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The Tampa Tribune

Published: October 25, 2009

HARDCOVER BEST-SELLERS

Fiction

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

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

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

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

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

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. "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.

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

10. "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.

11. "The Ghost King," by R.A. Salvatore (Wizards of the Coast, $27.95). In the final book of the Transitions fantasy series, Drizzt faces a powerful foe, a demonic crystal shard.

12. "The Christmas List," by Richard Paul Evans (Simon & Schuster, $19.99). A man changes his life after he reads his own obituary and learns what others think of him.

13. "The Unseen Academicals," by Terry Pratchett (Harper/HarperCollins, $25.99). In this Discworld fantasy, the benevolent tyrant of Ankh-Morpork suggests that Unseen University put together a football team.

14. "South of Broad," by Pat Conroy (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, $29.95). An unlikely group's friendship from the '60s to the '80s, by the author of "The Prince of Tides."

15. "Dead and Gone," by Charlaine Harris (Ace, $25.95). Sookie Stackhouse searches for the killer of a werepanther.

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

4. "Where Men Win Glory," by Jon Krakauer ( Doubleday, $27.95). The story of Pat Tillman, the NFL player who enlisted after 9/11, and the Army's cover-up of his death by friendly fire in Afghanistan.

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

6. "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.

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

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

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

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

11. "High on Arrival," by Mackenzie Phillips with Hilary Liftin (Simon Spotlight Entertainment, $25.99). The actress and daughter of Papa John Phillips recalls a life of parties, drugs and a complicated relationship with her father.

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

13. "American on Purpose," by Craig Ferguson (Harper/HarperCollins, $25.99). The Scottish-born comedian describes his journey to television stardom and American citizenship.

14. "The Case for God," by Karen Armstrong (Knopf, $27.95). Armstrong, a former nun, seeks to rescue the idea of God from atheists and literal-minded believers alike.

15. "Read My Pins," by Madeleine Albright (Harper/HarperCollins, $40). A look at the former secretary of state's life, and her diplomacy, through the brooches she wore.

16. "End the Fed," by Ron Paul (Grand Central, $21.99). Abolishing the Federal Reserve, by the Texas congressman.

Miscellaneous

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

2. "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.

3. "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."

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

5. "Flat Belly Diet!" by Liz Vaccariello and Cynthia Sass (Rodale, $25.95). Nutrition advice and workout tips from the editors of Prevention magazine.

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

7. "The Last Lecture," by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow (Hyperion, $21.95). Thoughts on "seizing every moment," from a professor who died of cancer at age 47.

8. "Flat Belly Diet! Cookbook," by Liz Vaccariello with Cynthia Sass (Rodale, $27.99). Companion recipes for "Flat Belly Diet!" from the editors of Prevention magazine.

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

10. "The Secret," by Rhonda Byrne (Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95). The "Law of Attraction" as a key to getting what you want.

The New York Times

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