WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS

FICTION

1. "South of Broad" by Pat Conroy (Nan A. Talese)

2. "39 Clues: The Black Circle" by Patrick Carman (Scholastic Press)

3. "Breaking Dawn" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown for Young Readers)

4. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett (Putnam/Amy Einhorn)

5. "Smash Cut" by Sandra Brown (Simon & Schuster)

6. "Eclipse" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown and Company)

7. "That Old Cape Magic: A Novel" by Richard Russo (Knopf)

8. "The Girl Who Played With Fire" by Stieg Larsson (Knopf)

9. "The Eleventh Victim" by Nancy Grace (Hyperion)

10. "Best Friends Forever" by Jennifer Weiner (Atria)

11. "The Magicians" by Lev Grossman (Viking Adult)

12. "The Defector" by Daniel Silva (Putnam)

13. "Dead and Gone" by Charlaine Harris (Ace Hardcover)

14. "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan (Disney Hyperion Books for Children)

15. "Swimsuit" by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown)

NONFICTION

1. "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" by Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, Simone Beck, and Sidonie Coryn (Alfred A. Knopf)

2. "Culture of Corruption: Culture of Corruption: Obama and His Team of Tax Cheats, Crooks, and Cronies" by Michelle Malkin (Regnery Publishing)

3. "Outliers: The Story of Success" by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown)

4. "How Did that Happen?: Holding People Accountable for Results the Positive, Principled Way" by Roger Conners, Tom Smith (Portfolio Hardcover)

5. "Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto" by Mark R. Levin (Threshold Editions)

6. "Catastrophe" by Dick Morris, Eileen McGann (Harper)

7. "In the President's Secret Service: Behind the Scenes with Agents in the Line of Fire and the Presidents They Protect" by Ronald Kessler (Crown)

8. "StrengthsFinder 2.0: A New and Upgraded Edition of the Online Test from Gallup's Now, Discover Your Strengths" by Tom Rath (Gallup Press)

9. "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment" by Steve Harvey (Amistad)

10. "Master Your Metabolism: The 3 Diet Secrets to Naturally Balancing Your Hormones for a Hot and Healthy Body!" by Jillian Michaels and Mariska van Aalst (Crown)

11. "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow (Hyperion)

12. "The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America" by Douglas Brinkley (Harper)

13. "A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity" by Bill O'Reilly (Broadway)

14. "Excuses Begone!: How to Change Lifelong, Self-Defeating Thinking Habits" by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer (Hay House)

15. "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne (Atria)

The Wall Street Journal's list reflects nationwide sales of hardcover books during the week ended last Saturday at more than 2,500 Barnes & Noble, B. Dalton, Bookland, Books-a-Million, Books & Co., Bookstar, Bookstop, Borders, Brentano's, Coles, Coopersmith, Doubleday, Scribners and Waldenbooks stores, as well as sales from online retailers Amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com.