HARDCOVER FICTION
1. Cross Country by James Patterson (Little, Brown, $27.99): Police detective Alex Cross goes after a murderous thug connected to criminals in Africa. Last week: 1
2. The Christmas Sweater by Glenn Beck (Threshold, $19.99): Inspirational tale of a boy who got a handmade sweater instead of the bike he wanted. Last week: 2
3. Arctic Drift by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler (Putnam, $27.95): Thriller in the Dirk Pitt series, imagines the U.S. and Canada on the brink of war. Last week: —
4. Just After Sunset: Stories by Stephen King (Scribner, $28): Collection of 13 short stories by a master of horror and suspense. Last week: 3
5. Your Heart Belongs to Me by Dean Koontz (Bantam, $27): A heart transplant leads to terror. Last week: —
6. The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb (Harper, $29.95): Couple contends with the effects of tragedy, violence and letters from the past. Last week: 5
7. Divine Justice by David Baldacci (Grand Central, $27.99): Fourth Camel Club thriller featuring former CIA assassin Oliver Stone. Last week: 4
8. 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: 8
9. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski (Ecco, $25.95): A rite-of-passage novel set in early 1970s Wisconsin. Last week: 14
10. The Host by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown, $25.99): A woman resists the extraterrestrial trying to take control of her mind. Last week: 11
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: 4
2. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown, $27.99): Gladwell examines patterns of hidden advantages, opportunities and cultural legacies that push successful people ahead of others with potential. Last week: 1
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: 2
4. American Lion by Jon Meacham (Random House, $30): Biography of Andrew Jackson argues he was the political architect of the modern presidency. Last week: 5
5. Too Fat to Fish by Artie Lange with Anthony Bozza (Spiegel & Grau, $24.95): Howard Stern Show regular talks about his life. Unexpurgated. Last week: 3
6. The Purpose of Christmas by Rick Warren (Howard Books, $17.99): Pastor Rick Warren encourages readers to remember the reason for the season. Last week: 12
7. You: Being Beautiful by Michael F. Roizen, M.D., and Mehmet C. Oz, M.D. (Free Press, $26.99): Self-help advice for beauty in all its guises. Last week: 7
8. 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: 10
9. Do the Right Thing by Mike Huckabee (Sentinel, $25.95): A presidential campaign memoir and outline for healing divisions in the Republican party. Last week: —
10. Guinness World Records 2009 (Guinness Publishing, $28.95): More records than ever before, plus 3-D photos. Last week: —
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Publishers Weekly
For the week ended Nov. 29, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide.
