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Boston Globe Bestsellers, March 14-March 20
"The Help" retains its top spot on the hardcover fiction bestseller list, fending off a strong debut by Jodi Picoult's new novel, "House Rules."
"Game Change" remains at No. 1 on the hardcover nonfiction list. Former Gov. Mitt Romney's new book, "No Apology," debuted at No. 4.
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" keeps its stranglehold on the paperback fiction list's No. 1 spot, and Colum McCann's "Let the Great World Spin" jumps back to the second position.
"Food Rules" continues to rule the paperback nonfiction list.
Click below for the full lists.
"Game Change" remains at No. 1 on the hardcover nonfiction list. Former Gov. Mitt Romney's new book, "No Apology," debuted at No. 4.
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" keeps its stranglehold on the paperback fiction list's No. 1 spot, and Colum McCann's "Let the Great World Spin" jumps back to the second position.
"Food Rules" continues to rule the paperback nonfiction list.
Click below for the full lists.
Hardcover Fiction
1. The Help
By Kathryn Stockett. Putnam.
2. House Rules
By Jodi Picoult. Atria.
3. The Girl Who Played with Fire
By Stieg Larsson. Knopf.
4. The Man from Beijing
By Henning Mankell. Knopf.
5. The Last Olympian
By Rick Riordan. Disney Hyperion.
6. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
By Seth Grahame-Smith. Grand Central.
7. The Infinities
By John Banville. Knopf.
8. Split Image
By Robert B. Parker. Putnam.
9. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
By Helen Simonson. Random House.
10. The Lost Symbol
By Dan Brown. Doubleday.
Hardcover Nonfiction
1. Game Change
By John Heilemann and Mark Halperin. Harper.
2. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
By Rebecca Skloot. Crown.
3. No One Would Listen
By Harry Markopolos. Wiley.
4. No Apology
By Mitt Romney. St. Martin's.
5. Payback Time
By Phil Town. Crown Business.
6. On the Brink
By Henry M. Paulson. Business Plus.
7. The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
By Alain De Botton. Pantheon.
8. Devotion
By Dani Shapiro. Harper.
9. Not Without Hope
By Nick Schuyler and Jere Longman. William Morrow.
10. No Good Deed
By Lewis Mitchell Cohen. Harper.
Paperback Fiction
1. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
By Stieg Larsson. Vintage.
2. Let the Great World Spin
By Colum McCann. Random House.
3. A Reliable Wife
By Robert Goolrick. Algonquin.
4. Little Bee
By Chris Cleave. Simon & Schuster.
5. Cutting for Stone
By Abraham Verghese. Vintage.
6. Brooklyn
By Colm Toibin. Scribner.
7. The Piano Teacher
By Janice Y.K. Lee. Penguin.
8. Blindspot
By Jane Kamensky and Jill Lepore. Spiegel & Grau.
9. The Given Day
By Dennis Lehane.Harper Perennial.
10. The Sea of Monsters
By Rick Riordan. Disney Hyperion.
Paperback Nonfiction
1. Food Rules
By Michael Pollan. Penguin.
2. The Lost City of Z
By David Grann. Vintage.
3. A People's History of the United States
By Howard Zinn. Harper Perennial.
4. In Defense of Food
By Michael Pollan. Penguin.
5. What to Expect When You're Expecting
By Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel. Workman.
6. Three Cups of Tea
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Penguin.
7. The Next 100 Years
By George Friedman. Anchor.
8. Kitchen Confidential
By Anthony Bourdain. Harper Perennial.
9. Gardener's Yoga
By Veronica D'Orazio. Sasquatch.
10. Mountains Beyond Mountains
By Tracy Kidder. Random House.
1. The Help
By Kathryn Stockett. Putnam.
2. House Rules
By Jodi Picoult. Atria.
3. The Girl Who Played with Fire
By Stieg Larsson. Knopf.
4. The Man from Beijing
By Henning Mankell. Knopf.
5. The Last Olympian
By Rick Riordan. Disney Hyperion.
6. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
By Seth Grahame-Smith. Grand Central.
7. The Infinities
By John Banville. Knopf.
8. Split Image
By Robert B. Parker. Putnam.
9. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
By Helen Simonson. Random House.
10. The Lost Symbol
By Dan Brown. Doubleday.
Hardcover Nonfiction
1. Game Change
By John Heilemann and Mark Halperin. Harper.
2. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
By Rebecca Skloot. Crown.
3. No One Would Listen
By Harry Markopolos. Wiley.
4. No Apology
By Mitt Romney. St. Martin's.
5. Payback Time
By Phil Town. Crown Business.
6. On the Brink
By Henry M. Paulson. Business Plus.
7. The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
By Alain De Botton. Pantheon.
8. Devotion
By Dani Shapiro. Harper.
9. Not Without Hope
By Nick Schuyler and Jere Longman. William Morrow.
10. No Good Deed
By Lewis Mitchell Cohen. Harper.
Paperback Fiction
1. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
By Stieg Larsson. Vintage.
2. Let the Great World Spin
By Colum McCann. Random House.
3. A Reliable Wife
By Robert Goolrick. Algonquin.
4. Little Bee
By Chris Cleave. Simon & Schuster.
5. Cutting for Stone
By Abraham Verghese. Vintage.
6. Brooklyn
By Colm Toibin. Scribner.
7. The Piano Teacher
By Janice Y.K. Lee. Penguin.
8. Blindspot
By Jane Kamensky and Jill Lepore. Spiegel & Grau.
9. The Given Day
By Dennis Lehane.Harper Perennial.
10. The Sea of Monsters
By Rick Riordan. Disney Hyperion.
Paperback Nonfiction
1. Food Rules
By Michael Pollan. Penguin.
2. The Lost City of Z
By David Grann. Vintage.
3. A People's History of the United States
By Howard Zinn. Harper Perennial.
4. In Defense of Food
By Michael Pollan. Penguin.
5. What to Expect When You're Expecting
By Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel. Workman.
6. Three Cups of Tea
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Penguin.
7. The Next 100 Years
By George Friedman. Anchor.
8. Kitchen Confidential
By Anthony Bourdain. Harper Perennial.
9. Gardener's Yoga
By Veronica D'Orazio. Sasquatch.
10. Mountains Beyond Mountains
By Tracy Kidder. Random House.
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