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BEST-SELLERS: HARDCOVER BOOKS

Rankings reflect sales for the week ending Saturday, Feb. 10, 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. 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.

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Rankings reflect sales for the week ending Saturday, Feb. 10, 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. 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.

FICTION

1. THE GREAT ALONE, by Kristin Hannah. (St. Martin’s)

A former prisoner of war returns from Vietnam and moves his family to Alaska, where they face tough conditions.

THIS WEEK: 1

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

2. AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE, by Tayari Jones. (Algonquin)

A newlywed couple’s relationship is tested when the husband is sentenced to 12 years in prison.

THIS WEEK: 2

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

3. THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW, by A.J. Finn. (Morrow)

A recluse who drinks heavily and takes prescription drugs may have witnessed a crime across from her Harlem town house.

THIS WEEK: 3

LAST WEEK: 3

WEEKS ON LIST: 6

4. STILL ME, by Jojo Moyes. (Pamela Dorman/Viking)

Louisa Clark moves to New York and is torn between high society and the life she enjoys at a vintage clothing store.

THIS WEEK: 4

LAST WEEK: 2

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

5. LOOK FOR ME, by Lisa Gardner. (Dutton)

Sgt. Detective D.D. Warren teams up with a torture survivor to find a missing teenager whose family members were gunned down.

THIS WEEK: 5

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

6. DARK IN DEATH, by J.D. Robb. (St. Martin’s)

Lt. Eve Dallas must find a killer inspired by police thrillers before another victim is murdered.

THIS WEEK: 6

LAST WEEK: 1

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

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

An artist upends a quiet town outside Cleveland.

THIS WEEK: 7

LAST WEEK: 5

WEEKS ON LIST: 21

8. ORIGIN, by Dan Brown. (Doubleday)

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

THIS WEEK: 8

LAST WEEK: 6

WEEKS ON LIST: 19

9. BEFORE WE WERE YOURS, by Lisa Wingate. (Ballantine)

A South Carolina lawyer learns about the questionable practices of a Tennessee orphanage.

THIS WEEK: 9

LAST WEEK: 7

WEEKS ON LIST: 21

10. 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: 10

LAST WEEK: 9

WEEKS ON LIST: 16

11. FALL FROM GRACE, by Danielle Steel. (Delacorte)

A widow left out of her husband’s will tries to make a new life as a fashion designer.

THIS WEEK: 11

LAST WEEK: 4

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

12. THE WIFE BETWEEN US, by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen. (St. Martin’s)

The story of a love triangle is told from several points of view.

THIS WEEK: 12

LAST WEEK: 8

WEEKS ON LIST: 5

13. THE IMMORTALISTS, by Chloe Benjamin. (Putnam)

Four adolescents learn the dates of their deaths from a psychic and their lives go on different courses.

THIS WEEK: 13

LAST WEEK: 11

WEEKS ON LIST: 5

14. SING, UNBURIED, SING, by Jesmyn Ward. (Scribner)

A 13-year-old boy comes of age while his black mother takes him to pick up his white father from the state penitentiary.

THIS WEEK: 14

LAST WEEK: 12

WEEKS ON LIST: 8

15. CITY OF ENDLESS NIGHT, by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. (Grand Central)

A New York City detective and an FBI special agent track down a killer.

THIS WEEK: 15

LAST WEEK: 14

WEEKS ON LIST: 4

NONFICTION

1. FIRE AND FURY, by Michael Wolff. (Holt)

A journalist offers an inside account of the first year of the Trump White House.

THIS WEEK: 1

LAST WEEK: 1

WEEKS ON LIST: 6

2. 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: 2

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 9

3. ALL-AMERICAN MURDER, by James Patterson and Alex Abramovich with Mike Harvkey. (Little, Brown)

The story of Aaron Hernandez, the New England Patriots tight end convicted of first-degree murder.

THIS WEEK: 3

LAST WEEK: 2

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

4. DIRECTORATE S, by Steve Coll. (Penguin Press)

How the United States failed to understand a secret wing of a Pakistani intelligence agency and doomed two wars.

THIS WEEK: 4

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

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

A straightforward, easy-to-understand introduction to the universe.

THIS WEEK: 5

LAST WEEK: 3

WEEKS ON LIST: 41

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

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

THIS WEEK: 6

LAST WEEK: 6

WEEKS ON LIST: 17

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

The story of a murder spree in 1920s Oklahoma that targeted Osage Indians.

THIS WEEK: 7

LAST WEEK: 4

WEEKS ON LIST: 34

8. EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON, by Kate Bowler. (Random House)

A divinity school professor examines her tacit beliefs when she learns she has late-stage colon cancer.

THIS WEEK: 8

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

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

The comedian recounts growing up in South Central Los Angeles and finding success after a period of homelessness.

THIS WEEK: 9

LAST WEEK: 10

WEEKS ON LIST: 9

10. PROMISE ME, DAD, by Joe Biden. (Flatiron)

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

THIS WEEK: 10

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 10

11. HOW DEMOCRACIES DIE, by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt. (Crown)

The decline of democracies in Europe and Latin America and ways to avoid authoritarianism.

THIS WEEK: 11

LAST WEEK: 13

WEEKS ON LIST: 4

12. WHEN, by Daniel H. Pink. (Riverhead)

Research reveals the ideal time to make small decisions and big life changes.

THIS WEEK: 12

LAST WEEK: 5

WEEKS ON LIST: 5

13. TRUMPOCRACY, by David Frum. (Harper)

A former speechwriter for George W. Bush argues how America might become an illiberal democracy.

THIS WEEK: 13

LAST WEEK: 11

WEEKS ON LIST: 4

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

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

THIS WEEK: 14

LAST WEEK: 12

WEEKS ON LIST: 18

15. THE LINE BECOMES A RIVER, by Francisco Cantú. (Riverhead)

A memoir by a former U.S. Border Patrol agent who is the grandson of a Mexican immigrant.

THIS WEEK: 15

LAST WEEK: —

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

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