Here are the best-sellers for the week that ended Jan. 19, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide.
Hardcover fiction
1. Plum Lucky. Janet Evanovich. St. Martin's, $17.95
2. A Thousand Splendid Suns. Khaled Hosseini. Riverhead, $25.95
3. People of the Book. Geraldine Brooks. Viking, $25.95
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4. Beverly Hills Dead. Stuart Woods. Putnam, $25.95
5. World Without End. Ken Follett. Dutton, $35
Hardcover nonfiction
1. Tom Cruise. Andrew Morton. St. Martin's, $25.95
2. The Secret. Rhonda Byrne. Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95
3. In Defense of Food. Michael Pollan. Penguin Press, $21.95
4. Become a Better You. Joel Osteen. Free Press, $25
5. You: Staying Young. Michael F. Roizen, M.D., & Mehmet C. Oz, M.D. Free Press, $26
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Mass market
1. Plum Lovin'. Janet Evanovich. St. Martin's, $6.99
2. The Innocent Man. John Grisham. Dell, $7.99
3. The Overlook. Michael Connelly. Vision, $7.99
4. Atonement. Ian McEwan. Anchor, $7.99
5. Morning Light. Catherine Anderson. Signet, $7.99
Trade
1. Eat, Pray, Love. Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin, $15
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2. Atonement. Ian McEwan. Anchor, $14.95
3. Three Cups of Tea. Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin. Penguin, $15
4. The Kite Runner. Khaled Hosseini. Riverhead, $14
5. Skinny Bitch. Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin. Running Press, $13.95
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