Best sellers

From Publishers Weekly

Sun., Nov. 1, 2009

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

2. “The Scarpetta Factor,” Patricia Cornwell (Putnam, $27.95)

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

4. “Nine Dragons,” Michael Connelly (Little/Brown, $27.99)

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

6. “ Heat Wave,” Richard Castle (Hyperion, $19.99)

7. “ Southern Lights,” Danielle Steel (Delacorte, $28)

8. “The Last Song,” Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central, $24.99)

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

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

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

4. “Arguing with Idiots,” Glenn Beck (Threshold Editions, $29.99)

5. “Too Big to Fail,” Andrew Ross Sorkin (Viking, $32.95)

6. “ Knockout,” Suzanne Somers (Crown, $25.99)

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

8. “Highest Duty,” Chesley B. Sullenberger with Jeffrey Zaslow (Morrow, $25.99)