Boston Globe Bestsellers: Dec. 5-Dec. 12
"Luka and the Fire of Life " is the top seller in hardcover fiction.
"Cleopatra" prevailed over Keith Richards's "Life" in hardcover nonfiction.
"Cutting for Stone" stayed atop the paperback fiction list.
"Just Kids" remained the top paperback nonfiction seller.
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Hardcover Fiction
1. Luka and the Fire of Life
By Salman Rushdie. Random House.
2. Freedom
By Jonathan Franzen. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
3. Moonlight Mile
By Dennis Lehane. William Morrow.
4. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk
By David Sedaris. Little, Brown.
5. The Girl who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
By Stieg Larsson. Knopf.
6. An Object of Beauty
By Steve Martin. Grand Central.
7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth
By Jeff Kinney. Amulet.
8. Port Mortuary
By Patricia Cornwell. Putnam.
9. Cross Fire
By James Patterson. Little, Brown.
10. Great House
By Nicole Krauss. W.W. Norton.
Hardcover Nonfiction
1. Cleopatra
By Stacy Schiff. Little, Brown.
2. Life
By Keith Richards. Little, Brown.
3. Unbroken
By Laura Hillenbrand. Random House.
4. Barefoot Contessa How Easy is That?
By Ina Garten. Clarkson Potter.
5. The Autobiography of Mark Twain, Vol. 1
By Mark Twain. University of California.
6. Decision Points
By George W. Bush. Crown.
7. I Remember Nothing
By Nora Ephron. Knopf.
8. Guinness World Records 2011
By Guinness World Records. Guinness World Records.
9. Earth (The Book)
By Jon Stewart. Grand Central.
10. Decoded
By Jay-Z. Spiegel & Grau.
Paperback Fiction
1. Cutting for Stone
By Abraham Verghese. Vintage.
2. The Finkler Question
By Howard Jacobson. Bloomsbury.
3. Tinkers
By Paul Harding. Bellevue.
4. The Hunger Games
By Suzanne Collins. Scholastic.
5. The Girl Who Played with Fire
By Stieg Larsson. Vintage.
6. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (tie)
By Stieg Larsson. Vintage.
6. Little Bee
By Chris Cleave. Simon & Schuster.
8. Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand (tie)
By Helen Simonson. Random House.
8. Half Broke Horses
By Jeannette Walls. Scribner.
10. The Alchemist
By Paulo Coelho. HarperCollins.
Paperback Nonfiction
1. Just Kids
By Patti Smith. Ecco.
2. Inside of a Dog
By Alexandra Horowitz. Scribner.
3. Eat, Pray, Love
By Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin.
4. Complications
By Atul Gawande. Picador.
5. The Cello Suites
By Eric Siblin. Atlantic.
6. I Hope they Serve Beer in Hell
By Tucker Max. Citadel.
7. Blink
By Malcolm Gladwell. Back Bay.
8. Where Men Win Glory (tie)
By Jon Krakauer. Anchor.
8. 127 Hours
By Aron Ralston. Pocket.
10. Stones into Schools
By Greg Mortenson. Penguin.
Source: Boston area bookstores.
