Best sellers

From Publishers Weekly

Sun., Oct. 4, 2009

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

2. “An Echo in the Bone,” Diana Gabaldon (Delacorte, $30)

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

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

5. “Hothouse Orchid,” Stuart Woods (Putnam, $25.95)

6. “ South of Broad,” Pat Conroy (Doubleday/Nan A. Talese, $29.95)

7. “Alex Cross’s Trial,” James Patterson and Richard DiLallo (Little, Brown, $27.99)

8. “The Year of the Flood” Margaret Atwood (Doubleday/Nan A Talese, $26.95)

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

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

3. “High on Arrival,” Mackenzie Phillips (Simon Spotlight Entertainment, $25.99)

4. “American on Purpose,” Craig Ferguson (Harper, $25.99)

5. “Where Men Win Glory,” Jon Krakauer (Doubleday, $27.95)

6. “Official Book Club Selection,” Kathy Griffin (Ballantine, $25)

7. “The Greatest Show on Earth,” Richard Dawkins (Free Press, $30)