BEST-SELLERS: COMBINED PRINT AND E-BOOKS

Rankings reflect sales for the week ending Saturday, Dec. 30, which were reported on a confidential basis by vendors offering a wide range of general interest titles. Every week, thousands of diverse selling locations report their actual sales on hundreds of thousands of individual titles. The panel of reporting retailers is comprehensive and reflects sales in stores of all sizes and demographics across the United States. E-book rankings reflect sales from leading online vendors of e-books in a variety of popular e-reader formats. Titles are included regardless of whether they are published in both print and electronic formats or just one format. Publisher credits for e-books are listed under the corporate publishing name instead of by the publisher’s division. An asterisk (*) indicates that a book’s sales were barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A (b) indicates that some bookstores reported receiving bulk orders. The New York Times Best Sellers are compiled and archived by The Best-Seller Lists Desk of The New York Times News Department and are separate from the Culture, Advertising and Business sides of The New York Times Co. More information on rankings and methodology:www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/methodology.

E and P COMBINED FICTION

1. THE PEOPLE VS. ALEX CROSS, by James Patterson. (Little, Brown)

Detective Alex Cross takes on a case even though he has been suspended from the department and taken to federal court to stand trial on murder charges.

THIS WEEK: 1

LAST WEEK: 4

WEEKS ON LIST: 6

2. TWO KINDS OF TRUTH, by Michael Connelly. (Little, Brown)

While he investigates the murder of two pharmacists, an old case comes back to haunt Harry Bosch.

THIS WEEK: 2

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 7

3. ORIGIN, by Dan Brown. (Doubleday)

A symbology professor goes on a perilous quest with a beautiful museum director.

THIS WEEK: 3

LAST WEEK: 1

WEEKS ON LIST: 13

4. THE WANTED, by Robert Crais. (Putnam)

A single mother hires Elvis Cole to investigate her teenage son who is on the run after a deadly crime spree.

THIS WEEK: 4

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

5. TWISTED, by Helen Hardt. (Waterhouse)

The eighth book in the Steel Brothers Saga series.

THIS WEEK: 5

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

6. DARKER, by E.L. James. (Vintage)

Christian Grey’s tormented and difficult pursuit of Anastasia Steele is told from his perspective.

THIS WEEK: 6

LAST WEEK: 6

WEEKS ON LIST: 5

7. THE ROOSTER BAR, by John Grisham. (Doubleday)

Three students at a sleazy for-profit law school hope to expose the student-loan banker who runs it.

THIS WEEK: 7

LAST WEEK: 2

WEEKS ON LIST: 10

8. THE SUN AND HER FLOWERS, by Rupi Kaur. (Andrews McMeel)

A new collection of poetry from the author of “Milk and Honey.”

THIS WEEK: 8

LAST WEEK: 3

WEEKS ON LIST: 13

9. THE ALICE NETWORK, by Kate Quinn. (Morrow)

A pregnant U.S. college student and a French spy join together on a mission in London in 1947.

THIS WEEK: 9

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

10. MILK AND HONEY, by Rupi Kaur. (Andrews McMeel)

Poetic approaches to surviving adversity and loss.

THIS WEEK: 10

LAST WEEK: 5

WEEKS ON LIST: 46

11. THE MIDNIGHT LINE, by Lee Child. (Delacorte)

Jack Reacher tracks down the owner of a pawned West Point class ring and stumbles upon a large criminal enterprise.

THIS WEEK: 11

LAST WEEK: 7

WEEKS ON LIST: 8

12. LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE, by Celeste Ng. (Penguin Press)

An artist upends a quiet town outside Cleveland.

THIS WEEK: 12

LAST WEEK: 11

WEEKS ON LIST: 10

13. END GAME, by David Baldacci. (Grand Central)

Jessica Reel and Will Robie fight a dangerous adversary in Colorado.

THIS WEEK: 13

LAST WEEK: 12

WEEKS ON LIST: 7

14. YEAR ONE, by Nora Roberts. (St. Martin’s)

When a pandemic strikes and the world spins into chaos, several travelers head west to find a new life.

