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Paperback Business Best Sellers

TBR: Inside the List

SATISFACTION: Keith Richards’s autobiography, “Life” (reviewed by Liz Phair on the cover of the Nov. 14 Book Review), hits the hardcover nonfiction list at No. 1, unsurprisingly. (My favorite line, from Page 524: “I’ve been cooking bangers all my life, and I only just found out from this lady on TV that you have to put bangers in a cold pan.”)

Keith Richards

The shots at Mick Jagger have drawn lots of headlines, but it turns out that Sir Mick isn’t the only one who has been slowly sinking into the slough of respectability. In the advance publicity for “Life,” it was revealed that Richards harbored an early ambition to be a librarian, and that he once considered getting “professional training” in the Dewey Decimal System to cope with his home library. His one-stop book tour in the United States began and ended at the New York Public Library, where he arrived wearing a natty beige fedora and trailing a genially sulfurous air. (Somebody get this man a contract for a vampire mash-up novel, stat!) Then again, Richards has a way to go before he catches up to the Stones’ other guitarist. “Spend or Expend,” an exhibition of Ronnie Wood’s paintings and drawings, is currently on view at the Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown, Ohio, whose director went so far as to compare Wood’s satirical vision to Daumier.

CROSSFIRE: Glenn Beck’s “Broke” charges to No. 2 in its first week on the hardcover nonfiction list, while Jon Stewart’s “Earth (The Book)” drops to No. 3, amid rumors that the “Daily Show” host planned to hold a Rally to Restore Sanity to the Best-Seller List in Times Square. The right certainly seems to have swept the literary midterms, with Condoleezza Rice’s “Extraordinary, Ordinary People” (No. 6); Bill O’Reilly’s “Pinheads and Patriots” (No. 7); and Michael Savage’s “Trickle Up Poverty” (No. 10). Besides Stewart, there are no liberals on the list — unless Stephen Sondheim counts? His “Finishing the Hat” opens at No. 11.

HONK IF YOU’RE WRITING: November is the cruelest month, at least for literary agents bombarded with the fruits of National Novel Writing Month, also known as NaNoWriMo. Here’s how it works: Writers — or “Wrimos,” in the official parlance — register at the event’s Web site, turn on the word-count widget and start cranking out about 1,500 words a day, without stopping to wonder if the whole thing stinks. “It’s all about quantity, not quality,” the Web site explains. “The kamikaze approach forces you to lower your expectations, take risks and write on the fly.” The Web site features a host of motivational tools, including merit badges, a Procrastination Station that dispenses advice like “Plot while driving” (is that legal?) and a running tally of total wordage pumped out by participants around the world — 191,707,630 words as of this writing, including some 33,030 originating in Pakistan and 23,549 billowing forth from the Isle of Skye. NaNoWriMo’s never-say-edit spirit has attracted plenty of haters, but it has also given birth to at least one bona fide smash best seller: Sara Gruen’s “Water for Elephants,” now No. 23 on the extended trade paperback fiction list.

Hardcover Advice

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Hardcover Business Best Sellers

