Hardcover Fiction

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

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

3. The Amateur Marriage, Anne Tyler (Knopf; $24.95) The life and death of an unlikely marriage.

4. The Cat Who Talked Turkey, Lilian Jackson Braun (Putnam; $23.95) More in the lives of Siamese cats Koko and Yum Yum and the other eccentrics of Moose County.

5. The Lady and the Unicorn, Tracy Chevalier (Dutton; $23.95) Story of the six Lady and Unicorn tapestries.

6. Divided in Death, J. D. Robb, Nora Roberts (Putnam; $21.95) Futuristic romantic suspense with Lieutenant Eve Dallas and Roarke.

7. Absolute Friends, John Le Carre (Little Brown; $26.95) Spy writer gives novel an anti-Iraq war twist.

8. New Spring, Robert Jordan (Tor; $22.95) The battle-torn prequel to The Wheel of Time.

9. The Second Chair, John Lescroart (Dutton; $25.95) Legal suspense series featuring lawyer Dismas Hardy and cop pal Abe Glitsky.

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

Hardcover Nonfiction

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

2. The Purpose-Driven Life, Rick Warren (Zondervan; $19.99) Living a productive, fulfilling life.

3. The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House, and the Education of Paul O'Neill, Ron Suskind (Simon & Schuster; $26) White House insider tells all.

4. The Ultimate Weight Solution, Dr. Phillip C. McGraw (Free Press; $26). TV host's thoughts on losing weight.

5. The Automatic Millionaire: A Powerful One-Step Plan to Live and Finish Rich, David Bach (Broadway; $19.95) Common-sense planning.

6. American Dynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush, Kevin Phillips (Viking; $25.95) A scathing look at the Bush family.

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

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

9. The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands, Laura Schlessinger (HarperCollins; $24.95) Women who mistreat their men and suffer the consequences.

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

Paperback Fiction

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

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

3. One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Perennial; $14) Author's journey through life.

4. Cold Mountain, Charles Frazier (Vintage; $14.95) A young man wanders the post-Civil War South.

5. #1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Alexander McCall Smith (Anchor; $11.95) First in mystery series starring private eye Precious Ramotswe.

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

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

8. Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman, Elizabeth Buchan (Penguin; $14) A woman loses her husband and her job to a conniving assistant.

9. All He Ever Wanted, Anita Shreve (Back Bay; $14.95) A husband feels abandoned when his wife gains a measure of freedom.

10. The Kitchen Boy, Robert Alexander (Penguin; $14) A servant remembers the last days of the Romanovs.

Paperback Nonfiction

1. Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books, Azar Nafisi (Random House; $13.95) A skillful blend of memoir and literary criticism.

2. 1,000 Places to See Before You Die, Patricia Schultz (Workman; $18.95). A travel guide to out-of-the-way places.

3. The South Beach Diet Good Fats/Good Carbs Counter Arthur Agatston, M.D. (Rodale; $7.99) More on the carb/fat diet issue.

4. Tuesdays With Morrie, Mitch Albom (Broadway; $12.95) Memories of a friend and mentor.

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

6. Haley's Hints, Rosemary Haley, Graham Haley (NAL; $14.95) 2,000 time- and money-saving household tips.

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

8. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2004, Ken Park, editor (World Almanac; $11.95)

9. Fat Girls and Lawn Chairs, Cheryl Peck (Warner; $12.95) Humorous collection of essays and poems.

10. Population: 485 Michael Perry (Perennial; $13.95) A portrait of small-town life.

Based on reporting from independent booksellers of the Great Lakes Booksellers Association, Upper Midwest Booksellers Association and Book Sense for week ended Feb. 4.