National bestsellers

1. TICK TOCK, by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) New York detective Michael Bennett enlists the help of a former colleague to solve a rash of horrifying crimes that are throwing the city into chaos.

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

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

4(x). THE INNER CIRCLE, by Brad Meltzer. (Grand Central, $26.99.) An archivist discovers a book that once belonged to George Washington and conceals a deadly secret.

5. DEAD OR ALIVE, by Tom Clancy with Grant Blackwood. (Putnam, $28.95.) Familiar Clancy characters appear as an intelligence group tracks a vicious terrorist called the Emir.

6. FATAL ERROR, by J.A. Jance. (Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, $25.99.) After the murder of a cyber-sociopath, Ali Reynolds is drawn into a web of online intrigue.

7. STRATEGIC MOVES, by Stuart Woods. (Putnam, $25.95.) In the 19th Stone Barrington novel, the New York lawyer works with the CIA to transport a fugitive.

8. SHADOWFEVER, by Karen Marie Moning. (Delacorte, $26.) Hunting for her sister's murderer, MacKayla Lane is caught up in the struggle between humans and the Fae.

9(x). 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 must convince the authorities he's telling the truth.

10. ROOM, by Emma Donoghue. (Little, Brown, $24.99.) A mother's prison is her young son's entire world.

1. UNBROKEN, by Laura Hillenbrand. (Random House, $27.) An Olympic runner's story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II.

2. THE PIONEER WOMAN, by Ree Drummond. (Morrow/HarperCollins, $25.99.) The proprietor of ThePioneerWoman.com describes her marriage or, as she puts it, her transition from "black heels to tractor wheels."

3. BATTLE HYMN OF THE TIGER MOTHER, by Amy Chua. (Penguin Press, $25.95.) A Chinese-American mother makes a case for strict and demanding parenting

4. DECISION POINTS, by George W. Bush. (Crown, $35.) The former president's memoir discusses his Christianity, the end of his drinking and his decisions on 9/11, Iraq and Katrina.

5. CLEOPATRA, by Stacy Schiff. (Little, Brown, $29.99.) The last queen of ancient Egypt was ambitious, audacious and formidably intelligent.

6. THE HIDDEN REALITY, by Brian Greene. (Knopf, $29.95.) A physicist explains various theories involving the existence of parallel universes.

7. THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS, by Rebecca Skloot. (Crown, $26.) The story of a woman whose cancer cells were cultured without her permission in 1951.

8(x). 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.

9. 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.

10. DECODED, by Jay-Z. (Spiegel & Grau, $35.) The hip-hop star leads a narrative journey through his lyrics and his life.

1. THE 4-HOUR BODY, by Timothy Ferriss. (Crown Archetype, $27.) A diet and fitness book from the author of "The 4-Hour Workweek."

2. THE INVESTMENT ANSWER, by Daniel C. Goldie and Gordon S. Murray. (Business Plus, $18.) Five questions every investor should ask. (b)

3. VEGANIST, by Kathy Freston. (Weinstein, $25.) A case for moving toward a whole foods, plant-based diet.

4. AS ONE, by Marhdad Baghai and James Quigley. (Portfolio/Penguin, $40.) A study of successful workplace collaborations.

5. SEXY FOREVER, by Suzanne Somers. (Crown Archetype, $25.99.) The former TV star on how to stay trim and healthy as you age.

Rankings reflect sales for the week that ended Feb. 5 at thousands of venues nationwide. An (x) indicates that a book's sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A (b) indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders.