FICTION

1. GHOST STORY, by Jim Butcher. (Roc, $27.95.) Harry Dresden, the wizard detective in Chicago, has been murdered. But that doesn't stop him when his friends are in danger.

2. A DANCE WITH DRAGONS, by George R.R. Martin. (Bantam, $35.) After a colossal battle, the Seven Kingdoms face new threats; Book 5 of "A Song of Ice and Fire."

3. FULL BLACK, by Brad Thor. (Atria, $26.99.) Covert counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath has a plan to stop a terrorist group that wants to take down the United States.

4. PORTRAIT OF A SPY, by Daniel Silva. (Harper/HarperCollins, $26.99.) To stop a network of death, an international operative must reach into his violent past.

5. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, by Danielle Steel. (Delacorte, $28.) A woman, her daughter and a former football player arrive at their own crucial turning points on the same day.

6. NOW YOU SEE HER, by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) Nina Bloom is forced to confront the past and the killer she thought she had escaped.

7. SMOKIN' SEVENTEEN, by Janet Evanovich. (Bantam, $28.) A killer is after bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, who faces further complications as she tries to choose a boyfriend.

8. STATE OF WONDER, by Ann Patchett. (Harper/HarperCollins, $26.99.) In the Amazon basin, a medical researcher seeks her former mentor, a despotic scientist who is developing a miracle fertility drug.

9(x). SPLIT SECOND, by Catherine Coulter. (Putnam, $26.95.) A serial killer is on the loose, and it's up to FBI agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock to bring him down.

10. THEN CAME YOU, by Jennifer Weiner. (Atria, $26.99.) This timely tale delves into women's lives, with themes of class and entitlement, surrogacy and donorship.

NONFICTION

1. A STOLEN LIFE, by Jaycee Dugard. (Simon & Schuster, $24.99.) A woman's recollection of being kidnapped at age 11, spending 18 years imprisoned by a convicted rapist and his wife and bearing two daughters by him.

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. IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS, by Erik Larson. (Crown, $26.) This portrait of Berlin during the rise of the Nazi Party concentrates on William E. Dodd, who became the U.S. ambassador to Germany in 1933, and his daughter, Martha.

4. BOSSYPANTS, by Tina Fey. (Reagan Arthur/Little, Brown, $26.99.) A memoir from the former "Saturday Night Live" star and creator of "30 Rock."

5. THE GREATER JOURNEY, by David McCullough. (Simon & Schuster, $37.50.) The historian explores the intellectual legacy that France settled on its 19th-century visitors.

6. SEAL TEAM SIX, by Howard E. Wasdin and Stephen Templin. (St. Martin's, $26.99.) An expert sniper and former member of the Navy SEALs recounts his training and missions, including the battle of Mogadishu in 1993.

7(x). LIES THAT CHELSEA HANDLER TOLD ME, by Chelsea Handler, Glen Handler, Roy Handler and others. (Grand Central, $24.99.) Handler's friends, family members and colleagues write about being victims of her practical jokes.

8. OF THEE I ZING, by Laura Ingraham with Raymond Arroyo. (Threshold Editions, $25.) The talk-radio host satirizes the United States' cultural decline, from muffin tops to body shots.

9(x). THROUGH MY EYES, by Tim Tebow with Nathan Whitaker. (HarperCollins, $26.99.) The Broncos quarterback chronicles his personal and professional course, from his career at the University of Florida to his rookie season in Denver.

10. INCOGNITO, by David Eagleman. (Pantheon, $26.95.) A neuroscientist probes the depths of the subconscious brain to illuminate surprising mysteries.

ADVICE, HOW-TO AND MISCELLANEOUS

1. GO THE ---- TO SLEEP, by Adam Mansbach. Illustrated by Ricardo Cortes. (Akashic Books, $14.95.) A children's book parody for tired parents.

2. THE 17 DAY DIET, by Mike Moreno. (Free Press, $25.) Four cycles to help you burn fat every day. (b)

3. THE DUKAN DIET, by Pierre Dukan. (Crown Archetype, $26.) A program that rejects calorie counting and assigns protein a major role.

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. SWING YOUR SWORD, by Mike Leach. (Diversion, $25.95.) A memoir from the former football coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders. (b)

6(x). THE LAST LECTURE, by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow. (Hyperion, $21.95.) Thoughts on "seizing every moment," from a professor who died at age 47.

Rankings reflect sales for the week that ended July 30 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.