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.) Counterterrorism operative Mitch Rapp must teach politicians about national security following a new Al-Qaida attack.

3. NINE DRAGONS, by Michael Connelly. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) 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. In time, she 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.

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. (b)

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 (x). 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.

ADVICE

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 Internet can help turn your passion into a business. (b)

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.

An (x) indicates that a book's sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A (b) indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending Oct. 17 at thousands of venues.