Here are the best-sellers from The New York Times for the week ending Dec. 10:
HARDCOVER FICTION
1. "11/22/63'' — Stephen King
2. "Red Mist'' — Patricia Cornwell
3. "The Litigators'' — John Grisham
4. "Death Comes to Pemberley'' — P.D. James
5. "Kill Alex Cross'' — James Patterson
6. "Explosive Eighteen'' — Janet Evanovich
7. "The Drop'' — Michael Connelly
8. The Best of Me'' — Nicholas Sparks
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Steve Jobs'' — Walter Isaacson
2. "Killing Lincoln'' — Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
3. "Unbroken'' — Laura Hillenbrand
4. "Being George Washington'' — Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe
5. "Jack Kennedy'' — Chris Matthews
6. "Thinking, Fast and Slow'' — Daniel Kahneman
7. "Catherine the Great'' — Robert K. Massie
8. "Through My Eyes'' — Tim Tebow with Nathan Whitaker
NONFICTION PAPERBACKS
1. "Heaven Is for Real'' — Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent
2. "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks'' — Rebecca Skloot
3. "Unlikely Friendships'' — Jennifer S. Holland
4. "The Zombie Survival Guide'' — Max Brooks
5. "Outliers'' — Malcolm Gladwell
6. "Born to Run'' — Christopher McDougall
7. "Moneyball'' — Michael Lewis
8. "Don't Look Behind You'' — Ann Rule
TRADE FICTION PAPERBACKS
1. "The Help'' — Kathryn Stockett
2. "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo'' — Stieg Larsson
3. "The Next Always'' — Nora Roberts
4. "The Tiger's Wife'' — Tea Obreht
5. "The Art of Racing in the Rain'' — Garth Stein
6. "Sing You Home'' — Jodi Picoult
7. "Cutting for Stone'' — Abraham Verghese
8. "Sarah's Key'' — Tatiana de Rosnay
Here are the best-sellers at local independent stores for the week ending Dec. 18. Stores reporting: Left Bank Books, Main Street Books, Pudd'nhead Books, Subterranean Books, Sue's News (stlindiebook.com).
Adults
1. "Finally a Locally Produced Guidebook to St. Louis by and for St. Louisans, Neighborhood by Neighborhood" — Amanda Doyle
2. "Steve Jobs" — Walter Isaacson
3. "Van Gogh" — Steven Naifeh
4. "Heaven Is For Real" — Todd Burpo
5. "Empire of the Summer Moon" — S.C. Gwynne
6. "The Tiger's Wife" — Tea Obreht
7. "Go the F*** to Sleep" — Adam Mansbach
8. "Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk" — David Sedaris
9. "Death Comes to Pemberley" — P. D. James
10. "Killing Lincoln" — Bill O'Reilly
Children/Young Adult
1. "The Hunger Games" — Suzanne Collins
2. "Onward Is Best" — Sarah Jean Lindquist
3. "I Want My Hat Back" — Jon Klassen
4. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever" — Jeff Kinney
5. "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" — Brian Selznick
6. "Seventh Level" — Jody Feldman
7. "Oh, the Places You'll Go" — Dr. Seuss
8. "Home for Christmas" — Jan Brett
9. "11 Birthdays" — Wendy Mass
10. "Where the Sidewalk Ends" — Shel Silverstein


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