (2)
7	LIFE by Keith Richards	10 (21)
8	HOW TO WRITE A SENTENCE by Stanley Fish	3 (3)
9	MOONWALKING WITH EINSTEIN by Joshua Foer	(1)
10	MODIGLIANI by Meryle Secrest	(1)

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Bestsellers

By Brian Bethune - Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 9:00 AM - 0 Comments

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of March 14th, 2011)

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of March 14th, 2011)
Fiction

1	ROOM by Emma Donoghue	1 (28)
2	SING YOU HOME by Jodi Picoult	(1)
3	THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett	9 (3)
4	THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS’ NEST by Stieg Larsson	2 (42)
5	A RED HERRING WITHOUT MUSTARD by Alan Bradley	4 (5)
6	THE PARIS WIFE by Paula McLain	5 (2)
7	THE TIGER’S WIFE by Téa Obreht	6 (2)
8	A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES by Deborah Harkness	7 (4)
9	ONE OF OUR THURSDAYS IS MISSING by Jasper Fforde	(1)
10	THE BLUE LIGHT PROJECT by Timothy Taylor	3 (2)

Non-fiction

1	TWELVE STEPS TO A COMPASSIONATE LIFE by Karen Armstrong	4 (10)
2	THE TIGER by John Vaillant	3 (10)
3	HOW TO WRITE A SENTENCE by Stanley Fish	6 (2)
4	WAIT FOR ME by Deborah Mitford	5 (3)
5	THE HIDDEN REALITY by Brian Greene	8 (3)
6	STRANGE NEW WORLDS by Ray Jayawardhana	2 (2)
7	THE HARE WITH AMBER EYES by Edmund de Waal	1 (4)
8	HOW THE WEST WAS LOST by Dambisa Moyo	9 (2)
9	AND FURTHERMORE by Judi Dench	(1)
10	LIFE by Keith Richardsi	7 (20)

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Bestsellers

By Brian Bethune - Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 9:00 AM - 0 Comments

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of March 7th, 2011)

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of March 7th, 2011)
Fiction

1	ROOM by Emma Donoghue	2 (27)
2	THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS’ NEST by Stieg Larsson	4 (41)
3	THE BLUE LIGHT PROJECT by Timothy Taylor	(1)
4	A RED HERRING WITHOUT MUSTARD by Alan Bradley	1 (4)
5	THE PARIS WIFE by Paula McLain	(1)
6	THE TIGER’S WIFE by Téa Obreht	(1)
7	A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES by Deborah Harkness	7 (3)
8	FALL OF GIANTS by Ken Follett	9 (23)
9	THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett	3 (2)
10	THE EMPTY FAMILY by Colm Tóibín	6 (8)

Non-fiction

1	THE HARE WITH AMBER EYES by Edmund de Waal	1 (3)
2	STRANGE NEW WORLDS by Ray Jayawardhana	(1)
3	THE TIGER by John Vaillant	5 (9)
4	TWELVE STEPS TO A COMPASSIONATE LIFE by Karen Armstrong	4 (9)
5	WAIT FOR ME by Deborah Mitford	3 (2)
6	HOW TO WRITE A SENTENCE by Stanley Fish	(1)
7	LIFE by Keith Richards	2 (3)
8	THE HIDDEN REALITY by Brian Greene	2 (2)
9	HOW THE WEST WAS LOST by Dambisa Moyo	(1)
10	J.D. SALINGER by Kenneth Slawenski	10 (3)

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Bestsellers

By Brian Bethune - Thursday, March 3, 2011 at 9:00 AM - 1 Comment

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of February 28th, 2011)

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of February 28th, 2011)
Fiction

