FICTION

        (This week/Last week)

        1. (1) Roses Are Red,James Patterson (Little, Brown; $26.95) Detective Alex Cross confronts the mysterious Mastermind.

        2. (—) Don't Roll Your Eyes at Me Young Man: Zits Sketchbook #3, Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman (Andrews McMeel; $9.95). The new “Zits” collection follows Jeremy into high school.

        3. Heart of the Sea, Nora Roberts.(Jove, $7.99) Concludes the romantic Irish trilogy.

        4. (—) House of Sand and Fog, Andre Dubus (Vintage; $14) Latest Oprah book club pick. Three fragile and determined people relentlessly entangled in an escalating crisis.

        5. (2) The Bear and The Dragon, Tom Clancy (Putnam; $28.95) Aided by the anti-terrorism specialist John Clark, President Jack Ryan contends with sinister forces afoot in Russia and China.

        6. (5) 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.

        7. (—) Code to Zero, Ken Follett.(Dutton, $26.95) Intrigue, espionage, conspiracy set in the Cold War in 1958.

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

        9. (—) Personal Injuries, Scott Turow.( Warner Vision, $7.99) Corrupt lawyer is unveiled in the opening of this legal thriller.

        10. (—) The Red Tent, Anita Diamant.(Picador, $14) New view of Dinah, who appears briefly in the Book of Genesis

        NON-FICTION

        (This week/Last week)

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

        2. (2) Dayton Album Remembering Downtown, Jim Nichols (Marvin Christian; $29.95) Collection of historical photos of the city of Dayton.

        3. (4) A Short Guide to a Happy Life, Anna Quindlen (Random House;$12.95) Reflections on living a full life.

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

        5. (5) World Almanac and Book of Facts 2001 (Griffin; $10.95)

        6. (9) Talking Dirty with the Queen of Clean, Linda Cobb (Pocket; $8.99) Housekeeping guide

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

        8. (10) Cincinnati Moments, Cliff Radel, Sue Lancaster, Liz Dufour (The Cincinnati Enquirer; $29.95) A celebration of photography from The Cincinnati Enquirer. (Order online)

        9. (—) Get Clark Smart Ultimate Guide for the Consumer, Popular radio host gives consumer tips.

        10. (-) The Beatles Anthology, The Beatles (Chronicle Books; $60) Memoirs of the Fab Four with 1,300 images

        About the list: Participants: Books & Co., Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Montgomery Book Co., The Open Book. Based on book sales ending week of Dec 10. (—) indicates a book was not on the list the previous week.

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