National Best Sellers
Fiction Hardcover
1. BACK ROADS
By Tawni O’Dell (Viking $24.95)
A gritty portrait of a man’s struggle to keep his conscience.
2. THE BRETHREN
By John Grisham (Doubleday $27.95)
Another thriller, this one featuring three former judges.
3. DAUGHTER OF FORTUNE
By Isabel Allende (HarperCollins $26)
A tale of love, loss and memory that recalls 19th Century romance novels.
4. CAROLINA MOON
By Nora Roberts (Putnam $24.95)
A heroine with psychic powers on the trail of a killer.
5. BRIDGET JONES: The Edge of Reason
By Helen Fielding (Viking $24.95)
More of Bridget Jones on life’s delights and disasters.
6. GAP CREEK
By Robert Morgan (Algonquin $22.95)
A novel of turn-of-the-century Appalachian life.
7. THE LION’S GAME
By Nelson DeMille (Warner $26.95)
Tracking the adventures of a homicide cop in New York City.
8. BEOWULF
Translated by Seamus Heaney (Farrar, Straus and Giroux $25)
The Irish poet’s modern verse translation.
9. DAY OF RECKONING
By Jack Higgins (Putnam $25.95)
A death in Brooklyn sparks the action in this thriller.
10. TIMELINE
By Michael Crichton (Knopf $26.95)
A thriller combining high-tech, history and a kind of time travel.
Nonfiction Hardcover
1. WHO MOVED MY CHEESE?
By Spencer Johnson (Putnam $19.95)
Dealing with changes in your life.
2. EATING WELL FOR OPTIMUM HEALTH
By Dr. Andrew Weil (Knopf $25)
A guide to food, diet and nutrition.
3. BODY FOR LIFE
By Bill Phillips and Michael D’Orso (HarperCollins $25)
Bodybuilder Bill Phillips’ 12-week weight-lifting program, with nutritional and motivational tips.
4. TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE
By Mitch Albom (Doubleday $19.95)
A journalist shares what he learned about life during visits with a dying professor.
5. RELATIONSHIP RESCUE
By Phillip C. McGraw (Hyperion $22.95)
A seven-step strategy for reconnecting with your partner.
6. THE ROCK SAYS . . .
By “The Rock,” with Joe Layden (ReganBooks $26)
A memoir of pro wrestler Dwayne Johnson.
7. HOW TO KNOW GOD
By Deepak Chopra (Harmony $24)
The soul’s journey into the mystery of mysteries.
8. THE CASE AGAINST HILLARY CLINTON
By Peggy Noonan (ReganBooks $24)
A critical look at the first lady and political candidate by a speechwriter for Ronald Reagan.
9. A HEARTBREAKING WORK OF STAGGERING GENIUS
By Dave Eggers (Simon & Schuster $23)
A Generation X memoir.
10. THE BODYGUARD’S STORY
By Trevor Rees-Jones with Moira Johnston (Warner $25.95)
More about Princess Diana’s last days.
