PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS


October 10, 2010 at 12:00a.m.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. “Fall of Giants” by Ken Follett (Dutton)

2. “Don’t Blink” by James Patterson and Howard Roughan (Little, Brown)

3. “Freedom” by Jonathan Franzen (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)

4. “Safe Haven” by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing)

5. “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest” by Stieg Larsson (Knopf)

6. “Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary” by David Sedaris (Little, Brown)

7. “Naked Heat” by Richard Castle (Hyperion)

8. “Legacy: A Novel” by Danielle Steel (Delacorte Press)

9. “Bad Blood: A Virgil Flowers Novel” by John Sandford (Putnam Adult)

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

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. “Obama’s Wars” by Bob Woodward (Simon & Schuster)

2. “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth: A Visitor’s Guide to the Human Race” by Jon Stewart (Grand Central Publishing)

3. “A--holes Finish First” by Tucker Max (Gallery)

4. “The Roots of Obama’s Rage” by Dinesh D’Souza (Regnery)

5. “The Grand Design” by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow (Bantam)

6. “Pinheads and Patriots: Where You Stand in the Age of Obama” by Bill O’Reilly (William Morrow)

7. “The Coming Economic Armageddon: What Bible Prophecy Warns About the New Global Economy” by David Jeremiah (FaithWords)

8. “Love, Lust & Faking It: The Naked Truth About Sex, Lies, and True Romance” by Jenny McCarthy (Harper)

9. “Sh*t My Dad Says” by Justin Halpern (It Books)

10. “Operation Dark Heart: Spycraft and Special Ops on the Frontlines of Afghanistan -- and the Path to Victory” by Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer (Thomas Dunne)

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS

1. “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” by Stieg Larsson (Vintage)

2. “I, Alex Cross” by James Patterson (Vision)

3. “61 Hours: A Reacher Novel” by Lee Child (Dell)

4. “The Girl Who Played with Fire” by Stieg Larsson (Vintage)

5. “Taken by Midnight: A Midnight Breed Novel” by Lara Adrian (Dell)

6. “Pirate Latitudes” by Michael Crichton (Harper)

7. “Play Dead” by Harlen Coben (Signet)

8. “Cross Roads” by Fern Michaels (Zebra)