1	A RED HERRING WITHOUT MUSTARD by Alan Bradley	1 (3)
2	ROOM by Emma Donoghue	2 (26)
3	THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett	(1)
4	THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS’ NE by Stieg Larsson	4 (40)
5	LEFT NEGLECTED by Lisa Genova	3 (5)
6	THE EMPTY FAMILY by Colm Tóibín	6 (7)
7	A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES by Deborah Harkness	7 (2)
8	THE SALT ROAD by Jane Johnson	(1)
9	FALL OF GIANTS by Ken Follett	9 (22)
10	THE LONDON TRAIN by Tessa Hadley	(1)

Non-fiction

1	THE HARE WITH AMBER EYES by Edmund de Waal	7 (2)
2	THE HIDDEN REALITY by Brian Greene	(1)
3	WAIT FOR ME by Deborah Mitford	(1)
4	TWELVE STEPS TO A COMPASSIONATE LIFE by Karen Armstrong	1 (8)
5	THE TIGER by John Vaill	6 (8)
6	LIFE by Keith Richards	4 (18)
7	A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 100 OBJECTS by Neil MacGregor	2 (3)
8	DEATH OF THE LIBERAL CLASS by Chris Hedges	3 (4)
9	THE ENGLISH GHOST by Peter Ackroyd	(1)
10	J.D. SALINGER by Kenneth Slawenski	10 (2)

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Bestsellers

By Brian Bethune - Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 8:00 AM - 0 Comments

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of February 21st, 2011)

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of February 21st, 2011)
Fiction

1	A RED HERRING WITHOUT MUSTARD by Alan Bradley	2 (2)
2	ROOM by Emma Donoghue	1 (25)
3	LEFT NEGLECTED by Lisa Genova	4 (4)
4	THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS’ NEST by Stieg Larsson	3 (39)
5	THE GUARDIANS by Andrew Pyper	7 (7)
6	THE EMPTY FAMILY by Colm Tóibín	6 (6))
7	A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES by Deborah Harkness	(1)
8	DON’T BE AFRAID by Steven Hayward	9 (2)
9	FALL OF GIANTS by Ken Follett	5 (21)
10	THREE SECONDS by Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom	(1)

Non-fiction

1	TWELVE STEPS TO A COMPASSIONATE LIFE by Karen Armstrong	2 (7)
2	A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 100 OBJECTS by Neil MacGregor	5 (2)
3	DEATH OF THE LIBERAL CLASS by Chris Hedges	8 (3)
4	LIFE by Keith Richards	4 (17)
5	ATLANTIC by Simon Winchester	7 (13)
6	THE TIGER by John Vaillant	1 (7)
7	THE HARE WITH AMBER EYES by Edmund de Waal	(1)
8	LEONARD COHEN by Anthony Reynolds	(1)
9	THE SHAH by Abbas Milani	9 (2)
10	J.D. SALINGER by Kenneth Slawenski	(1)

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Bestsellers

By Brian Bethune - Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 8:00 AM - 1 Comment

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of February 14th, 2011)

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of February 14th, 2011)
Fiction

1	ROOM by Emma Donoghue	1 (24)
2	A RED HERRING WITHOUT MUSTARD by Alan Bradley	(1)
3	THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS’ NEST by Stieg Larsson	4 (39)
4	LEFT NEGLECTED by Lisa Genova	7 (3)
5	FALL OF GIANTS by Ken Follett	10 (20)
6	THE EMPTY FAMILY by Colm Tóibín	2 (5)
7	THE GUARDIANS by Andrew Pyper	3 (6)
8	THE SALT ROAD by Jane Johnson	5 (2)
9	DON’T BE AFRAID by Steven Hayward	(1)
10	WE, THE DROWNED by Carsten Jensen	(1)

Non-fiction

1	THE TIGER by John Vaillant	1 (6)
2	TWELVE STEPS TO A COMPASSIONATE LIFE by Karen Armstrong	2 (6)
3	PATRIOT HEARTS by John Furlong	(1)
4	LIFE by Keith Richards	6 (16)
5	A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 100 OBJECTS by Neil MacGregor	(1)
6	THE EMPEROR OF ALL MALADIES by Siddhartha Mukherjee	(1)
7	ATLANTIC by Simon Winchester	9 (12)
8	DEATH OF THE LIBERAL CLASS by Chris Hedges	3 (2)
9	THE SHAH by Abbas Milani	(1)
10	THE LONGEST WAR by Peter Bergen	7 (3)

