Opinion | Chuck Palahniuks Make Something Up debuts at No. 3

Posted by Patria Henriques on Friday, August 30, 2024

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Fiction

1. THE MARTIAN

(Broadway, $15). By Andy Weir. An astronaut is stranded alone on Mars. He tries to survive against impossible odds. [12]

2. TOP SECRET TWENTY-ONE

(Bantam, $8.99). By Janet Evanovich. Stephanie Plum searches fora missing car dealer, soon bodies start turning up. [3]

3. ONLY A PROMISE

(Signet, $7.99). By Mary Balogh. A battle-scarred soldier and a spinster arrange a marriage. But then their agreement is breached. [1]

4. ACT OF WAR

(Pocket, $9.99). By Brad Thor. The president taps CIA operative Scot Harvath to thwart an imminent attack on America. [3]

5. THE INVENTION OF WINGS

(Penguin, $17). By Sue Monk Kidd. The life and times of a Charleston belle and her slave servant. [6]

6. THE GOLDFINCH

(Back Bay, $20). By Donna Tartt. The coming-of-age story of a young man who lost his mother in a terrorist bombing. [10]

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7. THE SIXTH EXTINCTION

(William Morrow, $9.99). By James Rollins. Cmdr. Gray Pierce investigates why everyone and every living thing died at a military research facility. [3]

8. STATION ELEVEN

(Vintage, $15.95). By Emily St. John Mandel. In a post-apocalyptic world, a stage troupe tries to bring joy to humanity. [2]

9. THE ALCHEMIST

(Harperone, $16.99). By Paulo Coelho. A Spanish shepherd boy goes on a journey of discovery through North Africa. [17]

10. EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU

(Penguin, $16). By Celeste Ng. The death of a young woman impacts her Chinese-American family. [2]

Nonfiction/General

1. THE BOYS IN THE BOAT: NINE AMERICANS AND THEIR EPIC QUEST FOR GOLD AT THE 1936 BERLIN OLYMPICS

(Penguin, $17). By Daniel James Brown. [55]

2. I AM MALALA: THE GIRL WHO STOOD UP FOR EDUCATION AND WAS SHOT BY THE TALIBAN

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(Back Bay, $16). By Malala Yousafzai. [2]

3. MINDSET: THE NEW PSYCHOLOGY OF SUCCESS

(Ballantine, $16). By Carol S. Dweck. [39]

4. CRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS: TOOLS FO R TALKING WHEN THE STAKES ARE HIGH, SECOND EDITION

(McGraw-Hill, $20). By Kerry Patterson. [14]

5. THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES: THE SECRET TO LOVE THAT LASTS

(Northfield, $15.99). By Gary D. Chapman. [132]

6. A HOPE IN THE UNSEEN: AN AMERICAN ODYSSEY FROM THE INNER CITY TO THE IVY LEAGUE

(Broadway, $15.99). By Ron Suskind. [2]

7. LEVERAGE LEADERSHIP: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO BUILDING EXCEPTIONAL SCHOOLS

(Jossey-Bass, $34.95). By Paul Bambrick-Santoyo and Doug Lemov. [3]

8. COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS ABOUT RACE: A FIELD GUIDE FOR ACHIEVING EQUITY IN SCHOOLS

(Corwin, $36.95). By Glenn E. Singleton and Curtis Linton. [1]

8. 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE

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(Simon & Schuster, $17). By Stephen R. Covey. [15]

10. AMERICAN SNIPER: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE MOST LETHAL SNIPER IN U.S. MILITARY HISTORY

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(William Morrow, $9.99, $15.99). By Chris Kyle. [37]

Fiction

1. IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT

(Knopf, $27.95). By Judy Blume. A 15-year-old endures a season of fear, when three planes crash in her town. [2]

2. THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN

(Riverhead, $26.95). By Paula Hawkins. A woman on a train, witnesses a shocking crime. [22]

3. MAKE SOMETHING UP: STORIES YOU CAN'T UNREAD

(Doubleday, $26.95). By Chuck Palahniuk. [1]

4. ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE

(Scribner, $27). By Anthony Doerr. A story of two ordinary children whose paths collide during World War II. [40]

5. FINDERS KEEPERS

(Scribner, $30). By Stephen King. A literary obsession leads to the murder of a great, reclusive writer. [2]

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6. RADIANT ANGEL

(Grand Central, $28). By Nelson Demille. A high-level Russian spy goes missing, which could threaten war with the United States. [3]

7. MEMORY MAN

(Grand Central, $28). By David Baldacci. Amos Decker, a detective with a perfect memory, searches for the man who murdered his family. [8]

8. ALL THE SINGLE LADIES

(William Morrow, $26.99). By Dorothea Benton Frank. Three middle-aged women forge a friendship after another woman’s death. [1]

9. LUCKIEST GIRL ALIVE

(Simon & Schuster, $25). By Jessica Knoll. A secret threatens to destroy a successful woman’s life. [1]

10. DEAD ICE

(Berkley, $27.95). By Laurell K. Hamilton. Marriage is tarnishing the hard-earned reputation of Anita Blake, vampire hunter. [1]

NonFiction/General

1. THE WRIGHT BROTHERS

(Simon & Schuster, $30). By David McCullough. [6]

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2. THE LIFE-CHANGING MAGIC OF TIDYING UP: THE JAPANESE ART OF DECLUTTERING AND ORGANIZING

(Ten Speed, $16.99). By Marie Kondo. [23]

3. TEAM OF TEAMS: NEW RULES OF ENGAGEMENT FOR A COMPLEX WORLD

(Portfolio, $29.95). By Stanley A. McChrystal with Tantum Collins, David Silverman and Chris Fussell. [3]

4. THE ROAD TO CHARACTER

(Random House, $28). By David Brooks. The New York Times columnist explores how great people develop character. [9]

5. AND THE GOOD NEWS IS...: LESSONS AND ADVICE FROM THE BRIGHT SIDE

(Twelve, $26). By Dana Perino. [7]

6. PEERS INC: HOW PEOPLE AND PLATFORMS ARE INVENTING THE COLLABORATIVE ECONOMY AND REINVENTING CAPITALISM

(PublicAffairs, $26.99). By Robin Chase. [1]

7. JESUS CALLING: ENJOYING PEACE IN HIS PRESENCE

(Thomas Nelson, $15.99). By Sarah Young. [50]

8. DEAD WAKE: THE LAST CROSSING OF THE LUSITANIA

(Crown, $28). By Erik Larson. [14]

9. PRIMATES OF PARK AVENUE

(Simon & Schuster, $26). By Wednesday Martin. The inside scoop on of Upper East Side mothers. [2]

10. ADIOS, AMERICA: THE LEFT'S PLAN TO TURN OUR COUNTRY INTO A THIRD WORLD HELLHOLE

(Regnery, $27.99). By Ann Coulter. [2]

Rankings reflect sales for the week ended June 14.

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