new york times bestsellers

1. THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE, by Stephen King. (Scribner, $27.) A new entry in the Dark Tower epic western-fantasy series; this novel, King says, is "Dark Tower 4.5."

2. THE INNOCENT, by David Baldacci. (Grand Central, $27.99.) A hit man who has become a target of the government rescues a teenage girl whose parents have been murdered and who may be at the center of a dangerous conspiracy.

3. CALICO JOE, by John Grisham. (Doubleday, $24.95.) A pitcher beans a promising rookie, ending both their careers; years later, the pitcher's son brings them together.

4. THE WITNESS, by Nora Roberts. (Putnam, $27.95.) A programmer hides from the Russian mob in the Ozarks.

5. CRYSTAL GARDENS, by Amanda Quick. (Putnam, $25.95.) In the first book of a new Victorian series, Ladies of Lantern Street, a paranormal investigator is stalked by an assassin; by Jayne Ann Krentz, writing pseudonymously.

6. GUILTY WIVES, by James Patterson and David Ellis. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) Four friends in Monte Carlo for a luxurious girls' vacation find themselves in prison, accused of a crime.

7. THE LOST YEARS, by Mary Higgins Clark. (Simon & Schuster, $26.99.) A biblical scholar who made an amazing discovery is murdered.

9. THE SHOEMAKER'S WIFE, by Adriana Trigiani. (Harper/HarperCollins, $26.99.) Childhood sweethearts in turn-of-the-20th-century Italy meet again in the United States.

10. SACRE BLEU, by Christopher Moore. (Morrow/HarperCollins, $26.99.) Did Vincent van Gogh really kill himself? His friends in the 19th-century Parisian art world set out to discover the truth.

11(x). 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."

1. DRIFT, by Rachel Maddow. (Crown, $25.) The United States' path to war has become too easy, with excessive power ceded to the executive branch, the MSNBC host argues.

2. LOTS OF CANDLES, PLENTY OF CAKE, by Anna Quindlen. (Random House, $26.) The journalist and novelist, now nearly 60, looks back at her experiences.

4(x). IMAGINE, by Jonah Lehrer. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26.) An account of the science of creativity argues that it is not a gift but a thought process that can be learned.

5. THE PRESIDENTS CLUB, by Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy. (Simon & Schuster, $32.50.) Two journalists examine the relationships between sitting presidents and their predecessors.

6. LET'S PRETEND THIS NEVER HAPPENED, by Jenny Lawson. (Amy Einhorn/Putnam, $25.95.) A blogger recalls her unusual upbringing. (b)

7(x). KILLING LINCOLN, by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. (Holt, $28.) The host of "The O'Reilly Factor" recounts the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

8. THE POWER OF HABIT, by Charles Duhigg. (Random House, $28.) A Times reporter's account of the science behind how we form, and break, habits.

10. THE BIG MISS, by Hank Haney. (Crown Archetype, $26.) The golf coach's memoir describes his six eventful years with Tiger Woods.

11(x). STEVE JOBS, by Walter Isaacson. (Simon & Schuster, $35.) A biography of the recently deceased entrepreneur.

1. THE PIONEER WOMAN COOKS: FOOD FROM MY FRONTIER, by Ree Drummond. (Morrow/HarperCollins, $29.99.) More recipes.

2. THE BLOOD SUGAR SOLUTION, by Mark Hyman. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) Naming insulin resistance as a cause of diabetes and obesity, the author offers a plan for losing weight and preventing disease.

3. WEEKNIGHTS WITH GIADA, by Giada De Laurentiis. (Clarkson Potter, $35.) The Food Network star offers quick-to-prepare recipes.

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