1. The Sunday Philosophy Club, Alexander McCall Smith (Pantheon; $19.95) Murder and moral obligation mingle in this new series.

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

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

4. Double Shot (Goldy Bear Culinary Mysteries), Diane Mott Davidson (William Morrow; $24.95) Twelfth installment of murder and mischief.

5. Light on Snow, Anita Shreve (Little Brown; $24.95) A newborn baby discovered abandoned in the snowy woods leads this tale through love, courage, tragedy and redemption.

6. The Two Swords (Forgotten Realms Novel: Hunter's Blades Trilogy), R.A. Salvatore (Wizards of the Coast; $27.95) Conclusion of the trilogy.

7. The Plot Against America: A Novel, Philip Roth (Houghton Mifflin; $26) The story of a boy's pre-WWII childhood.

8. Nights of Rain and Stars, Maeve Binchy (Dutton; $25.95) Friendships on a Greek island.

9. Trace, Patricia Cornwell (Putnam; $26.95) Another in the Kay Scarpetta series.

10. Northern Lights, Nora Roberts (Putnam; $25.95) A transplanted law enforcement official discovers life again in this town of Lunacy.

Hardcover Nonfiction

1. America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction, Jon Stewart and The Daily Show staff (Warner; $24.95) Humorous send-up of politics.

2. He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Under- standing Guys, Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo (Simon & Schuster; $19.95)

3. Chronicles, Vol. 1, Bob Dylan (Simon & Schuster; $24) An autobiography.

4. How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must): The World According to Ann Coulter, Ann Coulter (Crown; $26.95)

5. When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, George Carlin (Hyperion; $23.95) The thinking persons' comic uses words as weapons while capturing the imagination.

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

7. Family First: Your Step-by-Step Plan for Creating a Phenomenal Family; Dr. Phillip McGraw (Free Press; $26)

8. The Purpose-Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?, Rick Warren (Zondrvan; $19.99)

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

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

Paperback Fiction

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. The Namesake: A Novel, Jhumpa Lahiri (Mariner; $14) A family from India travels to America.

8. The Hornet's Nest, Jimmy Carter (S&S; $15) This first work of fiction by a former president of the United States brings to life the Revolutionary War fought in the Deep South.

9. No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Alexander McCall Smith (Anchor; $11.95) Series starring private eye Precious Ramotswe.

10. Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons, Lorna Landvik (Ballantine; $13.95) The foundation of a book club becomes a lifeline for this group of women.

Paperback Nonfiction

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

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

3. Friday Night Lights, H.G. Bissinger (DaCapo; $15.95) A look at high school football in a small town.

4. The Sweet Potato Queen's Field Guide to Men, Jill Conner Browne (Three Rivers; $13.95) Southern women of certain age and their no-holds-barred approach to life.

5. A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bill Bryson (Broadway; $15.95) Great facts and ironic stories of discoveries.

6. The Bookseller of Kabul, Asne Seierstad (Back Bay; $12.95) An expose of a brutal male-dominated society where even after the Taliban females of the Khan family are still restrained to crippling limitations.

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

8. Under the Banner of Heaven, Jon Krakauer (Anchor; $14.95) The murder of family members is blamed on religion by the accused murderer.

9. Bad Cat: 244 Not-So-Pretty Kitties And Cats Gone Bad, Jim Edgar (Workman; $ 9.95) For anyone who appreciates cats with the 'tude'.

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

Based on reporting from independent booksellers of the Great Lakes Booksellers Association, Upper Midwest Booksellers Association and Book Sense for week ended Oct. 24