New York Times bestsellers

March 21, 2017 at 2:43PM
Norse Mythology
Norse Mythology (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

FICTION

1. Norse Mythology, by Neil Gaiman. (Norton) A retelling of Norse folklore.

2. Lincoln in the Bardo, by George Saunders. (Random House) Visiting the grave of his recently deceased young son in 1862, Lincoln encounters a cemetery full of ghosts.

3. Banana Cream Pie Murder, by Joanne Fluke. (Kensington) Hannah Swensen, the bakery owner and amateur sleuth of Lake Eden, Minn., returns from her honeymoon to confront an actress' mysterious death.

4. The Underground Railroad, by Colson Whitehead. (Doubleday) A slave girl heads toward freedom on the network, envisioned as actual tracks and tunnels.

5. Echoes in Death, by J.D. Robb. (St. Martin's) Lt. Eve Dallas of the NYPD investigates a fatal home invasion. By Nora Roberts, writing pseudonymously.

6. Heartbreak Hotel, by Jonathan Kellerman. (Ballantine) Psychologist Alex Delaware and LAPD Lt. Milo Sturgis investigate a mysterious death.

7. Humans, Bow Down, by James Patterson and Emily Raymond with Jill Dembowski. (Little, Brown) After the Great War, a woman is determined to save humanity before the victorious robots wipe it out.

8. A Piece of the World, by Christina Baker Kline. (Morrow/HarperCollins) Imagining the life of the central figure of Andrew Wyeth's iconic painting "Christina's World."

9. A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor Towles. (Viking) A Russian count undergoes 30 years of house arrest.

10. The Whistler, by John Grisham. (Doubleday) A whistleblower alerts a Florida investigator to judicial corruption involving the mob and Indian casinos.

NONFICTION

1. Portraits of Courage, by George W. Bush. (Crown) Sixty-six color paintings and a four-panel mural, with brief biographies, show members of the military who have served since Sept. 11, 2001. By the former president.

2. Hillbilly Elegy, by J.D. Vance. (HarperCollins) A Yale Law School graduate looks at the struggles of America's white working class through his own childhood in the Rust Belt.

3. Killing the Rising Sun, by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. (Holt) "The O'Reilly Factor" host recounts the final years of World War II.

4. The Book of Joy, by the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu with Douglas Abrams. (Avery) Two spiritual leaders discuss how to find joy in the face of suffering.

5. Homo Deus, by Yuval Noah Harari. (Harper/HarperCollins) A provocative look into the future by the author of "Sapiens."

6. Big Agenda, by David Horowitz. (Humanix) A battle plan for the Trump White House. (b)

7. The Magnolia Story, by Chip Gaines and Joanna Gaines with Mark Dagostino. (W Publishing/Thomas Nelson) The lives of the couple who star in the HGTV show "Fixer Upper."

8. This Life I Live, by Rory Feek. (W Publishing/Thomas Nelson) Songwriter describes his difficult childhood, love for his wife, and her death from cancer in 2016. (b)

9. Sapiens, by Yuval Noah Harari. (Harper) How Homo sapiens became Earth's dominant species.

10. When Breath Becomes Air, by Paul Kalanithi. (Random House) A memoir by a physician diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer at age 36.

Advice, How-To, Miscellaneous

1. Unshakeable, by Tony Robbins with Peter Mallouk. (Simon & Schuster) A financial freedom playbook from the millionaire life and business strategist.

2. You Are a Badass, by Jen Sincero. (Running Press) Tips for the doubtful and self-effacing on roaring ahead through life.

3. Tools of Titans, by Tim Ferriss. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) The tactics, strategies and habits of billionaires, icons and world-class performers, by the technology investor. (b)

4. The Five Love Languages, by Gary Chapman. (Northfield) A guide to communicating love in a way that a spouse will understand.

5. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a ----, by Mark Manson. (HarperOne/HarperCollins) How to stop trying to be "positive" all the time and instead become better at handling adversity. (b)

Rankings reflect sales at venues nationwide for the week ending March 4. A (b) indicates that some sellers report receiving bulk orders.

Ramon Padilla is the top left portrait on the cover of "Portraits of Courage: A Commander in Chief's Tribute to America's Warriors." MUST CREDIT: Crown.
Ramon Padilla is the top left portrait on the cover of “Portraits of Courage: A Commander in Chief’s Tribute to America’s Warriors.” MUST CREDIT: Crown. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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