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By THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

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Monday, July 19, 2010

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Will attacks like the one that killed England's Lee Rigby become more common as al Qaeda's leadership is dismantled?

Rankings reflect sales, for the week that ended July 10, at many thousands of venues where a wide range of general interest books are sold nationwide. These include hundreds of independent book retailers (statistically weighted to represent all such outlets); national, regional and local chains; online and multimedia entertainment retailers; university, gift, supermarket, discount department stores and newsstands. An (x) indicates that a book's sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A (b) indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders. Among those categories not actively tracked are perennial sellers; required classroom reading; text, reference and test preparation guides; journals and workbooks; calorie counters; shopping guides; comics and crossword puzzles. Expanded rankings are available on the Web: nytimes.com/books.

FICTION

1. THE SEARCH, by Nora Roberts. (Putnam, $26.95.)

The only survivor of a serial killer has found peace in the Pacific Northwest, but her life is shaken by the appearance of a new man and a copycat murderer.

THIS WEEK: 1

LAST WEEK: --

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

2. THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET'S NEST, by Stieg Larsson. (Knopf, $27.95.)

The third volume of a trilogy about a Swedish hacker and a journalist.

THIS WEEK: 2

LAST WEEK: 3

WEEKS ON LIST: 7

3. PRIVATE, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. (Little, Brown, $27.99.)

The head of an investigation company pursues the murderer of his best friend's wife.

THIS WEEK: 3

LAST WEEK: 1

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

4. SIZZLING SIXTEEN, by Janet Evanovich. (St. Martin's, $27.99.)

Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum comes to the aid of a cousin with gambling debts.

THIS WEEK: 4

LAST WEEK: 2

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

5. THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett. (Amy Einhorn/Putnam, $24.95.)

A young white woman and two black maids in 1960s Mississippi.

THIS WEEK: 5

LAST WEEK: 5

WEEKS ON LIST: 67

6. THE OVERTON WINDOW, by Glenn Beck. (Threshold Editions/Mercury Radio Arts, $26.)

A public relations executive and the woman he loves expose a dangerous conspiracy.

THIS WEEK: 6

LAST WEEK: 4

WEEKS ON LIST: 4

7. THE PASSAGE, by Justin Cronin. (Ballantine, $27.)

More than a hundred years in the future, a small group resists the vampires who have taken over North America.

THIS WEEK: 7

LAST WEEK: 7

WEEKS ON LIST: 5

8. FOREIGN INFLUENCE, by Brad Thor. (Atria, $26.99.)

The covert operative Scott Harvath joins a new spy agency and investigates a bombing in Rome that killed American students.

THIS WEEK: 8

LAST WEEK: 6

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

9. THE LION, by Nelson DeMille. (Grand Central, $27.99.)

John Corey, now a federal agent, pursues a Libyan terrorist.

THIS WEEK: 9

LAST WEEK: 8

WEEKS ON LIST: 5

10. THE ISLAND, by Elin Hilderbrand. (Reagan Arthur/Little, Brown, $25.99.)

A woman, her daughters and her sister take refuge from life's complications on a tiny island near Nantucket, but their time there is far from quiet.

THIS WEEK: 10

LAST WEEK: --

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

11. THE THOUSAND AUTUMNS OF JACOB DE ZOET, by David Mitchell. (Random House, $26.)

Forbidden love in Edo-era Japan.

THIS WEEK: 11

LAST WEEK: 14

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

12. ICE COLD, by Tess Gerritsen. (Ballantine, $26.)

A group of friends are murdered when they take refuge in a remote abandoned village in Wyoming.

THIS WEEK: 12

LAST WEEK: 10

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

13(x). FAMILY TIES, by Danielle Steel. (Delacorte, $28.)

A woman who raised her deceased sister's three children must juggle their needs, her business and the new man in her life.

THIS WEEK: 13(x)

LAST WEEK: 9

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

14. DEAD IN THE FAMILY, by Charlaine Harris. (Ace, $25.95.)

Sookie Stackhouse is exhausted in the aftermath of a Fae war.

THIS WEEK: 14

LAST WEEK: 13

WEEKS ON LIST: 10

15. UNDEAD AND UNFINISHED, by MaryJanice Davidson. (Berkley Sensation, $24.95.)

Betsy Taylor, a suburban vampire queen, makes a deal with the devil that involves traveling to hell with her kid sister.

THIS WEEK: 15

LAST WEEK: --

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

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NONFICTION

1. ---- MY DAD SAYS, by Justin Halpern. (It Books/HarperCollins, $15.99.)

A coming-of-age memoir organized around the musings, purveyed on Twitter, of the author's father.

THIS WEEK: 1

LAST WEEK: 1

WEEKS ON LIST: 10

2. MEDIUM RAW, by Anthony Bourdain. (Ecco/HarperCollins, $26.99.)

Bourdain, the author of "Kitchen Confidential," looks critically at changes in the food and restaurant cultures.

THIS WEEK: 2

LAST WEEK: 2

WEEKS ON LIST: 5

3. COMING BACK STRONGER, by Drew Brees with Chris Fabry. (Tyndale House, $26.99.)

The NFL quarterback recovered from an injury to play for the New Orleans Saints.

THIS WEEK: 3

LAST WEEK: --

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

4. SLIDING INTO HOME, by Kendra Wilkinson. (Gallery, $26.)

The life of the reality TV star and former Playboy cover model.

