Best-selling books

From Publishers Weekly

Sun., Dec. 6, 2009

1. “I, Alex Cross,” James Patterson (Little, Brown, $27.99)

2. “The Lost Symbol,” Dan Brown (Doubleday, $29.95)

3. “Pirate Latitudes,” Michael Crichton (Harper, $27.99)

4. “Under the Dome,” Stephen King (Scribner, $35)

5. “Breathless,” Dean Koontz (Bantam, $28)

6. “Ford County,” John Grisham (Doubleday, $24)

7. “First Lord’s Fury,” Jim Butcher (Ace, $25.95)

8. “The Help,” Kathryn Stockett (Putnam/Amy Einhorn, $24.95)

9. “The Wrecker,” Clive Cussler and Justin Scott (Putnam, $27.95)

10. “Pursuit of Honor,” Vince Flynn (Atria, $27.99)

1. “Going Rogue,” Sarah Palin (Harper, $28.99)

2. “Have a Little Faith,” Mitch Albom (Hyperion, $23.99)

3. “Open,” Andre Agassi (Knopf, $28.95)

4. “SuperFreakonomics,” Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner (Morrow, $29.99)

5. “True Compass,” Edward M. Kennedy (Twelve, $35)

6. “It’s Your Time,” Joel Osteen (Free Press, $25)

7. “Arguing With Idiots,” Glenn Beck (Threshold Editions, $29.99)

8. “What the Dog Saw,” Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown, $27.99)

9. “A Simple Christmas,” Mike Huckabee (Sentinel, $19.95)

10. “ The Imperial Cruise,” James Bradley (Little, Brown, $29.99)

1. “ Dear John,” Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central, $7.99)

2. “ Lavender Morning,” Jude Deveraux (Pocket, $7.99)

3. “ The Associate,” John Grisham (Dell, $9.99)

4. “ The Lost,” J.D. Robb, Patricia Gaffney, Mary Blayney and Ruth Ryan Langan (Jove, $7.99)

5. “Fairy Tale Weddings,” Debbie Macomber (Mira, $7.99)

1. “Push,” Sapphire (Vintage, $13)

2. “The Piano Teacher,” Janice Y.K. Lee (Penguin, $15)

3. “The Blind Side,” Michael Lewis (Norton, $13.95)

4. “The Shack,” William P. Young (Windblown Media, $14.99)

5. “Bed of Roses,” Nora Roberts (Berkley, $16)