Bestseller list

1. The Last Patriot, by Brad Thor. (Atria, $26.) A Homeland Security superagent searches for an ancient secret that could defeat Islamic militants.

2. Fearless Fourteen, by Janet Evanovich. (St. Martin's, $27.95.) Stephanie Plum and her boyfriend become involved when his cousin's bank robbery goes bad.

3. Sail, by James Patterson and Howard Roughan. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) A sailing vacation turns into a disaster when someone attempts to destroy a family.

4. TailSpin, by Catherine Coulter. (Putnam, $25.95.) Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock -- FBI agents as well as husband and wife -- come to the aid of a colleague.

5. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, by David Wroblewski. (Ecco, $25.95.) A young mute who can communicate with dogs takes refuge with three of them in the Wisconsin woods after his uncle murders his father.

6. 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.

7. Chasing Darkness, by Robert Crais. (Simon & Schuster, $25.95.) Is Los Angeles private eye Elvis Cole responsible for the release of a serial killer?

9. Death Angel, by Linda Howard. (Ballantine, $26.) A crime lord's former mistress cooperates with the FBI.

10. The Beach House, by Jane Green. (Viking, $24.95.) A woman's life changes when she rents out rooms in her Nantucket house.

1. When You Are Engulfed in Flames, by David Sedaris. (Little, Brown, $25.99.) The humorist's latest essays deal with middle age, mortality and giving up smoking.

2. Fleeced, by Dick Morris and Eileen McGann. (Harper, $26.95.) Americans are fleeced by government, business, labor unions and lobbyists. (b)

3. What Happened, by Scott McClellan. (PublicAffairs, $27.95.) A former White House press secretary regrets that "I allowed myself to be deceived" by top officials.

5. The Monster of Florence, by Douglas Preston with Mario Spezi. (Grand Central, $25.99.) An American writer who moved to Florence works with an Italian journalist to discover the identity of a serial killer.

6. My Stroke of Insight, by Jill Bolte Taylor. (Viking, $24.95.) A brain scientist shares what she learned from her 1996 stroke.

7. Audition, by Barbara Walters. (Knopf, $29.95.) A personal and professional memoir.

8. The Post-American World, by Fareed Zakaria. (Norton, $25.95.) The rise of China and India and the global distribution of power.

9. Stori Telling, by Tori Spelling with Hilary Liftin. (Simon Spotlight, $24.95.) The actress' memoir, from her Hollywood childhood through "Beverly Hills, 90210," to her son's birth.

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

3. When Markets Collide, by Mohamed El-Erian. (McGraw-Hill, $27.95.) Investing advice for a time of global economic change. (b)

4. The South Beach Diet Supercharged, by Arthur Agatston with Joseph Signorile. (Rodale, $25.95.) A guide to faster weight loss.

5. Women and Money, by Suze Orman. (Spiegel & Grau, $24.95.) Advice for overcoming one's dysfunctional relationship with money, including a five-month plan for getting finances on track.