National bestsellers
Best-selling books in the fiction, nonfiction and advice categories.
1. THE LAND OF PAINTED CAVES, by Jean M. Auel. (Crown, $30.) The latest volume in a series that began with "The Clan of the Cave Bear," set during the Ice Age.
2. LOVER UNLEASHED, by J.R. Ward. (New American Library, $27.95.) Book 9 of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series.
3. MYSTERY, by Jonathan Kellerman. (Ballantine, $28.) Los Angeles psychologist/detective Alex Delaware and detective Milo Sturgis work on a grisly homicide case.
4. LIVE WIRE, by Harlan Coben. (Dutton, $27.95.) Myron Bolitar's search for a missing rock star leads to questions about his own missing brother.
5. TOYS, by James Patterson and Neil McMahon. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) Hays Baker, a top operative for the Agency of Change and a national hero, suddenly finds himself a hunted fugitive who must fight to save humans from extinction.
6. THE TROUBLED MAN, by Henning Mankell. (Knopf, $26.95.) In the final volume in the Kurt Wallander series, the Swedish detective searches for a missing retired naval officer.
7. SING YOU HOME, by Jodi Picoult. (Atria, $28.) Picoult takes on the issue of gay rights in this novel about a music therapist who desperately wants a child; CD of songs included.
8. 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.
9. THE SATURDAY BIG TENT WEDDING PARTY, by Alexander McCall Smith. (Pantheon, $24.95.) The 12th novel in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series.
10. THE JUNGLE, by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul. (Putnam, $27.95.) Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon undertake rescue operations from Afghanistan to Myanmar.
NONFICTION
1. ONWARD, by Howard Schultz with Joanne Gordon. (Rodale, $25.99.) Schultz tells of his second stint as the CEO of Starbucks and how he helped return the company to profitability.
2. UNBROKEN, by Laura Hillenbrand. (Random House, $27.) An Olympic runner's story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II.
3. THE SOCIAL ANIMAL, by David Brooks. (Random House, $27.) Brooks creates two imaginary people, Harold and Erica, to illustrate his understanding of the human mind, the wellsprings of action and the causes of success and failure.
4. MOONWALKING WITH EINSTEIN, by Joshua Foer. (Penguin Press, $26.95.) After covering a mnemonics championship as a freelance journalist, Foer hired a tutor and tried his hand at competing himself.
5. RED, by Sammy Hagar with Joel Selvin. (It Books/HarperCollins, $26.99.) Hagar tells of his tear through rock, from his first break with Montrose to his role as the frontman of Van Halen.
6. ALL MY LIFE, by Susan Lucci. (It Books/HarperCollins, $25.99.) A memoir by the woman known as the "leading lady of daytime" for her role on the soap opera "All My Children."
7. RAWHIDE DOWN, by Del Quentin Wilber. (Henry Holt, $27.) An account of the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan in 1981.
8. JESUS OF NAZARETH, by Joseph Ratzinger. (Ignatius Press, $24.95.) Pope Benedict challenges readers to grapple with the meaning of Jesus' life. (b)
9(x). PHYSICS OF THE FUTURE, by Michio Kaku. (Doubleday, $28.95.) Kaku examines innovative developments in medicine, computers, quantum physics and space travel.
10. THE DRESSMAKER OF KHAIR KHANA, by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon. (Harper/HarperCollins, $24.99.) The story of Kamila Sidiqi, an Afghan entrepreneur who started a successful sewing business and mobilized her community under the Taliban.
ADVICE, HOW-TO AND MISCELLANEOUS
1. THE 17 DAY DIET, by Mike Moreno. (Free Press, $25.) Four 17-day cycles are designed to work with your metabolism so you can burn fat every day. (b)
2. LOVE WINS, by Rob Bell. (HarperOne/HarperCollins, $22.99.) A pastor gives his views on understanding heaven, hell and salvation. (b)
3. THE MONEY CLASS, by Suze Orman. (Spiegel & Grau, $26.) The personal financial adviser offers a reconsideration of the American dream.
4. THE 4-HOUR BODY, by Timothy Ferriss. (Crown Archetype, $27.) A diet and fitness book from the author of "The 4-Hour Workweek."
5. A PLACE OF YES, by Bethenny Frankel. (Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, $24.99.) The star of her own Bravo show offers 10 rules for getting everything you want out of life.
Rankings reflect sales for the week that ended April 2 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.
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