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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

October 17, 2010

1

Fall of Giantsby Ken Follett
Five interrelated families from five countries are caught in the upheavals of World War I and the Russian Revolution.

2

Don’t Blinkby James Patterson and Howard Roughan
A magazine reporter accidentally captures a key piece of evidence that lands him in the middle of an all-out war between Italian and Russian mafia forces.

3

Freedomby Jonathan Franzen
A family of Midwestern liberals during the Bush years.

4

Safe Havenby Nicholas Sparks
The arrival of a mysterious young woman in a small North Carolina town raises questions about her past.

5

Squirrel Seeks Chipmunkby David Sedaris. Illustrated by Ian Falconer
A look at human nature through darkly comic morality stories enacted by animals.

6

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.

7

Naked Heatby Richard Castle
When New York’s most vicious gossip columnist is found dead, Detective Nikki Heat uncovers a gallery of high-profile suspects.

8

Legacyby Danielle Steel
A writer’s stunning family discovery leads to Paris, the French aristocracy and a mysterious Sioux ancestor.

9

Bad Bloodby John Sandford
Two bodies in two days: one is murder, the other is suicide. Discovering the connection leads Virgil Flowers into the monstrous history of a Minnesota farm community.

10

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.

11

Wicked Appetiteby Janet Evanovich
In Salem, Mass., Diesel must protect Elizabeth Tucker from a dangerous man who needs her help to find an ancient power source.

12

Roomby Emma Donoghue
The world of the 5-year-old boy who narrates this novel is the 11-by-11-foot room in which his mother is being held. The basis of the movie.

13

Getting to Happyby Terry McMillan
Revisiting the four women from “Waiting to Exhale."

14

Call Me Mrs. Miracleby Debbie Macomber
Working in the toy section of a department store, Emily Merkle is called upon to engineer some Christmas miracles.

15

Mini Shopaholicby Sophie Kinsella
Keeping a surprise party on budget has domestic perils.

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Hardcover Nonfiction

October 17, 2010

1

Obama's Warsby Bob Woodward
The inside story of how decisions were made on Afghanistan, on Pakistan and on the fight against terrorism.

2

Earth (the Book)by Jon Stewart and others
A visitor’s guide to the human race, presented by "The Daily Show."

3

____ Finish Firstby Tucker Max
A tale of bad decisions, debauchery and reckless sex.

4

The Roots of Obama's Rageby Dinesh D'Souza
D’Souza argues that Obama’s policies are defined by the anti-colonialist sentiments of his father.

5

The Grand Designby Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow
Central questions of philosophy and science, from the author of “A Brief History of Time.”

6

Pinheads and Patriotsby Bill O'Reilly
The Fox News commentator scrutinizes the meaning of change in the era of Obama.

7

Operation Dark Heartby Anthony Shaffer
An intelligence officer discusses the role of spycraft and special operations in Afghanistan.

8

_____ 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.

9

Even Silence Has an Endby Ingrid Betancourt
Betancourt, a Colombian presidential candidate at the time, was kidnapped by leftist guerrillas in 2002 and held for six years.

10

Crimes Against Libertyby David Limbaugh
A political indictment of the Obama presidency.

11

White House Diaryby Jimmy Carter
The diary Carter kept during his presidency, with annotations.

12

The Waveby Susan Casey
A look at giant oceanic waves and the scientists and surfers who love them.

13

A Journeyby Tony Blair
A memoir by the former British prime minister.

14

Growing Up Laughingby Marlo Thomas
The actress-comedian’s memoir is as much about comedy as it is about her life in it.

15

The Warmth of Other Sunsby Isabel Wilkerson
An account of the Great Migration of 1915-70, in which six million African-Americans abandoned the South.