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Fiction

THIS WEEK/LAST WEEK/WEEKS ON LIST/ TITLE/AUTHOR/PUBLISHER/PRICE
1 2 53 The Shack, by William P. Young (Windblown Media, $15.99).
2 4 13 Pride And Prejudice And Zombies, by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith (Quirk, $17.95).
3 - 1 Best Friends Forever, by Jennifer Weiner (Atria, $29.99).
4 1 2 Black Hills, by Nora Roberts (Putnam, $33.50).
5 6 53 The Host, by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown, $28.99).
6 5 4 The Doomsday Key, by James Rollins (William Morrow, $21).
7 9 22 Still Alice, by Lisa Genova (Simon & Schuster, $17.50).
8 7 10 Vision In White, by Nora Roberts (Berkley, $20).
9 3 3 Swimsuit, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown, $30.99).
10 - 2 The Slap, by Christos Tsiolkas (HarperCollins, $24.99).
IN PAPER
1 1 8 My Sister's Keeper, by Jodi Picoult (Simon & Schuster, $11.99).
2 2 50 The Book Of Negroes, by Lawrence Hill (HarperCollins, $24.95).
3 4 2 The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson (Penguin Canada, $13.50).
4 3 4 Devil Bones, by Kathy Reichs (Simon & Schuster, $12.99).
5 8 7 The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger (Knopf, $22).
6 5 10 The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows (Dial, $16.50).
7 6 6 Rogue, by Danielle Steel (Dell, $10.99).
8 7 2 Being Elizabeth, by Barbara Taylor Bradford (St. Martin's, $9.99).
9 10 3 Tsar, by Ted Bell (Pocket, $12.99).
10 - 3 The Flying Troutmans, by Miriam Toews (Vintage Canada, $22).
THIS WEEK/LAST WEEK/WEEKS ON LIST/ TITLE/AUTHOR/PUBLISHER/PRICE
1 2 8 Why Your World Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller, by Jeff Rubin (Random House Canada, $29.95).
2 1 34 Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown, $30.99).
3 3 15 Always Looking Up, by Michael J. Fox (Hyperion, $33.99).
4 4 9 Slow Death By Rubber Duck, by Rick Smith, Bruce Lourie and Sarah Dopp (Knopf Canada, $32).
5 5 65 The Last Lecture, by Randy Pausch, with Jeffrey Zaslow (Hyperion, $23.50).
6 - 1 Unmasked: The Final Years Of Michael Jackson, by Ian Halperin (Transit, $24.95).
7 - 2 The End Of Overeating, by David A. Kessler (McClelland & Stewart, $29.99).
8 9 31 Payback, by Margaret Atwood (Anansi, $18.95).
9 - 1 Free: The Future Of A Radical Price, by Chris Anderson (Hyperion, $34.99).
10 8 3 Dead Aid, by Dambisa Moyo (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $30).
IN PAPER
1 1 70 Three Cups Of Tea, by Greg Mortenson (Penguin, $18.50).
2 - 1 Julie And Julia, by Julie Powell (Back Bay, $16.99).
3 2 45 Dreams From My Father, by Barack Obama (Crown, $21).
4 7 69 Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell (Back Bay, $18.50).
5 9 160 The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls (Scribner, $19).
6 - 1 My Life In France, by Julia Child, with Alex Prud'homme (Anchor, $18.95).
7 3 171 The Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell (Back Bay, $21.95).
8 8 6 My Stroke Of Insight, by Jill Bolte Taylor (Plume, $18.50).
9 4 6 When You Are Engulfed In Flames, by David Sedaris (Back Bay, $17.99).
10 6 10 In Defense Of Food, by Michael Pollan (Penguin, 16.50).
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The bestseller list is compiled by The Globe and Mail using sales figures provided by BookNet Canada's national sales tracking service, BNC SalesData, and from bookstores across Canada, including those named above.

