This week's top 5 on the Indie Bestseller List are State of Wonder by Ann Patchett, A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin, The Paris Wife by Paula McLain, Rules of Civility by Amor Towles, Portrait of a Spy by Daniel Silva. 

Published Thursday, August 11, 2011 (for the sales week ended Sunday, August 7,  2011). 

Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States. For information on more titles, please visit IndieBound.org

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Debuts for the week:
Hardcover Fiction
#14-Cold Vengeance, by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child (9780446554985)
#15-This Beautiful Life, by Helen Schulman (9780062024381)
Paperback Nonfiction
#13-Lucky Peach, Issue 1: Ramen, by Chris Ying (Ed.) (9781936365463)
#14-The Hare With Amber Eyes, by Edmund de Waal (9780312569372)

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. State of Wonder
Ann Patchett, Harper, $26.99, 9780062049803
2. A Dance With Dragons
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $35, 9780553801477
3. The Paris Wife
Paula McLain, Ballantine, $25, 9780345521309
4. Rules of Civility
Amor Towles, Viking, $26.95, 9780670022694
5. Portrait of a Spy
Daniel Silva, Harper, $26.99, 9780062072184
6. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Stieg Larsson, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307269997
7. Maine
J. Courtney Sullivan, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307595126
8. The Last Werewolf
Glen Duncan, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307595089
9. Ghost Story
Jim Butcher, Roc, $27.95, 9780451463791
10. Caleb's Crossing
Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $26.95, 9780670021048
11. Turn of Mind
Alice LaPlante, Atlantic Monthly, $24, 9780802119773
12. The Tiger's Wife
Tea Obreht, Random House, $25, 9780385343831
13. Before I Go to Sleep
S.J. Watson, Harper, $25.99, 9780062060556
14. Cold Vengeance - Debut
Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446554985
15. This Beautiful Life - Debut
Helen Schulman, Harper, $24.99, 9780062024381
 
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Go the F**k to Sleep
Adam Mansbach, Ricardo Cortes (Illus.), Akashic, $14.95, 9781617750250
2. A Stolen Life
Jaycee Dugard, S&S, $24.99, 9781451629187
3. In the Garden of Beasts
Erik Larson, Crown, $26, 9780307408846
4. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168
5. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $26.99, 9780316056861
6. The Greater Journey
David McCullough, S&S, $37.50, 9781416571766
7. Nothing Daunted
Dorothy Wickenden, Scribner, $26, 9781439176580
8. The Social Animal
David Brooks, Random House, $27, 9781400067602
9. Lost in Shangri-La
Mitchell Zuckoff, Harper, $26.99, 9780061988349
10. Absolute Monarchs
John Julius Norwich, Random House, $30, 9781400067152
11. Turn Right at Machu Picchu
Mark Adams, Dutton, $26.95, 9780525952244
12. Incognito
David M. Eagleman, Pantheon, $26.95, 9780307377333
13. SEAL Team Six
Howard E. Wasdin, Stephen Templin, St. Martin's, $26.99, 9780312699451
14. Area 51
Annie Jacobsen, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316132947
15. The Psychopath Test
Jon Ronson, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594488016
ON THE RISE:
16. A World on Fire
Amanda Foreman, Random House, $35, 9780375504945
The fascinating story of the American Civil War and the major role played by Britain and its citizens in that epic struggle.
 
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The Help
Kathryn Stockett, Berkley, $16, 9780425245132
2. Room
Emma Donoghue, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316098328
3. A Visit From the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307477477
4. Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368
5. Sarah's Key
Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin, $13.99, 9781250004345
6. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Helen Simonson, Random House, $15, 9780812981223
7. One Day
David Nicholls, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307946713
8. The Art of Racing in the Rain
Garth Stein, Harper, $14.99, 9780061537967
9. Swamplandia!
Karen Russell, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307276681
10. Faithful Place
Tana French, Penguin, $16, 9780143119494
11. Water for Elephants
Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $14.95, 9781616200701
12. The Postmistress
Sarah Blake, Berkley, $15, 9780425238691
13. The Imperfectionists
Tom Rachman, Dial, $15, 9780385343671
14. The Cookbook Collector
Allegra Goodman, Dial, $15, 9780385340861
15. Little Bee
Chris Cleave, S&S, $15, 9781416589648
 
