Hardcover Fiction

1. The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Mitch Albom (Hyperion; $19.95) Maintenance man's life is explained by people he meets in heaven.

2. The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown (Doubleday; $24.95) Murder leads to clues in the works of Leonardo.

3. Shepherds Abiding, Jan Karon (Penguin; $24.95) Father Tim tries to spruce up a Nativity scene that has been neglected.

4. The Hornet's Nest, Jimmy Carter (Simon & Schuster; $27) The war from the Southern point of view.

5. Skipping Christmas, John Grisham (Doubleday; $14.95) A look at the commercial side of Christmas.

6. Bleachers, John Grisham (Doubleday; $19.95) Impending death of a coach brings a town together.

7. The Murder Room, P.D. James (Knopf; $25.95) Detective Adam Dalgleish investigates a homicide.

8. Trojan Odyssey, Clive Cussler (Putnam; $27.95) Oceanic mysteries off the coast of Nicaragua.

9. The Big Bad Wolf, James Patterson (Little Brown, $27.95) White slavery in the Russian mafia.

10. Wolves of the Calla, Stephen King, Donald M. Grant (Scribner; $35) The quest to save the dark tower continues.

Hardcover Nonfiction

1. Flyboys, James Bradley (Little Brown; $25.95) Aviators shot down, captured and executed on Chichi Jima.

2. The World According to Mr. Rogers, Fred Rogers (Hyperion; $16.95) His wit and wisdom.

3. Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them, Al Franken (Dutton; $24.95) A left-leaning look at politics and the media.

4. Dude, Where's My Country?, Michael Moore (Warner; $24.95) Author opines on George W. Bush and his ilk.

5. The Purpose-Driven Life, Rick Warren (Zondervan; $19.99) Finding the meaning of life through God.

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

7. The Present, Spencer Johnson (Doubleday, $19.95) How to attain happiness and success in life.

8. Who's Looking Out for You, Bill O'Reilly (Broadway; $24.95) Politics on the conservative side.

9. Franklin and Winston, Jon Meacham, (Random House; $29.95) The friendship of FDR and Churchill.

10. Hope Dies Last, Studs Terkel (New Press, $25.95) Fighting for a just cause in uncertain times.

Paperback Fiction

1. The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd (Penguin; $14) A teen tries to discover her mother's past.

2. #1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Alexander McCall Smith (Anchor; $11.95) First in mystery series starring private eye Precious Ramotswe.

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

4. Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides (Picador; $15) A 41-year-old Greek hermaphrodite and how it happened.

5. Master and Commander, Patrick O'Brian, (Norton; $13.95) Life on the high seas.

6. Cold Mountain, Charles Frazier (Vintage, $14.95) A Confederate soldier wanders the South in search of himself.

7. Girl with a Pearl Earring, Tracy Chevalier (Plume, $14) Based on the life of Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer.

8. Bel Canto, Ann Patchett (Perennial; $13.95) Hostage situation gone awry.

9. Cry, The Beloved Country, Alan Paton (Simon & Schuster; $14) Zulu pastor and his son in 1940s South Africa.

10. Three Junes, Julia Glass (Anchor, $14) Follows one family for three Junes.

Paperback Nonfiction

1. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2004, Ken Park, editor (World Almanac; $11.95) Everything you ever wanted to know about anything.

2. 30-Minute Meals 2, Rachael Ray (Lake Isle; $16.95) Fast meals.

3. Seabiscuit, Laura Hillenbrand (Ballantine $15.95) Biography of the famous horse.

4. Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook, Dawn J. Ranck (Good Books; $16.95) 800 recipes for the slow cooker.

5. 1,000 Places to See Before You Die, Patricia Schultz (Workman; $18.95) Out-of-the-way vacations.

6. Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling, Ross King (Penguin; $15) The story behind the making of a masterpiece.

7. Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom (Broadway; $12.95) A man's visits with his professor and mentor.

8. A Long Way from Home, Tom Brokaw (Random House, $12.95) His experiences growing up in the Midwest.

9. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2004, Old Farmer's Almanac (Ed.) (Old Farmer's Almanac; $5.95) Weather and folksy wisdom.

10. Small Wonder, Barbara Kingsolver (Perennial, $12.95) 23 essays on the world around her.

Based on reporting from independent booksellers of the Great Lakes Booksellers Association, Upper Midwest Booksellers Association and Book Sense for week ended Dec. 14.