Wall Street Journal Best-sellers

1. "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown (Doubleday)

2. "The Last Song" by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing)

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

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

5. "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press)

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

7. "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press)

8. "Spartan Gold" by Clive Cussler, Grant Blackwood (Putnam Adult)

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

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

11. "Dead and Gone" by Charlaine Harris (Ace)

12. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw" by Jeff Kinney (Amulet Books)

13. "The Magician's Elephant" by Kate DiCamillo (Candlewick)

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

15. "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan (Disney Hyperion Books for Children)

NONFICTION

1. "True Compass: A Memoir" by Edward M. Kennedy (Twelve)

2. "What Happy Working Mothers Know: How New Findings in Positive Psychology Can Lead to a Healthy and Happy Work/Life Balance" by Cathy L. Greenberg, Barrett S. Avigdor (Wiley)

3. "Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman" by Jon Krakauer (Doubleday)

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

5. "Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin" by Kathy Griffin (Ballantine Books)

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

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

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

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

10. "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)

11. "Fierce Leadership: A Bold Alternative to the Worst "Best" Practices of Business Today" by Susan Scott (Broadway Business)

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

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

14. "Shooting Stars" by LeBron James and Buzz Bissinger (Penguin Press)

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

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.