local bestsellers
FICTION
1. "The Help," by Kathryn Stockett ($24.95, Putnam)
2. "Shadow Tag," by Louise Erdrich ($25.99, Harper)
3. "The Lost Symbol," by Dan Brown ($29.95, Doubleday)
4. "Worst Case," by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge ($27.99, Little, Brown and Co.)
5. "The Man From Beijing," by Henning Mankell ($25.95, Knopf)
NONFICTION
1. "Game Change," by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin ($27.99, Harper)
2. "Eating Animals," by Jonathan Safran Foer ($25.99, Little, Brown & Co.)
3. "Have a Little Faith," by Mitch Albom ($23.99, Hyperion)
4. "Just Kids," by Patti Smith ($27, Ecco)
5. "Drive," by Daniel H. Pink ($26.95, Riverhead)
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