Publishers Weekly Best-sellers For the week ending Oct. 6


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. “Rough Country” by John Sandford (Putnam Adult)

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

6. “Her Fearful Symmetry” by Audrey Niffenegger (Scribner)

7. “The Perfect Christmas” by Debbie Macomber (Mira)

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

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

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

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. “Have a Little Faith: A True Story” by Mitch Albom (Hyperion)

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

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

4. “The Murder of King Tut” by James Patterson, Martin Dugard (Little, Brown)

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

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

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

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

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

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