HARDCOVER -- FICTION 
 1. LONE WOLF, by <a href="/topics/Jodi_Picoult">Jodi Picoult</a> (Atria) 
 2. STAR WARS: FATE OF THE JEDI, APOCALYPSE, by Troy Denning (Del Rey) 
 3. KILL SHOT, by <a href="/topics/Vince_Flynn">Vince Flynn</a> (Atria) 
 4. THE THIEF, by <a href="/topics/Clive_Cussler">Clive Cussler</a> and Justin Scott (Putnam) 
 5. PRIVATE GAMES, by <a href="/topics/James_Patterson">James Patterson</a> and Mark Sullivan (Little, Brown) 
 6. DEFENDING JACOB, by William Landay (Delacorte) 
 7. VICTIMS, by <a href="/topics/Jonathan_Kellerman">Jonathan Kellerman</a> (Ballantine) 
 8. THE EXPATS, by Chris Pavone (Crown) 
 9. THE WOLF GIFT, by <a href="/topics/Anne_Rice">Anne Rice</a> (Knopf) 
 10. FAIR GAME, by Patricia Briggs (Ace) 
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<h3> HARDCOVER -- NONFICTION</h3> 
 1. AMERICAN SNIPER, by Chris Kyle, with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice (Morrow) 
 2. THE PIONEER WOMAN COOKS: FOOD FROM MY FRONTIER, by Ree Drummond (Morrow) 
 3. KILLING LINCOLN, by <a href="/topics/Bill_O%27Reilly">Bill O'Reilly</a> and Martin Dugard (Holt) 
 4. THE POWER OF HABIT, by Charles Duhigg (<a href="/topics/Random_House_Inc">Random House</a>) 
 5. THE BLOOD SUGAR SOLUTION, by Mark Hyman, M.D. (Little, Brown) 
 6. STEVE JOBS, by <a href="/topics/Walter_Isaacson">Walter Isaacson</a> (Simon and Schuster) 
 7. WISHES FULFILLED, by Wayne W. Dyer (Hay House) 
 8. BETTER THAN NORMAL, by Dale Archer, M.D. (Crown) 
 9. DYING TO BE ME, by Anita Moorjani (Hay House) 
 10. THE RIGHTEOUS MIND, by <a href="/topics/Jonathan_Haidt">Jonathan Haidt</a> (Pantheon) 
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<h3> PAPERBACK</h3> 
 1. FIFTY SHADES OF GREY, by E.L. James (Vintage) 
 2. THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET'S NEST, by <a href="/topics/Stieg_Larsson">Stieg Larsson</a> (Vintage) 
 3. THE HELP, by <a href="/topics/Kathryn_Stockett">Kathryn Stockett</a> (Berkley) 
 4. HEAVEN IS FOR REAL, by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent (<a href="/topics/Thomas_Nelson">Thomas Nelson</a>) 
 5. THE VOW, by Kim and Krickitt Carpenter with Dana Wilkerson (BandH) 
 6. THE LUCKY ONE, by <a href="/topics/Nicholas_Sparks">Nicholas Sparks</a> (Grand Central) 
 7. THE HARBINGER, by Jonathan Cahn (Frontline) 
 8. BOSSYPANTS, by <a href="/topics/Tina_Fey">Tina Fey</a> (Back Bay / Reagan Arthur) 
 9. THE TIGER'S WIFE, by Téa Obreht (<a href="/topics/Random_House_Inc">Random House</a>) 
 10. THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS, by <a href="/topics/Rebecca_Skloot">Rebecca Skloot</a> (Broadway)

HARDCOVER -- FICTION 1. LONE WOLF, by Jodi Picoult (Atria) 2. STAR WARS: FATE OF THE JEDI, APOCALYPSE, by Troy Denning (Del Rey) 3. KILL SHOT, by Vince Flynn (Atria) 4. THE THIEF, by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott (Putnam) 5. PRIVATE GAMES, by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan (Little, Brown) 6. DEFENDING JACOB, by William Landay (Delacorte) 7. VICTIMS, by Jonathan Kellerman (Ballantine) 8. THE EXPATS, by Chris Pavone (Crown) 9. THE WOLF GIFT, by Anne Rice (Knopf) 10. FAIR GAME, by Patricia Briggs (Ace) HARDCOVER -- NONFICTION 1. AMERICAN SNIPER, by Chris Kyle, with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice (Morrow) 2. THE PIONEER WOMAN COOKS: FOOD FROM MY FRONTIER, by Ree Drummond (Morrow) 3. KILLING LINCOLN, by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard (Holt) 4. THE POWER OF HABIT, by Charles Duhigg (Random House) 5. THE BLOOD SUGAR SOLUTION, by Mark Hyman, M.D. (Little, Brown) 6. STEVE JOBS, by Walter Isaacson (Simon and Schuster) 7. WISHES FULFILLED, by Wayne W. Dyer (Hay House) 8. BETTER THAN NORMAL, by Dale Archer, M.D. (Crown) 9. DYING TO BE ME, by Anita Moorjani (Hay House) 10. THE RIGHTEOUS MIND, by Jonathan Haidt (Pantheon) PAPERBACK 1. FIFTY SHADES OF GREY, by E.L. James (Vintage) 2. THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET'S NEST, by Stieg Larsson (Vintage) 3. THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett (Berkley) 4. HEAVEN IS FOR REAL, by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent (Thomas Nelson) 5. THE VOW, by Kim and Krickitt Carpenter with Dana Wilkerson (BandH) 6. THE LUCKY ONE, by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central) 7. THE HARBINGER, by Jonathan Cahn (Frontline) 8. BOSSYPANTS, by Tina Fey (Back Bay / Reagan Arthur) 9. THE TIGER'S WIFE, by Téa Obreht (Random House) 10. THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS, by Rebecca Skloot (Broadway)

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