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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

December 9, 2012

1

Notorious Nineteenby Janet Evanovich
The New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum tracks down a con man who mysteriously vanished from a hospital.

2

The Forgottenby David Baldacci
A special agent with the United States Army investigates his aunt’s mysterious death in a picture-perfect town on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

3

Agenda 21by Glenn Beck with Harriet Parke
A girl begins to question the authorities who run the Republic, the totalitarian successor to the United States created by the U.N.

4

The Last Manby Vince Flynn
The counterterrorism operative Mitch Rapp searches for a missing C.I.A. asset amid treachery in Afghanistan. 

5

The Racketeerby John Grisham
An imprisoned ex-lawyer schemes to exchange information about a murdered federal judge for his freedom. 

6

Merry Christmas, Alex Crossby James Patterson
The detective is called away from his family on Christmas Eve to save another family in a deteriorating hostage situation.

7

The Casual Vacancyby J. K. Rowling
The sudden death of a parish councilman reveals bitter social divisions in an idyllic English town; the author’s first novel for adults.

8

Gone Girlby Gillian Flynn
A woman disappears on her fifth anniversary; is her husband a killer?

9

Flight Behaviorby Barbara Kingsolver
An Appalachian woman becomes involved in an effort to save monarch butterflies.

10

Cross Roadsby Wm. Paul Young
A comatose businessman encounters Jesus, the Holy Spirit and God; from the author of “The Shack.”

11

Poseidon's Arrowby Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler
The developer of a powerful submarine has been killed and his plans stolen, and the NUMA director Dirk Pitt and his team go on a desperate international chase to stop the perpetrators.

12

The Round Houseby Louise Erdrich
An American Indian family faces the ramifications of a vicious crime; winner of the 2012 National Book Award for fiction. 

13

Winter of the Worldby Ken Follett
Five interrelated families — American, German, Russian, English and Welsh — grapple with the historical events of the years 1939-49; Book 2 of the Century Trilogy.

14

The Time Keeperby Mitch Albom
Banished for centuries, the inventor of the world’s first clock tries to redeem himself by teaching two earthly people the true meaning of time.

15

The Pantherby Nelson DeMille
The anti-terrorist task force agent John Corey and his wife, an F.B.I. agent, pursue a high-ranking Qaeda operative in Yemen. But the hunters are about to become the hunted. 

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Hardcover Nonfiction

December 9, 2012

1

Thomas Jeffersonby Jon Meacham
The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist celebrates Jefferson’s skills as a practical politician. 

2

Killing Kennedyby Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
The host of “The O’Reilly Factor” recounts the events surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

3

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

4

No Easy Dayby Mark Owen with Kevin Maurer
An account by a former member of the Navy SEALs, written pseudonymously, of the mission that killed bin Laden.

5

The Signal and the Noiseby Nate Silver

6

Roll Me Up and Smoke Me when I Dieby Willie Nelson
The musician muses on family, friends, Texas and life on the road.

7

Bruceby Peter Ames Carlin
A biography of Bruce Springsteen traces his climb from a working- class childhood to success and fame.

8

America Againby Stephen Colbert and others
The mock pundit of Comedy Central’s “Colbert Report” tells how to bring America back from the brink.

9

Last Lionby William Manchester and Paul Reid
This biography of Winston Churchill, reaching from World War II until his death in 1965, stresses his courage, intellect and will to action.

10

Patriarchby David Nasaw
The life and times of Joseph P. Kennedy.

11

Joy of Hateby Greg Gutfeld
The Fox News Channel host denounces liberal double standards and intolerance masquerading as tolerance.

12

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.

13

Waging Heavy Peaceby Neil Young
The rocker's off-the-wall memoir.

14

Far from the Treeby Andrew Solomon
The difficulties and triumphs of families dealing with exceptional children.

15

The Outpostby Jake Tapper
The story of a deadly Taliban attack on a remote American outpost in Afghanistan in 2009 sheds light on the war.