FICTION

1. THE GATHERING STORM, by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson. (Tor/TomDoherty, $29.99.) Book 12 of the Wheel of Time fantasy series.

2. THE LOST SYMBOL, by Dan Brown. (Doubleday, $29.95.) Robert Langdon among the Masons.

3. TRUE BLUE, by David Baldacci. (Grand Central, $27.99.) An ex-cop in Washington struggles to clear her name.

4. LAST NIGHT IN TWISTED RIVER, by John Irving. (Random House, $28.) A loggers' cook and his son are on the run from the law, for decades.

5. PURSUIT OF HONOR, by Vince Flynn. (Atria, $27.99.) Counterterrorism operative Mitch Rapp must teach politicians about national security following a new Al-Qaida attack.

6(x). THE SCARPETTA FACTOR, by Patricia Cornwell. (Putnam, $27.95.) Apparent threats on Kay Scarpetta's life make her hesitate when a TV producer wants her to star in a show.

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

9. GRAVE SECRET, by Charlaine Harris. (Berkeley Prime Crime, $24.95.) Harper Connelly and her stepbrother Tolliver head for Texas and into family trouble.

10. WOLF HALL, by Hilary Mantel. (Holt, $27.) Thomas More and Thomas Cromwell clash in the turbulent court of Henry VIII.

1. THE BOOK OF BASKETBALL, by Bill Simmons. (Ballantine, $30.) ESPN.com's Sports Guy crunches big questions in NBA history.

2. SUPERFREAKONOMICS, by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. (Morrow/HarperCollins, $29.99.) A scholar and a journalist apply economic thinking to everything: the sequel.

3. HAVE A LITTLE FAITH, by Mitch Albom. (Hyperion, $23.99.) A suburban rabbi and a Detroit pastor teach lessons about the comfort of belief.

5. ARGUING WITH IDIOTS, written and edited by Glenn Beck, Kevin Balfe and others. (Mercury Radio Arts/Threshold Editions, $29.99.) The case against big government. (b)

6. TOO BIG TO FAIL, by Andrew Ross Sorkin. (Viking, $32.95.) The 2008 financial implosion on Wall Street and in Washington, by a New York Times reporter and columnist.

7. OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) Why some people succeed, from the author of "Blink."

8. TRUE COMPASS, by Edward M. Kennedy. (Twelve, $35.) The late senator's autobiography.

9. HIGHEST DUTY, by Chesley Sullenberger and Jeffrey Zaslow. (Morrow/HarperCollins, $25.99.) The importance of preparing for the unexpected, by the pilot of Flight 1549, which landed in the Hudson River.

1. THE PIONEER WOMAN COOKS, by Ree Drummond. (Morrow/HarperCollins, $27.50.) Cowboy-tested recipes from the proprietor of ThePioneerWoman.com. (b)

2. KNOCKOUT, by Suzanne Somers. (Crown, $25.99.) Advice and interviews with doctors offering innovative cancer treatments.

3. THE CONSCIOUS COOK, by Tal Ronnen. (Morrow/HarperCollins, $29.99.) Vegan recipes to appeal to meat-eaters.

4. REINVENTING THE BODY, RESURRECTING THE SOUL, by Deepak Chopra. (Harmony, $25.) Ten steps for self-transformation.

5. GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 2010, edited by Craig Glenday. (Guinness, $28.95.) Tallest, fastest, youngest, most.