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New York Times bestsellers

February 3, 2015 at 9:43PM

Ten Speed Press Book jacket “The life-changing magic of tidying up” by Marie Kondo (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. THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN, by Paula Hawkins. (Riverhead) A psychological thriller set in London is full of complications and betrayals.

3. SAINT ODD, by Dean Koontz. (Bantam) In the conclusion to the Odd Thomas series, Odd, who can communicate with the dead, returns home to small-town California to meet one last challenge.

4. GRAY MOUNTAIN, by John Grisham. (Doubleday) A downsized Wall Street lawyer joins a legal clinic in a small Virginia town and becomes involved in litigation against the coal-mining industry.

5. COLD COLD HEART, by Tami Hoag. (Dutton) Shaken by torture and rape at a serial killer's hands, a TV reporter returns to her hometown, where she investigates the disappearance of a high school friend many years earlier.

6. THE FIRST BAD MAN, by Miranda July. (Scribner) A house guest forces a passive woman into a bizarre but liberating sexual relationship.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. THE BOSTON GIRL, by Anita Diamant. (Scribner) The daughter of Jewish immigrants grows up in early-20th-century Boston; by the author of "The Red Tent."

10. INSATIABLE APPETITES, by Stuart Woods. (Putnam) Distributing the estate of a friend, the New York lawyer Stone Barrington unearths disturbing secrets.

NONFICTION

1. 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.

2. YES PLEASE, by Amy Poehler. (Dey Street/Morrow) A humorous miscellany from the comedian and actress, an "SNL" alumna and the star of "Parks and Recreation."

3. 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.

4. AMERICA'S BITTER PILL, by Steven Brill. (Random House) The issues in American health care and health care reform and recent developments including the drafting and implementation of the Affordable Care Act, by the journalist, editor and lawyer.

5. 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.

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

7. 41, by George W. Bush. (Crown) The former president's portrait of his father, George H.W. Bush.

8. UNBROKEN, by Laura Hillenbrand. (Random House) An Olympic runner's story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II after his plane went down over the Pacific; the basis for the movie.

9. IT WAS ME ALL ALONG, by Andie Mitchell. (Clarkson Potter) A memoir about the author's long struggle with, and eventual victory over, obesity.

10. DIGITAL DESTINY, by Shawn DuBravac. (Regnery) An economist argues that technology will transform our daily lives and solve many of mankind's problems. (b)

Advice, How-To, and Miscellaneous

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

2. ZERO BELLY DIET, by David Zinczenko. (Ballantine) A diet that includes menus, recipes and exercises to target stomach fat.

3. THE 20/20 DIET, by Phil McGraw. (Bird Street) A weight-loss plan centered around 20 key foods.

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

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

Rankings reflect sales at venues nationwide for the week ending Jan. 17. 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.