HARDCOVER FICTION
1. The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown, $26.95): Crime thriller featuring two popular Connelly characters, Harry Bosch and Mickey Haller. Last week: —
2. The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central, $24.99): Marine finds a photo that brings him good luck. Can he find the woman in the picture? Last week: 1
3. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski (Ecco, $25.95): A rite-of-passage novel set in early 1970s Wisconsin. Last week: 2
4. A Lion Among Men by Gregory Maguire (Morrow, $26.95) “Wicked” author shows us Oz through the Cowardly Lion’s eyes. Last week: —
5. A Most Wanted Man by John Le Carre (Scribner, $28): A street person named Issa isn’t who he seems to be in this post-9/11 thriller. Last week: 3
6. The Pirate King by R. A. Salvatore (Wizards of the Coast, $27.95): Second in the “Transitions” fantasy series. Last week: 4
7. Heat Lightning by John Sandford (Putnam, $26.95): Investigator Virgil Flowers follows a string of Minnesota murders. Last week: 5
8. One Fifth Avenue by Candace Bushnell (Voice, $25.95): The “Sex and the City” author spins another New York City saga. Last week: 7
9. A Wallflower Christmas by Lisa Kleypas (St. Martin’s, $16.95): Holiday matchmaking in Victorian London sees a cynic turn romantic. Last week: —
10. The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory (Touchstone, $25.95): A richly researched story of doomed Mary Queen of Scots during her captive years. Last week: 6
HARDCOVER NON-FICTION
1. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow (Hyperion, $21.95): A book based on a lecture about living, given by a university professor who died in July of pancreatic cancer at age 47. Last week: 1
2. A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity by Bill O’Reilly (Broadway, $26): The television personality examines the events, people and places that shaped his outlook on life. Last week: 4
3. Dewey by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter (Grand Central, $19.99): Dewey the abandoned orange kitten becomes a small-town Iowa public library mascot and touches hearts. Last week: 3
4. The Snowball : Warren Buffett and the Business of Life by Alice Schroeder (Bantam, $35): Biography of the businessman and investment expert known as the Oracle of Omaha. Last week: 2
5. Hot, Flat, and Crowded by Thomas L. Friedman (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $27.95): Just as the 2008 campaign heats up, Thomas Friedman explains why we need to be quick and decisive in the new Energy-Climate era. Last week: 5
6. Here’s the Story by Maureen McCormick (Morrow, $25.95): She played perfect Marcia Brady of the TV Bunch, but her life wasn’t always that way. Last week: —
7. Multiple Blessings. Jon & Kate Gosselin and Beth Carson (Zondervan, $19.99): Life with reality TV celebrity couple who are parents of twins plus sextuplets. Last week: —
8. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne (Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95): How to bring joy to everyday life using ancient knowledge. Last week: 6
9. Giada’s Kitchen by Giada De Laurentiis (Clarkson Potter, $32.50): The Food Network star moves away from strictly Italian cuisine to recipes featuring lighter ingredients. Last week: 7
10. Letter To My Daughter by Maya Angelou (Random House, $25): Essays to the daugher she never had but sees all around her. Last week: 8
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Publishers Weekly
For the week ended Oct. 18, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide.
