National bestsellers

1. THE CONFESSION, by John Grisham. (Doubleday, $28.95.) A man who committed a despicable crime but allowed another to be sent to death row in his place now wants to admit his guilt, but he must persuade the authorities he's telling the truth.

2. WORTH DYING FOR, by Lee Child. (Delacorte, $28.) Jack Reacher can't let go of a decades-old case of a missing child.

3. AMERICAN ASSASSIN, by Vince Flynn. (Atria, $27.99.) In the wake of the Lockerbie bombing, Mitch Rapp takes on his first anti-terrorist assignment.

4. THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET'S NEST, by Stieg Larsson. (Knopf, $27.95.) The third volume of a trilogy about a Swedish hacker and a journalist.

5. SIDE JOBS, by Jim Butcher. (Roc, $25.95.) A collection of stories about Chicago wizard Harry Dresden.

6. IN THE COMPANY OF OTHERS, by Jan Karon. (Viking, $27.95.) In Ireland, Episcopal priest Tim Kavanagh finds an old journal that could solve a crime.

7. FALL OF GIANTS, by Ken Follett. (Dutton, $36.) Five interrelated families from five countries are caught in the upheavals of World War I and the Russian Revolution.

9. FREEDOM, by Jonathan Franzen. (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $28.) A family of Midwestern liberals during the Bush years.

10. THE REVERSAL, by Michael Connelly. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) Defense lawyer Mickey Haller and LAPD Detective Harry Bosch join forces against a child killer.

1. LIFE, by Keith Richards with James Fox. (Little, Brown, $29.99.) The Rolling Stones guitarist's revealing autobiography is also a portrait of the era when rock 'n' roll came of age, with the music itself as the book's core.

2. BROKE, by Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe. (Threshold/Mercury Radio Arts, $29.99.) The Fox News host's plan for fixing the country financially seeks to unite Americans around the concept of shared sacrifice.

3. EARTH (THE BOOK), by Jon Stewart and others. (Grand Central, $27.99.) A visitor's guide to the human race, presented by "The Daily Show."

5. AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARK TWAIN, VOL. 1, by Mark Twain. (University of California, $34.95.) In his autobiography, published unexpurgated for the first time, Twain is pointedly political and willing to play the angry prophet.

6. EXTRAORDINARY, ORDINARY PEOPLE, by Condoleezza Rice. (Crown Archetype, $27.) The former secretary of state's memoir stresses the role of her parents.

7(x). PINHEADS AND PATRIOTS, by Bill O'Reilly. (Morrow/HarperCollins, $27.99.) The Fox News commentator scrutinizes the meaning of change in the era of Obama.

8. AT HOME, by Bill Bryson. (Doubleday, $28.95.) The evolution of private life as exemplified by the houses we live in.

9. -------- FINISH FIRST, by Tucker Max. (Gallery, $25.99.) Stories of bad decisions, debauchery and sexual recklessness.

1. BAREFOOT CONTESSA: HOW EASY IS THAT?, by Ina Garten. (Clarkson Potter, $35.) The easiest "Barefoot Contessa" recipes yet aim at delivering flavor while saving time and avoiding stress.

2. DOUBLE DELICIOUS, by Jessica Seinfeld. (Morrow/HarperCollins, $28.99.) Good, simple food for complicated lives, with recipes made with fruits, vegetables and whole grains.

3. THE TATTOO CHRONICLES, by Kat Von D with Sandra Bark. (Collins Design/HarperCollins, $29.99.) An illustrated one-year diary from the tattoo artist.

4. DELIVERING HAPPINESS, by Tony Hsieh. (Business Plus, $23.99.) Lessons from business (pizza place, worm farm, Zappos) and life. (b)

5. BOBBY FLAY'S THROWDOWN!, by Bobby Flay with Stephanie Banyas and Miriam Garron. (Clarkson Potter, $27.50.) A companion cookbook from the first seven seasons of the Food Network show.