National bestsellers

1. HELL'S CORNER, by David Baldacci. (Grand Central, $27.99.) Recalled to duty, Oliver Stone hunts for those responsible for a bomb detonated near the White House.

2. FULL DARK, NO STARS, by Stephen King. (Scribner, $27.99.) Four long stories, light on the supernatural and dealing mostly with grisly human behavior.

3. THE CONFESSION, by John Grisham. (Doubleday, $28.95.) A man who committed a despicable crime but allowed another to be sent to death row in his place now wants to admit his guilt, but must convince the authorities he is telling the truth.

4. TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT, by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson. (Tor, $29.99.) Book 13 of the Wheel of Time fantasy series.

5. 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.

6. I STILL DREAM ABOUT YOU, by Fannie Flagg. (Random House, $26.) A former Miss Alabama's radical plan to solve all her problems keeps getting interrupted.

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

9(x). INDULGENCE IN DEATH, by J.D. Robb. (Putnam, $26.95.) Lt. Eve Dallas tangles with what she fears is a thrill killer; by Nora Roberts, writing pseudonymously.

10. 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.

1. DECISION POINTS, by George W. Bush. (Crown, $35.) The former president's memoir discusses his Christianity and the end of his drinking; his relationships with members of his family; and his decisions on 9/11, Iraq and Katrina.

2. LIFE, by Keith Richards with James Fox. (Little, Brown, $29.99.) The Rolling Stones guitarist's revealing autobiography is also a portrait of the era when rock 'n' roll came of age, with the music itself as the book's core.

3. BROKE, by Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe. (Threshold/Mercury Radio Arts, $29.99.) The Fox News host's plan for fixing the country financially seeks to unite Americans around the concept of shared sacrifice.

5. UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS, by Portia de Rossi. (Atria, $25.99.) The actress discusses her career, her anorexia and her years of hiding her lesbianism.

6. 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."

7. AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARK TWAIN, VOL. 1, by Mark Twain. (University of California, $34.95.) In his autobiography, published unexpurgated for the first time, Twain is pointedly political and willing to play the angry prophet.

8(x). CLEOPATRA, by Stacy Schiff. (Little, Brown, $29.99.) A biography of the last queen of ancient Egypt.

9. 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.

1. BAREFOOT CONTESSA: HOW EASY IS THAT?, by Ina Garten. (Clarkson Potter, $35.) The easiest "Barefoot Contessa" recipes yet aim at delivering flavor while saving time and avoiding stress.

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

3. DOUBLE DELICIOUS, by Jessica Seinfeld. (Morrow/HarperCollins, $28.99.) Good simple food for complicated lives, with recipes made with fruits, vegetables and whole grains.

4. SIMPLE TIMES, by Amy Sedaris and Paul Dinello. (Grand Central, $27.99.) An offbeat crafts book with DIY ideas like a rusty-nail wind chime.

5(x). CAKE BOSS, by Buddy Valastro. (Free Press, $25.99.) A memoir, with recipes, from the proprietor of Carlo's Bake Shop in Hoboken, N.J., who recalls his family's baking traditions.