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New York Times bestsellers

January 20, 2015 at 7:13PM

"All the Light We Cannot See," by Anthony Doerr (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

FICTION

1. ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE, by Anthony Doerr. (Scribner) The lives of a blind French girl and a gadget-obsessed German boy before and during World War II.

2. GRAY MOUNTAIN, by John Grisham. (Doubleday) A downsized Wall Street lawyer joins a legal clinic in a small Virginia town.

3. HOPE TO DIE, by James Patterson. (Little, Brown) Detective Alex Cross' family is kidnapped by a madman who wants to turn Cross into a perfect killer.

4. THE ESCAPE, by David Baldacci. (Grand Central) John Puller, a special agent with the Army, hunts for his brother, who was convicted of treason and has escaped from prison.

5. DIE AGAIN, by Tess Gerritsen. (Ballantine) Boston detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles probe the murder of a big-game hunter.

6. REVIVAL, by Stephen King. (Scribner) The continuing relationship, over five decades, between a disgraced clergyman and a drug-addicted musician.

7. THE ASSASSINATION OPTION, by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV. (Putnam) The second novel in a new series about the Cold War and the early CIA.

8. TOM CLANCY: FULL FORCE AND EFFECT, by Mark Greaney. (Putnam) North Korea becomes even more of a threat for President Jack Ryan.

9. RAIN ON THE DEAD, by Jack Higgins. (Putnam) Black ops specialists Sean Dillon and Sara Gideon investigate a Chechen attempt to kill a former president on Nantucket.

10. LEAVING TIME, by Jodi Picoult. (Ballantine) A woman searching for her mother consults a psychic.

NONFICTION

1. YES PLEASE, by Amy Poehler. (Dey Street/Morrow) Humorous miscellany from the comedian and actress, a "Saturday Night Live" alumna and the star of "Parks and Recreation."

2. KILLING PATTON, by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. (Holt) The host of "The O'Reilly Factor" recounts the death of Gen. George S. Patton in December 1945.

3. WHAT IF?, by Randall Munroe. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) Scientific (but often humorous) answers to hypothetical questions, based in part on the author's website, xkcd.com.

4. BEING MORTAL, by Atul Gawande. (Metropolitan/ Holt) The surgeon and New Yorker writer considers how doctors fail patients at the end of life, and offers suggestions for how they can do better.

5. 41, by George W. Bush. (Crown) The former president's portrait of his father, George H.W. Bush.

6. UNBROKEN, by Laura Hillenbrand. (Random House) An Olympic runner's story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II; the basis for the movie.

7. NOT THAT KIND OF GIRL, by Lena Dunham. (Random House) Essays from the creator and star of "Girls."

8. DEEP DOWN DARK, by Héctor Tobar. (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) An account, based on interviews, of the experience of the 33 Chilean miners who were trapped underground for 69 days in 2010 and, incredibly, rescued.

9. DON'T GIVE UP, DON'T GIVE IN, by Louis Zamperini and David Rensin. (Dey Street/Morrow) Reminiscences from the subject of the book and movie "Unbroken."

10. HUMANS OF NEW YORK, by Brandon Stanton. (St. Martin's) Four hundred color photos of New Yorkers.

Advice, How-To, and Miscellaneous

1. THE LIFE-CHANGING MAGIC OF TIDYING UP, by Marie Kondo. (Ten Speed) Decluttering by discarding things all at once and organizing your space.

2. MONEY: MASTER THE GAME, by Tony Robbins. (Simon & Schuster) Seven steps aimed at finding financial security and creating an income for life. (b)

3. 10-DAY GREEN SMOOTHIE CLEANSE, by JJ Smith. (Atria) Beverages of combined leafy greens and fruits are the basis for a weight loss and health plan.

4. MAKE IT AHEAD!, by Ina Garten. (Clarkson Potter) "Barefoot Contessa" recipes with instructions on preparing, assembling or cooking meals ahead of time.

5. THE WORLD OF ICE AND FIRE, by George R.R. Martin, Elio M. García Jr. and Linda Antonsson. (Bantam) The history of the Westeros and more about the world of "Game of Thrones."

Rankings reflect sales at venues nationwide for the week ending Jan. 3. An (x) indicates that a book's sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A (b) indicates that some sellers report receiving bulk orders.