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Bestsellers

By Brian Bethune - Thursday, February 10, 2011 at 9:00 AM - 0 Comments

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of February 7th, 2011)

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of February 7th, 2011)
Fiction

1	ROOM by Emma Donoghue	1 (23)
2	THE EMPTY FAMILY by Colm Tóibín	4 (4)
3	THE GUARDIANS by Andrew Pyper	5 (5)
4	THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS’ NEST by Stieg Larsson	2 (38)
5	THE SALT ROAD by Jane Johnson	(1)
6	DEAD OR ALIVE by Tom Clancy	7 (7)
7	LEFT NEGLECTED by Lisa Genova	10 (2)
8	TO THE END OF THE LAND by David Grossman	8 (4)
9	OUR KIND OF TRAITOR by John le Carré	9 (17)
10	FALL OF GIANTS by Ken Follett	3 (19)

Non-fiction

1	THE TIGER by John Vaillant	3 (5)
2	TWELVE STEPS TO A COMPASSIONATE LIFE by Karen Armstrong	1 (5)
3	DEATH OF THE LIBERAL CLASS by Chris Hedges	(1)
4	THE HIDDEN REALITY by Brian Greene	(1)
5	THE PAPER GARDEN by Molly Peacock	(1)
6	LIFE by Keith Richards	2 (15)
7	THE LONGEST WAR by Peter Bergen	8 (2)
8	THE CIVIL WAR OF 1812 by Alan Taylor	4 (2)
9	ATLANTIC by Simon Winchester	7 (11)
10	BATTLE HYMN OF THE TIGER MOM by Amy Chua	(1)

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Bestsellers

By Brian Bethune - Thursday, February 3, 2011 at 9:00 AM - 0 Comments

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of January 31st, 2011)

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of January 31st, 2011) Fiction

1	ROOM by Emma Donoghue	1 (22)
2	THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS’ NEST by Stieg Larsson	3(37)
3	FALL OF GIANTS by Ken Follett	7 (18)
4	THE EMPTY FAM by Colm Tóibín	6 (3)
5	THE GUARDIANS by Andrew Pyper	9 (4)
6	FREEDOMY by Jonathan Franzen	2 (23)
7	DEAD OR ALIVE by Tom Clancy	4 (6)
8	TO THE END OF THE LAND by David Grossman	5 (3)
9	OUR KIND OF TRAITOR by John le Carré	8 (16)
10	LEFT NEGLECTED by Lisa Genova	(1)

Non-fiction

1	TWELVE STEPS TO A COMPASSIONATE LIFE by Karen Armstrong	1 (4)
2	LIFE by Keith Richards	2 (14)
3	THE TIGER by John Vaillant	7 (4)
4	THE CIVIL WAR OF 1812 by Alan Taylor	(1)
5	AT HOME by Bill Bryson	7 (6)
6	CLEOPATRA by Stacy Schifft	3 (5)
7	ATLANTIC by Simon Winchester	4 (10)
8	THE LONGEST WAR by Peter Bergen	(1)
9	DECODED by Jay-Z	(1)
10	APOLLO’S ANGELS by Jennifer Homans	8 (3)

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Bestsellers

By Brian Bethune - Thursday, January 27, 2011 at 9:00 AM - 0 Comments

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of January 24th, 2011)

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of January 24th, 2011)

Fiction

1	ROOM by Emma Donoghue	1 (21)
2	FREEDOM by Jonathan Franzen	10 (22)
3	THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS’ NEST by Stieg Larsson	4 (36)
4	DEAD OR ALIVE by Tom Clancy	9 (5)
5	TO THE END OF THE LAND by David Grossman	7 (2)
6	THE EMPTY FAMILY by Colm Tóibín	3 (2)
7	FALL OF GIANTS by Ken Follett	8 (17)
8	OUR KIND OF TRAITOR by John le Carré	6 (15)
9	THE GUARDIANS by Andrew Pyper	2 (3)
10	TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson	5 (9)

