THE NEW YORK TIMES Best Sellers Week of January 29, 2010
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This Week	FICTION	Weeks On List
1	PRIVATE: #1 SUSPECT, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. When a former lover’s dead body is found in his bed, Jack Morgan, a former Marine and the head of an investigative firm, is accused of murder.	3
2	DEATH OF KINGS, by Bernard Cornwell. As King Alfred lies near death, the Saxon warrior Uhtred must decide whether to support a united England or reclaim his ancestral lands in the north.	1
3	BELIEVING THE LIE, by Elizabeth George. Inspector Thomas Lynley’s investigation of a murder unearths the secrets of a wealthy clan.	2
4	DEATH COMES TO PEMBERLEY, by P. D. James. Six years after Elizabeth Bennet and Darcy marry, their comfortable life is shaken by a murder, as James recreates the world of “Pride and Prejudice” with a mysterious twist.	7
5	THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST, by Stieg Larsson. The third volume of the Millennium trilogy, about a Swedish hacker and a journalist.	75
6	11/22/63, by Stephen King. An English teacher travels back to 1958 by way of a time portal in a Maine diner. His assignment is to stop Lee Harvey Oswald, but first he must determine if Oswald is guilty.	11
7	RAYLAN, by Elmore Leonard. A United States marshal sent to Harlan County, Ky., confronts organ trafficking, strip mining, gambling and bank robberies.	1
8	SHADOWS IN FLIGHT, by Orson Scott Card. The latest entry in the “Ender” science fiction series; a sequel to “Shadow of the Giant.”	1
9	THE ROPE, by Nevada Barr. In the 17th Anna Pigeon mystery, Barr returns to 1995 to explore the dramatic circumstances that explain why this National Park Service ranger decided to go into law enforcement.	1
10	THE LITIGATORS, by John Grisham. Partners in a small law firm take on a big case after a fast-track burnout joins them.	13
11	LOCKED ON, by Tom Clancy with Mark Greaney. Jack Ryan Jr. must stop an emerging threat from a Pakistani general.	6
12	GIDEON'S CORPSE, by Douglas Preston. Gideon Crew works to avoid a threatened terrorist attack on an American city.	2
13	DARTH PLAGUEIS, by James Luceno. The Sith legend of Darth Plagueis, the most powerful Dark Lord of the Sith, who could keep the ones he cared about from dying; a “Star Wars” novel.	2
14	THE BEST OF ME, by Nicholas Sparks. Twenty-five years after their high school romance ended, a man and woman who have gone their separate ways return to their North Carolina town for the funeral of a friend.	15
15	LOVE IN A NUTSHELL, by Janet Evanovich and Dorien Kelly. A former magazine editor attempts to turn her parents’ summer house into a bed-and-breakfast.	3

This
Week

FICTION

Weeks
On List

PRIVATE: #1 SUSPECT, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. When a former lover’s dead body is found in his bed, Jack Morgan, a former Marine and the head of an investigative firm, is accused of murder.

DEATH OF KINGS, by Bernard Cornwell. As King Alfred lies near death, the Saxon warrior Uhtred must decide whether to support a united England or reclaim his ancestral lands in the north.

BELIEVING THE LIE, by Elizabeth George. Inspector Thomas Lynley’s investigation of a murder unearths the secrets of a wealthy clan.

DEATH COMES TO PEMBERLEY, by P. D. James. Six years after Elizabeth Bennet and Darcy marry, their comfortable life is shaken by a murder, as James recreates the world of “Pride and Prejudice” with a mysterious twist.

THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST, by Stieg Larsson. The third volume of the Millennium trilogy, about a Swedish hacker and a journalist.

11/22/63, by Stephen King. An English teacher travels back to 1958 by way of a time portal in a Maine diner. His assignment is to stop Lee Harvey Oswald, but first he must determine if Oswald is guilty.

RAYLAN, by Elmore Leonard. A United States marshal sent to Harlan County, Ky., confronts organ trafficking, strip mining, gambling and bank robberies.

SHADOWS IN FLIGHT, by Orson Scott Card. The latest entry in the “Ender” science fiction series; a sequel to “Shadow of the Giant.”

THE ROPE, by Nevada Barr. In the 17th Anna Pigeon mystery, Barr returns to 1995 to explore the dramatic circumstances that explain why this National Park Service ranger decided to go into law enforcement.

THE LITIGATORS, by John Grisham. Partners in a small law firm take on a big case after a fast-track burnout joins them.

LOCKED ON, by Tom Clancy with Mark Greaney. Jack Ryan Jr. must stop an emerging threat from a Pakistani general.

GIDEON'S CORPSE, by Douglas Preston. Gideon Crew works to avoid a threatened terrorist attack on an American city.

DARTH PLAGUEIS, by James Luceno. The Sith legend of Darth Plagueis, the most powerful Dark Lord of the Sith, who could keep the ones he cared about from dying; a “Star Wars” novel.

