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Print Hardcover Best Sellers Copyright © 2017 October 1, 2017 by The New York Times THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK RE­­VIEW Print Hardcover Best Sellers THIS LAST WEEKS THIS LAST WEEKS WEEK WEEK Fiction ON LIST WEEK WEEK Nonfiction ON LIST A COLUMN OF FIRE, by Ken Follett. (Viking) The lovers Ned 1 WHAT HAPPENED, by Hillary Rodham Clinton. (Simon & 1 1 1 Willard and Margery Fitzgerald find themselves on opposite sides Schuster) The first woman nominated for president by a major of a conflict between English Catholics and Protestants while political party details her campaign, mistakes she made, outside Queen Elizabeth fights to maintain her throne. forces that affected the outcome and how she recovered in its aftermath. THE GIRL WHO TAKES AN EYE FOR AN EYE, by David 1 2 Lagercrantz. (Knopf) Lisbeth Salander teams up with an UNBELIEVABLE, by Katy Tur. (Dey St.) The NBC News 1 2 investigative journalist to uncover the secrets of her childhood. A correspondent describes her work covering the 2016 campaign continuation of Stieg Larsson’s Millennium series. of the Republican nominee for president and his behavior toward her. 3 ENEMY OF THE STATE, by Kyle Mills. (Atria/Emily Bestler) Vince 2 3 Flynn’s character Mitch Rapp leaves the C.I.A. to go on a manhunt 1 ASTROPHYSICS FOR PEOPLE IN A HURRY, by Neil deGrasse 20 3 when the nephew of a Saudi King finances a terrorist group. Tyson. (Norton) A straightforward, easy-to-understand introduction to the universe. THE ROMANOV RANSOM, by Clive Cussler and Robin Burcell. 1 4 (Putnam) Sam and Remi Fargo search for two missing filmmakers 2 HILLBILLY ELEGY, by J. D. Vance. (HarperCollins) A Yale Law 60 4 in North Africa and uncover a group seeking to create the Fourth School graduate looks at the struggles of America’s white working Reich. class through his own childhood. 1 A LEGACY OF SPIES, by John le Carré. (Viking) Peter Guillam, 2 4 AL FRANKEN, GIANT OF THE SENATE, by Al Franken. (Twelve) 16 5 5 formerly of the British Secret Service, is pulled out of retirement A memoir by the Democratic senator from Minnesota and former to defend intelligence operations during the cold war that resulted “Saturday Night Live” writer. in the deaths of people close to him. 3 FANTASYLAND, by Kurt Andersen. (Random House) The politics 2 6 2 SECRETS IN DEATH, by J. D. Robb. (St. Martin’s) Lt. Eve Dallas 2 and culture of 21st-century America are put in the context of five 6 investigates the murder of a professional gossip who dabbled in centuries of historical events and movements, including elements blackmail; by Nora Roberts, writing pseudonymously. of conspiracy theories, crackpot ideas and hucksterism. LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE, by Celeste Ng. (Penguin Press) 1 UNSTOPPABLE, by Maria Sharapova with Rich Cohen. (Farrar, 1 7 7 An artist with a mysterious past and a disregard for the status quo Straus & Giroux) A memoir by the Russian-American Grand Slam upends a quiet town outside Cleveland. tennis champion and Olympic medalist. (†) ENIGMA, by Catherine Coulter. (Gallery Books) F.B.I. agents 1 5 WHY BUDDHISM IS TRUE, by Robert Wright. (Simon & 6 8 8 Savich and Sherlock team up with Cam Wittier and Jack Cabot to Schuster) Neuroscience and psychology findings are used to capture an international criminal and solve a John Doe case. support Buddhist practice and meditation. 4 Y IS FOR YESTERDAY, by Sue Grafton. (Marian Wood/Putnam) 4 7 OPTION B, by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant. (Knopf) Insight 21 9 9 The 25th Kinsey Millhone mystery novel. A former student from on facing adversity and building resilience. an elite private school is released from prison and a sociopath returns to haunt the detective. 6 BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME, by Ta-Nehisi Coates. (Spiegel 80 10 & Grau) A meditation on race in America. 8 CAMINO ISLAND, by John Grisham. (Doubleday) A search for 15 10 stolen rare manuscripts leads to a Florida island. * 11 THE BOOK OF JOY, by the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu with 36 11 Douglas Abrams. (Avery) Two spiritual leaders discuss how to find 6 THE RIGHT TIME, by Danielle Steel. (Delacorte) The author 3 joy in the face of suffering. 11 Alexandra Winslow, writing under the pseudonym Alexander Green, creates a double life that isolates her. 10 KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, by David Grann. (Doubleday) 22 12 The story of a murder spree in 1920s Oklahoma that targeted 5 GLASS HOUSES, by Louise Penny. (Minotaur) When a body is 3 Osage Indians, whose lands contained oil. 12 discovered in Three Pines, Chief Superintendent Gamache regrets not acting on a hunch. 