Non-fiction

1	TWELVE STEPS TO A COMPASSIONATE LIFE by Karen Armstrong	1 (3)
2	LIFE by Keith Richards	2 (13)
3	CLEOPATRA by Stacy Schiff	7 (4)
4	ATLANTIC by Simon Winchestert	6 (9)
5	HERO by Michael Korda	(1)
6	THE TIGER by John Vaillant	4 (3)
7	AT HOME by Bill Bryson	3 (5)
8	APOLLO’S ANGELS by Jennifer Homans>	5 (2)
9	READING JACKIE by William Kuhn	(1)
10	THE MEMORY CHALET by Tony Judt	9 (2)

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Bestsellers

By Brian Bethune - Friday, January 21, 2011 at 9:38 AM - 1 Comment

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of January 17th, 2011)

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of January 17th, 2011)

Fiction

1	ROOM by Emma Donoghue	1(20)
2	THE GUARDIANS by Andrew Pyper	5 (2)
3	THE EMPTY FAMILY by Colm Tóibín	(1)
4	THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS’ NEST by Stieg Larsson	7 (35)
5	TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson	4 (8)
6	OUR KIND OF TRAITOR by John le Carré	2 (14)
7	TO THE END OF THE LAND by David Grossman	(1)
8	FALL OF GIANTS by Ken Follett	3 (16)
9	DEAD OR ALIVE by Tom Clancy	6 (4)
10	FREEDOM by Jonathan Franzen	10 (21)

Non-fiction

1	TWELVE STEPS TO A COMPASSIONATE LIFE by Karen Armstrong	2 (2)
2	LIFE by Keith Richards	3 (12)
3	AT HOME by Bill Bryson	6 (4)
4	THE TIGER John Vaillant	9 (2)
5	APOLLO’S ANGELS by Jennifer Homans	(1)
6	ATLANTIC by Simon Winchester	5 (8)
7	CLEOPATRA by Stacy Schiff	1 (3)
8	AS ALWAYS, JULIA ed. Joan Reardon	4 (5)
9	MEMORY CHALET Tony Judt	(1)
10	MUST YOU GO? by Antonia Fraser	8 (10)

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Bestsellers

By Brian Bethune - Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 10:34 AM - 1 Comment

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of January 10th, 2011)

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of January 10th, 2011)

Fiction

1	ROOM by Emma Donoghue	1 (19)
2	OUR KIND OF TRAITOR by John le Carré	4 (13)
3	FALL OF GIANTS by Ken Follett	7 (15)
4	TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson	6 (7)
5	THE GUARDIANS by Andrew Pyper	(1)
6	DEAD OR ALIVE by Tom Clancy	2 (3)
7	THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS’ NEST by Stieg Larsson	3 (34)
8	THE CONFESSION by John Grisham	(1)
9	LUKA AND THE FIRE OF LIFE by Salman Rushdie	8 (8)
10	FREEDOM by Jonathan Franzen	5 (20)

Non-fiction

1	CLEOPATRA by Stacy Schiff	3 (2)
2	TWELVE STEPS TO A COMPASSIONATE LIFE by Karen Armstrong	(1)
3	LIFE by Keith Richards	5 (11)
4	AS ALWAYS, JULIA ed. Joan Reardon	9 (4)
5	ATLANTIC by Simon Winchester	1 (7)
6	AT HOME by Bill Bryson	2 (3)
7	THE CIVIL WAR OF 1812 by Alan Taylor	4 (2)
8	MUST YOU GO? by Antonia Fraser	8 (9)
9	THE TIG John Vaillant	(1)
10	HERO by Michael Korda	10 (2)

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Bestsellers

By Brian Bethune - Thursday, January 6, 2011 at 10:34 AM - 0 Comments

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of January 3rd, 2011)

