Hardback fiction

1. 77 Shadow Street by Dean Koontz. A 19th-century tycoon's mansion remains in the grip of evil forces. (1 week on list)

2. 11/22/63 by Stephen King. A teacher travels to 1958 to stop Lee Harvey Oswald, but first he must determine if Oswald is guilty. (8)

3. Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James. P.D. James re-creates the world of "Pride and Prejudice" with a mysterious twist. (4)

4. Locked On by Tom Clancy with Mark Greaney. Jack Ryan Jr. must stop an emerging threat from a Pakistani general. (3)

5. Kill Alex Cross by James Patterson. Alex Cross investigates when the president's children are kidnapped. (7)

6. The Litigators by John Grisham. Partners in a small law firm take on a big case after a fast-track burnout joins them. (10)

7. The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks. A man and woman who have gone their separate ways return to their North Carolina town for the funeral of a friend. (12)

8. Red Mist by Patricia Cornwell. Chief medical examiner Kay Scarpetta investigates a string of killings linked to the murder of her former deputy; the 19th Scarpetta book. (4)

9. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson. In the third volume of the Millennium trilogy, Swedish hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist confront a governmental adversary. (72)

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

Hardback nonfiction

1. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. A biography of the recently deceased entrepreneur. (10 weeks on list)

2. Killing Lincoln by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. The commentator looks at the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. (14)

3. Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. An Olympic runner's story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II. (59)

4. Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. How we make choices in business and personal life. (10)

5. Through My Eyes by Tim Tebow with Nathan Whitaker. The Broncos quarterback chronicles his personal and professional life. (17)

6. Catherine the Great by Robert K. Massie. The life of the princess who became empress of all the Russias. (7)

7. Heaven Is for Real by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent. A father recounts his 3-year-old son's encounter with Jesus. (5)

8. Being George Washington by Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe. How Washington turned himself into the indispensable (if imperfect) man. (6)

9. Jack Kennedy by Chris Matthews. An admiring portrait. (9)

10. In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson. A portrait of Berlin during the rise of the Nazis. (30)

Paperback fiction

1. The Help by Kathryn Stockett. (39 weeks on list)

2. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson. (132)

3. The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht. (9)

4. The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson. (82)

5. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer.

6. The Next Always by Nora Roberts. (9)

7. A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness. (1)

8. Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese. (101)

9. Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay. (148)

10. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. (134)

Paperback nonfiction

1. Heaven Is for Real by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent. (59 weeks on list)

2. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. (43)

3. The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks. (40)

4. (Expletive) Finish First by Tucker Max. (11)

5. God Is not Great by Christopher Hitchens. (8)

6. Don't Look Behind You by Ann Rule. (5)

7. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. (252)

8. In the Still of the Night by Ann Rule. (1)

9. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. (30)

10. Born To Run by Christopher McDougall. (40)

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