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November 6, 2009

Best sellers

Local best sellers

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Fiction

1. "Gathering Storm," Robert Jordan

2. "The Lost Symbol," Dan Brown

3. "In a Perfect World," Laura Kasischke

4. "A Touch of the Dead," Charlaine Harris

5. "Help," Kathryn Stockett

6. "Unlikely Predator," Wayne Hancock

7. "Bed of Roses," Nora Roberts

8. "The Pursuit of Honor," Vince Flynn

9. "True Blue," David Baldacci

10. "An Echo in the Bone," Diana Gabalon

Young adult/ chidren's

1. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days," Jeff Kinney

2. "Tempted," P.C. Cast

3. "Where the Wild Things Are," Maurice Sendak

4. "The Last Straw," Jeff Kinney

5. "The Last Olympian," Rick Riordan

6. "Speak," Laurie Anderson

7. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid," Jeff Kinney

8. "Thirteen Reasons Why," Jay Asher

9. "Evermore," Alyson Noel

10. "The Lightning Thief," Rick Riordan

Nonfiction

1. "Have a Little Faith," Mitch Albom

2. "Superfreakonomics," Steven Levitt

3. "The Big Burn," Timothy Egan

4. "The Pioneer Woman Cooks," Ree Drummond

5. "Arguing With Idiots," Glenn Beck

6. "Knockout," Suzanne Somers

7. "Postsecret Confessions of Life, Death -- God, Postsecret Series"

8. "Words We Live By," Linda Monk

9. "OK Impressions," Jim Argo

10. "Three Cups of Tea," Greg Mortenson

National best sellers

The Wall Street Journal's list reflects nationwide sales of hardcover books during the week ended last Saturday at more than 2,500 bookstores, as well as sales from online retailers Amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com.

Fiction

1. "Tempted (House of Night Novels)," P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast (St. Martin's Press)

2. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days," Jeff Kinney (Amulet Books)

3. "The Gathering Storm (Wheel of Time)," Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson (TOR Books)

4. "The Lost Symbol," Dan Brown (Doubleday)

5. "True Blue," David Baldacci (Grand Central)

6. "The Scarpetta Factor," Patricia Cornwell (Putnam Adult)

7. "Pursuit of Honor: A Novel," Vince Flynn (Atria)

8. "Last Night in Twisted River," John Irving (Random House)

9. "The Help," Kathryn Stockett (Putnam/Amy Einhorn)

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