Non-Fiction

Canadian Bestsellers

RANK// TITLE/AUTHOR/PUBLISHER
FICTION
1 The Book Of Negroes, by Lawrence Hill (HarperCollins, $24.95).
2 Devil Bones, by Kathy Reichs (Simon & Schuster, $12.99).
3 The Shack, by William P. Young (Windblown Media, $15.99).
4 The Gargoyle, by Andrew Davidson (Random House Canada, $21).
5 The Flying Troutmans, by Miriam Toews (Random House Canada, $22).
6 Any Known Blood, by Lawrence Hill (HarperCollins, $24.95).
7 Water For Elephants, by Sara Gruen (HarperCollins, $16.50).
8 All The Colours Of Darkness, by Peter Robinson (McClelland & Stewart, $11.99).
9 Late Nights On Air, by Elizabeth Hay (McClelland & Stewart, $19.99).
10 The Cellist Of Sarajevo, by Steven Galloway (Random House Canada, $21).
11 Three-Day Road, by Joseph Boyden (Penguin, $20).
12 The Other Woman, by Joy Fielding (Seal, $10.99).
13 The Origin Of Species, by Nino Ricci (Doubleday Canada, $22).
14 Grand Avenue, by Joy Fielding (Seal, $10.99).
15 Vlad: The Last Confession, by C.C. Humphreys (Orion, $10.99).
Non-Fiction
1 Why Your World Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller, by Jeff Rubin (Random House Canada, $29.95).
2 Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown, $30.99).
3 The Hormone Diet, by Natasha Turner (Random House Canada, $32.95).
4 Always Looking Up, by Michael J. Fox (Hyperion, $33.99).
5 The Power Of Now, by Eckhart Tolle (New World Library, $14.95).
6 The Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown, $16.99).
7 Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown, $18.50).
8 Slow Death By Rubber Duck, by Rick Smith, Bruce Lourie and Sarah Dopp (Knopf Canada, $32).
9 A New Earth, by Eckhart Tolle (Penguin, $15.50).
10 Prisoner Of Tehran, by Marina Nemat (Penguin Canada, $18).
11 The Making Of A Nurse, by Tilda Shalof (McClelland & Stewart, $21.99).
12 The Brain That Changes Itself, by Norman Doidge (Penguin, $17.50).
13 Survive!, by Les Stroud (HarperCollins, $21.95).
14 Payback, by Margaret Atwood (Anansi, $18.95).
15 This Is Your Brain On Music, by Daniel J. Levitin (Penguin, $16.50).
RANK// TITLE/AUTHOR/PUBLISHER
1 The Host, by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown, $28.99).
2 By Heresies Distressed, by David Weber (Tor, $35).
3 Star Trek: TNG: Losing The Peace , by William Leisner (Simon & Schuster, $9.99).
4 StarCraft: Dark Templar: Twilight, by Christie Golden (Pocket, $9.99).
5 Star Wars Order 66, by Karen Traviss (Random House, $9.99).
6 Star Wars: Fate Of The Jedi: Omen, by Christie Golden (Random House, $32).
7 G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra, by Max Allan Collins (Del Rey, $9.99).
8 1634: The Bavarian Crisis, by Eric Flint and Virginia DeMarce (Baen, $9.50).
9 World Of Warcraft: Arthas: Rise Of The Lich King, by Christie Golden (Pocket, $32.99).
10 Fall With Honor, by E.E. Knight (Roc, $9.99).
RANK// TITLE/AUTHOR/PUBLISHER
1 Jamie's Food Revolution, by Jamie Oliver (Hyperion, $45).
2 Martha Stewart's Cupcakes , by Martha Stewart Living Magazine Staff (Clarkson Potter, $29.99).
3 The Complete Licence To Grill, by Chris Knight (McArthur & Company, $29.95).
4 Weber's Way To Grill, by Jamie Purviance (Oxmoor, $32.50).
5 Soups, by Jean Paré (Company's Coming, $15.99).
6 The Eat-Clean Diet Cookbook, by Tosca Reno (Robert Kennedy, $22.95).
7 Mostly Muffins, by Jean Paré (Company's Coming, $15.99).
8 East, Shrink & Be Merry, by Janet Podleski and Greta Podleski (Granet, $29.95).
9 Ricardo: Meals For Every Occasion, by Ricardo Larrivée (Whitecap, $35).
10 Kitchen Express, by Mark Bittman (Simon & Schuster, $32).

Science Fiction Food/Cooking The Canadian Fiction and Non-Fiction, Science Fiction and Food/Cooking bestseller lists are compiled for The Globe and Mail by BookNet Canada.

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