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Fiction
1	THE ASSOCIATE (Dell, $9.99) By John Grisham. What ensues when a promising law school graduate is blackmailed.	4
2	CROSS COUNTRY (Vision, $9.99) By James Patterson. D.C. police detective Alex Cross tracks a murderer to Nigeria.	3
3	SAY YOU'RE ONE OF THEM (Back Bay, $14.99) By Uwem Akpan. Five tales from five war-torn African countries; the new Oprah Book Club pick.	5
4	THE SHACK (Windblown, $14.99) By William P. Young. A father's faith is challenged after the abduction and murder of his daughter.	70
5	OLIVE KITTERIDGE (Random House, $14) By Elizabeth Strout. Interlinked stories of life in a small coastal town in Maine; Pulitzer Prize winner.	17
6	HEAT LIGHTNING (Berkley, $9.99) By John Sandford. Investigator Virgil Flowers is back, now probing a series of unusual killings.	2
7	PUSH (Vintage, $13). By Sapphire A teenager, long abused by her father and facing few options, is inspired by a forthright teacher.	3
8	THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (Vintage, $14.95). By Stieg Larsson. A missing heiress. An unlikely pair of sleuths. Set in Sweden.	17
9	THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY (Dial, $14). By Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. Channel Island joy and woe.	24
10	THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE (Harvest, $14.95) By Audrey Niffenegger. A man fated to be whisked back and forth in time manages to find true love.	21
Nonfiction/General
1	A HISTORY OF IRAQ (Cambridge Univ., $25.99) By Charles Tripp. The third edition of a solid history of the Middle Eastern nation, including the U.S. presence.	1
2	BLINK: THE POWER OF THINKING WITHOUT THINKING (Back Bay, $15.99) By Malcolm Gladwell. Behind our snap decisions.	60
3	EAT THIS NOT THAT! THE NO-DIET WEIGHT LOSS SOLUTION (Rodale, $19.99). By David Zinczenko with Matt Goulding. The updated 2010 edition.	2
4	THREE CUPS OF TEA: ONE MAN'S MISSION TO PROMOTE PEACE (Griffin, $19.95) By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin	129
5	EAT THIS NOT THAT! SUPERMARKET SURVIVAL GUIDE (Rodale, $19.95). By David Zinczenko with Matt Goulding. Spotting nutritious options.	11
6	PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES (Quirk, $12.95). By Jane Austen & Seth Grahame-Smith. The undead in Regency England.	29
7	THE TIPPING POINT: HOW LITTLE THINGS CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE (Back Bay, $14.95 ) By Malcolm Gladwell. Fads and their origins.	112
8	THE OFFICIAL SAT STUDY GUIDE (SECOND EDITION) (College Board, $21.99). This revised manual offers 10 practice tests and loads of details and tips.	11
9	I HOPE THEY SERVE BEER IN HELL (Citadel, $12.95). By Tucker Max. The exploits of a self-confessed drunk and all-around lothario.	22
10	GLENN BECK'S COMMON SENSE: THE CASE AGAINST AN OUT-OF-CONTROL GOVERNMENT . . . (Threshold, $11.99). By Glenn Beck	18

Rankings reflect sales for the week ended Oct. 18, 2009. The charts may not be reproduced without permission from Nielsen BookScan. Copyright © 2009 by Nielsen BookScan. (The right-hand column of numbers represents weeks on this list, which premiered in Book World on Jan. 11, 2004. The bestseller lists in print alternate between hardcover and paperback; the complete list can be found online.)