Wall Street Journal Best-sellers

FICTION

1. "Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)" by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press)

2. "Alex Cross's Trial" by James Patterson, Richard DiLallo (Little, Brown)

3. "Dark Slayer" by Christine Feehan (Berkley)

4. "South of Broad" by Pat Conroy (Nan A. Talese)

5. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett (Putnam/Amy Einhorn)

6. "Spartan Gold (A Fargo Adventure)" by Clive Cussler, Grant Blackwood (Putnam Adult)

7. "The White Queen" by Philippa Gregory (Touchstone)

8. "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic)

9. "Breaking Dawn" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown for Young Readers)

10. "Homer & Langley" by E. L. Doctorow (Random House)

11. "The Girl Who Played With Fire" by Stieg Larsson (Knopf)

12. "Blood Promise: A Vampire Academy Novel" by Richelle Mead (Razorbill)

13. "206 Bones: A Novel" by Kathy Reichs (Scribner)

14. "Dead and Gone" by Charlaine Harris (Ace Hardcover)

15. "The Eleventh Victim" by Nancy Grace (Hyperion)

NONFICTION

1. "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" by Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, Simone Beck, and Sidonie Coryn (Alfred A. Knopf)

2. "Culture of Corruption: Culture of Corruption: Obama and His Team of Tax Cheats, Crooks, and Cronies" by Michelle Malkin (Regnery Publishing)

3. "Outliers: The Story of Success" by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown and Company)

4. "In the President's Secret Service: Behind the Scenes with Agents in the Line of Fire and the Presidents They Protect" by Ronald Kessler (Crown)

5. "StrengthsFinder 2.0: A New and Upgraded Edition of the Online Test from Gallup's Now, Discover Your Strengths" by Tom Rath (Gallup Press)

6. "Clean Food: A Seasonal Guide to Eating Close to the Source with More Than 200 Recipes for a Healthy and Sustainable You" by Terry Walters (Sterling Epicure)

7. "A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity" by Bill O'Reilly (Broadway)

8. "Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto" by Mark R. Levin (Threshold Editions)

9. "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment" by Steve Harvey (Amistad)

10. "Strength in What Remains" by Tracy Kidder (Random House)

11. "Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen" by Christopher McDougall (Knopf)

12. "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow (Hyperion)

13. "Catastrophe" by Dick Morris, Eileen McGann (Harper)

14. "How to Smell a Rat: The Five Signs of Financial Fraud" by Ken Fisher, Lara W. Hoffmans (Wiley)

15. "Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care" by T.R. Reid (The Penguin Press)

The Wall Street Journal's list reflects nationwide sales of hardcover books during the week ended last Saturday at more than 2,500 Barnes & Noble, B. Dalton, Bookland, Books-a-Million, Books & Co., Bookstar, Bookstop, Borders, Brentano's, Coles, Coopersmith, Doubleday, Scribners and Waldenbooks stores, as well as sales from online retailers Amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com.

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