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of January 3rd, 2011)

Fiction

1	ROOM by Emma Donoghue	5 (18)
2	DEAD OR ALIVE by Tom Clancy	6 (2)
3	THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS’ NEST by Stieg Larsson	4 (33)
4	OUR KIND OF TRAITOR by John le Carré	1 (12)
5	FREEDOM by Jonathan Franzen	3 (19)
6	TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson	7 (6)
7	FALL OF GIANTS by Ken Follett	2 (14)
8	LUKA AND THE FIRE OF LIFE by Salman Rushdie	8 (7)
9	THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett	(1)
10	NEMESIS by Philip Roth	10 (3)

Non-fiction

1	ATLANTIC by Simon Winchester	2 (6)
2	AT HOME by Bill Bryson	3 (2)
3	CLEOPATRA by Stacy Schiff	(1)
4	THE CIVIL WAR OF 1812 by Alan Taylor	(1)
5	LIFE by Keith Richards	1 (10)
6	SQUIRREL SEEKS CHIPMUNK by David Sedaris and Ian Falconer	5 (2)
7	PAPER GARDEN by Molly Peacock	6 (5)
8	MUST YOU GO? by Antonia Fraser	7 (8)
9	AS ALWAYS, JULIA ed. Joan Reardon	9 (3)
10	HERO by Michael Korda	(1)

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By Brian Bethune - Thursday, December 30, 2010 at 10:36 AM - 0 Comments

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of December 27th, 2010)

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of December 27th, 2010)

Fiction

1	OUR KIND OF TRAITOR by John le Carré	3 (11)
2	FALL OF GIANTS by Ken Follett	5 (13)
3	FREEDOM by Jonathan Franzen	2 (18)
4	THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS’ NEST by Stieg Larsson	4 (32)
5	ROOM by Emma Donoghue	1 (17)
6	DEAD OR ALIVE by Tom Clancy	(1)
7	TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson	6 (5)
8	LUKA AND THE FIRE OF LIFE by Salman Rushdie	7 (6)
9	THE CONFESSION by John Grisham	8 (7)
10	NEMESIS by Philip Roth	10 (2)

Non-fiction

1	LIFE by Keith Richards	1 (9)
2	ATLANTIC by Simon Winchester	2 (5)
3	AT HOME by Bill Bryson	(1)
4	MORDECAI by Charles Foran	3 (9)
5	SQUIRREL SEEKS CHIPMUNK by David Sedaris and Ian Falconer	(1)
6	PAPER GARDEN by Molly Peacock	7 (4)
7	MUST YOU GO? by Antonia Fraser	10 (7)
8	FINISHING THE HAT by Stephen Sondheim	4 (3)
9	AS ALWAYS, JULIA ed. Joan Reardon	5 (2)
10	THE TIGER by John Vaillant	6 (4)

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By Brian Bethune - Thursday, December 23, 2010 at 9:00 AM - 0 Comments

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of December 20th, 2010)

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of December 20th, 2010)

Fiction

1	ROOM by Emma Donoghue	1 (16)
2	FREEDOM by Jonathan Franzen	4 (17)
3	OUR KIND OF TRAITOR by John le Carré	2 (10)
4	THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS’ NEST by Stieg Larsson	5 (31)
5	FALL OF GIANTS by Ken Follett	3 (12)
6	TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson	6 (4)
7	LUKA AND THE FIRE OF LIFE by Salman Rushdie	8 (5)
8	THE CONFESSION by John Grisham	7 (6)
9	SANCTUARY LINE by Jane Urquhart	9 (4)
10	NEMESIS by Philip Roth	(1)

