Washington Post bestsellers Jan. 27, 2013

1. FIFTY SHADES OF GREY

(Vintage Books, $15.95). By E.L. James. The first of a British e-book erotic trilogy that has become a publishing phenomenon. [43]

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2. THE GREAT GATSBY

(Scribner Book Company, $15). By F.Scott Fitzgerald. The classic American novel of love lost and fortunes gained in the Jazz Age. [15]

3. FIFTY SHADES DARKER

(Vintage Books, $15.95). By E.L. James. Book two in the trilogy finds Ana still enraptured by Christian. [38]

4. PRIVATE: #1 SUSPECT

(Grand Central, $14.99). By James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. The head of a private investigative firm is the No. 1 suspect in the death of his lover. [1]

5. FIFTY SHADES FREED

(Vintage Books, $15.95). By E.L. James. How traditional a couple are Ana and Christian? The trilogy’s conclusion answers all. [37]

6. DEATH COMES TO PEMBERLEY

(Vintage, $15). By P.D. James. A bit of murder is injected into the milieu of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice.” [3]

7. THE PARIS WIFE

(Ballantine, $15). By Paula McLain. A novel about Ernest Hemingway’s first marriage. [8]

8. ODD INTERLUDE

(Bantam, $7.99). By Dean Koontz. Odd Thomas stops at a quaint Pacific Coast travel post. But not everything is what it seems. [2]

9. THE COLUMBUS AFFAIR

(Ballantine, $9.99). By Steve Berry. A prize-winning investigative reporter finds his reputation tarnished by an international government conspiracy. [2]

10. HOME FRONT

(St. Martin's Griffin, $15.99). By Kristin Hannah. A military wife is deployed, and her husband must raise their girls alone. Then tragedy strikes. [2]

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. [13]

2. THE OFFICIAL SAT STUDY GUIDE

(College Board, $21.99). By the College Board. [132]

3. THE TIPPING POINT: HOW LITTLE THINGS CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE

(Back Bay, $16.99). By Malcolm Gladwell. [123]

4. AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH DAILY DEVOTIONS 2013

(Abingdon, $2.25). By Sherry L. Daniels. [1]

5. 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE

(Free Press, $15.95). By Stephen R. Covey. The hit book on personal and professional leadership. [5]

6. THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES: THE SECRET TO LOVE THAT LASTS

(Northfield, $14.99). By Gary D. Chapman. Knowing that special someone. [44]

7. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING

(Workman, $14.95). By Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazell. Fourth edition of the popular pregnancy guide. [5]

- WHY DO ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS STRUGGLE WITH READING?: DISTINGUISHING LANGUAGE ACQUISITION FROM LEARNING DISABILITIES

(Corwin, $28.95). Edited by Janette Kettmann Klingner, John J. Hoover and Leonard M. Baca. [1]

9. TEAM OF RIVALS: THE POLITICAL GENIUS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN

(Simon & Schuster, $21). By Doris Kearns Goodwin. Inspiration for the film “Lincoln.” [30]

10. THE HAPPINESS PROJECT: OR, WHY I SPENT A YEAR TRYING TO SING IN THE MORNING, CLEAN MY CLOSETS, FIGHT RIGHT, READ ARISTOTLE, AND GENERALLY HAVE MORE FUN

(Harper, $14.99). By Gretchen Rubin. [28]

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