local bestsellers based on sales at select area bookstores FICTION
1. The Appeal, by John Grisham ($26.95, Doubleday). A jury returns a verdict against a chemical company.
2. A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini ($25.95, Riverhead). Two women from different backgrounds are brought together by war.
3. Duma Key, by Stephen King ($28, Scribner). A man recovers from an accident in which he loses an arm.
4. People of the Book, by Geraldine Brooks ($25.95, Viking). A rare-book expert is offered the job of a lifetime.
5. Out Stealing Horses, by Per Petterson. ($22, Graywolf). A Norwegian man's self-imposed exile is disrupted by a neighbor.
NONFICTION
1. In Defense of Food, by Michael Pollan ($21.95, Penguin). How to eat for good health.
2. Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day, by Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois ($27.95, Harper). A guide on preparing fresh breads.
3. The Secret, by Rhonda Byrne (Beyond Words, $23.95). The law of attraction is the key to getting what you want.