Non-fiction

1	LIFE by Keith Richards	2 (8)
2	ATLANTIC by Simon Winchester	4 (4)
3	MORDECAI by Charles Foran	10 (8)
4	FINISHING THE HAT by Stephen Sondheim	6 (2)
5	AS ALWAYS, JULIA ed. Joan Reardon	(1)
6	THE TIGER by John Vaillant	9 (3)
7	PAPER GARDEN by Molly Peacock	1 (3)
8	CLEOPATRA by Stacy Schiff	3 (2)
9	WAIT FOR ME by Deborah Mitford	5 (4)
10	MUST YOU GO? by Antonia Fraser	8 (6)

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By Brian Bethune - Thursday, December 16, 2010 at 9:00 AM - 0 Comments

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of December 13th, 2010)

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of December 13th, 2010)

Fiction

1	ROOM by Emma Donoghue	3 (15)
2	OUR KIND OF TRAITOR by John le Carré	1 (9)
3	FALL OF GIANTS by Ken Follett	2 (11)
4	FREEDOM by Jonathan Franzen	10 (16)
5	THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS’ NEST by Stieg Larsson	5 (30)
6	TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson	6 (3)
7	THE CONFESSION by John Grisham	9 (5)
8	LUKA AND THE FIRE OF LIFE by Salman Rushdie	7 (4)
9	SANCTUARY LINE by Jane Urquhart	4 (3)
10	APE HOUSE by Sara Gruen	8 (2)

Non-fiction

1	PAPER GARDEN by Molly Peacock	3 (2)
2	LIFE by Keith Richards	1 (7)
3	CLEOPATRA by Stacy Schiff	(1)
4	ATLANTIC by Simon Winchester	6 (3)
5	WAIT FOR ME by Deborah Mitford	7 (3)
6	FINISHING THE HAT by Stephen Sondheim	(1)
7	GOLD DIGGERS by Charlotte Gray	8 (12)
8	MUST YOU GO? by Antonia Fraser	5 (5)
9	THE TIGER by John Vaillant	4 (2)
10	MORDECAI by Charles Foran	9 (7)

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By Brian Bethune - Thursday, December 9, 2010 at 9:00 AM - 0 Comments

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of December 6th, 2010)

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of December 6th, 2010)

Fiction

1	OUR KIND OF TRAITOR by John le Carré	4 (8)
2	FALL OF GIANTS by Ken Follett	5 (10)
3	ROOM by Emma Donoghue	1 (14)
4	SANCTUARY LINE by Jane Urquhart	3 (2)
5	THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS’ NEST by Stieg Larsson	8 (29)
6	TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson	6 (2)
7	LUKA AND THE FIRE OF LIFE by Salman Rushdie	7 (3)
8	APE HOUSE by Sara Gruen	(1)
9	THE CONFESSION by John Grisham	9 (4)
10	FREEDOM by Jonathan Franzen	2 (15)

Non-fiction

1	LIFE by Keith Richards	2 (6)
2	AT HOME by Bill Bryson	(1)
3	PAPER GARDEN by Molly Peacock	(1)
4	TIGER by John Vaillant	(1)
5	MUST YOU GO? by Antonia Fraser	6 (4)
6	ATLANTIC by Simon Winchester	3 (2)
7	WAIT FOR ME by Deborah Mitford	4 (2)
8	GOLD DIGGERS by Charlotte Gray	5 (11)
9	MORDECAI by Charles Foran	7 (6)
10	CHANGING MY MIND by Margaret Trudeau	1 (8)

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By Brian Bethune - Thursday, December 2, 2010 at 9:00 AM - 1 Comment

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of November 29th, 2010)

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of November 29th, 2010)

Fiction

1	ROOM by Emma Donoghue	4 (13)
2	FREEDOM by Jonathan Franzen	7 (14)
3	SANCTUARY LINE by Jane Urquhart	(1)
4	OUR KIND OF TRAITOR by John le Carré	1 (7)
5	FALL OF GIANTS by Ken Follett	3 (9)
6	TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson	(1)
7	LUKA AND THE FIRE OF LIFE by Salman Rushdie	9 (2)
8	THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS’ NEST by Stieg Larsson	2 (28)
9	THE CONFESSION by John Grisham	10 (3)
10	BEDTIME STORY by Robert Wiersema	8 (3)

