National bestsellers for week ended June 9

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

The New York Times
June 26, 2012 at 6:14PM

FICTION

1. KISS THE DEAD, by Laurell K. Hamilton. (Berkley, $27.95.) Investigating a teenager's abduction, Anita Blake, vampire hunter, encounters a group of recently turned vampires.

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

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. SPRING FEVER, by Mary Kay Andrews. (St. Martin's, $25.99.) Annajane Hudgens must decide whether she wants to reunite with her ex-husband.

6. 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.

7(x). STOLEN PREY, by John Sandford. (Putnam, $27.95.) When a Minnesota family is murdered, Minneapolis investigator Lucas Davenport believes a Mexican drug gang is involved.

8. 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.

9 (x). A DANCE WITH DRAGONS, by George R.R. Martin. (Bantam, $35.) After a colossal battle, the Seven Kingdoms face new threats; Book 5 of "A Song of Ice and Fire."

10. DEADLOCKED, by Charlaine Harris. (Ace, $27.95.) Telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse investigates a murder that has more to do with her than she imagines.

11 (x). BRING UP THE BODIES, by Hilary Mantel. (John Macrae/Holt, $28.) In this sequel to "Wolf Hall," Thomas Cromwell conspires against Anne Boleyn.

NONFICTION

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

2. 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)

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

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. 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.

7. EAT AND RUN, by Scott Jurek with Steve Friedman. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26.) An ultramarathon champion describes his career and his vegan diet, and offers motivation and advice to runners.

8. THE PASSAGE OF POWER, by Robert A. Caro. (Knopf, $35.) The fourth volume of "The Years of Lyndon Johnson" follows events from 1958 through the Kennedy assassination.

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

10. I HATE EVERYONE ... STARTING WITH ME, by Joan Rivers. (Berkley, $25.95.) The comedian's humorous reflections.

ADVICE, HOW-TO AND MISCELLANEOUS

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

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

3. 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.

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. I AM A POLE (AND SO CAN YOU!), by Stephen Colbert. Illustrated by Paul Hildebrand. (Grand Central, $15.99.) A children's book parody from the mock pundit of TV's "Colbert Report."

Rankings reflect sales for the week that ended June 9 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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