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The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 1, 2009

HARDCOVER BEST-SELLERS

Fiction

1. "The Lost Symbol," by Dan Brown (Doubleday, $29.95). Robert Langdon among the Masons.

2. "Pursuit of Honor," by Vince Flynn (Atria, $27.99). The counterterrorism operative Mitch Rapp must teach politicians about national security following a new Qaeda attack.

3. "Nine Dragons," by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown, $27.99). The Los Angeles detective Harry Bosch fights crime at home and in Hong Kong.

4. "The Help," by Kathryn Stockett (Amy Einhorn/Putnam, $24.95). A young white woman and two black maids in 1960s Mississippi.

5. "The Last Song," by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central, $24.99). A 17-year-old girl spends the summer with her divorced father in North Carolina and finds many kinds of love.

6. "A Touch of Dead," by Charlaine Harris (Ace, $23.95). The complete Sookie Stackhouse stories.

7. "Half Broke Horses," by Jeannette Walls (Scribner, $26). A re-creation of the life of the author's grandmother, a mustang breaker, schoolteacher, ranch wife and mother of two who grew up in the Southwest in the early 20th century, by the author of "The Glass Castle."

8. "Rough Country," by John Sandford (Putnam, $26.95). Virgil Flowers investigates a string of murders at a Minnesota resort for women.

9. "An Echo in the Bone," by Diana Gabaldon (Delacorte, $30). The descendants of Jamie Fraser and his wife, Claire, search for clues about their flight from North Carolina during the Revolution; the seventh Outlander novel.

10. "The Professional," by Robert B. Parker (Putnam, $26.95). Rich women are turning up dead, and the Boston P.I. Spenser investigates.

11. "Heat Wave," by Richard Castle (Hyperion, $19.99). An N.Y.P.D. homicide detective investigates the death of a real estate tycoon and flirts with a magazine journalist.

12. "Evidence," by Jonathan Kellerman (Ballantine, $28). The Los Angeles psychologist-detective Alex Delaware helps solve the grisly murder of an architect and his companion.

13. "Death Troopers," by Joe Schreiber (Del Rey/Ballantine, $24). Survivors of an Imperial prison barge must contend with a plague and the undead aboard a Star Destroyer; a "Star Wars" book.

14. "Her Fearful Symmetry," by Audrey Niffenegger (Scribner, $26.99). A woman haunts the flat she's left to her twin nieces near Highgate Cemetery in London.

15. "Wolf Hall," by Hilary Mantel (Holt, $27). Thomas More and Thomas Cromwell clash in Henry VIII's turbulent court.

Nonfiction

1. "Have a Little Faith," by Mitch Albom (Hyperion, $23.99). A suburban rabbi and a Detroit pastor teach lessons about the comfort of belief.

2. "Arguing With Idiots," written and edited by Glenn Beck, Kevin Balfe and others (Mercury Radio Arts/Threshold Editions, $29.99). The case against big government. ()

3. "Highest Duty," by Chesley B. Sullenberger and Jeffrey Zaslow (Morrow/HarperCollins, $25.99). The importance of preparing for the unexpected, by the pilot-hero of Flight 1549.

4. "True Compass," by Edward M. Kennedy (Twelve, $35). The late senator's autobiography.

5. "Moonwalk," by Michael Jackson (Harmony, $25). A reissue of a best-selling 1988 autobiography.

6. "Outliers," by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown, $27.99). Why some people succeed, from the author of "Blink."

7. "The Greatest Show on Earth," by Richard Dawkins (Free Press, $30). Evidence for evolution; a counterattack on advocates of intelligent design.

8. "Where Men Win Glory," by Jon Krakauer ( Doubleday, $27.95). The story of Pat Tillman and the Army's cover-up of his death by friendly fire in Afghanistan.

9. "The Murder of King Tut," by James Patterson and Martin Dugard (Little, Brown, $26.99). Investigating the Boy King's sudden death.

10. "The Time of My Life," by Patrick Swayze and Lisa Niemi (Atria, $26). A memoir by the actor, who died in September, and his wife.

11. "America For Sale," by Jerome R. Corsi (Threshold, $27). Resisting the global New Deal, by the author of "Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry." ()

12. "High on Arrival," by Mackenzie Phillips with Hilary Liftin (Simon Spotlight Entertainment, $25.99). Recalling parties, drugs and a complicated relationship with her father..

13. "Official Book Club Selection," by Kathy Griffin (Ballantine, $25). A humorous memoir from the star of "My Life on the D-List."

14. "The National Parks," by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns (Knopf, $50). A companion to the PBS series.

15. "Half the Sky," by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn (Knopf, $27.95). Women fighting sexual oppression in Asia and Africa.

16. "Justice," by Michael J. Sandel (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $25). A Harvard professor addresses questions of political philosophy.

Miscellaneous

1. "Jim Cramer's Getting Back to Even," by James J. Cramer with Cliff Mason (Simon & Schuster, $26). The "Mad Money" host offers advice for investing in a changed market.

2. "Crush It!" by Gary Vaynerchuk (HarperStudio/HarperCollins, $19.99). How the Web can help turn your passion into a business.

3. "Postsecret: Confessions on Life, Death, and God," by Frank Warren (Morrow/HarperCollins, $22.99). More confessional postcards from the PostSecret Project.

4. "Guinness World Records 2010," edited by Craig Glenday (Guinness, $28.95). Tallest, fastest, youngest, most.

5. "How to Raise the Perfect Dog," by Cesar Millan with Melissa Jo Peltier (Harmony, $25.99). Advice on puppyhood from the dog behavior expert.

6. "Good Eats," by Alton Brown (Stewart, Tabori & Chang, $37.50). Tips and recipes from the early days of the Food Network show.

7. "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man," by Steve Harvey with Denene Millner (Amistad/HarperCollins, $23.99). Relationship tips from the comedian and host of "The Steve Harvey Morning Show."

8. "The Kind Diet," by Alicia Silverstone (Rodale, $29.99). The actress"s recipes and insights for going meat- and dairy-free.

9. "Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Vol. 1," by Julia Child, Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle (Knopf, $40). A reissue of the book that started Julia Child's career.

10. "Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul," by Deepak Chopra (Harmony, $25). Ten steps for self-transformation.

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