1. THE INNOCENT
(Vision, $9.99). By David Baldacci. A hitman refuses to kill and becomes a target himself. [2]
Washington Post bestsellers March 17, 2013
(Scribner, $15). By F. Scott Fitzgerald. The classic American novel of love lost and fortunes gained in the Jazz Age. [19]
(Dell, $7.99). By William Landay. The son of a noted assistant D.A. is accused of murder, putting his family in a tailspin. [2]
(Mira, $7.99). By Susan Wiggs. A woman must put on hold her budding career to attend to grave matters at home. [2]
5. 11TH HOUR
(Grand Central, $14.99). By James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. Time runs out for the Women’s Murder Club to solve two crimes. [2]
6. THE THIEF
(Berkley, $9.99). By Clive Cussler and Justin Scott. Detective Isaac Bell aims to thwart an agent bent on stealing a dangerous invention. [1]
(Zebra, $7.99). By Lisa Jackson. A grieving mother can’t shake the loss of her toddler son. Might she be going insane? [2]
(Anchor, $7.99). By Lincoln Child. Archeologists excavating a pharaoh’s tomb unleash an ancient curse. [1]
9. 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. [32]
(Vintage Books, $15.95). By E.L. James. The first of a British e-book erotic trilogy that has become a publishing phenomenon. [50]
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. [20]
2. QUIET: THE POWER OF INTROVERTS IN A WORLD THAT CAN’T STOP TALKING
(Broadway, $16). By Susan Cain. [6]
3. AMERICAN SNIPER: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE MOST LETHAL SNIPER IN U.S. MILITARY HISTORY
(Harper, $9.99). By Chris Kyle. [5]
4. AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL: REDISCOVERING WHAT MADE THIS NATION GREAT
(Zondervan, $14.99). By Ben Carson and Candy Carson. [2]
5. THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES: THE SECRET TO LOVE THAT LASTS
(Northfield, $14.99). By Gary D. Chapman. Knowing that special someone. [51]
6. THE OFFICIAL SAT STUDY GUIDE
(College Board, $21.99). By the College Board. [138]
7. THE DEEP CHANGE FIELD GUIDE: A PERSONAL COURSE TO DISCOVERING THE LEADER WITHIN
(Jossey-Bass, $29.95). By Robert E. Quinn. [1]
8. THE FOUR AGREEMENTS: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO PERSONAL FREEDOM
(Amber-Allen Publishing, $12.95). By Don Miguel Ruiz. [1]
9. FROM MAMA’S TABLE TO MINE: EVERYBODY’S FAVORITE COMFORT FOODS AT 350 CALORIES OR LESS
(Ballantine, $22). By Bobby Deen and Melissa Clark. [5]
10. THE UNTETHERED SOUL: THE JOURNEY BEYOND YOURSELF
(New Harbinger, $16.95). By Michael A. Singer. [3]
Fiction
(Little, Brown, $28.99). By James Patterson. Alex Cross is investigating serial murders. Meanwhile, someone is seeking vengeance against him. [3]
2. THE STRIKER
(Putnam, $27.95). By Clive Cussler and Justin Scott. Isaac Bell investigates mine srikers, and unravels a conspiracy. [1]
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