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USA TODAY BEST-SELLERS

Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback

1. "Happy Ever After" by Nora Roberts (Berkely) (F-P)

2. "The Confession" by John Grisham (Doubleday) (F-H)

3. "Towers of Midnight" by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson (Tor Books) (F-H)

4. "Broke" by Glenn Beck, Kevin Balfe (Threshold Editions) (NF-H)

5. "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson (Vintage) (F-P)

6. "Indulgence in Death" by J.D. Robb (Putnam Adult) (F-H)

7. "The Lost Hero" by Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion) (F-H)

8. "The Girl Who Played With Fire" by Stieg Larsson (Vintage) (F-P)

9. "Life" by Keith Richards (Little, Brown) (NF-H)

10. "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown (Anchor) (F-P)

11. "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by Stieg Larsson (Knopf) (F-H)

12. "Southern Lights: A Novel" by Danielle Steel (Dell) (F-P)

13. "Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain" by Portia de Rossi (Atria) (NF-H)

14. "Worth Dying For: A Reacher Novel" by Lee Child (Delacorte Press) (F-H)

15. "American Assassin: A Thriller" by Vince Flynn (Atria) (F-H)

16. "Christmas in Cedar Cove: 5-B Poppy Lane" by Debbie Macomber (MIRA) (F-P)

17. "Deeper Than the Dead" by Tami Hoag (Signet) (F-P)

18. "The Christmas Brides" by Linda Lael Miller (HQN) (F-P)

19. "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press) (F-P)

20. "Safe Haven" by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing) (F-H)

21. "Holiday Magic" by Mary Carter, Terri DuLong, Fern Michaels, Cathy Lamb (Zebra) (F-P)

22. "Moonlight Mile" by Dennis Lehane (William Morrow) (F-H)

23. "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press) (F-H)

24. "They Call Me Baba Booey" by Chad Millman and Gary Dell'Abate (Spiegel & Grau) (NF-H)

25. "Barefoot Contessa: How Easy Is That?" by Ina Garten (Clarkson Potter) (NF-H)

26. "In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks: And Other Complaints from an Angry Middle-Aged White Guy" by Adam Carolla (Crown Archetype) (NF-H)

27. "Fall of Giants" by Ken Follett (Dutton) (F-H)

28. "I, Alex Cross" by James Patterson (Vision) (F-P)

29. "Don't Blink" by James Patterson and Howard Roughan (Little, Brown) (F-H)

30. "61 Hours: A Reacher Novel" by Lee Child (Dell) (F-P)

31. "The Reckless Bride" by Stephanie Laurens (Avon) (F-P)

32. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett (Putnam Adult) (F-H)

33. "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth: A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race" by Jon Stewart (Grand Central Publishing) (NF-H)

34. "In The Company of Others: A Father Tim Novel" by Jan Karon (Viking Adult) (F-H)

35. "The Wrecker" by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott (Berkely) (F-P)

36. "Me" by Ricky Martin (Celebra) (NF-H)

37. "Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin) (NF-P)

38. "Cold Dawn" by Carla Neggers (MIRA) (F-P)

39. "Little Bee: A Novel" by Chris Cleave (Simon & Schuster) (F-P)

40. "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese (Vintage) (F-P)

41. "The Reversal" by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown) (F-E)

42. "Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary" by David Sedaris and Ian (Little, Brown) (F-H)

43. "Don't Blink" by James Patterson and Howard Roughan (Little, Brown) (F-H)

44. "Edge" by Jeffrey Deaver (Simon & Schuster) (F-H)

45. "Misquided Angel" by Melissa de la Cruz (Disney-Hyperion) (F-H)

46. "Justin Bieber: First Step 2 Forever: My Story" by Justin Bieber (HarperCollins) (NF-H)

47. "Play Dead" by Harlen Coben (Signet) (F-P)

48. "Pinheads and Patriots: Where You Stand in the Age of Obama" by Bill O'Reilly (William Morrow) (NF-H)

49. "The Gate House" by Nelson DeMille (Vision) (F-P)

50. "Rachel Ray's Look + Cook" by Rachel Ray (Clarkson Potter) (NF-H)

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