HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown (Doubleday; $24.95). The murder of a Louvre curator leads to clues in the works of Leonardo da Vinci.

2. To the Nines, Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's; $25.95). Latest in the Stephanie Plum series has her dodging death from bullets and psychos.

3. The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold (Little Brown; $21.95). Girl looks down from heaven after her kidnapping and murder.

4. The Dogs of Babel, Carolyn Parkhurst (Little Brown; $21.95). Linguist tries to unravel his wife's death by communicating with their dog.

5. Trading Up, Candace Bushnell (Hyperion; $24.95). Beautiful social climber wants to succeed in the big city.

6. Lucia, Lucia, Adriana Trigiani (Random House; $24.95). The story of a passionate, determined young woman who follows her heart.

7. The Devil Wears Prada, Lauren Weisberger (Doubleday; $21.95). At a fashion magazine with the boss from hell.

8. Seizure, Robin Cook (Putnam; $24.95). Unscrupulous senator attempts to attain divinity through biotechnology.

9. The Lake House, James Patterson (Little Brown; $27.95). Six children in danger.

10. McNally's Dare, Lawrence Sanders (Putnam; $24.95) Questionable inheritance causes murder and mystery.

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. Kate Remembered, A. Scott Berg (Putnam; $25.95). Memories of movie star Katharine Hepburn

2. The Essential 55, Ron Clark (Hyperion; $19.95). Revolutionary ideas for the classroom.

3. Living History, Hillary Rodham Clinton (Simon & Schuster; $28). Memoir by the junior senator from New York and former first lady.

4. Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith, Jon Krakauer (Doubleday; $26). Examination of the alleged religious motivation for a family murder.

5. The South Beach Diet, Arthur Agatston (Rodale; $24.95). A cardiologist's weight-loss plan.

6. Benjamin Franklin, Walter Isaacson (Simon & Schuster; $30). Bio of the most practical Founding Father.

7. Treason, Ann Coulter (Crown; $26.95). Contends that liberals have been wrong on foreign policy issues of the last 50 years.

8. The Kennedy Curse, Edward Klein (St. Martin's; $24.95). A look at the Kennedy men.

9. Beyond Belief, Elaine H. Pagels (Random House; $24.95). Examines early Christianity through Gospel of Thomas.

10. A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bill Bryson (Broadway; $27.50). Tour of the sciences.

PAPERBACK FICTION

1. The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd (Penguin; $14). In South Carolina in 1964, a teen tries to discover secrets of her mother's past.

2. East of Eden, John Steinbeck (Penguin; $16). The 1952 novel of feuding brothers.

3. #1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Alexander McCall Smith (Anchor; $11.95). First in mystery series starring Botswanan private eye Precious Ramotswe.

4. Life of Pi, Yann Martel (Harvest; $14). A boy and a tiger are thrown together in a lifeboat at sea.

5. Three Junes, Julia Glass (Anchor; $14). Follows a Scottish family over course of three Junes (in 1989, 1995 and 1999).

6. The Virgin Blue, Tracy Chevalier (Plume; $14). Two women born 400 years apart are bound by a fateful family legacy.

7. Atonement, Ian McEwan (Anchor; $14). The disintegration of an English family's idyllic life.

8. The Nanny Diaries, by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus (St. Martin's Griffin; $13.95). A satirical look at rich and powerful New Yorkers through the eyes of an Upper East Side nanny.

9. Bel Canto, Ann Patchett (Perennial; $13.95). Terrorists attack just after a soprano finishes a recital and the hostages bond via music.

10. Tears of the Giraffe, Alexander McCall Smith (Anchor; $11.95). Botswanan private eye Precious Ramotswe tracks a missing American.

PAPERBACK NONFICTION

1. Seabiscuit, Laura Hillenbrand (Ballantine; $15.95). A biography of the great horse.

2. Small Wonder, Barbara Kingsolver (Perennial; $12.95). Essays.

3. Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution, Robert C. Atkins (Quill; $13.95). Low-carb way to lose weight.

4. Running With Scissors, Augusten Burroughs (Picador; $14). Memoir about a psychiatrist who went crazy while a boy (the author) was in his care.

5. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America, Barbara Ehrenreich (Owl, $13). How the working class barely live.

6. Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser (Perennial; $13.95). Survey of "the dark side of the all-American meal."

7. What to Expect When You're Expecting, Heidi E. Murkoff, Arlene Eisenberg, Sandee Hathaway (Workman; $13.95). Advice for parents-to-be.

8. What Not to Wear, Trinny Woodall, Susannah Constantine (Riverhead; $15). Fashion successes and faux pas.

9. Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom (Broadway; $11.95). Former student learns life lessons from dying teacher.

10. Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science, Dr. Atul Gawande (Picador; $13). Medical professionals as fallible and human.

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Based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the Great Lakes Booksellers Association, the Upper Midwest Booksellers Association and Book Sense for the week ended July 20.