Hardcover fiction
1. You’ve Been Warned by James Patterson and Howard Roughan (Little, Brown, $27.99): An aspiring photographer is terrified by nightmares that begin to haunt her during the day as well. Last Week: 1
2. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead, $25.95): The author of “The Kite Runner” explores the unlikely friendship between two women in Afghanistan. Last Week: 2
3. Dead Heat by Dick Francis and Felix Francis (Putnam, $25.95): A chef turns amateur sleuth after a bombing shatters a racetrack box where he had served lunch. Last Week: —
4. Making Money by Terry Pratchett (HarperCollins, $25.95): Former con man Moist von Lipwig returns as a postmaster in the latest in the “Discworld” fantasy series. Last Week: —
5. The Bone Garden by Tess Gerritsen (Ballantine, $25.95): Oliver Wendell Holmes makes an appearance in this present-day mystery with flashbacks to the 1830s. Last Week: —
6. Pontoon by Garrison Keillor (Viking, $25.95): Another Lake Wobegon novel from the author and host of “A Prairie Home Companion.” Last Week: 3
7. The Wheel of Darkness by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (Grand Central, $25.99): Cruise-ship murders seem linked to a monastery’s stolen relic in this latest thriller in the series featuring FBI agent Aloysius Pendergast. Last Week: 4
8. Guiding Light: Jonathan’s Story by Julia London, with Alina Adams (Pocket, $22): A novel based on the “Guiding Light” TV soap opera. Last Week: —
9. Bones to Ashes by Kathy Reichs (Scribner, $25.95): Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan investigates the skeleton of a young girl in this latest book in the series. Last Week: 5
10. The Quickie by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge (Little, Brown, $27.99): Lauren Stillwell, a New York police officer, wants revenge after seeing her husband leave a hotel with a sexy woman. Last Week: 6
Hardcover non-fiction
1. The Age of Turbulence by Alan Greenspan (Penguin, $35): The former Federal Reserve Board chairman tells his life story and his perspectives on the global economy. Last Week: —
2. If I Did It by the Goldman family (Beaufort, $24.95): The rights to the book written by O.J. Simpson were acquired by the family of Ron Goldman, who say they view it as Simpson’s confession to the murders of Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson. Last Week: 8
3. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne (Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95): How to bring joy to everyday life using ancient knowledge. Last Week: 2
4. Louder Than Words by Jenny McCarthy (Dutton, $23.95): The Chicago native and TV celebrity tells of her son’s experience with autism. Last Week: —
5. Power to the People by Laura Ingraham (Regnery, $27.95): The radio personality urges Americans to reconnect to their heritage and demand more from their leaders. Last Week: 3
6. Giving by Bill Clinton (Knopf, $24.95): The former president’s book on how individuals can change the world. Last Week: 1
7. The Weight Loss Cure “They” Don’t Want You to Know About by Kevin Trudeau (Alliance, $24.95): Claims to offer a lifetime cure for obesity. Last Week: 4
8. The Nine by Jeffrey Toobin (Doubleday, $27.95): The New Yorker legal writer examines the inner workings of the U.S. Supreme Court. Last Week: —
9. The Heroin Diaries by Nikki Sixx (Pocket, $32.50): A memoir of addiction, including diary entries, from the Motley Crue bassist. Last Week: —
10. The War by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns (Knopf, $50): An illustrated companion book to the PBS TV series about World War II. Last Week: 7
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