PAPERBACK
Fiction
(Little, Brown, $18). By J.K. Rowling. A local election tears apart an idyllic English town. [4]
(Ballantine, $7.99). By Debbie Macomber. A widow opens a bed and breakfast. Then the adventures begin. [3]
(Grand Central, $15). By James Patterson. Alex Cross is investigating serial murders. Meanwhile, someone is seeking vengeance against him. [3]
4. LOW PRESSURE
(Vision, $8). By Sandra Brown. A successful author must confront her demons while being stalked. [3]
5. TOMBS
(Berkley, $9.99). By Clive Cussler and Thomas Perry. A husband-and-wife team search for the long-lost tomb of Attila the Hun. [2]
(Berkley, $7.99). By J.D. Robb. Eve Dallas investigates the death of an accountant, and immerses herself in her billionaire husband’s world. [3]
(Berkley, $17). By Nora Roberts. Someone starts blackmailing Seth Quinn. It could ruin his one chance at love. [2]
8. JOYLAND
(Hard Case, $12.95). By Stephen King. A young carnival hand confronts a murder and the fate of a dead child. [10]
9. ENDER’S GAME
(Tor, $7.99). By Orson Scott Card. A boy genius may be the last hope for humans as they battle hostile aliens.[3]
10. READY TO DIE
(Zebra, $7.99). By Lisa Jackson. Sheriff Dan Grayson has been gunned down. Then a judge is murdered. Detective Regan Pescoli doesn’t have much time before the next person is found dead. [2]
Nonfiction
(Top Shelf Productions , $14.95). By John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell [1]
2. THE OFFICIAL SAT STUDY GUIDE
(College Board, $21.99). By the College Board. [154]
3. PROOF OF HEAVEN: A NEUROSURGEON’S JOURNEY INTO THE AFTERLIFE
(Simon & Schuster, $15.99). By Eben Alexander. A scientist’s near-death experience. [43]
4. ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK: MY YEAR IN A WOMEN’S PRISON
(Spiegel & Grau, $16). By Piper Kerman. [4]
5. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR PARACHUTE? 2013: A PRACTICAL MANUAL FOR JOB-HUNTERS AND CAREER-CHANGERS
(Ten Speed, $18.99). By Richard N. Bolles. [2]
6. WEBSTER’S NEW WORLD DICTIONARY
(Pocket, $5.50). Edited by Michael E. Agnes. [3]
7. HOW GOOD PEOPLE MAKE TOUGH CHOICES: RESOLVING THE DILEMMAS OF ETHICAL LIVING
(Harper, $15.99). By Rushworth M. Kidder. [4]
8. THE UNTETHERED SOUL: THE JOURNEY BEYOND YOURSELF
(New Harbinger, $16.95). By Michael A. Singer. [1]
9. THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE (FOURTH EDITION)
(Longman, $15.95). By William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White. The classic guide to writing well. [11]
10. DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS, FIFTH EDITION
(American Psychiatric, $149). By the American Psychiatric Association. [4]
Fiction
(Mulholland, $26). By Robert Galbraith. J.K. Rowling ghost writes a mystery about a detective investigating the suicide of a super model. [4]
2. MISTRESS
(Little, Brown, $28). By James Patterson and David Ellis. A man obsessed about a woman searches for the person who killed her. [2]
3 INFERNO
(Doubleday, $29.95). By Dan Brown. Robert Langdon’s newest investigation revolves around Dante’s “Inferno.” [14]
(Riverhead, $28.95). By Khaled Hosseini. Love and devotion among family and friends in war-torn Afghanistan. [13]
(Ballantine, $26). By Debbie Macomber. Jo Marie Rose falls in love with the handyman who helps her plant her rose garden. [1]
6. GONE GIRL
(Crown, $25). By Gillian Flynn. A model couple’s marriage crumbles when the wife vanishes and the husband becomes a prime suspect. [56]
(Harper, $27.99). By Daniel Silva. A young woman vanishes. The prime minister's career is threatened. Gabriel Allon must save the day. [5]
8. FIRST SIGHT
(Delacorte, $28). By Danielle Steel. A successful fashion designer must reconcile her tormented past. [5]
(Putnam, $27.95). By W.E.B. Griffin William E. Butterworth IV. Matt Payne investigates the Philadelphia sex trade. [2]
10. THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE
(William Morrow, $25.99). By Neil Gaiman. A middle aged man with supernatural powers looks back on his life. [8]
1. THE LIBERTY AMENDMENTS: RESTORING THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC
(Threshold, $26.99). By Mark R. Levin. [1]
2. THIS TOWN: TWO PARTIES AND A FUNERAL-PLUS, PLENTY OF VALET PARKING!-IN AMERICA’S GILDED CAPITAL
(Blue Rider, $27.95). By Mark Leibovich. [5]
3. ZEALOT: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JESUS OF NAZARETH
(Random House, $27). By Reza Aslan. [5]
4. STRENGTHS FINDER 2.0: ... ONLINE TEST FROM GALLUP’S “NOW, DISCOVER YOUR STRENGTHS”
(Gallup Press, $24.95). By Tom Rath. [129]
5. THE SMARTEST KIDS IN THE WORLD: AND HOW THEY GOT THAT WAY
(Simon & Schuster, $28). By Amanda Ripley. [1]
6. LEAN IN: WOMEN, WORK, AND THE WILL TO LEAD
(Knopf, $24.95). By Sheryl Sandberg. [23]
7. COLLISION 2012: OBAMA VS. ROMNEY AND THE FUTURE OF ELECTIONS IN AMERICA
(Viking, $32.95). By Dan Balz. [2]
8. LAWRENCE IN ARABIA: WAR, DECEIT, IMPERIAL FOLLY AND THE MAKING OF THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST
(Doubleday, $28.95). By Scott Anderson. [2]
9. HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY: MY LIFE AND LEGACY AS THE DUCK COMMANDER
(Howard, $24.99). By Phil Robertson. [15]
10. I WEAR THE BLACK HAT: GRAPPLING WITH VILLAINS (REAL AND IMAGINED)
(Scribner, $25). By Chuck Klosterman. [1]