THIS WEEK: 4

LAST WEEK: --

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

5. THE BIG SHORT, by Michael Lewis. (Norton, $27.95.)

The people who saw the real estate crash coming and made billions from their foresight.

THIS WEEK: 5

LAST WEEK: 3

WEEKS ON LIST: 17

6. CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG, by Chelsea Handler. (Grand Central, $25.99.)

More humorous personal essays from the comedian.

THIS WEEK: 6

LAST WEEK: 4

WEEKS ON LIST: 18

7. WAR, by Sebastian Junger. (Twelve, $26.99.)

The intense lives of American soldiers in a lethal corner of Afghanistan, by the author of "The Perfect Storm."

THIS WEEK: 7

LAST WEEK: 7

WEEKS ON LIST: 9

8. EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON, by S.C. Gwynne. (Scribner, $27.50.)

The story of Quanah Parker, the last and greatest chief of the Comanches.

THIS WEEK: 8

LAST WEEK: 6

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

9(x). HOME TEAM, by Sean Payton and Ellis Henican. (NAL, $24.95.)

The head coach of the New Orleans Saints describes the team's Super Bowl victory, which raised the city's spirits four years after Hurricane Katrina.

THIS WEEK: 9(x)

LAST WEEK: 8

WEEKS ON LIST: 2

10. OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell. (Little, Brown, $27.99.)

Why some people succeed, from the author of "Blink."

THIS WEEK: 10

LAST WEEK: 9

WEEKS ON LIST: 85

11(x). SPOKEN FROM THE HEART, by Laura Bush. (Scribner, $30.)

A memoir from the former first lady.

THIS WEEK: 11(x).

LAST WEEK: 5

WEEKS ON LIST: 10

12. THE LAST STAND, by Nathaniel Philbrick. (Viking, $30.)

Custer, Sitting Bull and the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

THIS WEEK: 12

LAST WEEK: 10

WEEKS ON LIST: 10

13. FIFTH AVENUE, 5 A.M., by Sam Wasson. (Harper/HarperCollins, $19.99.)

The making of the movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and its cultural influence.

THIS WEEK: 13

LAST WEEK: --

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

14. THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS, by Rebecca Skloot. (Crown, $26.)

The story of the woman whose cancer cells were cultured without her permission in 1951.

THIS WEEK: 14

LAST WEEK: 12

WEEKS ON LIST: 21

15. BORN TO RUN, by Christopher McDougall. (Knopf, $24.95.)

Secrets of distance running from a Mexican Indian tribe.

THIS WEEK: 15

LAST WEEK: 14

WEEKS ON LIST: 22

16(x). CHANGE YOUR BRAIN, CHANGE YOUR BODY, by Daniel G. Amen. (Harmony, $25.99.)

Using the brain-body connection to lose weight and avoid depression.

THIS WEEK: 16(x)

LAST WEEK: 13

WEEKS ON LIST: 14

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1. WOMEN FOOD AND GOD, by Geneen Roth. (Scribner, $24.)

How women can free themselves from the tyranny of fear and hopelessness surrounding their bodies.

THIS WEEK: 1

LAST WEEK: 1

WEEKS ON LIST: 17

2. DELIVERING HAPPINESS, by Tony Hsieh. (Business Plus, $23.99.)

Lessons from business (pizza place, worm farm, Zappos) and life. (b)

THIS WEEK: 2

LAST WEEK: 2

WEEKS ON LIST: 5

3. THE LAST LECTURE, by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow. (Hyperion, $21.95.)

Thoughts on "seizing every moment," from a Carnegie Mellon University professor who died of cancer at age 47.

THIS WEEK: 3

LAST WEEK: 3

WEEKS ON LIST: 95

4. THE SECRET, by Rhonda Byrne. (Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95.)

The "Law of Attraction" as a key to getting what you want.

THIS WEEK: 4

LAST WEEK: 5

WEEKS ON LIST: 165

5. COME TO WIN, by Venus Williams with Kelly E. Carter. (Amistad/HarperCollins, $25.99.)

Highly successful people in many walks of life discuss lessons from their time as athletes.

THIS WEEK: 5

LAST WEEK: --

WEEKS ON LIST: 1

6. SWITCH, by Chip Heath and Dan Heath. (Broadway, $26.)

How everyday people can effect transformative change at work and in life. (b)

THIS WEEK: 6

LAST WEEK: 4

WEEKS ON LIST: 20

7. THE 4-HOUR WORKWEEK, by Timothy Ferriss. (Crown, $22.)

Reconstructing your life so that it's not all about work.

THIS WEEK: 7

LAST WEEK: 8

WEEKS ON LIST: 73

8. THE TOTAL MONEY MAKEOVER, by Dave Ramsey. (Nelson, $24.99.)

Attaining financial fitness with an honest approach to the way you handle money.

THIS WEEK: 8

LAST WEEK: --

WEEKS ON LIST: 26

9. ACT LIKE A LADY, THINK LIKE A MAN, by Steve Harvey with Denene Millner. (Amistad/HarperCollins, $23.99.)

Tips on relationships from the comedian and host of "The Steve Harvey Morning Show."

THIS WEEK: 9

LAST WEEK: --

WEEKS ON LIST: 60

10. REWORK, by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson. (Crown Business, $22.)

Counterintuitive rules for small-business success, like "Ignore the details early on" and "Good enough is fine."

THIS WEEK: 10

LAST WEEK: --

WEEKS ON LIST: 5

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