FICTION

(This week/Last week)

        1. (1) Last Precinct, Patricia Cornwell (Putnam; $26.95) Escalating violence, tension and growing paranoia.

        2. (2) Prodigal Summer, Barbara Kingsolver (HarperCollins; $26) Three love stories weaved together.

        3. (4) Deck the Halls, Mary Higgins Clark, Carol Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster by Scribner $18) Investigator Regan Reilly joins Alvirah Mehan to rescue Reilly's kidnapped father and driver three days before Christmas.

        4. (—) The Prometheus Deception, Robert Ludlum (St. Martin's; $27.95) Undercover agent doesn't know whom to trust.

        5. (3) The Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver (Harper Perennial; $14) Evangelist takes his family to the Congo in 1957.

        6. (5) Merrick, Anne Rice (Knopf; $26.95) Tale of the beautiful, unconquerable witch Merrick.

        Saving Faith, David Idacci (Vision; $7.99) Power hungry villains are without scruples.

        7. (—) Bear and the Dragon, Tom Clancy (Putnam; $28.95) President Jack Ryan faces a world crisis.

        8.(—) Lions Game, Nelson DeMille (Warner; $7.99) Terrorist defecting to the West is missing.

        9. (—) God In Ruins, Leon Uris (HarperCollins; $7.99) Politics, family intrigue, love and the passions that rule human life.

        10. (—) Pop Goes the Weasel,James Patterson (Warner Vision; $22.95) Detective Axel Cross pursues a Washington killer.

        NON-FICTION

        (This week/Last week)

        1. (—) My Life As A Ten-Year-Old Boy, Nancy Cartwright (Hyperion; $19.95) Insights from the voice of Bart Simpson and his buddies.

        2. (2) Big Pig Gig Celebrating Pigs in the City, foreward by Laura Pulfer (Orange Frazer Press; $34.95) Descriptions and color photos of all the “piggies” that were on display as of July 15.

        3. (—) Check Your Local TV Listings, Omar Williams (Landfall Press; $21.95) Dayton's former Channel 2 anchor recounts 22 years worth of experiences.

        4. (7) The O'Reilly Factor, Bill O'Reilly (Broadway; $23) The Good, the Bad and the Completely Ridiculous in American Life.

        5. (10) Who Moved My Cheese? Spencer Johnson (Putnam; $19.95) Dealing with change at work and in life.

        6. (1) Wake Up Calls Making the Most of Every Day (Regardless of What Life Throws You), Joan Lunden (McGraw; $19.95) Quotes and photos from TV personality's career.

        7. (—) Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill (Warner; $6.99) Saving money and investing wisely.

        8. (6) The Beatles (Chronicle; $60) Memoirs of the Fab Four plus 1,300 images.

        9. (5) Ghost Hunter's Guide to Haunted Ohio, Chris Woodyard (Kestrel; $14.95) Regional scary tales.

        10.(—) My War, Tracy Sugarman (Random House; $30) World War II sailor's artistic impressions of the war.

        About the list: Participants: Books & Co., Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Montgomery Book Co., the Open Book. Based on book sales ending week of Nov. 3 (—) indicates a book was not on the list the previous week.

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