FICTION

        (This week/Last week)

        1. (-) Tin Collectors, Stephen J. Cannell (St. Martin's; $24.95) Corruption within the LAPD forces a policeman to defend himself against internal affairs.

        2. (1) Brethren, John Grisham (Island Books; $7.99) Three disgraced former judges in federal prison and their machinations.

        3. (7) 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.

        4. (3) O Is for Outlaw, Sue Grafton (Ballantine, $7.99) Millhone tries to clear ex-husband's name.

        5. (2) The Attorney, Steve Martini (Jove, $7.99) Paul Madriani is back, taking on the case of an elderly man in terrible straits.

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

        7. (-) The Girl with a Pearl Earring, Tracy Chevalier. (Plume, $12) Novel uses Vermeer's portrait as starting point.

        8. (4) Fortune's Rocks, Anita Shreve (Back Bay Books, $13.95) Story of passion and scandal at the end of the 19th century.

        9. (-) Back Roads, Tawni O'Dell (Penguin, $7.99) Oprah pick. Young man raises his sisters; mom in jail for killing dad.

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

        NON-FICTION

        (This week/Last week)

        1. (-) An Hour Before Daylight, Jimmy Carter (Simon & Schuster, $26) Former president writes about growing up on a Georgia farm.

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

        3. (-) Water, Light, Time, David Doubliet (Phaidon Press, $49.95) Coffee-table book of National Geographic photographer's pictures and essays.

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

        5. (4) 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.

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

        7. (3) The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, Don Miguel Ruiz (Amber-Allen; $12.95) A surgeon by training turns from science and concentrates on his spirituality.

        8. (-) Rules for Aging Resist Normal Impulses Live Longer Attain Perfection, Humorous advice on aging. Roger Rosenblatt (Harcourt, Inc. , $18.00)

        9. (—) Gung Ho, Ken Blanchard (Morrow, $20) Increase productivity, profits and your own prosperity.

        10. (-) I'll Cook When Pigs Fly, (Junior League, $19.95) Junior League cookbook in relation to the Big Pig Gig with cover by Jim Borgman.

        About the list: Participants: Books & Co., Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Montgomery Book Co., The Open Book. Based on book sales ending week of Jan. 13 (—) indicates a book was not on the list the previous week.

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