USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list ranks the 150 top-selling titles each week based on an analysis of sales from U.S. booksellers. Contributors represent a variety of outlets: bookstore chains, independent bookstores, mass merchandisers and online retailers.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel
Youth: Greg's life is turned upside down when his school has a Valentine's Day dance and he has a date but his friend Rowley doesn't. (H, Amulet Books)
Genre: Youth | Debuted: November 22, 2012
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The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition
Children: Santa relies on elves to find out who has been naughty and who has been nice. (H, CCA and B)
Genre: Children | Debuted: November 12, 2009
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Threat Vector
President Jack Ryan must thwart a plan by China to invade Taiwan. (H, Putnam Adult)
Genre: General fiction | Debuted: December 13, 2012
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Proof of Heaven
Subtitle: "A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife". (P, Simon & Schuster)
Genre: Religion/Inspiration | Debuted: November 01, 2012
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Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot
Historical narrative of the events surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy. (H, Henry Holt and Co.)
Genre: History | Debuted: October 11, 2012
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The Hobbit
The adventures of hobbit Bilbo Baggins; classic. (E, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-fi | Debuted: July 03, 1997
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The Racketeer
Former attorney Malcolm Bannister, serving a 10-year term for a crime he did not commit, may cut his sentence when the feds need his help investigating a murder. (H, Doubleday)
Genre: General fiction | Debuted: November 01, 2012
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Notorious Nineteen
Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is searching for an embezzler who vanishes from the hospital after an emergency appendectomy. (H, Bantam)
Genre: General fiction | Debuted: November 29, 2012
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Gone Girl
When Nick Dunne’s wife Amy disappears on their fifth anniversary, he is considered a suspect. But is he guilty? . (H, Crown)
Genre: General fiction | Debuted: June 14, 2012
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Barefoot Contessa: Foolproof
Subtitle: "Recipes You Can Trust". (H, Clarkson Potter)
Genre: Cookbooks | Debuted: November 08, 2012