Fiction (This week/Last week)         1. (—) The Hobbit or There and Back Again, J.R.R. Tolkein (Ballantine Books; $6.99) Bilbo Baggins is forced to leave the comfort of the fire in his Hobbit hole to be forged in the fire of his first adventure.         2. (—) Skipping Christmas, John Grisham (Doubleday; $19.95) A tongue-in-cheek look at the pressure to conform with Christmas craziness.         3. (4) The Corrections, Jonathan Franzen (Farrar Straus & Giroux; $26) Oprah's Book Club selection tells quirky family drama.         4. (1) The Fiery Cross, Diana Gabaldon (Delacorte Press; $27.95) Fifth installment in the Outlander series follows the time-traveling drama of the Fraser clan.         5. (—) Violets Are Blue, James Patterson (Little Brown & Company; $27.95) Alex Cross is back with more bloodletting that may be tied to the undead.         6. (2) The Mitford Snowmen, Jan Karon (Viking Press; $10.95) Snowfall brings Christmas celebration Mitford style.         7. (3) The Red Tent, Anita Diamant (Picador; $14) New view of Dinah, who appears briefly in the book of Genesis.         8. (6) A Bend in the Road, Nicholas Sparks (Warner Books; $23.95) Potential romance is threatened by lurking secrets.         9. (—) Girl with a Pearl Earring, Tracy Chevalier (Plume; $12) Novel uses Vermeer's portrait as a starting point.         10. (9) Prodigal Summer, Barbara Kingsolver (HarperCollins; $26) Three love stories woven together.

Non-fiction (This week/Last week)         1. (6) Jim Borgman My 25 Years at The Cincinnati Enquirer, Jim Borgman (The Cincinnati Enquirer; $32.50) A look at the Pulitzer Prize winner's career as an editorial cartoonist.         2. (—) Booknotes: Stories from American History: Leading Historians on the Events That Shaped Our Country, Brian Lamb (Editor) (Public Affairs;$29.95).         3. (2) Causing a Stir, Junior League (Junior League of Dayton; $22.95) Dayton Junior League cookbook.         4. (1) The No Spin Zone, Bill O'Reilly (Broadway Books; $24.95) subtitled “Confrontations with the Powerful and Famous in America.”         5. (—) For the Love of Dayton, Dayton Daily News (Celebration Dayton 9621.95) Gift book covering the history of Dayton from the archives of the Dayton Daily News         6. (4) John Adams, David McCullough (Simon & Schuster; $35) Biography of America's second president.         7. (9) Journey Through Heartsongs, Mattie Stepanek (Vacation Spot Publishers; $14.95) Poetry.         8. (3) A Taste of Ohio History, Debbie Nunley, Karen Jane Elliott (John F. Blair Publishing; $18.95) subtitled “A Guide to Historic Eateries and Their Recipes (Taste of History, 2)”.         9. (8) 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.         10.(7) One Nation, Life Magazine (Little Brown and Co.; $29.95) subtitled “America Remembers September 11, 2001”.

        About the list: Participants: Books & Co., Joseph Beth Booksellers and Montgomery Book Co.. Based on sales ending week of Nov. 24. (—) indicates a book was not on the list the previous week.

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