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Here are the best-sellers for the week that ended Aug. 25, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Nielsen BookScan 2012 The Nielsen Co.

Here are the best-sellers for the week that ended Aug. 25, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Nielsen BookScan 2012 The Nielsen Co.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. “Gone Girl.” Gillian Flynn. Crown ($25)

2. “The Inn at Rose Harbor.” Debbie Macomber. Ballantine ($26)

3. “Odd Apocalypse.” Dean R. Koontz. Bantam ($28)

4. “Friends Forever.” Danielle Steel. Delacorte ($28)

5. “Where We Belong.” Emily Giffin. St. Martin’s ($27.99)

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. “Paterno.” Joe Posnanski. Simon & Schuster ($28)

2. “Obama’s America.” Dinesh D’Souza. Regnery Publishing ($27.95)

3. “Shadowbosses.” Mallory Factor. Center Street ($24.99)

4. “The Amateur.” Edward Klein. Regnery Publishing ($27.95)

5. “Wild.” Cheryl Strayed. Knopf ($25.95)

Reprinted from Publishers Weekly