Posted on 25th Feb 2010 @ 5:45 PM

Published Thursday, February 25, 2010 (for the sales week ended Sunday, February 21, 2010). 

Debuts for the week:
Hardcover Fiction
#3-The Man From Beijing, by Henning Mankell (9780307271860)
#6-The Three Weissmanns of Westport, by Cathleen Schine (9780374299040)
Paperback Fiction
#3-Little Bee, by Chris Cleave (9781416589648)
#14-The Forgotten Garden, by Kate Morton (9781416550556)
Paperback Nonfiction
#14-The Possessed, by Elif Batuman (9780374532185)
Mass Market
#8-First Family, by David Baldacci (9780446539746)
Children's Illustrated
#8-Fancy Nancy's Elegant Easter, by Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.) (9780061703799)
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. The Help
Kathryn Stockett, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, $24.95, 9780399155345
2. The Girl Who Played With Fire
Stieg Larsson, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307269980
3. The Man From Beijing- Debut
Henning Mankell, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307271860
4. Shadow Tag
Louise Erdrich, Harper, $25.99, 9780061536090
5. The Postmistress
Sarah Blake, Amy Einhorn Books, $25.95, 9780399156199
6. The Three Weissmanns of Westport- Debut
Cathleen Schine, FSG, $25, 9780374299040
7. The Lacuna
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $26.99, 9780060852573
8. Half Broke Horses
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $26, 9781416586289
9. Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel, Holt, $27, 9780805080681
10. The Swan Thieves
Elizabeth Kostova, Little Brown, $26.99, 9780316065788
11. The Lost Symbol
Dan Brown, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385504225
12. Worst Case
James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316036221
13. Noah's Compass
Anne Tyler, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307272409
14. The Lost Books of the Odyssey
Zachary Mason, FSG, $24, 9780374192150
15. The First Rule
Robert Crais, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399156137

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Game Change
John Heilemann, Mark Halperin, Harper, $27.99, 9780061733635
2. Stones Into Schools
Greg Mortenson, Viking, $26.95, 9780670021154
3. Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $27, 9780066211312
4. Committed
Elizabeth Gilbert, Viking, $26.95, 9780670021659
5. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot, Crown, $26, 9781400052172
6. The Happiness Project
Gretchen Craft Rubin, Harper, $25.99, 9780061583254
7. Born to Run
Christopher McDougall, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307266309
8. Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316017923
9. Willie Mays
James S. Hirsch, Scribner, $30, 9781416547907
10. The Checklist Manifesto
Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $24.50, 9780805091748
11. What the Dog Saw
Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316075848
12. Drive
Daniel H. Pink, Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594488849
13. On the Brink
Jr.Henry M. Paulson, Business Plus, $28.99, 9780446561938
14. The Kind Diet
Alicia Silverstone, Rodale, $29.99, 9781605296449
15. Have a Little Faith
Mitch Albom, Hyperion, $23.99, 9780786868728
ON THE RISE:
17. Making Rounds With Oscar
David Dosa, Hyperion, $23.99, 9781401323233
The endearing true story of a cat's life at a nursing home.

TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307454546
2. A Reliable Wife
Robert Goolrick, Algonquin, $14.95, 9781565129771
3.Little Bee - Debut
Chris Cleave, S&S, $14, 9781416589648
4. Olive Kitteridge
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $14, 9780812971835
5. Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368
6. Let the Great World Spin
Colum McCann, Random House, $15, 9780812973990
7. The Elegance of the Hedgehog
Muriel Barbery, Europa Editions, $15, 9781933372600
8. The Art of Racing in the Rain
Garth Stein, Harper, $14.99, 9780061537967
9. Shanghai Girls
Lisa See, Random House, $15, 9780812980530
10. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows, Dial, $14, 9780385341004
11. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Jamie Ford, Ballantine, $15, 9780345505347
12. Sarah's Key
Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin, $13.95, 9780312370848
13. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
Alan Bradley, Bantam, $15, 9780385343497
14. The Forgotten Garden- Debut
Kate Morton, Washington Square Press, $15, 9781416550556
15. The Piano Teacher
Janice Y.K. Lee, Penguin, $15, 9780143116530

TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. Food Rules
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $11, 9780143116387
2. Three Cups of Tea
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $16, 9780143038252
3. The Lost City of Z
David Grann, Vintage, $15.95, 9781400078455
4. Animals Make Us Human
Temple Grandin, Catherine Johnson, Mariner, $15.95, 9780547248233
5. A People's History of the United States
Howard Zinn, Harper, $18.95, 9780060838652
6. The Blind Side
Michael Lewis, Norton, $13.95, 9780393338386
7. In Defense of Food
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $15, 9780143114963
8. Mountains Beyond Mountains
Tracy Kidder, Random House, $15.95, 9780812973013
9. The Omnivore's Dilemma
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $16, 9780143038580
10. Eat, Pray, Love
Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $15, 9780143038412
11. The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542
12. Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea
Chelsea Handler, Simon Spotlight, $16, 9781416596363
13. How We Decide
Jonah Lehrer, Mariner, $14.95, 9780547247991
14. The Possessed: Adventures With Russian Books and the People Who Read Them- Debut
Elif Batuman, FSG, $15, 9780374532185
15. My Life in France
Julia Child, Anchor, $15, 9780307277695

