Hardback fiction
1. Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris. The telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse seeks the culprit in a firebombing. (1 week on list)
2. 10th Anniversary by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. Detective Lindsay Boxer and the Women's Murder Club race to find a missing baby. (1)
3. The Sixth Man by David Baldacci. The lawyer for an alleged serial killer is murdered and two former Secret Service agents are on the case. (3)
4. Sixkill by Robert B. Parker. In the final Spenser novel, a woman dies in an actor's hotel room. (1)
5. The Land of Painted Caves by Jean M. Auel. The latest volume in a series that began with "The Clan of the Cave Bear," set during the Ice Age. (6)
6. I'll Walk Alone by Mary Higgins Clark. A woman haunted by her son's disappearance learns her identity has been stolen. (5)
7. The Fifth Witness by Michael Connelly. Defense lawyer Mickey Haller represents a woman, facing home foreclosure, who is accused of killing a banker. (5)
8. Chasing Fire by Nora Roberts. A smoke jumper faces a new season of firefighting after losing her partner. (4)
9. Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks. A Puritan missionary's daughter forms a bond with a scholarly Indian. (1)
10. A Turn in the Road by Debbie Macomber. A middle-age woman takes a cross-country road trip with her daughter and former mother-in-law. (2)
Hardback nonfiction
1. Bossypants by Tina Fey. A memoir from the former "Saturday Night Live" star and creator of "30 Rock." (5)
2. Does the Noise in My Head Bother You? by Steven Tyler with David Dalton. The showman recounts the rise, fall and rise of Aerosmith over three decades. (1)
3. Stories I Only Tell My Friends by Rob Lowe. The actor charts his professional path, from teen idol to "The West Wing." (2)
4. If You Ask Me by Betty White. The seven-time Emmy winner reflects on her seven-decade career in Hollywood. (1)
5. She Walks in Beauty, selected and introduced by Caroline Kennedy. Poems that inspired the former first daughter. (4)
6. From This Moment On by Shania Twain. The singer- songwriter writes of her hard- scrabble origin and rise to fame. (1)
7. Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. An Olympic runner's story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II. (25)
8. A Singular Woman by Janny Scott. A biography of Barack Obama's late mother, Stanley Ann Dunham. (1)
9. The Heart and the Fist by Eric Greitens. A Navy SEAL describes his deployments and his larger vision of public service. (1)
10. My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business by Dick Van Dyke. A memoir by the performer, who calls himself "a simple song-and-dance man." (1)
Paperback nonfiction
1. Heaven Is for Real by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent. (25)
2. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. (9)
3. Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson. (61)
4. Born to Run by Christopher McDougall. (6)
5. Life by Keith Richards with James Fox. (1)
6. Inside of a Dog by Alexandra Horowitz. (31)
7. Medium Raw by Anthony Bourdain. (1)
8. 90 Minutes In Heaven by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey. (192)
9. Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom. (6)
10. The Big Short by Michael Lewis. (14)
Paperback fiction
1. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. (119)
2. The Help by Kathryn Stockett. (5)
3. A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan. (7)
4. Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin. (5)
5. Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese. (67)
6. The 9th Judgment by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. (4)
7. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. (100)
8. The Postmistress by Sarah Blake. (14)
9. Fly Away Home by Jennifer Weiner. (2)
10. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford. (50)


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