Non-fiction

1	CHANGING MY MIND by Margaret Trudeau	1 (7)
2	LIFE by Keith Richards	2 (5)
3	ATLANTIC by Simon Winchester	(1)
4	WAIT FOR ME by Deborah Mitford	(1)
5	GOLD DIGGERS by Charlotte Gray	3 (10)
6	MUST YOU GO? by Antonia Fraser	4 (3)
7	MORDECAI by Charles Foran	7 (5)
8	DEATH OF THE LIBERAL CLASS by Chris Hedges	5 (4)
9	THEY FIGHT LIKE SOLDIERS, THEY DIE LIKE CHILDREN by Roméo Dallaire	6 (5)
10	CLEOPATRA by Stacy Schiff	(1)

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By Brian Bethune - Thursday, November 25, 2010 at 9:00 AM - 0 Comments

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of November 22nd, 2010)

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of November 22nd, 2010)

Fiction

1	OUR KIND OF TRAITOR by John le Carré	4 (6)
2	THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS’ NEST by Stieg Larsson	2 (27)
3	FALL OF GIANTS by Ken Follett	10 (8)
4	ROOM by Emma Donoghue	3 (12)
5	ZERO HISTORY by William Gibson	8 (4)
6	ANNABEL by Kathleen Winter	1 (6)
7	FREEDOM by Jonathan Franzen	6 (13)
8	BEDTIME STORY by Robert Wiersema	7 (2)
9	LUKA AND THE FIRE OF LIFE by Salman Rushdie	(1)
10	THE CONFESSION by John Grisham	5 (2)

Non-fiction

1	CHANGING MY MIND by Margaret Trudeau	2 (6)
2	LIFE by Keith Richards	1 (4)
3	GOLD DIGGERS by Charlotte Gray	3 (9)
4	MUST YOU GO? by Antonia Fraser	5 (2)
5	DEATH OF THE LIBERAL CLASS by Chris Hedges	4 (3)
6	THEY FIGHT LIKE SOLDIERS, THEY DIE LIKE CHILDREN by Roméo Dallaire	7 (4)
7	MORDECAI by Charles Foran	8 (4)
8	THE PAPER GARDEN by Molly Peacock	6 (2)
9	DECISION POINTS by George W. Bush	(1)
10	CHOCOLATE WARS by Deborah Cadbury	(1)

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By Brian Bethune - Thursday, November 18, 2010 at 9:00 AM - 0 Comments

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of November 15th, 2010)

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of November 15th, 2010)

Fiction

1	ANNABEL by Kathleen Winter	5 (5)
2	THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS’ NEST by Stieg Larsson	6 (26)
3	ROOM by Emma Donoghue	1 (11)
4	OUR KIND OF TRAITOR by John le Carré	3 (5)
5	THE CONFESSION by John Grisham	(1)
6	FREEDOM by Jonathan Franzen	2 (12)
7	BEDTIME STORY by Robert Wiersema	(1)
8	ZERO HISTORY by William Gibson	8 (3)
9	TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson	4 (2)
10	FALL OF GIANTS by Ken Follett	7 (7)

Non-fiction

1	LIFE by Keith Richards	1 (3)
2	CHANGING MY MIND by Margaret Trudeau	4 (5)
3	GOLD DIGGERS by Charlotte Gray	6 (8)
4	DEATH OF THE LIBERAL CLASS by Chris Hedges	7 (2)
5	MUST YOU GO? by Antonia Fraser	(1)
6	THE PAPER GARDEN by Molly Peacock	(1)
7	THEY FIGHT LIKE SOLDIERS, THEY DIE LIKE CHILDREN by Roméo Dallaire	2 (3)
8	MORDECAI by Charles Foran	8 (4)
9	AT HOME by Bill Bryson	1 (5)
10	THE MADMAN AND THE BUTCHER by Tim Cook	(1)