Fiction
1. The Lost Symbol, by Dan Brown. Doubleday, $29.95.
*2. Pursuit of Honor, by Vince Flynn. Atria, $27.99. The counterterrorism operative Mitch Rapp must teach politicians about national security after a new al-Qaida attack.
*3. Nine Dragons, by Michael Connelly. Little, Brown, $27.99. The Los Angeles detective Harry Bosch fights crime at home and in Hong Kong.
4. The Help, by Kathryn Stockett. Amy Einhorn/Putnam, $24.95.
5. The Last Song, by Nicholas Sparks. Grand Central, $24.99.
6. A Touch of Dead, by Charlaine Harris. Ace, $23.95.
7. Half Broke Horses, by Jeannette Walls. Scribner, $26.
8. Rough Country, by John Sandford. Putnam, $26.95.
9. An Echo in the Bone, by Diana Gabaldon. Delacorte, $30.
10. The Professional, by Robert B. Parker. Putnam, $26.95.
Nonfiction
1. Have a Little Faith, by Mitch Albom. Hyperion, $23.99.
2. Arguing with Idiots, written and edited by Glenn Beck, Kevin Balfe and others.
*3. Highest Duty, by Chesley B. Sullenberger and Jeffrey Zaslow. Morrow/HarperCollins, $25.99. The importance of preparing for the unexpected, by the pilot-hero of Flight 1549.
4. True Compass, by Edward M. Kennedy. Twelve, $35.
5. Moonwalk, by Michael Jackson. Harmony, $25.
6. Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell. Little, Brown, $27.99.
7. The Greatest Show on Earth, by Richard Dawkins. Free Press, $30.
8. Where Men Win Glory, by Jon Krakauer. Doubleday, $27.95.
9. The Murder of King Tut, by James Patterson and Martin Dugard. Little, Brown, $26.99.
10. The Time of My Life, by Patrick Swayze and Lisa Niemi. Atria, $26.
* — Indicates first appearance on the list.
THE NEW YORK TIMES
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