LOS ANGELES TIMES BEST SELLERS
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

Hardcover Fiction

1. Rules of Civility  / Amor Towles
A year in the social life of three twentysomethings set in jazz-age New York City.

2. The Leftovers  / Tom Perrotta
A twist on the Rapture revolving around those left behind.

3. The Paris Wife  / Paula McLain
A tale of Ernest Hemingway and his first wife, Hadley, set in 1920s Paris. 

4. State of Wonder / Ann Patchett
An atmospheric tale of two medical researchers and the many shades of truths they find in the Amazon.

5. A Dance With Dragons / George R. R. Martin
The Seven Kingdoms are imperiled again in the fifth “Song of Ice and Fire” book.

6. Mockingjay / Suzanne Collins
No one is safe in the final installment of the Hunger Games trilogy.

7. The Cut / George Pelecanos
Meet Spero Lucas, an Iraq war vet and suave investigator in Washington D.C. 

8. Catching Fire / Suzanne Collins
Hunger Games winners face the consequences of their victory.

9. Ready Player One / Ernest Cline
A key to a fortune is hidden in a virtual reality world. 

10. The Sookie Stackhouse Companion / Charlaine Harris
A closer look at the otherworldly life and people in Sookie Stackhouse's universe.

11. When the Killing's Done / T.C. Boyle
A woman washes up on a rat-infested shore starting a family's link with California's Channel Islands. 

12. Radio Shangri-La / Lisa Napoli
A journalist's love affair with the country of Bhutan.

13. The Buddha in the Attic / Julie Otsuka
A story of young Japanese women brought to San Francisco as ‘picture brides’ nearly a century ago.

14. The Magician King / Lev Grossman
Quentin embarks on a quest that goes awry in this sequel to "The Magicians."

15. Kill Me if You Can / James Patterson
An art student is hunted by an assassin after finding a diamond-filled duffel bag. 

16. Before I Go to Sleep / S.J. Watson
A woman's mind is erased of everything she knows each time she goes to sleep.

17. Flash and Bones / Kathy Reichs
The search for the identity of a body found during NASCAR race week, from the inspiration behind the TV show, "Bones."

18. House of Holes / Nicholson Baker
A series of graphic vignettes about erotica.

19. The Power of Six / Pittacus Lore
Picking up where the YA thriller “I Am Number Four” left off, the remaining six are on the run from the Magadorians.

20. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest / Stieg Larsson
The final book of the "Millennium Trilogy" has Lisbeth Salander in peril.

Hardcover Nonfiction

1. Go the F-- to Sleep / Adam Mansbach
A comical not-for-kids picture book on the perils of bedtime.

2. In the Garden of Beasts / Erik Larson
Complex ties between the U.S. ambassador’s family and the Nazi elite in 1930s Berlin.

3. In My Time / Dick Cheney
The former vice president defends the Bush administration's policies after 9/11.

4. Unbroken / Laura Hillenbrand
The story of Louis Zamperini, a World War II bombardier, POW and Olympian.

5. A Stolen Life / Jaycee Dugard
A kidnap victim at 11, Jaycee Dugard describes her 18-year imprisonment. 

6. Bossypants / Tina Fey
How the self-deprecating actress, mom and writer rocked the world of comedy. 

7. Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness / Alexandra Fuller
A memoir of the author’s mother set in Kenya.

8. Prime Time / Jane Fonda
The actress' blueprint for successful living and getting older.

9. The Eighty-Dollar Champion / Elizabeth Letts
A beat-up horse named Snowman's rise to the top in show-jumping.

10. Arguably / Christopher Hitchens
A new collection of essays offers a view of the man behind the words.

11. Rebels in Paradise / Hunter Drohojowska-Philp
How a few daring young artists changed the contemporary art scene in 1960's Los Angeles. 

12. Sleeping With The Enemy / Hal Vaughn
The hidden years of Coco Chanel’s life, from the Nazi occupation of Paris to the aftermath of World War II. 

13. Inside Scientology / Janet Reitman
A modern history of L. Ron Hubbard and his controversial religion-without-a-deity.

14. Strength Finders 2.0 / Tom Rath
An upgraded assessment on how to find your top talents.

15. After America / Mark Steyn
A prediction of America's economic and cultural armageddon.

16. 1493 / Charles C. Mann
The interconnected ecological and economic consequences of the European discovery of the Americas.

17. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book / Jeff Kinney
A revised and expanded interactive journal based on the bestselling books and hit movies.

18. Boo: The Life of the World's Cutest Dog / J.H. Lee
A photographic day in the life of an adorable teddy-bear like dog.

19. The Tao of Travel / Paul Theroux
A personal collection of travel appreciation from the author's own and other writers' works.

20. Supergods / Grant Morrison
A history of comic books and what they say about humankind.