Bestselling books the week of 2/18/10, according to IndieBound*
What's selling fastest in independent bookstores across America.
Readers browse in a NYC bookstore.
Lynsey Addario/File
HARDCOVER FICTION
1. The Help, by Kathryn Stockett, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam
2. The Girl Who Played With Fire, by Stieg Larsson, Knopf
3. The Postmistress, by Sarah Blake, Amy Einhorn Books
4. Shadow Tag, by Louise Erdrich, Harper
5. The Lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver, Harper
6. The Swan Thieves, by Elizabeth Kostova, Little Brown
7. The Lost Symbol, by Dan Brown, Doubleday
8. Worst Case, by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge, Little Brown
9. Half Broke Horses, by Jeannette Walls, Scribner
10. Wolf Hall, by Hilary Mantel, Holt
11. Where the God of Love Hangs Out, by Amy Bloom, Random House
12. Noah's Compass, by Anne Tyler, Knopf
13. Remarkable Creatures, by Tracy Chevalier, Dutton
14. The Lost Books of the Odyssey, by Zachary Mason, FSG
15. Brava, Valentine, by Adriana Trigiani, Harper
ON THE RISE:
18. Conspirata, by Robert Harris, S&S
Harris follows up his bestselling novel of Ancient Rome, Imperium.
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Game Change, by John Heilemann, Mark Halperin, Harper
2. Stones Into Schools, by Greg Mortenson, Viking
3. Committed, by Elizabeth Gilbert, Viking
4. Just Kids, by Patti Smith, Ecco
5. The Happiness Project, by Gretchen Craft Rubin, Harper
6. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot, Crown
7. Willie Mays: The Life, the Legend, by James S. Hirsch, Scribner
8. The Checklist Manifesto, by Atul Gawande, Metropolitan
9. Born to Run, by Christopher McDougall, Knopf
10. What the Dog Saw, by Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown
11. Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown
12. The Politician, by Andrew Young, Thomas Dunne
13. Have a Little Faith, by Mitch Albom, Hyperion
14. Open, by Andre Agassi, Knopf
15. Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume I, by Julia Child, et al., Knopf
ON THE RISE:
16. Staying True, by Jenny Sanford, Ballantine
A candid memoir by the first lady of South Carolina.










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