(Vintage Books, $15.95). By E.L. James. The first of a British e-book erotic trilogy that has become a publishing phenomenon. [38]
Washington Post bestsellers
(Berkley, $16). By Nora Roberts. The Montgomery brothers operate a bed and breakfast in a small town, and find love. [6]
(Ballantine, $15). By Paula McLain. A novel about Ernest Hemingway’s first marriage. [3]
(Vintage Books, $15.95). By E.L. James. How traditional a couple are Ana and Christian? The trilogy’s conclusion answers all. [32]
(Vintage Books, $15.95). By E.L. James. Book two in the trilogy finds Ana still enraptured by Christian. [33]
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. [1]
(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.[3]
8. 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. [29]
(Vision, $9.99). By James Patterson. The president’s children are abducted, but someone powerful doesn’t want Cross on the case. [4]
10. THE HOBBIT
(Mariner , $13.95). By J.R.R. Tolkien The fantasy prequel to the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy. [2]
Nonfiction
1. TEAM OF RIVALS: THE POLITICAL GENIUS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
(Simon & Schuster, $21). By Doris Kearns Goodwin. The inspiration for the new film “Lincoln.” [26]
2. PROOF OF HEAVEN: A NEUROSURGEON’S JOURNEY INTO THE AFTERLIFE
Simon & Schuster, $15.99). By Eben Alexander. A scientist’s near-death experience. [8]
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. [6]
4. THE WORLD ALMANAC AND BOOK OF FACTS 2013
(World Almanac Books, $12.99). By Almanac World. [3]
5. IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS: LOVE, TERROR, AND AN AMERICAN FAMILY IN HITLER’S BERLIN
(Broadway, $16). By Erik Larson. [19]
6. THE ZOMBIE SURVIVAL GUIDE: COMPLETE PROTECTION FROM THE LIVING DEAD
(Three Rivers, $14.99). By Max Brooks. [4]
(Hyperion, $19.99). By Mario Batali, Gordon Elliott and Carla Hall. [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.[78]
(Harper, $14.99). By Gretchen Rubin. [24]
10. JACK KENNEDY: ELUSIVE HERO
(Simon & Schuster, $16.99). By Christopher Matthews. The political pundit’s biography of President Kennedy. [10]
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