MASS MARKET
1. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488
2. Dear John
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $7.99, 9780446567336
3. Shutter Island
Dennis Lehane, Harper, $7.99, 9780061703256
4. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307473479
5. The Scarecrow
Michael Connelly, Grand Central, $9.99, 9780446401203
6. Nine Stories
J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $6.99, 9780316769501
7. Franny and Zooey
J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $6.99, 9780316769495
8. First Family- Debut
David Baldacci, Vision, $9.99, 9780446539746
9. The Lovely Bones
Alice Sebold, Little Brown, $7.99, 9780316044400
10. Night and Day
Robert B. Parker, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425232996

CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Ultimate Guide
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $12.99, 9781423121718
2. When You Reach Me
Rebecca Stead, Wendy Lamb, $15.99, 9780385737425
3. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $11.99, 9780375842207
4. Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Journey to Change the World... One Child at a Time
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Puffin, $8.99, 9780142414125
5. The Demigod Files
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $12.95, 9781423121664
6. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $8.99, 9780316013697
7. Incarceron
Catherine Fisher, Dial, $17.99, 9780803733961
8. Graceling
Kristin Cashore, Graphia, $9.99, 9780547258300
9. Fantastic Mr. Fox
Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illus.), Puffin, $6.99, 9780142414552
10. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll, Camille Rose Garcia (Illus.), Collins Design, $16.99, 9780061886577
11. D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths
Edgar Parin D'Aulaire, Ingri D'Aulaire, Delacorte, $19.95, 9780440406945
12. The Magician's Elephant
Kate DiCamillo, Yoko Tanaka (Illus.), Candlewick, $16.99, 9780763644109
13. Witch & Wizard
James Patterson, Gabrielle Charbonnet, Little Brown, $17.99, 9780316036245
14. Fallen
Lauren Kate, Delacorte, $17.99, 9780385738934
15. The Underneath
Kathi Appelt, David Small (Illus.), Atheneum, $7.99, 9781416950592

CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
1. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
2. The Lion & the Mouse
Jerry Pinkney, Little Brown, $16.99, 9780316013567
3. The Easter Egg
Jan Brett, Putnam, $17.99, 9780399252389
4. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926
5. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007
6. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
7. Waddle!
Rufus Butler Seder, Workman, $12.95, 9780761151128
8. Fancy Nancy's Elegant Easter- Debut
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), HarperFestival, $6.99, 9780061703799
9. Love You Forever
Robert Munsch, Sheila McGraw (Illus.), Firefly, $5.95, 9780920668375
10. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035
11. All the World
Liz Garton Scanlon, Marla Frazee (Illus.), Beach Lane, $17.99, 9781416985808
12. I Am a Bunny
Ole Risom, Richard Scarry (Illus.), Golden, $5.99, 9780375827785
13. Make Way for Ducklings
Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140564341
14. Fancy Nancy: Heart to Heart
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), HarperFestival, $4.99, 9780061235962
15. Skippyjon Jones, Lost in Spice
Judy Schachner, Dutton, $16.99, 9780525479659

CHILDREN'S FICTION SERIES
1. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
2. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid  (hardcover and paperback)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
4. The 39 Clues (hardcover)
Peter Lerangis, et al., Scholastic
5. Twilight (hardcover and paperback)
Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown
6. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
7. Hunger Games (hardcover)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
8. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
9. Alex Rider Adventures (hardcover and paperback)
Anthony Horowitz, Puffin
10. Fancy Nancy I Can Read Series (paperback)
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper

OTHER INDIE FAVORITES
Hardcover
THE INFORMATION OFFICER by Mark Mills (Random House, $25, 9781400068180) "Pinched between Nazis in Italy and in North Africa, Malta-a speck of a British Colony-is taking a nightly pounding. The function of the 'information' officer is to keep up the morale of the troops and local populace. But how can he when there is a murderer on the loose who might be a spy? And he is in love with two married women-a delicate balancing act in such a hermetic environment."-- Darwin Ellis, Books on the Common, Ridgefield, CT

I WANT TO BE LEFT BEHIND: Finding Rapture Here on Earth by Brenda Peterson (Da Capo, $25, 9780306818042) "Peterson's latest book is the story of her unique upbringing, both in nature (her father was with the Forest Service) and in the Southern Baptist religion. At once precocious and thoughtful, she weaves her way through the contradictions of growing up to find her own spiritual place in the world. 'Glowing' would not be too strong of an adjective for this book!"-Ann Carlson, Harborwalk Books, Georgetown, SC

Paperback
BONE BY BONE by Carol O'Connell (Berkley, $9.99, 9780425231050) "Carol O'Connell's first stand-alone book is a winner--an intricately plotted story of an unsolved murder of a teenage boy. This extraordinary thriller will keep you hooked." --Patricia Worth, River Reader, Lexington, MO

For Ages 4 to 8
SUPERSISTER by Beth Cadena, Frank W. Dormer (illus.) (Clarion, $16, 9780547010069) "This is one of the best big sibling books I've seen in ages, as we follow Supersister throughout her day (as she is a great help to her mom and more). Perfect for kids expecting a new baby in the family." --Katherine Fergason, Bunch of Grapes Bookstore, Vineyard Haven, MA