| Fiction | weeks on list |
| 1. | The Appeal by John Grisham (Doubleday: $27.95) A billionaire enlists political help to kill a $41-million jury award over toxic-waste dumping. | 7 |
| 2. | Lush Life by Richard Price (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $26) The layered lives of victims and perpetrators are explored in the aftermath of a Manhattan shooting. | 2 |
| 3. | The Silver Swan by Benjamin Black ( Henry Holt: $25) Dublin pathologist Garret Quirke doubts suicide as the cause of a woman's death. | 2 |
| 4. | Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult (Atria: $26.95) A killer offers to donate his heart to his victim's sister. | 2 |
| 5. | A Prisoner of Birth by Jeffrey Archer (St. Martin's: $27.95) An illiterate Londoner is framed for his future brother-in-law's murder. | 2 |
| 6. | Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana by Anne Rice (Knopf: $25.95) Jesus seeks a sense of purpose among his kin before facing his destiny. | 2 |
| 7. | A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead: $25.95) Two Afghan women struggle to survive jihad, civil war and Taliban tyranny. | 43 |
| 8. | 7th Heaven by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown: $27.99) Detective Lindsay Boxer seeks a murderous arsonist and a missing teen. | 6 |
| 9. | Friend of the Devil by Peter Robinson (William Morrow: $24.95) Two cops parse feelings for each other as they investigate a pair of gruesome murders. | 2 |
| 10. | Killer Heat by Linda Fairstein (Doubleday: $26) Manhattan prosecutor Alex Cooper seeks a serial killer of military women. | 1 |
| 11. | Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella (Dial Press: $25) A woman's fortunes are vastly improved after she awakens from a three-year bout of amnesia. | 2 |
| 12. | Betrayal by John Lescroart (Dutton: $26.95) A prosecutor finds Iraq war links to an ex-Navy SEAL's death. | 2 |
| 13. | Life Class by Pat Barker (Doubleday: $23.95) The lives of three art-school friends are shaped by World War I. | 4 |
| 14. | The Senator's Wife by Sue Miller (Knopf: $24.95) A bride learns from a politician's long-suffering spouse. | 9 |
| 15. | Honor Thyself by Danielle Steel (Delacorte: $27) An Oscar-winning actress loses her memory in a terrorist attack and must rebuild her life piece by piece. | 2 |
| Nonfiction |
| 1. | Beautiful Boy by David Sheff (Houghton Mifflin: $24) A father's struggle with his son's meth addiction. | 3 |
| 2. | Human Smoke by Nicholson Baker (Simon & Schuster: $30) How bigotry and anti-communism influenced Allied leaders before World War II. | 1 |
| 3. | The Third Jesus by Deepak Chopra (Harmony: $24) The case for a more mystical interpretation of Jesus. | 4 |
| 4. | In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan (Penguin Press: $21.95) A look at dietary sacred cows. | 11 |
| 5. | sTORI Telling by Tori Spelling (Simon Spotlight: $24.95) The "90210" star tells all. | 1 |
| 6. | Stop Whining, Start Living by Laura Schlessinger (HarperCollins: $24.95) Tips on getting out of a rut. | 1 |
| 7. | The Secret by Rhonda Byrne (Beyond Words: $23.95) Life's secrets distilled from oral tradition, literature, religion and philosophy. | 64 |
| 8. | Manic by Terri Cheney (Publisher: $24.95) A onetime entertainment lawyer explains being bipolar. | 3 |
| 9. | Losing It by Valerie Bertinelli (Free Press: $26) How the TV star-turned-rock 'n' roll wife got her life back. | 3 |
| 10. | The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn and Hal Iggulden (HarperCollins: $24.95) Learn how to tie knots, find true north and perform other skills. | 41 |
| 11. | Intelligence for Your Life by John Tesh (Thomas Nelson: $19.99) The syndicated radio host shares his practical tips for intelligent living. | 1 |
| 12. | Farm Sanctuary by Gene Baur (Touchstone: $25) The founder of a rescue group for discarded farm animals argues for humane food production. | 1 |
| 13. | Dog Man by Martha Sherrill (Penguin: $25.95) A dog lover's struggle to save the Akita breed, favorite of Japan's samurai warriors, from extinction. | 1 |
| 14. | Winner Takes All by Christina Binkley (Hyperion: $25.95) How Steve Wynn, Kirk Kerkorian and Gary Loveman transformed Las Vegas. | 1 |
| 15. | The Teapot Dome Scandal by Laton McCartney (Random House: $27) How oil companies bought influence in President Harding's administration. | 1 |