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot, Broadway, $16, 9781400052189
2. Heaven Is for Real
Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, $16.99, 9780849946158
3. Unlikely Friendships
Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131
4. Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316017930
5. Empire of the Summer Moon
S.C. Gwynne, Scribner, $16, 9781416591061
6. Born to Run
Christopher McDougall, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307279187
7. Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $16, 9780060936228
8. The Devil in the White City
Erik Larson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375725609
9. The Happiness Project
Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $14.99, 9780061583261
10. Inside of a Dog
Alexandra Horowitz, Scribner, $16, 9781416583431
11. Life
Keith Richards, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316034418
12. The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $16, 9780743247542
13. Lucky Peach, Issue 1: Ramen - Debut
Chris Ying (Ed.), McSweeney's, $10, 9781936365463
14. The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance - Debut
Edmund de Waal, Picador, $16, 9780312569372
15. The Wave
Susan Casey, Anchor, $15.95, 9780767928854

MASS MARKET
1. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553593716
2. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553579901
3. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553573428
4. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553582024
5. The Confession
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780440245117
6. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789
7. Hell's Corner
David Baldacci, Vision, $9.99, 9780446571418
8. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
9. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99, 9780812550702
10. The Rembrandt Affair
Daniel Silva, Signet, $9.99, 9780451233998
 
CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $17.99, 9781594744761
2. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207
3. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955
4. Thirteen Reasons Why
Jay Asher, Razorbill, $10.99, 9781595141880
5. Middle School, the Worst Years of My Life
James Patterson, Chris Tebbetts, Laura Park (Illus.), Little Brown, $15.99, 9780316101875
6. LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World
DK Publishing, $21.99, 9780756682576
7. The Lost Hero
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $18.99, 9781423113393
8. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $11.99, 9780316013697
9. Should I Share My Ice Cream?
Mo Willems, Hyperion, $8.99, 9781423143437
10. Divergent
Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books, $17.99, 9780062024022
11. Mr. Popper's Penguins
Richard Atwater, Florence Atwater, Little Brown, $6.99, 9780316058438
12. What Happened to Goodbye
Sarah Dessen, Viking, $19.99, 9780670012947
13. The Emerald Atlas
John Stephens, Knopf, $17.99, 9780375868702
14. Along for the Ride
Sarah Dessen, Speak, $8.99, 9780142415566
15. Savvy
Ingrid Law, Puffin, $7.99, 9780142414330
 
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
1. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
2. Skippyjon Jones, Class Action
Judy Schachner, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525422280
3. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007
4. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035
5. A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Philip Christian Stead, Erin E. Stead (Illus.), Roaring Brook, $16.99, 9781596434028
6. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
7. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926
8. Press Here
Herve Tullet, Chronicle, $14.99, 9780811879545
9. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9780811877824
10. Make Way for Ducklings
Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140564341
11. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Bill Martin, Eric Carle (Illus.), Holt, $7.95, 9780805047905
12. Blueberries for Sal
Rober McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140501698
13. The Night Before Kindergarten
Natasha Wing, Julie Durrell (Illus.), Grosset & Dunlap, $3.99, 9780448425009
14. Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes
Eric Litwin, James Dean (Illus.), HarperCollins, $16.99, 9780061910241
15. Happy Hippo, Angry Duck
Sandra Boynton, Little Simon, $5.99, 9781442417311

CHILDREN'S FICTION SERIES
1. The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
2. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
3. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
4. Pretty Little Liars (hardcover and paperback)
Sara Shepard, Harper Teen
5. The Ranger's Apprentice (hardcover and paperback)
John Flanagan, Puffin
6. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
8. Alex Rider Adventures (hardcover and paperback)
Anthony Horowitz, Puffin
9. The Kane Chronicles (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
10. Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
Michael Scott, Delacorte