Publishers Weekly Best-sellers For the week ending Sept. 26

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. “The Lost Symbol” by Dan Brown (Doubleday)

2. “An Echo in the Bone” by Diana Gabaldon (Delacorte)

3. “The Last Song” by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing)

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

5. “Hothouse Orchid” by Stuart Woods (Putnam Adult)

6. “South of Broad” by Pat Conroy (Nan A. Talese)

7. “Alex Cross’s Trial” by James Patterson, Richard DiLallo (Little, Brown)

8. “The Year of the Flood” by Margaret Atwood (Nan A. Talese)

9. “Spartan Gold” by Clive Cussler, Grant Blackwood (Putnam Adult)

10. “Hardball” by Sara Paretsky (Putnam Adult)

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. “Arguing With Idiots: How to Stop Small Minds and Big Government” by Glenn Beck (threshold Editions)

2. “True Compass: A Memoir” by Edward M. Kennedy (Twelve)

3. “High On Arrival” by Mackenzie Phillips (Simon Spotlight Entertainment)

4. “America On Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot” by Craig Ferguson (Harper)

5. “Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman” by Jon Krakauer (Doubleday)

6. “Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin” by Kathy Griffin (Ballantine Books)

7. “The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution” by Richard Dawkins (Free Press)

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

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

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