EAT, PRAY, LOVE, by Elizabeth Gilbert. (Penguin, $15 and $16.) A writer’s journey in search of self takes her to Italy, India and Indonesia.INSIDE OF A DOG, by Alexandra Horowitz. (Scribner, $16.) What the world is like from a dog’s point of view. ExcerptSTONES INTO SCHOOLS, by Greg Mortenson. (Penguin, $16.) Peace through education in Afghanistan and Pakistan, by the author of “Three Cups of Tea.”THE GLASS CASTLE, by Jeannette Walls. (Scribner, $15.) The author recalls a bizarre childhood during which she was constantly on the move. (†) ExcerptTHREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. (Penguin, $16.) A former climber builds schools in villages in Pakistan and Afghanistan.SECRETARIAT, by William Nack. (Hyperion, $16.99.) The story of the great Triple Crown champion; a reissue of "Big Red of Meadow Stable" (1975).FREAKONOMICS, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. (Harper Perennial, $15.99.) A scholar and a journalist apply economic theory to nearly everything.DEWEY, by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter. (Grand Central, $13.99.) The kitten left freezing in the returned-book slot of an Iowa public library and his rise to fame.MY HORIZONTAL LIFE, by Chelsea Handler. (Bloomsbury, $14.95.) A memoir of one-night stands.ARE YOU THERE, VODKA? IT'S ME, CHELSEA, by Chelsea Handler. (Simon Spotlight Entertainment, $16.) Humorous personal essays from the comedian.THE TIPPING POINT, by Malcolm Gladwell. (Back Bay/Little, Brown, $15.99.) A study of social epidemics, otherwise known as fads. ExcerptTOO BIG TO FAIL, by Andrew Ross Sorkin. (Penguin, $18.) The 2008 financial implosion on Wall Street and in Washington, by a New York Times business columnist.TRAVELING WITH POMEGRANATES, by Sue Monk Kidd and Ann Kidd Taylor. (Penguin, $15.) The novelist and her daughter travel together in Europe.HALF THE SKY, by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. (Vintage, $15.95.) A case for viewing women’s equality as the "paramount moral challenge" of our era.WHERE MEN WIN GLORY, by Jon Krakauer. (Anchor, $15.95.) The story of Pat Tillman and the Army’s cover-up of his death by "friendly fire" in Afghanistan. ExcerptBLINK, by Malcolm Gladwell. (Back Bay/Little, Brown, $15.99.) Instinct in the workings of the mind.ZEITOUN, by Dave Eggers. (Vintage, $15.95.) The travails of a Syrian-American man and his family after Hurricane Katrina. ExcerptSAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME, by Ron Hall and Denver Moore with Lynn Vincent (Nelson) FREEFALL, by Joseph E. Stiglitz (Norton) 90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN, by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey (Revell) THE MURDER OF KING TUT, by James Patterson and Martin Dugard (Grand Central) GAME CHANGE, by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin (Harper Perennial) KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL, by Anthony Bourdain (Ecco/HarperCollins) D-DAY, by Antony Beevor (Penguin) 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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