Local bestsellers

FICTION

1. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, by David Wroblewski. (Ecco, $25.95.) A mute takes refuge with three dogs in the Wisconsin woods after his father's death.

2. Heat Lightning, by John Sandford. (Putnam, $26.95.) Virgil Flowers investigates murder cases linked by a lemon in the mouth of each victim.

3. The Given Day, by Dennis Lehane. (William Morrow, $27.95.) A policeman, a fugitive and their families persevere in the turbulence of Boston at the end of World War I.

4. Hot Mahogany, by Stuart Woods. (Putnam, $25.95.) A Stone Barrington mystery set amid the intrigues of the world of antiques and old and new money in New England.

5. One Fifth Avenue, by Candace Bushnell. (Hyperion, $25.95.) The worlds of gossip, theater and hedge funds have one address in common.

6. The Other Queen, by Philippa Gregory. (Touchstone, $25.95.) The story of Mary, Queen of Scots, in captivity under Queen Elizabeth I.

7. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson. (Knopf, $24.95.) A hacker and a journalist investigate the disappearance of an octogenarian's niece 40 years ago.

8. Tsar, by Ted Bell. (Simon & Schuster, $26.95.) The Kremlin has a brutal killer working in America.

9. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. (Dial, $22.) A journalist meets the island's old Nazi resisters.

10. (x) The Host, by Stephenie Meyer. (Little, Brown, $25.99.) Aliens have taken control of the minds and bodies of most humans, but one woman won't surrender.

NONFICTION

1. Hot, Flat, and Crowded, by Thomas Friedman. (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $27.95.) How a green revolution can renew America.

2. A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity, by Bill O'Reilly. (Broadway, $26.) The Fox News commentator on his upbringing and career.

3. Pieces of My Heart, by Robert Wagner with Scott Eyman. (William Morrow, 25.95.) The movie star offers a memoir of his life, his marriages and his work.

4. The War Within, by Bob Woodward. (Simon & Schuster, $32.) White House debates over the Iraq war, 2006-08.

5. Dewey, by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter. (Grand Central, $19.99.) The kitten left freezing in the returned-book slot of an Iowa public library, and his rise to fame.

6. Bad Money, by Kevin Phillips. (Viking, $25.95.) How the financial sector has hijacked the American economy, aided by Washington's ruinous faith in the efficiency of markets.

7. The Limits of Power, by Andrew Bacevich. (Metropolitan/Holt, $24.) A retired Army colonel argues that Americans themselves are responsible for the country's woes. (b)

8. Mother Warriors, by Jenny McCarthy. (Dutton, $24.95.) The battles of the author and other mothers against their children's autism.

9. Boys Will Be Boys, by Jeff Pearlman. (Harper, $25.95.) A chronicle of the Super Bowl-winning Dallas Cowboys of the 1990s.

10. Through the Storm, by Lynne Spears with Lorilee Craker. (Nelson, 24.99.) Britney Spears' mother gives her perspective on her family's perils.

ADVICE, HOW-TO AND MISCELLANEOUS

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

2. Breakthrough, by Suzanne Somers. (Crown, $25.95.) Eight steps to wellness: advice on hormone therapy from Somers and a group of doctors.

3. (x) Before You Do, by T.D. Jakes. (Atria, $25.) How your choices affect your relationships, marriage and family.

4. Guinness World Records 2009, edited by Craig Glenday. (Guinness, $28.95.) Tallest, fastest, youngest, most.

5. The Secret, by Rhonda Byrne. (Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95.) The law of attraction as a key to getting what you want.

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 relflect sales for the week ending Sept. 27 at almost 4,000 bookstores.