Best-sellers Publishers Weekly

For the week ending Aug. 1:

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. “The Girl Who Played With Fire” by Stieg Larsson (Knopf)

2. “The Defector” by Daniel Silva (Putnam)

3. “Best Friends Forever” by Jennifer Weiner (Atria)

4. “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett (Putnam/Amy Einhorn)

5. “Swimsuit” by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown)

6. “Twenties Girl” by Sophie Kinsella (Dial Press)

7. “Hot Pursuit” by Suzanne Brockmann (Ballantine Books)

8. “Black Hills” by Nora Roberts (Putnam Adult)

9. “Finger Lickin’ Fifteen” by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin’s)

10. “Dead and Gone” by Charlaine Harris (Ace)

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

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

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

3. “Outliers: The Story of Success” by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown)

4. “Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto” by Mark R. Levin (Threshold Editions)

5. “Catastrophe” by Dick Morris, Eileen McGann (Harper)

6. “Unmasked: The Final Years of Michael Jackson” by Ian Halperin (Simon Spotlight Entertainment)

7. “Game Plan for Life: Your Personal Playbook for Success” by Joe Gibbs, Jerry B. Jenkins (Tyndale House)

8. “The Last Lecture” by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow (Hyperion)

9. “Master Your Metabolism: The 3 Diet Secrets to Naturally Balancing Your Hormones for a Hot and Healthy Body!” by Jillian Michaels and Mariska van Aalst (Crown)

10. “Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America” by Douglas Brinkley (Harper)