DELIVERING HAPPINESS, by Tony Hsieh. (Grand Central, $23.99.) Lessons from business (pizza place, worm farm, Zappos) and life. (?) AFTERSHOCK, by Robert B. Reich. (Knopf, $25.) Looking at the future of the United States economy, the Clinton-era labor secretary fears that inevitable national belt-tightening could trigger a political convulsion. SWITCH, by Chip Heath and Dan Heath. (Broadway Business, $26.) How everyday people can effect transformative change at work and in life. (?) THE BIG SHORT, by Michael Lewis. (Norton, $27.95.) The people who saw the real estate crash coming and made billions from their foresight. OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) Why some people succeed ? it has to do with luck and opportunities as well as talent ? from the author of "Blink" and "The Tipping Point." THE 4-HOUR WORKWEEK, by Timothy Ferriss. (Crown, $22.) Reconstructing your life so that it?s not all about work. (?) THE TOTAL MONEY MAKEOVER, by Dave Ramsey (Thomas Nelson, $24.99.) Debt reduction and fiscal fitness for families, by the radio talk-show host. (?) STRENGTHS BASED LEADERSHIP, by Tom Rath and Barry Conchie. (Gallup, $24.95.) Three keys to being a more effective leader. (?) YOU ALREADY KNOW HOW TO BE GREAT, by Alan Fine with Rebecca R. Merrill. (Portfolio Penguin, $25.95.) How to remove the obstacles that get in the way of applying skills you already have. (?) DRIVE, by Daniel H. Pink. (Riverhead, $26.95.) What really motivates people is the quest for autonomy, mastery and purpose, not external rewards. THE ORANGE REVOLUTION, by Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton. (Free Press, $25.) A guide to building high-performance teams capable of transforming organizations. (?) REWORK, by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson. (Crown Business, $22.) Counterintuitive rules for small-business success, like ?Ignore the details early on? and ?Good enough is fine.? (?) GOOD BOSS, BAD BOSS, by Robert I. Sutton. (Business Plus, $23.99.) How great bosses differ from the just so-so, or worse. (?) THE MENTOR LEADERby Tony Dungy. (Tyndale House, $24.99.) The former head coach of the Indianapolis Colts football team offers tips for helping to inspire growth. (?) SUPERFREAKONOMICS, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. (Morrow/HarperCollins, $29.99.) A scholar and a journalist apply economic thinking to everything: the sequel. Rankings are based on October figures at many thousands of venues where a wide range of general interest books are sold nationwide. These include hundreds of independent book retailers (statistically weighted to represent all such outlets); national, regional and local chains; online and multimedia entertainment retailers; university, gift, supermarket, discount, department stores and newsstands. An asterisk (*) indicates that a book's sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A dagger (?) indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders.

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This WeekLast WeekWeeks on ListLIFE, by Keith Richards with James Fox. (Little, Brown, $29.99.) The Rolling Stones guitarist’s revealing autobiography is also a portrait of the era when rock ’n’ roll came of age, with the music itself as the book’s core.BROKE, by Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe. (Threshold/Mercury Radio Arts, $29.99.) The Fox News host’s plan for fixing the country financially seeks to unite Americans around the concept of shared sacrifice.EARTH (THE BOOK), by Jon Stewart and others. (Grand Central, $27.99.) A visitor’s guide to the human race, presented by "The Daily Show."THE LAST BOY, by Jane Leavy. (Harper/HarperCollins, $27.99.) A biography of the Yankees star Mickey Mantle, who grappled with a wrenching childhood and physical injuries.AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARK TWAIN, VOL. 1, by Mark Twain. (University of California, $34.95.) In his autobiography, published unexpurgated for the first time, Twain is pointedly political and willing to play the angry prophet. ExcerptPINHEADS AND PATRIOTS, by Bill O'Reilly. (Morrow/HarperCollins, $27.99.) The Fox News commentator scrutinizes the meaning of change in the era of Obama.AT HOME, by Bill Bryson. (Doubleday, $28.95.) The evolution of private life as exemplified by the houses we live in.------ FINISH FIRST, by Tucker Max. (Gallery, $25.99.) Stories of bad decisions, debauchery and sexual recklessness.TRICKLE UP POVERTY, by Michael Savage. (Morrow/HarperCollins, $26.99.) The radio host criticizes Obama’s policies on the borders, the economy and security.FINISHING THE HAT, by Stephen Sondheim. (Knopf, $39.95.) A compilation of Sondheim’s lyrics, with commentary and anecdotes, covering the years 1954 to 1981.WASHINGTON, by Ron Chernow. (Penguin Press, $40.) A biography of the first president.OBAMA'S WARS, by Bob Woodward. (Simon & Schuster, $30.) The inside story of how decisions were made on Afghanistan, on Pakistan and on the fight against terrorism._____ MY DAD SAYS, by Justin Halpern. (It Books/HarperCollins, $15.99.) A coming-of-age memoir organized around the musings, purveyed on Twitter, of the author’s father.THE GRAND DESIGN, by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow. (Bantam, $28.) Central questions of philosophy and science, from the author of “A Brief History of Time.”THE ROOTS OF OBAMA'S RAGE, by Dinesh D'Souza (Regnery) OOGY, by Larry Levin (Grand Central) YOU HAD ME AT WOOF, by Julie Klam (Riverhead) FIRST FAMILY, by Joseph J. Ellis (Knopf) HODA, by Hoda Kotb with Jane Lorenzini (Simon & Schuster) GROWING UP LAUGHING, by Marlo Thomas (Hyperion) THE ELEPHANT TO HOLLYWOOD, by Michael Caine (Holt) LATE, LATE AT NIGHT, by Rick Springfield (Touchstone/Simon & Schuster) IS IT JUST ME?, by Whoopi Goldberg (Hyperion) DEWEY'S NINE LIVES, by Vicki Myron with Brett Witter (Dutton) IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT, by Ann Rule (Free Press) THE MIND'S EYE, by Oliver Sacks (Knopf) Buy From Amazon