THIS WEEK: 14

LAST WEEK: 9

WEEKS ON LIST: 4

15. THE GOOD DAUGHTER, by Karin Slaughter. (Morrow)

Lawyer Charlotte Quinn is challenged when violence returns to her hometown of Pikesville.

THIS WEEK: 15

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

E and P COMBINED NONFICTION

1. ASTROPHYSICS FOR PEOPLE IN A HURRY, by Neil deGrasse Tyson. (Norton)

A straightforward, easy-to-understand introduction to the laws that govern the universe.

THIS WEEK: 1

LAST WEEK: 5

WEEKS ON LIST: 34

2. LEONARDO DA VINCI, by Walter Isaacson. (Simon & Schuster)

A biography of the Italian Renaissance polymath that connects his work in various disciplines.

THIS WEEK: 2

LAST WEEK: 2

WEEKS ON LIST: 11

3. GRANT, by Ron Chernow. (Penguin Press)

A biography of the Union general of the Civil War and two-term president of the United States.

THIS WEEK: 3

LAST WEEK: 1

WEEKS ON LIST: 12

4. HIDDEN FIGURES, by Margot Lee Shetterly. (Morrow/HarperCollins)

The story of the black female mathematicians at then-segregated NASA and its precursor. The basis of the movie.

THIS WEEK: 4

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 24

5. THE LAST BLACK UNICORN, by Tiffany Haddish. (Gallery)

The comedian recounts growing up in South Central Los Angeles, exacting revenge on an ex-boyfriend and finding success after a period of homelessness.

THIS WEEK: 5

LAST WEEK: 13

WEEKS ON LIST: 4

6. KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, by David Grann. (Doubleday)

The story of a murder spree in 1920s Oklahoma that targeted Osage Indians, whose lands contained oil.

THIS WEEK: 6

LAST WEEK: 9

WEEKS ON LIST: 29

7. PROMISE ME, DAD, by Joe Biden. (Flatiron Books)

The former vice president recalls his toughest year in office, as his son battled brain cancer.

THIS WEEK: 7

LAST WEEK: 3

WEEKS ON LIST: 7

8. ANDREW JACKSON AND THE MIRACLE OF NEW ORLEANS, by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger. (Sentinel)

Maj. Gen. Andrew Jackson takes on the British in Louisiana.

THIS WEEK: 8

LAST WEEK: 7

WEEKS ON LIST: 10

9. KILLING ENGLAND, by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. (Holt)

Major events and battles during the Revolutionary War are told from several perspectives.

THIS WEEK: 9

LAST WEEK: 6

WEEKS ON LIST: 15

10. OBAMA, by Pete Souza. (Little, Brown)

More than 300 pictures of the former president by his White House photographer, with behind-the-scenes stories.

THIS WEEK: 10

LAST WEEK: 4

WEEKS ON LIST: 8

11. LET TRUMP BE TRUMP, by Corey R. Lewandowski and David N. Bossie. (Center Street)

Insider accounts of the Republican presidential campaign and its outcome.

THIS WEEK: 11

LAST WEEK: 10

WEEKS ON LIST: 4

12. HORSE SOLDIERS, by Doug Stanton. (Scribner)

A small group of Special Forces operatives fought the Taliban on horseback shortly after Sept. 11.

THIS WEEK: 12

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

13. BOBBY KENNEDY, by Chris Matthews. (Simon & Schuster)

The New York senator’s journey from his formative years to his tragic run for president.

THIS WEEK: 13

LAST WEEK: 8

WEEKS ON LIST: 9

14. THANKS, OBAMA, by David Litt. (Ecco)

A comic memoir from a young presidential speechwriter who served in the Obama White House.

THIS WEEK: 14

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

15. HILLBILLY ELEGY, by J.D. Vance. (HarperCollins)

A Yale Law School graduate looks at the struggles of the white working class through the story of his own childhood.

THIS WEEK: 15

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 69