bestsellers

FICTION 1. Black Ops, by W.E.B. Griffin ($26.95, Putnam). Charley Castillo is asked to track down terrorists.

2. Plum Spooky, by Janet Evanovich ($27.95, St. Martin's Press). The new bounty hunter Stephanie Plum novel.

3. Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson ($24.95, Knopf). A journalist and a hacker solve a cold case.

4. The Piano Teacher, by Janice Lee ($25.95, Viking). A couple's love affair is threatened by World War II.

5. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, by David Wroblewski ($25.95, Ecco). A mute boy lives on his parents' farm.

NONFICTION 1. Outliers: The Story of Success, by Malcolm Gladwell ($27.99, Little, Brown). Why different people succeed.

2. Hot, Flat and Crowded, by Thomas L. Friedman ($27.95, Farrar, Straus & Giroux). Challenges the U.S. faces.

3. Strengths Finder 2.0, by Tom Rath ($21.95, Gallup). A guide to finding your strengths.

4. Dewey, by Vicki Myron ($19.99, Grand Central Publishing). The story of an abandoned cat.

5. Things I've Been Silent About, by Azah Nafisi ($27, Random House). Memoir about an unhappy family life.