8 THE VIETNAM WAR, by Geoffrey C. Ward. (Knopf) A companion 2 13 to the PBS series by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick that looks at the * 14 BEFORE WE WERE YOURS, by Lisa Wingate. (Ballantine) A 9 events and the legacy of the war. 13 South Carolina lawyer, researching her grandmother’s past, learns about a Tennessee orphanage that kidnapped children and placed BORN A CRIME, by Trevor Noah. (Spiegel & Grau) A memoir 26 14 them for adoption with wealthy people. about growing up biracial in apartheid South Africa by the comedian, now the host of “The Daily Show.” A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW, by Amor Towles. (Viking) A Russian 42 14 count undergoes 30 years of house arrest. GRIT, by Angela Duckworth. (Scribner) A psychologist says 26 15 passion and perseverance are the keys to success. 13 MY ABSOLUTE DARLING, by Gabriel Tallent. (Riverhead) A 3 15 remarkably self-sufficient 14-year-old girl must fight to save herself from her abusive survivalist father. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending September 16, which are reported on a confidential basis by vendors offering a wide range of general interest titles. Every week, thousands of diverse selling locations report their actual sales on hundreds of thousands of individual titles. The panel of reporting retailers is comprehensive and reflects sales in stores of all sizes and demographics across the United States. Sales are statistically weighted to represent and accurately reflect all outlets proportionally nationwide. Among the categories not actively tracked at this time are: perennial sellers, required classroom reading, textbooks, reference and test preparation guides, e-books available exclusively from a single vendor, journals, workbooks, calorie counters, shopping guides, periodicals and crossword puzzles. An asterisk (*) indicates that a book’s sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A dagger (†) indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders. The New York Times Best Sellers are compiled and archived by The Best-Seller Lists Desk of The New York Times News Department, and are separate from the Culture, Advertising and Business sides of The New York Times Company. More information on rankings and full methodology: www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/methodology. Copyright © 2017 THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK RE­­VIEW October 1, 2017 by The New York Times Combined Print & E-Book Best Sellers WEEKS THIS LAST WEEKS THIS LAST ON LIST WEEK WEEK Fiction ON LIST WEEK WEEK Nonfiction A COLUMN OF FIRE, by Ken Follett. (Viking) The lovers Ned 1 WHAT HAPPENED, by Hillary Rodham Clinton. (Simon & 1 1 1 Willard and Margery Fitzgerald find themselves on opposite sides Schuster) The first woman nominated for president by a major of a conflict between English Catholics and Protestants while political party details her campaign, mistakes she made, outside Queen Elizabeth fights to maintain her throne. forces that affected the outcome and how she recovered in its aftermath. 4 IT, by Stephen King. (Scribner) The collective clown phobias of 6 2 UNBELIEVABLE, by Katy Tur. (Dey St.) The NBC News 1 seven teenagers are rekindled in their adult lives by the terrifying 2 title character. Originally published in 1986. correspondent describes her work covering the 2016 campaign of the Republican nominee for president and his behavior toward THE GIRL WHO TAKES AN EYE FOR AN EYE, by David 1 her. 3 Lagercrantz. (Knopf) Lisbeth Salander teams up with an 1 THE GLASS CASTLE, by Jeannette Walls. (Scribner) The author 56 investigative journalist to uncover the secrets of her childhood. A 3 continuation of Stieg Larsson’s Millennium series. recalls a bizarre childhood. Originally published in 2005 and the basis of the movie. ENIGMA, by Catherine Coulter. (Gallery Books) Agents Savich and 1 4 2 ASTROPHYSICS FOR PEOPLE IN A HURRY, by Neil deGrasse 20 Sherlock team up with Cam Wittier and Jack Cabot to capture an 4 international criminal and solve a John Doe case. Tyson. (Norton) A straightforward, easy-to-understand introduction to the laws that govern the universe. THE ROMANOV RANSOM, by Clive Cussler and Robin Burcell. 1 5 3 HILLBILLY ELEGY, by J.D. Vance. (HarperCollins) A Yale Law 60 (Putnam) Sam and Remi Fargo search for two missing filmmakers in 5 North Africa and uncover a group seeking to create the Fourth Reich. School graduate looks at the struggles of the white working class through the story of his own childhood. 2 ENEMY OF THE STATE, by Kyle Mills. (Atria/Emily Bestler) Vince 2 6 4 FANTASYLAND, by Kurt Andersen. (Random House) The politics 2 Flynn’s character Mitch Rapp leaves the C.I.A. to go on a manhunt 6 when the nephew of a Saudi King finances a terrorist group. and culture of 21st-century America are put in the context of five centuries of historical events and movements, including elements 1 SECRETS IN DEATH, by J.D. Robb. (St. Martin’s) Lt. Eve Dallas 2 of conspiracy theories, crackpot ideas and hucksterism. 7 investigates the murder of a professional gossip who dabbled in 6 AL FRANKEN, GIANT OF THE SENATE, by Al Franken.
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