Fiction
1. The Lost Symbol, by Dan Brown. Doubleday, $29.95.
2. I, Alex Cross, by James Patterson. Little, Brown, $27.99.
3. Under the Dome, by Stephen King. Scribner, $35.
4. The Help, by Kathryn Stockett. Amy Einhorn/Putnam, $24.95.
5. Pirate Latitudes, by Michael Crichton. Harper/HarperCollins, $27.99.
6. Ford Country, by John Grisham. Doubleday, $24.
7. U Is for Undertow, by Sue Grafton. Putnam, $27.95.
8. The Last Song, by Nicholas Sparks. Grand Central, $24.99.
9. The Christmas Sweater, by Glenn Beck with Kevin Balfe and Jason Wright. Threshold Editions, $19.99.
10. Breathless, by Dean Koontz. Bantam, $28.
Nonfiction
1. Going Rogue, by Sarah Palin. Harper/HarperCollins, $28.99.
2. Have a Little Faith, by Mitch Albom. Hyperion, $23.99.
3. Arguing With Idiots, written and edited by Glenn Beck, Kevin Balfe and others. Mercury Radio Arts/Threshold Editions, $29.99.
4. True Compass, by Edward M. Kennedy. Twelve, $35.
5. Open, by Andre Agassi. Knopf, $28.95.
6. Superfreakonomics, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. Morrow/HarperCollins, $29.99.
7. What the Dog Saw, by Malcolm Gladwell. Little, Brown, $27.99.
8. Stones Into Schools, by Greg Mortenson. Viking, $26.95.
9. Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell. Little, Brown, $27.99.
10. The Imperial Cruise, by James Bradley. Little, Brown, $29.99.
* -- Indicates first appearance on the list.
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