FICTION

1. AMERICAN ASSASSIN, by Vince Flynn. (Atria, $27.99.) In the wake of the Lockerbie bombing, Mitch Rapp takes on his first anti-terrorist assignment.

2. FALL OF GIANTS, by Ken Follett. (Dutton, $36.) Five interrelated families from five countries are caught in the upheavals of World War I and the Russian Revolution.

3(x). THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET'S NEST, by Stieg Larsson. (Knopf, $27.95.) The third volume of a trilogy about a Swedish hacker and a journalist.

4. THE REVERSAL, by Michael Connelly. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) Defense lawyer Mickey Haller and LAPD detective Harry Bosch join forces against a child-killer.

5. SAFE HAVEN, by Nicholas Sparks. (Grand Central, $25.99.) The arrival of a mysterious young woman in a small North Carolina town raises questions about her past.

6(x). FREEDOM, by Jonathan Franzen. (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $28.) A family of Midwestern liberals during the Bush years; by the author of "The Corrections."

7. OUR KIND OF TRAITOR, by John le Carre. (Viking, $27.95.) An upwardly mobile British couple caught in Russian intrigue.

8. SQUIRREL SEEKS CHIPMUNK, by David Sedaris. (Little, Brown, $21.99.) The humorist looks at human nature through stories with animals as characters.

9. DON'T BLINK, by James Patterson and Howard Roughan. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) A reporter finds himself involved in a war between the Italian mob and the Russian mafia.

10. THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett. (Amy Einhorn/Putnam, $24.95.) A young white woman and two black maids in 1960s Mississippi.

NONFICTION

1. EARTH (THE BOOK), by Jon Stewart and others. (Grand Central, $27.99.) A visitor's guide to the human race, presented by "The Daily Show."

2. TRICKLE UP POVERTY, by Michael Savage. (Morrow/HarperCollins, $26.99.) The radio host criticizes Obama's policies on the borders, the economy and security.

3. OBAMA'S WARS, by Bob Woodward. (Simon & Schuster, $30.) The inside story of how decisions were made on the war in Afghanistan, the campaign in Pakistan and the fight against terrorism.

4. THE LAST BOY, by Jane Leavy. (Harper/HarperCollins, $27.99.) A biography of the Yankees star Mickey Mantle, who grappled with a wrenching childhood and physical injuries.

5. AT HOME, by Bill Bryson. (Doubleday, $28.95.) The evolution of private life as exemplified by the rooms of the houses we live in.

6. PINHEADS AND PATRIOTS, by Bill O'Reilly. (Morrow/HarperCollins, $27.99.) The Fox News commentator scrutinizes the meaning of change in the era of Obama.

7. -------- FINISH FIRST, by Tucker Max. (Gallery, $25.99.) Stories of bad decisions, debauchery and sexual recklessness.

8. WASHINGTON, by Ron Chernow. (Penguin Press, $40.) A biography of the first president.

9. EXTRAORDINARY, ORDINARY PEOPLE, by Condoleezza Rice. (Crown Archetype, $27.) The former secretary of state's memoir stresses the role her parents played as she grew up in Birmingham, Ala.

10. CONVERSATIONS WITH MYSELF, by Nelson Mandela. (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $28.) Letters, notes, journal entries and speech drafts offer an intimate look at the author; with an introduction by President Obama.

ADVICE, HOW-TO AND MISCELLANEOUS

1. GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 2011, edited by Craig Glenday. (Guinness, $28.95.) Tallest, fastest, youngest, most.

2. DELIVERING HAPPINESS, by Tony Hsieh. (Business Plus, $23.99.) Lessons from business (pizza place, worm farm, Zappos) and life. (b)

3. THE POWER, by Rhonda Byrne. (Atria, $23.95.) Living the life of your dreams, from the author of "The Secret."

4(x). POWER THOUGHTS, by Joyce Meyer. (FaithWords, $21.99.) A Bible teacher offers 12 strategies for overcoming negative thinking.

5. YOU ALREADY KNOW HOW TO BE GREAT, by Alan Fine with Rebecca R. Merrill. (Portfolio Penguin, $25.95.) How to remove the obstacles that get in the way of applying skills you have. (b)

Rankings reflect sales for the week that ended Oct. 16 at thousands of venues nationwide. 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.