Nielsen Weekly Bestsellers List: week ending 29 October 2011

The Bestseller Charts represent the bestselling books in New Zealand for the week up to the date given. The Bestseller Charts are compiled by Nielsen BookScan and comprise data supplied from the New Zealand panel of participating booksellers. Please note these charts are subject to copyright and may not be reproduced. Books are categorised according to country of publication. 

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International Non-fiction for Adults
International Children & Teens
NZ Children & Teens

NEW ZEALAND FICTION FOR ADULTS

1 The Parihaka Woman
Ihimaera, Witi
Vintage $38.99
9781869797294
2 The Conductor
Quigley, Sarah
Vintage, $39.99
9781869795061
3 The Larnachs
Marshall, Owen
Vintage $39.99
9781869794972
4 Hand Me Down World
Jones, Lloyd
Penguin Books $30.00
9780143566762
5 The Kindness of your Nature
Olsson, Linda
Penguin Books $40.00
9780143566069
6 The Sweet Second Life of Darrell Kincaid
Robertson, Catherine
Black Swan $37.99
9781869795825
7 The Book of Fame: Popular Penguins
Jones, Lloyd
Penguin Books, $13.99
9780143206002
8 Mister Pip
Jones, Lloyd
Penguin Books, $30.00
9780143008965
9 The Hut Builder
Fearnley, Laurence
Penguin Books $40.00
9780143205067
10 Inheritence
Pattrick, Jenny
Black Swan $29.99
9781869793074

NEW ZEALAND NON-FICTION FOR ADULTS

1 Annabel Langbein Free Range in the City
Langbein, Annabel
Annabel Langbein $59.99
9780958266857
2 Champions: Rugby World Cup 2011 All Blacks Victory: Official Souvenir
Penguin Books $17.99
9780143566977
3 Christchurch 22.2: Beyond the Cordon
New Zealand Police
Hachette $49.99
9781869712556
4 Top to Bottom
Ellis, Marc
HarperCollins $44.99
9781869509446
5 Earthquake: Christchurch 22 February 2011
The Press
Random House $39.99
9781869796990
6 Black: Where it Belongs
Howitt, Bob
HarperCollins $24.99
9781869509651
7 Stoked!
Brown, Al
Random House $70.00
9781869794880
8 Stars of the All Blacks Poster Book
Hachette $24.99
9781869712488
9 Italia: Simple Recipes from the Italian Cook School
Seagar, Jo
Random House $65.00
9781869795924
10 Annabel Langbein: The Free Range Cook 
Langbein, Annabel
Annabel Langbein $59.99
9780958266840

INTERNATIONAL FICTION FOR ADULTS Anchor (EXCLUDING NZ)

1 The Affair
Child, Lee
Bantam Press $39.99
9780593065716
 
2 The Help
Stockett, Kathryn
Penguin Books $30.00
9780241956533
3 The Faithless
Cole, Martina
Hachette $37.99
9780755375547
4 Snuff: Discworld Novel
Pratchett, Terry
Doubleday $55.00
9780385619264
 
5 The Best of Me
Sparks, Nicholas
Hachette $37.99
9781847443212
6 Golden Earrings
Alexandra, Belinda
HarperCollins $39.99
9780732291952
7 Scarecrow and the Army of Thieves
Reilly, Matthew
Macmillan $54.99
9781742610283
8 The Decision
Vincenzi, Penny
Hachette $39.99
9780755320912
9
The Litigators
Grisham, John
Hachette $49.99
9781444729702
 
10 The Impossible Dead
Rankin, Ian
Hachette $37.99
9780752889542
 

INTERNATIONAL NON-FICTION FOR ADULTS Anchor(EXCLUDING NZ)

1 Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography
Isaacson, Walter
Hachette $59.99
9781408703748
2 This Is a Call: The Life and Times of Dave Grohl
Brannigan, Paul
HarperCollinss $39.99
9780007391226
3 Guinness World Records 2012
Guinness World Records $59.99
9781904994688
4 Mud, Sweat and Tears
Grylls, Bear
Channel 4 Books $39.99
9781905026548
5 Jamie's 30-minute Meals
Oliver, Jamie
Michael Joseph $65.00
9780718154776
6 Billy Connolly's Route 66: The Big Yin on the Ultimate American Road Trip
Connolly, Billy
Hachette $39.99
9781847445223
7 The Great Disruption: How the Climate Crisis Will Transform the Global Economy
Gilding, Paul
Bloomsbury $39.99
9781408815410
8 That Woman: The Life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor
Sebba, Anne
Hachette $39.99
9780297858973
9 The Dukan Diet
Dukan, Pierre
Hachette $27.99
9781444710335
10   Kevin McCloud's Principles of Home: Making a Place to Live
McCloud, Kevin
Collins $34.99
9780007425068

INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN & TEENS Anchor (EXCLUDING NZ)

1 Heroes of Olympus: The Son of Neptune
Riordan, Rick
Puffin $26.00
9780141335728
 
2 The Gruffalo
Donaldson, Julia
Macmillan $18.99
9780333710937
3 The Lost Stories:Ranger's Apprentice S.
Flanagan, John
Random House $22.99
9781864718188
4 Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Kinney, Jeff
Puffin $17.99
9780143303831
5 Do-it-yourself Book: (Vol 2) : Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Kinney, Jeff
Penguin $17.99
9780143505044
6 Dog Days: Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Kinney, Jeff
Puffin $17.99
9780143304951
7 The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories
Dr Seuss
HarperCollins
ISBN 9780007438457
8 The Last Straw: Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Kinney, Jeff
Puffin $17.99
9780143304555
9 Skulduggery Pleasant: Death Bringer
Landy, Derek
HarperCollins $24.99
9780007326044
10 The Ugly Truth: The Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Kinney, Jeff
Puffin $17.99
9780143304999

NEW ZEALAND CHILDREN & TEENS

1 There's a Hole in My Bucket!
Scholastic, $26.00
9781775430469
2 Old MacDonald's Farm
Hachette $19.99
9781869712303
3 All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth
Gardner, Don
Scholastic, $26.00
9781775430582
4 Grandma Joins the All Blacks
McKinlay, Helen
HarperCollins $19.99
9781869506407
5 The Wonky Donkey 
Smith, Craig
illustrated by Cowley, Katz
Scholastic $24.99
9781869439262
6 All Blacks Poster Book
Puffin $9.99
9780143306504
7 Willbee the Bumblebee
Smith, Craig & Thomson, Maureen
illustrated by Cowley, Katz
Scholastic $26.00
9781869439439
8 The Margaret Mahy Treasury: Eleven Favourite Stories from the Marvellous Margaret Mahy 
Mahy, Margaret
Puffin $45.00
9780143306276
9 Time for Bed Little Kiwi
Darroch, Bob
Puffin, $15.99
9780143504306
10 Marmaduke Duck and Bernadette Bear
MacIver, Juliette
Scholastic $19.50
9781775430339

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