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Sunday, November 1, 2009

Fiction
1
THE LOST SYMBOL (Doubleday, $29.95)
By Dan Brown. Masonic lore figures prominently in this sequel to "The Da Vinci Code"; set in D.C.
6
2
THE SCARPETTA FACTOR (Putnam, $27.95)
By Patricia Cornwell. Scarpetta, wary of accepting a program offer from CNN, tackles yet another crime.
1
3
TO TRY MEN'S SOULS (Thomas Dunne, $26.99)
By Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen. A historical novel of Washington and the American Revolution.
1
4
PURSUIT OF HONOR (Atria, $27.99)
By Vince Flynn. A shocking al-Qaeda attack in D.C. summons Mitch Rapp and his team to action.
2
5
THE HELP (Amy Einhorn, $24.95)
By Kathryn Stockett. A piercing look at the lives of black employees at a country club in 1960s Miss.
14
6
WOLF HALL (Henry Holt, $27). By Hilary Mantel
Thomas Cromwell and Tudor intrigue in the court of Henry VIII; winner of this year's Man Booker Prize.
1
7
9 DRAGONS (Little, Brown, $27.99)
By Michael Connelly. The murder of a beloved shop owner has Bosch traveling to Hong Kong to nab a killer.
2
8
SOUTHERN LIGHTS (Delacorte, $28)
By Danielle Steel. A Manhattan DA's newest case forces her to face her past in Charleston.
1
9
THE LAST SONG (Grand Central, $24.99)
By Nicholas Sparks. A teen matures while spending the summer with her divorced father.
7
10
HALF BROKE HORSES (Scribner, $26)
By Jeanette Walls. "The Glass Castle" author's novelized life of her Texan grandmother.
3
Nonfiction/General
1
SUPERFREAKONOMICS: GLOBAL COOLING, PATRIOTIC
PROSTITUTES . . . (Morrow, $29.99)
By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
1
2
WHAT THE DOG SAW: AND OTHER ADVENTURES
(Little, Brown, $27.99). By Malcolm Gladwell
A selection of writings from the New Yorker magazine.
1
3
HAVE A LITTLE FAITH: A TRUE STORY
(Hyperion, $23.99). By Mitch Albom. Faith at work in both a Jewish and a Christian congregation.
4
4
TRUE COMPASS: A MEMOIR (Twelve, $35)
By Edward M. Kennedy. The personal recollections of the "Lion of the Senate" from Massachusetts.
6
5
TOO BIG TO FAIL: . . . HOW WALL STREET AND
WASHINGTON FOUGHT TO SAVE THE FINANCIAL
SYSTEM (Viking, $32.95). By Andrew Ross Sorkin
1
6
ARGUING WITH IDIOTS: HOW TO STOP SMALL
MINDS AND BIG GOVERNMENT
(Threshold Editions, $29.99). By Glenn Beck
5
7
GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 2010: THE BOOK
OF THE DECADE (Guinness Media, $28.95)
Featuring downloads and all-new photographs.
6
8
THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR: A MILITARY HISTORY
(Knopf, $35). By John Keegan. Exploring themes of leadership, strategy and geography and their impact.
1
9
INSIDE OF A DOG: WHAT DOGS SEE, SMELL
AND KNOW (Scribner, $27). By Alexandra Horowitz
Turning "It's a dog's world" on its head.
1
10
KNOCKOUT: INTERVIEWS WITH DOCTORS WHO ARE
CURING CANCER . . . (Crown, $25.99)
By Suzanne Somers. Treatments and preventive steps.
1

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Fiction
1	THE LOST SYMBOL (Doubleday, $29.95) By Dan Brown. Masonic lore figures prominently in this sequel to "The Da Vinci Code"; set in D.C.	6
2	THE SCARPETTA FACTOR (Putnam, $27.95) By Patricia Cornwell. Scarpetta, wary of accepting a program offer from CNN, tackles yet another crime.	1
3	TO TRY MEN'S SOULS (Thomas Dunne, $26.99) By Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen. A historical novel of Washington and the American Revolution.	1
4	PURSUIT OF HONOR (Atria, $27.99) By Vince Flynn. A shocking al-Qaeda attack in D.C. summons Mitch Rapp and his team to action.	2
5	THE HELP (Amy Einhorn, $24.95) By Kathryn Stockett. A piercing look at the lives of black employees at a country club in 1960s Miss.	14
6	WOLF HALL (Henry Holt, $27). By Hilary Mantel Thomas Cromwell and Tudor intrigue in the court of Henry VIII; winner of this year's Man Booker Prize.	1
7	9 DRAGONS (Little, Brown, $27.99) By Michael Connelly. The murder of a beloved shop owner has Bosch traveling to Hong Kong to nab a killer.	2
8	SOUTHERN LIGHTS (Delacorte, $28) By Danielle Steel. A Manhattan DA's newest case forces her to face her past in Charleston.	1
9	THE LAST SONG (Grand Central, $24.99) By Nicholas Sparks. A teen matures while spending the summer with her divorced father.	7
10	HALF BROKE HORSES (Scribner, $26) By Jeanette Walls. "The Glass Castle" author's novelized life of her Texan grandmother.	3
Nonfiction/General
1	SUPERFREAKONOMICS: GLOBAL COOLING, PATRIOTIC PROSTITUTES . . . (Morrow, $29.99) By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner	1
2	WHAT THE DOG SAW: AND OTHER ADVENTURES (Little, Brown, $27.99). By Malcolm Gladwell A selection of writings from the New Yorker magazine.	1
3	HAVE A LITTLE FAITH: A TRUE STORY (Hyperion, $23.99). By Mitch Albom. Faith at work in both a Jewish and a Christian congregation.	4
4	TRUE COMPASS: A MEMOIR (Twelve, $35) By Edward M. Kennedy. The personal recollections of the "Lion of the Senate" from Massachusetts.	6
5	TOO BIG TO FAIL: . . . HOW WALL STREET AND WASHINGTON FOUGHT TO SAVE THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM (Viking, $32.95). By Andrew Ross Sorkin	1
6	ARGUING WITH IDIOTS: HOW TO STOP SMALL MINDS AND BIG GOVERNMENT (Threshold Editions, $29.99). By Glenn Beck	5
7	GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 2010: THE BOOK OF THE DECADE (Guinness Media, $28.95) Featuring downloads and all-new photographs.	6
8	THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR: A MILITARY HISTORY (Knopf, $35). By John Keegan. Exploring themes of leadership, strategy and geography and their impact.	1
9	INSIDE OF A DOG: WHAT DOGS SEE, SMELL AND KNOW (Scribner, $27). By Alexandra Horowitz Turning "It's a dog's world" on its head.	1
10	KNOCKOUT: INTERVIEWS WITH DOCTORS WHO ARE CURING CANCER . . . (Crown, $25.99) By Suzanne Somers. Treatments and preventive steps.	1