THE BEST OF ME, by Nicholas Sparks. Twenty-five years after their high school romance ended, a man and woman who have gone their separate ways return to their North Carolina town for the funeral of a friend.

LOVE IN A NUTSHELL, by Janet Evanovich and Dorien Kelly. A former magazine editor attempts to turn her parents’ summer house into a bed-and-breakfast.

This Week	NON-FICTION	Weeks On List
1	AMERITOPIA, by Mark R. Levin. A talk-show host and president of Landmark Legal Foundation surveys the utopian movement and warns that Americans must choose between utopianism and liberty.	1
2	AMERICAN SNIPER, by Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice. A member of the Navy Seals who has the most career sniper kills in United States military history discusses his childhood, his marriage and his battlefield experiences during the Iraq war.	3
3	STEVE JOBS, by Walter Isaacson. A biography of the recently deceased entrepreneur, based on 40 interviews with Jobs conducted over two years.	13
4	KILLING LINCOLN, by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. The commentator looks at the heart-stopping events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.	17
5	THROUGH MY EYES, by Tim Tebow with Nathan Whitaker. The Broncos quarterback chronicles his personal and professional course.	20
6	UNBROKEN, by Laura Hillenbrand. An Olympic runner’s story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II.	62
7	THINKING, FAST AND SLOW, by Daniel Kahneman. The winner of the Nobel in economic science discusses how we make choices in business and personal life and when we can and cannot trust our intuitions.	13
8	THE OBAMAS, by Jodi Kantor. The ups and downs of building a life in the White House.	2
9	ELIZABETH THE QUEEN, by Sally Bedell Smith. The public and private lives of Queen Elizabeth II as she approaches her Diamond Jubilee.	2
10	CATHERINE THE GREAT, by Robert K. Massie. The author of “Nicholas and Alexandra” provides a sweeping narrative of the life of the minor 18th-century German princess who, thanks to ambition, luck, wiles and a strategic marriage, became Empress of All the Russias.	10
11	HEAVEN IS FOR REAL, by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent. A boy’s encounter with Jesus and the angels.	8
12	A UNIVERSE FROM NOTHING, by Lawrence Krauss. A cosmologist’s account of how our universe evolved, based on experimental observations and new theories.	2
13	IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS, by Erik Larson. William E. Dodd, the U.S. ambassador to Germany, and his daughter, Martha, in 1930s Berlin.	33
14	GREEDY BASTARDS, by Dylan Ratigan. The host of MSNBC’s “Dylan Ratigan Show” proposes solutions to problems of banking, education, health care and dependence on foreign oil.	2
15	SERIOUSLY ... I'M KIDDING, by Ellen DeGeneres. A collection of humor pieces from the stand-up comedian and talk-show host.	10

This
Week

NON-FICTION

Weeks
On List

AMERITOPIA, by Mark R. Levin. A talk-show host and president of Landmark Legal Foundation surveys the utopian movement and warns that Americans must choose between utopianism and liberty.

AMERICAN SNIPER, by Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice. A member of the Navy Seals who has the most career sniper kills in United States military history discusses his childhood, his marriage and his battlefield experiences during the Iraq war.

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

KILLING LINCOLN, by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. The commentator looks at the heart-stopping events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

THROUGH MY EYES, by Tim Tebow with Nathan Whitaker. The Broncos quarterback chronicles his personal and professional course.

UNBROKEN, by Laura Hillenbrand. An Olympic runner’s story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II.

THINKING, FAST AND SLOW, by Daniel Kahneman. The winner of the Nobel in economic science discusses how we make choices in business and personal life and when we can and cannot trust our intuitions.

THE OBAMAS, by Jodi Kantor. The ups and downs of building a life in the White House.

ELIZABETH THE QUEEN, by Sally Bedell Smith. The public and private lives of Queen Elizabeth II as she approaches her Diamond Jubilee.

CATHERINE THE GREAT, by Robert K. Massie. The author of “Nicholas and Alexandra” provides a sweeping narrative of the life of the minor 18th-century German princess who, thanks to ambition, luck, wiles and a strategic marriage, became Empress of All the Russias.

HEAVEN IS FOR REAL, by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent. A boy’s encounter with Jesus and the angels.

A UNIVERSE FROM NOTHING, by Lawrence Krauss. A cosmologist’s account of how our universe evolved, based on experimental observations and new theories.

IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS, by Erik Larson. William E. Dodd, the U.S. ambassador to Germany, and his daughter, Martha, in 1930s Berlin.

GREEDY BASTARDS, by Dylan Ratigan. The host of MSNBC’s “Dylan Ratigan Show” proposes solutions to problems of banking, education, health care and dependence on foreign oil.

SERIOUSLY ... I'M KIDDING, by Ellen DeGeneres. A collection of humor pieces from the stand-up comedian and talk-show host.