National bestsellers for week ended June 16

Top-selling books in the fiction, nonfiction and advice categories.

The New York Times
July 3, 2012 at 6:29PM

FICTION

1. CALICO JOE, by John Grisham. (Doubleday, $24.95.) A pitcher beans a promising rookie, ending both their careers; years later, the pitcher's son brings them together.

2. THE MISSION TO PARIS, by Alan Furst. (Random House, $27.) In Paris in 1938, an actor stumbles into the clutches of Nazi conspirators who want to exploit his celebrity.

3. GONE GIRL, by Gillian Flynn. (Crown, $25.) A woman disappears on the day of her fifth anniversary; is her husband a killer?

4. THE THIRD GATE, by Lincoln Child. (Doubleday, $25.95.) Prof. Jeremy Logan, an "enigmalogist," is called to Egypt to help make sense of peculiar happenings at a pharaoh's newly discovered tomb.

5. PORCH LIGHTS, by Dorothea Benton Frank. (Morrow/HarperCollins, $25.99.) When the widow of a New York City firefighter returns to her Lowcountry South Carolina home, she connects with her mother and the widower next door.

6. CANADA, by Richard Ford. (Ecco/HarperCollins Publishers, $27.99.) A boy takes refuge in Saskatchewan after his parents commit a robbery.

7(x). THE STORM, by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown. (Putnam, $27.95.) In the 10th NUMA Files novel, Kurt Austin and his team battle a plan to change the world's weather.

8. A BLAZE OF GLORY, by Jeff Shaara. (Ballantine, $28.) A re-creation of the Battle of Shiloh in 1862.

9 (x). THE INNOCENT, by David Baldacci. (Grand Central, $27.99.) A hit man who has become a target of the government rescues a teenage girl whose parents have been murdered.

10. 11TH HOUR, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) Detective Lindsay Boxer and the Women's Murder Club investigate a possible serial killer.

NONFICTION

1. THE AMATEUR, by Edward Klein. (Regnery, $27.95.) A journalist argues that President Obama is callow and unable to lead.

2. COWARDS, by Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe. (Threshold Editions/Mercury Radio Arts, $28.) The radio host and founder of GBTV discusses 13 lies that politicians, academics and the media perpetuate. (b)

3. KILLING LINCOLN, by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. (Holt, $28.) The host of "The O'Reilly Factor" recounts the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

4. UNBROKEN, by Laura Hillenbrand. (Random House, $27.) An Olympic runner's story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II after his bomber went down over the Pacific.

5. IT WORKED FOR ME, by Colin Powell with Tony Koltz. (Harper/HarperCollins, $27.99.) Rules for effective leadership from the four-star general and former secretary of state.

6. WILD, by Cheryl Strayed. (Knopf, $25.95.) A woman's account of a life-changing 1,100-mile hike along the Pacific Crest Trail.

7. THE GREAT DESTROYER, by David Limbaugh. (Regnery, $29.95.) The talk show host's brother, a lawyer and columnist, describes the president's "war on the Republic." (b)

8(x). NOT TACO BELL MATERIAL, by Adam Carolla. (Crown Archetype, $25.) Childhood recollections from the radio, TV and podcast host. (b)

9. CRONKITE, by Douglas Brinkley. (Harper/HarperCollins, $34.99.) A biography of the newsman and longtime anchor of "The CBS Evening News."

10. UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES, by Edward Conard. (Portfolio/Penguin Group, $27.95.) A former managing director of Bain Capital and a major Romney contributor argues that growing income inequality shows the U.S. economy is working. (b)

ADVICE, HOW-TO AND MISCELLANEOUS

1. DARTH VADER AND SON, by Jeffrey Brown. (Chronicle, $14.95.) In this comic reimagining, the Dark Lord of the Sith is just like any other dad.

2. THE TOOLS, by Phil Stutz and Barry Michels. (Spiegel & Grau, $25.) Techniques for changing your problems into courage, confidence and creativity.

3. THE SKINNY RULES, by Bob Harper with Greg Critser. (Ballantine, $26.) The star of "The Biggest Loser" lays out "principles for getting to thin."

4. THE BLOOD SUGAR SOLUTION, by Mark Hyman. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) Naming insulin resistance as a cause of diabetes and obesity, the author offers a plan for losing weight and preventing disease.

5. AMERICAN GROWN, by Michelle Obama. (Crown, $30.) The story of the White House kitchen garden and gardens across the country.

Rankings reflect sales for the week that ended June 16 at thousands of venues nationwide. An (x) indicates that a book's sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A (b) indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders.

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