These lists are an expanded version of those appearing in the November 14 print edition of the Book Review. Rankings reflect sales, for the week ending October 30, at many thousands of venues where a wide range of general interest books are sold nationwide. These include hundreds of independent book retailers (statistically weighted to represent all such outlets); national, regional and local chains; online and multimedia entertainment retailers; university, gift, supermarket, discount department stores and newsstands. An asterisk (*) indicates that a book’s sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A dagger (†) indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders. Among those categories not actively tracked are: perennial sellers; required classroom reading; text, reference and test preparation guides; journals and workbooks; calorie counters; shopping guides; comics and crossword puzzles. Click here for an explanation of the difference between trade and mass-market paperbacks.

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THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, by Stieg Larsson. (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, $14.95.) A hacker and a journalist investigate the disappearance of a Swedish heiress.THE FINKLER QUESTION, by Howard Jacobson. (Bloomsbury, $15.) A mugging prompts a quest for self-discovery in this tale of anti-Semitism, friendship and wisdom; winner of this year’s Man Booker Prize. ExcerptLITTLE BEE, by Chris Cleave. (Simon & Schuster, $14.) The lives of a British woman and a Nigerian girl collide.CUTTING FOR STONE, by Abraham Verghese. (Vintage, $15.95.) Twin brothers, conjoined and then separated, grow up amid the political turmoil of Ethiopia. ExcerptHALF BROKE HORSES, by Jeannette Walls. (Scribner, $15.) A re-creation of the life of the author’s grandmother in the Southwest. ExcerptTHE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN, by Garth Stein. (Harper Paperbacks, $14.99.) An insightful Lab-terrier mix helps his owner, a struggling race car driver.SARAH’S KEY, by Tatiana de Rosnay. (St. Martin’s Griffin, $13.95.) A contemporary American journalist investigates the roundup of Jews in Paris in 1942.FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE/WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF, by Ntozake Shange. (Scribner, $9.95 and $12.) A "choreopoem" about race and gender, first published in 1975.THE ALCHEMIST, by Paulo Coelho. (HarperOne, $14.99.) A Spanish shepherd boy goes to Egypt in search of treasure.UNLOCKED, by Karen Kingsbury. (Zondervan, $14.99.) Bullied at school, an autistic 18-year-old is befriended by a classmate with problems of her own.THE SHACK, by William P. Young. (Windblown Media, $14.99.) A man whose daughter was abducted is invited to an isolated shack, apparently by God. (†) ExcerptWORST CASE, by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge. (Grand Central, $14.99.) A New York detective raising 10 children investigates a string of killings.TINKERS, by Paul Harding. (Bellevue Literary Press, $14.95.) A dying clock repairman recalls his impoverished New England childhood; a 2010 Pulitzer winner.NEVER LET ME GO, by Kazuo Ishiguro. (Vintage International, $15.) At a school in the English countryside, children are trained for a terrible destiny.A RELIABLE WIFE, by Robert Goolrick. (Algonquin, $14.95.) Complications ensue when a wealthy Wisconsin widower in 1907 advertises for a spouse.THE LACUNA, by Barbara Kingsolver. (Harper Perennial, $16.99.) A young American growing up in Mexico becomes friends with artists and radicals.LET ME IN, by John Ajvide Lindqvist. (Thomas Dunne/St. Martin’s Griffin, $15.95 and $15.99.) A schoolboy is fascinated by a neighbor who comes out only at night; originally published as "Let the Right One In."THE MUSEUM OF INNOCENCE, by Orhan Pamuk. (Vintage International, $15.95.) A privileged Istanbul resident describes his lifelong obsession with a shopgirl.SAVING CEECEE HONEYCUTT, by Beth Hoffman (Penguin) BEST FRIENDS FOREVER, by Jennifer Weiner (Washington Square) MAGIC HOUR, by Kristin Hannah (Ballantine) REMARKABLE CREATURES, by Tracy Chevalier (Plume) THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 2010, edited by Richard Russo (Mariner) THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows (Dial) Buy From Amazon

Paperback Advice

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Hardcover Fiction

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