Best-sellers

From Publishers Weekly

Sun., Jan. 31, 2010

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

2. “Kisser,” Stuart Woods (Putnam, $25.95)

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

4. “The First Rule,” Robert Crais (Putnam, $26.95)

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

6. “The Burning Land,” Bernard Cornwell (Harper, $25.99)

7. “The Wolf at the Door,” Jack Higgins (Putnam, $26.95)

8. “The Swan Thieves,” Elizabeth Kostova (Little, Brown, $26.99)

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

10. “Roses,” Leila Meacham (Grand Central, $24.99)

1. “Game Change,” John Heilemann and Mark Halperin (Harper, $27.99)

2. “Committed,” Elizabeth Gilbert (Viking, $26.95)

3. “The Full Plate Diet,” Stuart A. Seale, M.D., et al. (Bard Press, $19.95)

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

5. “Stones into Schools,” Greg Mortenson (Viking, $26.95)

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

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

8. “Just Kids,” Patti Smith (Ecco, $27)

9. “The Happiness Project,” Gretchen Rubin (Harper, $25.99)

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

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

2. “ The Lovely Bones,” Alice Sebold (Little, Brown, $7.99)

3. “The Truth About Lord Stoneville,” Sabrina Jeffries (Pocket, $7.99)

4. “The Devil’s Punchbowl,” Greg Iles (Pocket Star, $9.99)

5. “Plum Spooky,” Janet Evanovich (St. Martin’s, $7.99)

1. “A Reliable Wife,” Robert Goolrick (Algonquin, $14.95)

2. “ Dear John,” Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central, $13.99)

3. “ The Lovely Bones,” Alice Sebold (Little, Brown, $14.99)

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

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