New York Times bestsellers

1. WICKED BUSINESS, by Janet Evanovich. (Bantam, $28.) The Salem, Mass., pastry chef Lizzy Tucker and her partner, Diesel, take up a murdered Harvard professor's quest for a powerful ancient relic.

2. GONE GIRL, by Gillian Flynn. (Crown, $25.) A woman disappears on the day of her fifth anniversary; is her husband a killer?

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 MISSION TO PARIS, by Alan Furst. (Random House, $27.) In Paris in 1938, an actor stumbles into the clutches of Nazi conspirators who want to exploit his celebrity.

5. CANADA, by Richard Ford. (Ecco/HarperCollins Publishers, $27.99.) A boy takes refuge in Saskatchewan after his parents commit a robbery.

6. 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."

7. 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.

9. THE THIRD GATE, by Lincoln Child. (Doubleday, $25.95.) Professor Jeremy Logan, an "enigmalogist," is called to Egypt to assist at a pharaoh's newly discovered tomb.

10. PORCH LIGHTS, by Dorothea Benton Frank. (Morrow/HarperCollins, $25.99.) When the widow of a New York City firefighter returns to her Lowcountry South Carolina home, she connects with her mother and the widower next door.

1. THE AMATEUR, by Edward Klein. (Regnery, $27.95.) A journalist argues that President Obama is callow and unable to lead.

2. COWARDS, by Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe. (Threshold Editions/Mercury Radio Arts, $28.) The radio host and founder of GBTV discusses 13 lies that politicians, academics and the media perpetuate. (b)

3. WILD, by Cheryl Strayed. (Knopf, $25.95.) A woman's account of a life-changing 1,100-mile hike along the Pacific Crest Trail.

5. 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.

6. THE GREAT DESTROYER, by David Limbaugh. (Regnery, $29.95.) The talk show host's brother, a lawyer and columnist, describes the president's "war on the Republic." (b)

7. IT WORKED FOR ME, by Colin Powell with Tony Koltz. (Harper/HarperCollins, $27.99.) Rules for effective leadership from the four-star general and former secretary of state.

8. BARACK OBAMA, by David Maraniss. (Simon & Schuster, $32.50.) An account of the president's family background and coming-of-age shows the forces that shaped him.

9(x). UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES, by Edward Conard. (Portfolio/Penguin Group, $27.95.) A former managing director of Bain Capital argues that growing income inequality shows the U.S. economy is working. (b)

1. THE SKINNY RULES, by Bob Harper with Greg Critser. (Ballantine, $26.) The star of "The Biggest Loser" lays out "principles for getting to thin."

2. THE TOOLS, by Phil Stutz and Barry Michels. (Spiegel & Grau, $25.) Techniques for changing your problems into courage, confidence and creativity.

3. 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.

4(x). AMERICAN GROWN, by Michelle Obama. (Crown, $30.) The story of the White House kitchen garden and gardens across the country.

5. WHEAT BELLY, by William Davis. (Rodale, $25.99.) An examination of wheat in modern diets and an argument for its elimination.