(Vintage Books, $15.95). By E.L. James. The first of a British e-book erotic trilogy that has become a publishing phenomenon. [39]
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2. LIFE OF PI
(Mariner, $15.95). By Yann Martel. A boy survives 227 days at sea with a tiger. The movie version arrived in theaters last month. [30]
(Vintage Books, $15.95). By E.L. James. Book two in the trilogy finds Ana still enraptured by Christian. [34]
(Ballantine, $15). By Paula McLain. A novel about Ernest Hemingway’s first marriage. [4]
5. THE HOBBIT
(Mariner , $13.95). By J.R.R. Tolkien The fantasy prequel to the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy. [3]
6. WOLF HALL
(Picador, $16)By Hilary Mantel Thomas Cromwell and Tudor intrigue in the court of Henry VIII; winner of this year’s Man Booker Prize. [2]
(Vintage Books, $15.95). By E.L. James. How traditional a couple are Ana and Christian? The trilogy’s conclusion answers all. [33]
8. THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER
(MTV Books, $14). By Stephen Chbosky. Life in high school. [6]
(Berkley, $16). By Nora Roberts. The Montgomery brothers operate a bed and breakfast in a small town, and find love. [7]
10. PRIVATE LONDON
(Grand Central, $14.99). By James Patterson. London women are being murdered and the world’s best detective agency is on the case, but they are running out of time.[4]
Nonfiction
1. PROOF OF HEAVEN: A NEUROSURGEON’S JOURNEY INTO THE AFTERLIFE
Simon & Schuster, $15.99). By Eben Alexander. A scientist’s near-death experience. [9]
2. TEAM OF RIVALS: THE POLITICAL GENIUS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
(Simon & Schuster, $21). By Doris Kearns Goodwin. The inspiration for the new film “Lincoln.” [27]
3. HOW TO TELL IF YOUR CAT IS PLOTTING TO KILL YOU
(Andrews McMeel, $14.99). By the Oatmeal and Matthew Inman. The pawing of a nice cat may mean he is feeling for your vital organs. [7]
4. THE WORLD ALMANAC AND BOOK OF FACTS 2013
(World Almanac Books, $12.99). By Almanac World. [4]
5. IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS: LOVE, TERROR, AND AN AMERICAN FAMILY IN HITLER’S BERLIN
(Broadway, $16). By Erik Larson. [20]
(Harper, $14.99). By Gretchen Rubin. [25]
7. THE ZOMBIE SURVIVAL GUIDE: COMPLETE PROTECTION FROM THE LIVING DEAD
(Three Rivers, $14.99). By Max Brooks. [4]
8. THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS
(Broadway, $16). By Rebecca Skloot. How one woman’s death from cervical cancer in 1951 led to the creation of the prodigious HeLa cell line.[79]
(Hyperion, $19.99). By Mario Batali, Gordon Elliott and Carla Hall. [5]
9. THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES: THE SECRET TO LOVE THAT LASTS
(Northfield, $14.99). By Gary D. Chapman. Knowing that special someone. [46]
HARDCOVER
Fiction
(Doubleday, $28.95). By John Grisham. An imprisoned lawyer helps a murder investigation. [9]
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