Publishers Weekly Best-sellers \ For the week ending Sept. 19

September 27, 2009 at 12:00a.m.

HARDCOVER FICTION

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

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

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

7. “The White Queen” by Philippa Gregory (Touchstone)

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

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

10. “Dark Slayer” by Christine Feehan (Berkley)

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

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

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

3. “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)

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

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

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

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

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

9. “The Conversation: How Black Men and Women can Build Loving, Trusting Relationships” by Hill Harper (Gotham)

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