Local bestsellers

1. Duma Key, by Stephen King ($28, Scribner). A man recovers from an accident in which he loses an arm.

2. People of the Book, by Geraldine Brooks ($25.95, Viking). A rare-book expert is offered the job of a lifetime.

3. A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini ($25.95, Riverhead). Two women are brought together by war.

4. T is for Tresspass, by Sue Grafton ($26.95, Putnam). A sociopath takes advantage of the elderly.

5. Blasphemy, by Douglas Preston ($25.95, Forge Books). A supercomputer holds the truth behind the creation of the world.

1. In Defense of Food, by Michael Pollan ($21.95, Penguin). How to eat for good health.

2. You Staying Young, by Michael Roizen, Mehmet Oz ($26, Free Press). Guide to personal health.

3. Memo to the President-Elect, by Madeleine Albright ($26.95, Harper). Ideas on how the next president should confront challenges.

4. Creating a World Without Poverty, by Muhammad Yunas ($26, Public Affairs). Nobel Peace Prize winner's vision for a more humane world.

5. The Dog Says How, by Kevin Kling (22.95, Borealis). A collection of autobiographical stories.