Hardback fiction

1. Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich. After a disastrous vacation in Hawaii, Stephanie Plum is the target of a killer. (1 week)

2. 11/22/63 by Stephen King. An English teacher travels back to 1958 by way of a time portal in a Maine diner. His assignment is to stop Lee Harvey Oswald. (3)

3. Kill Alex Cross by James Patterson. Alex Cross investigates when the president's children are kidnapped. (2)

4. The Litigators by John Grisham. Partners in a small law firm take on a big case after a fast-track burnout joins them. (5)

5. V Is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton. Pursuing a shoplifter, Kinsey Millhone discovers that retail crime is run by organized gangs. (2)

6. Micro by Michael Crichton and Richard Preston. Seven graduate students from Cambridge travel to Hawaii, where they are miniaturized by an evil entrepreneur. Crichton completed part of this novel before his death in 2008. (1)

7. The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks. Twenty-five years after their high school romance ended, a man and woman who have gone their separate ways return to their North Carolina town. (7)

8. Zero Day by David Baldacci. A military investigator uncovers a conspiracy. (4)

9. Devil's Gate by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown. Kurt Austin and his crew uncover a plan to blackmail major nations. (2)

10. The Christmas Wedding by James Patterson and Richard DiLallo. A widow keeps the identity of the man she is about to marry a secret. (6)

Hardback nonfiction

1. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. A biography of the recently deceased entrepreneur (5 weeks)

2. Killing Lincoln by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. The commentator looks at the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. (9)

3. Being George Washington by Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe. How Washington turned himself into the indispensable man. (1)

4. Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. An Olympic runner's story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II. (54)

5. Jack Kennedy by Chris Matthews. An admiring portrait. (4)

6. Throw Them All Out by Peter Schweizer. Insider trading in Congress and how it enriches the permanent political class. (2)

7. Back To Work by Bill Clinton. The former president argues that cooperation between the private sector and government is necessary to restore prosperity. (3)

8. Then Again by Diane Keaton. The actress uses her mother's diaries as a springboard for the examination of her own life. (2)

9. How I Got This Way by Regis Philbin. The retired co-host of "Live! With Regis and Kelly" looks back on his years in show business. (2)

10. Catherine the Great by Robert K. Massie. The author examines the life of an 18th-century German princess who, thanks to ambition, luck, wiles and a strategic marriage, became empress of all the Russias. (2)

Paperback nonfiction

1. Heaven Is for Real by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent. (54 weeks on list)

2. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. (38)

3. Unlikely Friendships by Jennifer S. Holland. (21)

4. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. (25)

5. The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks. (35)

6. (Expletive) Finish First by Michael Lewis. (6)

7. Moneyball by Michael Lewis. (31)

8. Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne. (29)

9. Born To Run by Christopher McDougall. (35)

10. The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven by Kevin Malarkey and Alex Malarkey. (21)

Paperback fiction

1. The Help by Kathryn Stockett. (34 weeks on list)

2. Longing by Karen Kingsbury. (1)

3. The Next Always by Nora Roberts. (4)

4. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson. (127)

5. Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult. (6)

6. The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht. (4)

7. Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay. (143)

8. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. (129)

9. Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese. (96)

10. The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson. (77)

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