Hardcover Fiction

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

2. Skinny Dip, Carl Hiaasen (Knopf; $24.95) Victim of a failed murder attempt gets revenge.

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

4. The Rule of Four, Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason (Dial; $24) Four roommates seek to break a code leading to ancient treasure.

5. The Jane Austen Book Club, Karen Joy Fowler (Putnam; $23.95) Club discussion reveals how life imitates art.

6. Lost City, Clive Cussler with Paul Kemprecos (Putnam; $26.95) A discovery presents Kurt Austin and his team their greatest challenge ever in this fifth installment

7. R is for Ricochet, Sue Grafton (Putnam; $26.95) Private eye is caught up in rehabilitation, romance and revenge.

8. Sam's Letters to Jennifer, James Patterson (Little Brown; $24.95) Mysterious love unraveled through letters to a granddaughter.

9. White Hot, Sandra Brown (Simon & Schuster; $25.95) Murder and romance are ablaze in this suspenseful thriller centering on a successful but corrupt family.

10. Body Double, Tess Gerritsen (Ballantine; $24.95) Pregnant women play key roles in this bone-chilling fourth novel of suspenseful series of thrillers.

Hardcover Nonfiction

1. Eats, Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation, Lynne Truss (Gotham; $17.50)

2. American Soldier, Tommy Franks and Malcolm McConnell (Regan Books; $27.95) A memoir of Gen. Tommy R. Franks.

3. Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry, John E. O'Neill and Jerome R. Corsi (Regnery; $27.95)

4. The South Beach Diet, Arthur Agatston, M.D. (Rodale; $24.95)

5. Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II, Robert Kurson (Random House; $26.95)

6. Homegrown Democrat: A Few Plain Thoughts from the Heart of America, Garrison Keillor (Viking; $19.95)

7. Bushworld: Enter at Your Own Risk, Maureen Dowd (Putnam; $25.95) A turbulent odyssey of the Bush dynasty.

8. My Life, Bill Clinton (Knopf; $35)

9. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, David Sedaris (Little Brown; $24.95) Essays cover author's family life.

10. Obliviously On He Sails: The Bush Administration in Rhyme, Calvin Trillin (Random House; $12.95)

Paperback Fiction

1. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon (Vintage; $12) Autistic boy solves the pet murder he is accused of.

2. The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead; $14) Afghanistan's political turmoil.

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

4. The Known World, Edward P. Jones (Amistad; $13.95) Lines blur between masters and slaves.

5. The Time Traveler's Wife, Audrey Niffenegger (Harvest; $14) Love survives past, present and future.

6. The Wedding, Nicholas Sparks (Warner; $12.95) Husband embarks on a program to renew romance with his wife.

7. #1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Alexander McCall Smith (Anchor; $11.95) Series starring private eye Precious Ramotswe.

8. The Namesake: A Novel, Jhumpa Lahiri (Mariner; $14) A family from India travels to America for a better life.

9. Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides (Picador; $15) Hermaphrodite deals with gender identity.

10. The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold (Back Bay; $13.95) Teen murder victim looks down on living.

Paperback Nonfiction

1. The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, Staff (Norton; $10)

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

3. The Devil in the White City, Eric Larson (Vintage; $14.95) Murder shadows the Chicago World's Fair.

4. Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance, Barack Obama; (Three Rivers; $13.95) Memoir

5. Under the Banner of Heaven, Jon Krakauer (Anchor; $14.95) A man murders family and blames religion.

6. Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right, Al Franken (Plume; $14)

7. The South Beach Diet Good Fats/Good Carbs Guide: The Complete and Easy Reference for All Your Favorite Foods, Arthur Agatston, MD (Rodale; $7.99)

8. Dude, Where's My Country?, Michael Moore (Warner; $14) A confrontational handbook for liberals on taking back country from conservatives.

9. Almost French: Love And A New Life In Paris, Sarah Turnbull (Gotham; $13) Firsthand look at the hardships of settling into a city infamously chilly to outsiders.

10. 1,000 Places to See Before You Die, Patricia Schultz (Workman; $18.95) Guide to exotic places.

Based on reporting from independent booksellers of the Great Lakes Booksellers Association, Upper Midwest Booksellers Association and Book Sense for week ended Aug. 22