Thursday, February 3, 2011: According to USA TODAY, the following list contains the top 25 best selling books (out of 150) - based on sales through Sunday, 01/30/2011. For the complete list of 150 books for the week or just to check out more information - plus reviews, book news and a searchable archive of USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list - visit their website.
Note of the week: No real notable movement among the YA reads in the top 25, with the exception they all slid down a few spots. BATTLE HYMN OF THE TIGER MOTHER is on the prowl however, making it's move into the top 25 - thanks to it's recent tangle in the spotlight. Guess the saying "there's no such thing as bad press" really does ring true, since Ms. Chua can partially thank the publicity stirred by those that disagree with her parenting skills, for moving her up the list.
Legend:
Position This Week, Last Week, Title, Author (Publisher), Price
1 0 Tick Tock, James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge (Little, Brown), $27.99
2 1 The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson (Vintage), $14.95
3 3 The Girl Who Played With Fire, Stieg Larsson (Knopf Doubleday), $25.95
4 0 Marrying Daisy Bellamy, Susan Wiggs (MIRA), $7.99
5 5 Unbroken, Laura Hillenbrand (Random House), $27.00
6 6 The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest, Stieg Larsson (Knopf), $27.95
7 0 Wild Man Creek, Robyn Carr (MIRA), $7.99
8 30The 4-Hour Body, Timothy Ferriss (Crown Archetype), $27.00
9 7 Water for Elephants: A Novel, Sara Gruen (Algonquin), $14.95
10 4 Awakened, Kristin Cast, P.C. Cast (St. Martin's Griffin), $17.99
11 0 The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press), $8.99
12 13 Heaven is for Real, Todd Burpo, Sonja Burpo, Colton Burpo, Lynn Vincent (Thomas Nelson), $16.99
13 0 Here to Stay, Catherine Anderson (Signet), $7.99
14 9 The Confession, John Grisham (Doubleday), $28.95
15 11 Catching Fire, Suzanne Collins (Scholastic), $17.99
16 12 Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins (Scholastic), $17.99
17 21 Cutting for Stone: A Novel, Abraham Verghese (Knopf), $26.95
18 0 Shadowfever, Karen Marie Moning (Delacorte Press), $26.00
19 0 Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 5: The Last Olympian, Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion), $7.99
20 18 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth, Jeff Kinney (Amulet Books), $13.95
21 34 Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Amy Chua (The Penguin Press), $25.95
22 10 Strategic Moves, Stuart Woods (Putnam Adult), $25.95
23 31 Sexy Forever, Suzanne Somers (Crown Archetype), $25.99
24 24 The Help, Kathryn Stockett (Putnam Adult), $12.99
25 0 When Beauty Tamed the Beast, Eloisa James (Avon), $7.99
