Best sellers

From Publishers Weekly

Sun., Sept. 27, 2009

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3. “What Happy Working Mothers Know,” Cathy L. Greenberg and Barrett S. Avigdor (Wiley, $19.95)

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

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

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

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

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

1. “ Scarpetta,” Patricia Cornwell (Berkley, $9.99)

2. “ Divine Justice,” David Baldacci (Vision, $9.99)

3. “ 92 Pacific Boulevard,” Debbie Macomber (Mira, $7.99)

4. “ Extreme Measures,” Vince Flynn (Pocket, $9.99)

1. “The Time Traveler’s Wife,” Audrey Niffenegger (Mariner, $14.95)

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

3. “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” Stieg Larsson (Vintage, $14.95)

4. “Glenn Beck’s Common Sense,” Glenn Beck (Threshold Editions, $11.99)