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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 or The New York Times’s Best Sellers page.

Hardcover Fiction

January 8, 2012

1

11/22/63by Stephen King
An English teacher travels back to 1958 by way of a time portal in a Maine diner. His assignment: Stop Lee Harvey Oswald.

2

The Litigatorsby John Grisham
Partners in a small law firm take on a big case after a fast-track burnout joins them.

3

Kill Alex Crossby James Patterson
The president’s children are abducted, and Detective Alex Cross is one of the first on the scene. But someone is using the F.B.I., Secret Service and C.I.A. to keep him off the case and in the dark.

4

Locked onby Tom Clancy with Mark Greaney
Jack Ryan Jr. must stop an emerging threat from a Pakistani general.

5

Death Comes to Pemberleyby P. D. James
Six years after Elizabeth and Darcy marry, their comfortable life is shaken by a murder, as James recreates the world of “Pride and Prejudice” with a mysterious twist.

6

The Best of Meby Nicholas Sparks
Twenty-five years after their high school romance ended, a man and woman return to their North Carolina town.

7

Red Mistby Patricia Cornwell
The chief medical examiner Kay Scarpetta investigates a string of killings she believes are linked to the murder of her former deputy.

8

Explosive Eighteenby Janet Evanovich
After a disastrous vacation in Hawaii, the bounty hunter Stephanie Plum becomes the target of an international killer.

9

V is for Vengeanceby Sue Grafton
Pursuing a shoplifter leads Kinsey Millhone into a web connecting a shadowy "private banker," an angry trophy wife and a brutal killer.

10

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.

11

The Dropby Michael Connelly
Harry Bosch of the L.A.P.D. uncovers both the operations of a sadistic killer and a political conspiracy.

12

1q84by Haruki Murakami
In 1980s Tokyo, a woman who punishes perpetrators of domestic violence has ties to an aspiring novelist with an unusual project.

13

Microby Michael Crichton and Richard Preston
Students miniaturized by an evil entrepreneur battle insects in a Hawaiian rain forest; part of the book was written by Crichton before his death in 2008.

14

The Art of Fieldingby Chad Harbach
At a small college in Wisconsin, a gifted but vulnerable baseball player faces a crisis.

15

A Dance with Dragonsby George R. R. Martin
After a colossal battle, the Seven Kingdoms face new threats.

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Hardcover Nonfiction

January 8, 2012

1

Steve Jobsby Walter Isaacson
A biography of the recently deceased entrepreneur, based on 40 interviews with Jobs conducted over two years.

2

Killing Lincolnby Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
The television host recounts the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

3

Unbrokenby Laura Hillenbrand
An Olympic runner’s story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese during World War II. Read by Edward Herrmann. 13 hours, 56 minutes unabridged.

4

Through My Eyesby Tim Tebow with Nathan Whitaker
The Broncos quarterback chronicles his personal and professional course.

5

Jack Kennedyby Chris Matthews
An admiring portrait.

6

Being George Washingtonby Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe
How Washington turned himself into the indispensable (if imperfect) man.

7

Thinking, Fast and Slowby Daniel Kahneman
When we can and cannot trust our intuitions in making business and personal decisions.

8

Catherine the Greatby Robert K. Massie
An 18th-century German princess who became Empress of All the Russias.

9

Heaven is for Realby Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent
A 3-year-old’s encounter with Jesus during an appendectomy; the basis of the movie.

10

Then Againby Diane Keaton
The actress uses her mother’s diaries as a springboard for the examination of her own life.

11

Boomerangby Michael Lewis
A look at some of the places — Greece, Ireland, Iceland — hardest hit by the financial collapse of 2008, and at how it happened.

12

In the Garden of Beastsby Erik Larson
This portrait of Berlin during the rise of the Nazis centers on William E. Dodd, the U.S. ambassador to Germany, and his daughter, Martha.

13

Seriously... I'm Kiddingby Ellen DeGeneres
A collection of humor pieces from the stand-up comedian and talk-show host.

14

Bossypantsby Tina Fey
A memoir from the former “Saturday Night Live” star, film actress and creator of “30 Rock” and "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt." Originally published in 2011.

15

Back to Workby Bill Clinton
The former president argues that cooperation between the private sector and government is necessary to restore prosperity.