Hardback fiction

1. 11/22/63 by Stephen King. An English teacher travels back to 1958 to stop Lee Harvey Oswald, but first he must determine if Oswald is guilty. (5 weeks on list)

2. Red Mist by Patricia Cornwell. Chief medical examiner Kay Scarpetta investigates a string of killings. (1)

3. The Litigators by John Grisham. Partners in a small law firm take on a big case after a fast-track burnout joins them. (7)

4. Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James. Six years after Elizabeth Bennet and Darcy marry, their comfortable life is shaken by a murder. (1)

5. Kill Alex Cross by James Patterson. Alex Cross investigates when the president's children are kidnapped. (4)

6. Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich. After a disastrous vacation in Hawaii, Stephanie Plum becomes the target of an international killer. (3)

7. The Drop by Michael Connelly. Harry Bosch of the LAPD uncovers the operations of a sadistic killer and a political conspiracy. (2)

8. The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks. Twenty-five years after their high school romance ended, a man and woman meet at the funeral of a friend. (9)

9. V Is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton. Pursuing a shoplifter, Kinsey Millhone discovers that retail crime is run by gangs. (4)

10. Micro by Michael Crichton and Richard Preston. Seven graduate students are miniaturized by an evil entrepreneur. (3)

Hardback nonfiction

1. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. A biography of the recently deceased entrepreneur, based on 40 interviews with Jobs conducted over two years. (7 weeks on list)

2. Killing Lincoln by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. A look at the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. (11)

3. Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. An Olympic runner's story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II. (56)

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

5. Jack Kennedy by Chris Matthews. An admiring portrait. (6)

6. Thinking, Fast And Slow by Daniel Kahneman. How we make choices in business and personal life and when we can and cannot trust our intuitions. (7)

7. Catherine the Great by Robert K. Massie. The life of the minor 18th century German princess who became empress of all the Russias. (4)

8. Through My Eyes by Tim Tebow with Nathan Whitaker. The Broncos quarterback chronicles his personal and professional course. (14)

9. Heaven Is for Real by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent. A father recounts his 3-year-old son's encounter with Jesus and the angels during an appendectomy. (2)

10. Then Again by Diane Keaton. The actress uses her mother's diaries as a springboard for the examination of her own life. (4)

Paperback nonfiction

1. Heaven Is for Real by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent. (56 weeks on list)

2. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. (40)

3. Unlikely Friendships by Jennifer S. Holland. (23)

4. The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks. (37)

5. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. (27)

6. Born To Run by Christopher McDougall. (37)

7. Moneyball by Michael Lewis. (33)

8. Don't Look Behind You by Ann Rule. (2)

9. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. (249)

10. (Expletive) Finish First by Tucker Max. (8)

Paperback fiction

1. The Help by Kathryn Stockett.

2. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson. (129)

3. The Next Always by Nora Roberts. (6)

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

5. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. (131)

6. Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult. (8)

7. Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese. (98)

8. Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay. (145)

9. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. (149)

10. The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson. (79)

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