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HARDBACK FICTION
1. "Judge & Jury," by James Patterson and Andrew Gross. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) An aspiring actress and an FBI agent join forces against a powerful mobster.
2. "Angels Fall," by Nora Roberts. (Putnam, $25.95.) When a chef from Boston, living in Wyoming, witnesses a murder, the locals won't believe her.
3. "The Messenger," by Daniel Silva. (Putnam, $25.95.) Gabriel Allon, an art restorer and an occasional spy for the Israeli secret service, uncovers an al-Qaida plot against the Vatican.
4. "The Ruins," by Scott Smith. (Knopf, $24.95.) Two young American couples on vacation in the Yucatan confront a horrible menace.
5. "Phantom," by Terry Goodkind. (Tor/Tom Doherty, $29.95.) The 11th volume of the "Sword of Truth" fantasy series.
6. "Twelve Sharp," by Janet Evanovich. (St. Martin's, $26.95.) The bounty hunter Stephanie Plum must find a killer and rescue a kidnapped child.
7. "Water For Elephants," by Sara Gruen. (Algonquin, $23.95.) A young man and an elephant save a Depression-era circus.
8. "Can't Wait to Get to Heaven," by Fannie Flagg. (Random House, $25.95.) A return to Elmwood Springs, Mo., the setting of Flagg's novel "Standing in the Rainbow."
9. "Pegasus Descending," by James Lee Burke. (Simon & Schuster, $26.) In the 15th Dave Robicheaux novel, the Louisiana detective pursues interrelated cases that lead back to the killing of his best friend 25 years earlier.
10. "Dead Wrong," by J.A. Jance. (Morrow, $25.95.) While awaiting the birth of her second child, Sheriff Joanna Brady must find out who savagely beat one of her officers as well as solve a murder with curious links.
HARDBACK NONFICTION
1. "Fiasco," by Thomas E. Ricks. (The Penguin Press, $27.95.) How the Bush administration's and the military's failure to understand the developing Iraq insurgency contributed to its further growth.
2. "Marley & Me," by John Grogan. (Morrow, $21.95.) A newspaper columnist and his wife learn some life lessons from their neurotic dog.
3. "The World Is Flat," by Thomas L. Friedman. (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $30.) A columnist for The New York Times analyzes 21st-century economics and foreign policy.
4. "I Feel Bad About My Neck," by Nora Ephron. (Knopf, $19.95.) A witty look at aging from a novelist and screenwriter ("When Harry Met Sally").
5. "Freakonomics," by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. (Morrow, $25.95.) A maverick scholar and a journalist apply economic theory to everything from cheating sumo wrestlers to legalized abortion and to falling crime rates.
HARDBACK ADVICE, HOW-TO AND MISCELLANEOUS
1. "Cesar's Way," by Cesar Millan with Melissa Jo Peltier. (Harmony, $24.95.) The star of the television show "Dog Whisperer" offers insight into canine psychology and help solving problems.
2. "Your Best Life Now," by Joel Osteen. (Warner, Faith, $19.99.) A faith-based approach to living with enthusiasm.
3. "Ultrametabolism," by Mark Hyman. (Scribner, $25.) A weight-loss plan based around eating foods that help burn fat.
4. "The Purpose-Driven Life," by Rick Warren. (Zondervan, $19.99.) The meaning of life through God.
5. "More Natural ¿Cures' Revealed," by Kevin Trudeau. (Alliance Publishing Group, $24.95.) New health remedies that "they" still don't want you to know about.
PAPERBACK FICTION
1. "The Memory Keeper's Daughter," by Kim Edwards. (Penguin, $14.) A doctor's decision to secretly send his newborn daughter who has Down syndrome to an institution haunts everyone involved.
2. "Lifeguard," by James Patterson and Andrew Gross. (Warner, $9.99.) Things go awry when a lifeguard at a Florida resort agrees to take part in a heist.
3. "The Devil Wears Prada," by Lauren Weisberger. (Broadway, $13.95; Anchor, $7.99.) A young woman gets a job at a fashion magazine, and a difficult boss.
4. "Chill Factor," by Sandra Brown. (Pocket, $9.99.) A successful magazine editor is trapped in her remote cabin with a man believed to be a serial killer.
5. "Born To Be Wild," by Catherine Coulter. (Jove, 7.99.) After she's nearly killed by a hit-and-run driver, an actress takes time off to visit to her family in Oregon, but the attempts on her life are not over.
PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. "An Inconvenient Truth," by Al Gore. (Rodale, $21.95.) The former vice president sounds an alarm about global warming in this companion volume to the movie of the same title.
2. "1776," by David McCullough. (Simon & Schuster, $18.) An account of America's founding year focusing on the inexperienced George Washington and the heroic citizen soldiers.
3. "Night," by Elie Wiesel. (Hill & Wang, $9.) A new translation of an account of the horrors of Auschwitz and Buchenwald, first published in English in 1960.
4. "The Glass Castle," by Jeannette Walls. (Scribner, $14.) The author, a contributor to MSNBC.com, recalls a childhood during which she and her siblings were constantly moved.
5. "The Devil In The White City," by Erik Larson. (Vintage, 14.95.) The tale of an architect and a killer, linked by the Chicago World's Fair of 1893.
ADVICE, HOW-TO AND MISCELLANEOUS
1. "What To Expect When You're Expecting," by Heidi Murkoff, Arlene Eisenberg and Sandee Hathaway. (Workman, $13.95.) For parents-to-be.
2. "Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex?," by Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg. (Three Rivers, $13.95.) Humorous answers to more quirky questions.
3. "Rich Dad, Poor Dad," by Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter. (Warner, $16.95.) Teaching one's children how to get rich and stay rich.
4. "365: No Repeats," by Rachael Ray. (Clarkson Potter, $19.95.) A year's worth of dinner recipes from the Food Network host.
5. "The Four Agreements," by Don Miguel Ruiz. (Amber-Allen, $12.95.) A code of conduct based on personal freedom.
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