Fiction (This week/Last week)         1. (—) The Mitford Snowmen, Jan Karon (Viking Press; $10.95) Snowfall brings Christmas celebration Mitford style.         2. (9) The Corrections, Jonathan Franzen (Farrar Straus & Giroux; $26) Oprah's Book Club selection tells quirky family drama.         3. (—) The Girl with a Pearl Earring, Tracy Chevalier (Plume; $12). Novel uses Vermeer's portrait as a starting point.         4. (10) Prodigal Summer, Barbara Kingsolver (HarperCollins; $26) Three love stories woven together.         5. (3) Isle of Dogs, Patricia Daniels Cornwell (Putnam Publishing Group; $26.95) Street thugs, serial killer and secession are woven together in this dark comedy.         6. (—) The Good German: A Novel, Joseph Kanon (Henry Holt & Company; $26) Post WWII thriller.         7. (—) Wish You Well, David Baldacci (Warner Books; $7.99) Twelve-year-old girl deals with forced move from New York to Virginia and culture shock.         8. (—) Blind Assassin, Margaret Atwood (Anchor Books; $14) A science-fiction novel within a novel told by unamed lovers who meet in dingy backstreet rooms.         9. (—) Aunt Dimity Detective, Nancy Atherton (Viking Press; $22.95) The ghostly detective and her earthbound niece work to solve a little lamented but disturbing murder.         10. (8) Roses Are Red, James Patterson (Little, Brown; $26.95) Detective Alex Cross confronts the mysterious Mastermind.

Non-fiction (This week/Last week)         1. (2) Jack: Straight from the Gut, Jack Welch and John A. Byrne (Warner Books; $29.95) Former CEO of GE recounts his career, management style and how the company grew.         2. (4) The No Spin Zone, Bill O'Reilly (Broadway Books; $24.95) subtitled “Confrontations with the Powerful and Famous in America.”         3. (—) How I Play Golf, Tiger Woods, Golf Digest editor (Warner Books; $34.95) Illustrated tips from the master for beginners and pros.         4. (3) The Final Days, Barbara Olson (Regnery Publishing; $27.95) subtitled “A Behind the Scenes Look at the Last, Desperate Abuses of Power by the Clinton White House.”         5. (—) Portraits of America, William Allen Allard and Richard Ford (National Geographic Society; $50) USA through Mr. Allard's lens.         6. (7) John Adams, David McCullough (Simon & Schuster; $35) Biography of America's second president.         7. (—) 116 Ways to Spoil Your Dog, Margaret Svete (Hyperion; $12.95) Decadent doggie delights and down-to-earth treats.         8. (—) Guinness World Records 2002, Guinness World Records editor (Time Inc. Home Entertainment; $27.95).         9. (—) Fix it and Forget It Cookbook, Dawn J. Ranck, Phyllis Pellman Good, Cheryl Benner (illustrator) (Good Books; $13.95) subtitled “Feasting With Your Slowcooker.”         10.(8) Band of Brothers, Stephen E. Ambrose (Simon & Schuster; $16) Subtitled “E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest” and basis for the HBO miniseries.

        About the list: Participants: Books & Co., Joseph Beth Booksellers and Montgomery Book Co.. Based on sales ending week of Oct. 27. (—) indicates a book was not on the list the previous week.

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