Best sellers

1. A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini. (Riverhead, $25.95.) A friendship between two women in Afghanistan against the backdrop of 30 years of war.

2. Double Cross, by James Patterson. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) Alex Cross and his new girlfriend, a police detective, confront a Washington killer who boasts of his killings on his website.

3. The Shooters, by W.E.B. Grittin. (Putnam, $26.95.) An Army officer on the trail of a missing drug enforcement agent is undermined by the military and intelligence communities.

4. World Without End, by Ken Follett. (Dutton, $35.) Love and intrigue in Kingsbridge, the medieval English cathedral town at the center of Follett's "Pillars of the Earth."

5. T Is For Trespass, by Sue Grafton. (Putnam, $26.95.) Kinsey Millhone contends with a woman who has stolen a nurse's identity in order to take advantage of an elderly neighbor.

6. The Darkest Evening of the Year, by Dean Koontz. (Bantam, $27.) A woman who rescues golden retrievers and one special dog she takes in are shadowed by an evil stranger.

7. People of the Book, by Geraldine Brooks. (Viking, $25.95.) A rare-book expert unlocks the secrets of a medieval manuscript.

9. Blood Dreams, by Kay Hooper. (Bantam, $25.) The FBI agent Noah Bishop and his special crimes unit join with an unconventional civilian agency to track a killer.

10. The Choice, by Nicholas Sparks. (Grand Central, $24.99.) How a North Carolina man's choices play out in his life; from the author of "At First Sight."

1. In Defense of Food, by Michael Pollan. (Penguin Press, $21.95.) A manifesto urges us to "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants."

2.(x) I Am America (And So Can You!), by Stephen Colbert et al. (Grand Central, $26.99.) The wit and wisdom of the mock pundit of Comedy Central's "Colbert Report."

3. Born Standing Up, by Steve Martin. (Scribner, $25.) Martin, now a writer and actor, recalls his years as a stand-up comedian, from the early 1960s to 1981.

5. Boom! by Tom Brokaw. (Random House, $28.95.) The retired news anchor recalls and assesses the 1960s.

6. The Nine, by Jeffrey Toobin. (Doubleday, $27.95.) A portrait of the Supreme Court since the Reagan administration focuses on the influence of its moderates

7. Quiet Strength, by Tony Dungy with Nathan Whitaker. (Tyndale, $26.99.) A memoir by the first black coach to win a Super Bowl. (He and the Indianapolis Colts did it last February.)

8.(x) Clapton, by Eric Clapton. (Broadway Books, $26.) The great guitarist looks back on his life and his music.

9. Free Lunch, by David Cay Johnston. (Portfolio, $24.95.) How lobbyists and lawyers have wangled government subsidies for the wealthy.

1. You: Staying Young, by Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz et al. (Free Press, $26.) The principles of longevity and how to combat aging's effects.

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

3. Become A Better You, by Joel Osteen. (Free Press, $25.) Seven keys to living with joy and peace.

4. The Daring Book for Girls, by Andrea Buchanan and Miriam Peskowitz. (Collins/HarperCollins, $24.95.) Stories and projects for adventure seekers.

5.(x) The Dangerous Book for Boys, by Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden. (Collins/HarperCollins, $24.95.) Skipping stones, tying knots, and other essential activities -- video games not included.