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New York Times Best Seller lists

The New York Times Best Seller list is widely considered the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States. It is updated online every Wednesday evening. Below are best seller lists for hardcover fiction and non-fiction. For more lists, visit our New York Times Children's Best Sellers page, our NYT Best Sellers for Teens page , or The New York Times's Best Sellers page.

Hardcover Fiction

June 20, 2010

1

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nestby Stieg Larsson
In the last volume of the Millennium trilogy, Mikael Blomkvist and Lisbeth Salander are threatened by an adversary from deep within the government.

2

Bulletby Laurell K. Hamilton
Anita Blake, vampire hunter, is menaced by the Mother of All Darkness, who wants to take over her body.

3

The Spyby Clive Cussler and Justin Scott
In 1908, a detective investigates spies who are trying to keep America from developing dreadnought battleships.

4

The Helpby Kathryn Stockett
Three women — a white socialite and two black maids — work on a tell-all book about black domestic servants in 1960s Mississippi.

5

Dead in the Familyby Charlaine Harris
The telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse struggles with the fallout from the brief but deadly Fae War.

6

61 Hoursby Lee Child
Jack Reacher helps the police in a small South Dakota town protect a witness in a drug trial.

7

The Burning Wireby Jeffery Deaver
The forensic detective Lincoln Rhyme investigates a series of murderous electrical explosions.

8

Storm Preyby John Sandford
Lucas Davenport’s wife is a witness to a botched robbery and murder in the 20th novel in the “Prey” series.

9

The Bourne Objectiveby Eric Van Lustbader
Robert Ludlum’s character Jason Bourne matches wits with a vicious Russian mercenary.

10

Innocentby Scott Turow
When Rusty Sabich’s wife is found dead, Tommy Molto accuses him of murder for the second time, 23 years after "Presumed Innocent."

11

Heart of the Matterby Emily Giffin
Two women in a Boston suburb have little in common beyond a fierce love for their children, but their lives converge after a tragic accident.

12

The 9th Judgmentby James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
Detective Lindsay Boxer and the Women’s Murder Club pursue a killer who’s preying on women and children.

13

Blockade Billyby Stephen King
A tale about the dark side of baseball, circa 1957.

14

Alliesby Christie Golden
The Skywalkers and the Sith undertake an unprecedented joint mission; a “Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi” book.

15

The Rule of Nineby Steve Martini
The lawyer Paul Madriani pursues a hired assassin out for revenge, while a terrorist plots an attack on the United States.

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Hardcover Nonfiction

June 20, 2010

1

_____ My Dad Saysby Justin Halpern
A coming-of-age memoir organized around the musings, purveyed on Twitter, of the author's father. Originally published in 2010.

2

Warby Sebastian Junger
The intense lives of American soldiers in a corner of Afghanistan, by the author of "The Perfect Storm."

3

Spoken from the Heartby Laura Bush
The story of the former first lady from her start in Midland, Tex.

4

The Big Shortby Michael Lewis
The people who saw the real estate crash coming and made billions. Originally published in 2010 and a 2015 movie.

5

Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bangby Chelsea Handler
More humorous personal essays from the comedian.

6

To Save Americaby Newt Gingrich with Joe DeSantis
How to reverse President Obama‘s policies, by the former speaker of the House of Representatives.

7

The Last Standby Nathaniel Philbrick
Custer, Sitting Bull and the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

8

Outliersby Malcolm Gladwell
Unexpected factors that explain why some people succeed, such as upbringing, timing and 10,000 hours of deliberate practice.

9

The Promiseby Jonathan Alter
A detailed look at President Obama’s decision-making process on issues like health care and the Afghanistan war offers a glimpse of what it’s like to work in his White House.

10

Change Your Brain, Change Your Bodyby Daniel G. Amen
Using the brain-body connection to lose weight and avoid depression.

11

Hitch-22by Christopher Hitchens
While on book tour for this memoir, Hitchens learned he had cancer. He died in 2011.

12

The Upside of Irrationalityby Dan Ariely
The unexpected benefits of defying logic at work and at home.

13

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacksby Rebecca Skloot
The story of a woman whose cancer cells were cultured without her permission in 1951.

14

Operation Mincemeatby Ben Macintyre
The British ruse that employed a corpse to fool the Nazis about the invasion of Sicily.

15

Chords of Strengthby David Archuleta with Monica Haim
A young singer who was a runner-up on “American Idol” discusses his career, faith and family.