Best-selling books

From Publishers Weekly

Sun., Sept. 13, 2009

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

2. “ Dark Slayer,” Christine Feehan (Berkley, $25.95)

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

4. “Spartan Gold,” Clive Cussler (Putnam, $26.95)

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

6. “The White Queen,” Philippa Gregory (Touchstone, $25.99)

7. “Homer and Langley,” E.L. Doctorow (Random House, $26)

8. “206 Bones,” Kathy Reichs (Scribner, $26.99)

9. “The Girl Who Played with Fire,” Stieg Larsson (Knopf, $25.95)

10. “Dead and Gone,” Charlaine Harris (Ace, $25.95)

1. “Mastering the Art of French Cooking,” Julia Child et al (Knopf, $40)

2. “Culture of Corruption,” Michelle Malkin (Regnery, $27.95)

3. “Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man,” Steve Harvey (Amistad, $23.99)

4. “Outliers,” Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown, $27.99)

5. “In the President’s Secret Service,” Ronald Kessler (Crown, $26)

6. “Strength in What Remains,” Tracy Kidder (Random House, $26)

7. “Liberty and Tyranny,” Mark R. Levin (Threshold Editions, $25)

8. “Born to Run,” Christopher McDougall (Knopf, $24.95)

9. “The Last Lecture,” Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow (Hyperion, $21.95)

10. “A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity,” Bill O’Reilly (Broadway, $26)