By The Associated Press

WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLERS

FICTION

1. "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown (Doubleday)
2. "Chainfire" by Terry Goodkind (Tor) (F-H)
3. "Five People You Meet in Heaven" by Mitch Albom (Hyperion)
4. "State of Fear" by Michael Crichton (HarperCollins)
5. "By Order of the President" by W.E.B. Griffin (Putnam)
6. "Night Fall" by Nelson DeMille (Warner Books)
7. "The Grim Grotto" by Lemony Snicket (HarperCollins)
8. "London Bridges" by James Patterson (Little, Brown)
9. "I Am Charlotte Simmons" by Tom Wolfe (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
10. "The Da Vinci Code (illustrated edition)" by Dan Brown (Doubleday)
11. "The Cat Who Went Bananas" by Lilian Jackson Braun (Putnam)
12. "A Salty Piece of Land" by Jimmy Buffett (news), (Little, Brown)
13. "Entombed" by Linda Fairstein (Scribner)
14. "Black Wind" by Clive Cussler (Putnam)
15. "Hot Target" by Suzanne Brockmann (Ballantine) 

NONFICTION

1. "Witness: For the Prosecution of Scott Peterson (news - web sites)" by Amber Frey (Regan Books)
2. "He's Just Not That into You" by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo (Simon Spotlight Entertainment)
3. "Your Best Life Now" by Joel Osteen (Warner Faith)
4. "Start Late, Finish Rich" by David Bach (Broadway)
5. "South Beach Diet" by Arthur Agatston (Rodale Press)
6. "America (The Book)" by the writers of The Daily Show, Jon Stewart (Warner)
7. "The Purpose-Driven Life" by Rick Warren (Zondervan)
8. "Collapse" by Jared Diamond (Viking)
9. "Perricone Promise" by Nicholas Perricone (Little, Brown)
10. "French Women Don't Get Fat" by Mireille Guiliano (Knopf)
11. "The Abs Diet" by D. Zinczenko, T. Spiker (Rodale Press)
12. "South Beach Diet Cookbook" by Arthur Agatston (Rodale Press)
13. "When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?" by George Carlin (Hyperion)
14. "Good to Great" by Jim Collins (HarperBusiness)
15. "Younger Next Year" by C. Crowley, H. Lodge (Workman Publishing)

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.

USA TODAY BESTSELLERS

Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback
1. "Witness: For the Prosecution of Scott Peterson" by Amber Frey (Regan Books) (NF-H)
2. "The Last Juror" by John Grisham (Dell) (F-P)
3. "3rd Degree" by James Patterson, Andrew Gross (Warner Books) (F-P)
4. "Your Best Life Now" by Joel Osteen (Warner Faith) (F-H)
5. "He's Just Not That into You" by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo (Simon Spotlight Entertainment) (NF-H)
6. "Angels & Demons" by Dan Brown (Pocket Star) (F-P)
7. "The South Beach Diet" by Arthur Agatston (Rodale) (NF-H)
8. "Chainfire" by Terry Goodkind (Tor) (F-H)
9. "To Die For" by Linda Howard (Ballantine Books) (F-P)
10. "The Ultimate Weight Solution" by Phil McGraw (Free Press) (NF-P)
11. "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" by Mitch Albom (Hyperion) (F-H)
12. "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown (Doubleday) (F-H)
13. "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead) (F-P)
14. "The Calhouns: Catherine, Amanda and Lilah" by Nora Roberts (Silhouette) (F-P)
15. "America (The Book)" by the writers of The Daily Show, Jon Stewart (Warner) (NF-H)
16. "The Purpose-Driven Life" by Rick Warren (Zondervan) (NF-H)
17. "State of Fear" by Michael Crichton (HarperCollins) (F-H)
18. "A Series of Unfortunate Events No. 1: The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket (Harper Trophy) (F-H)
19. "Start Late, Finish Rich" by David Bach (Broadway) (NF-H)
20. "The South Beach Diet Good Fats Good Carbs Guide" by Arthur Agatston (Rodale) (NF-P)
21. "Dance with Me" by Luanne Rice (Bantam) (F-P)
22. "A Series of Unfortunate Events No. 2: The Reptile Room" by Lemony Snicket (Harper Trophy) (F-H)
23. "My Sunshine" by Catherine Anderson (Signet) (F-P)
24. "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time" by Mark Haddon (Vintage) (F-P)
25. "Collapse" by Jared Diamond (Viking) (NF-H)
26. "The Da Vinci Code: Special Illustrated Edition" by Dan Brown (Doubleday) (F-H)
27. "A Series of Unfortunate Events No. 4: The Miserable Mill" by Lemony Snicket (HarperTrophy) (F-H)
28. "Crown Jewel" by Fern Michaels (Pocket) (F-P)
29. "Sahara" by Clive Cussler (Pocket Star) (F-P)
30. "A Series of Unfortunate Events No. 3: The Wide Window" by Lemony Snicket (HarperTrophy) (F-H)
31. "By Order of the President" by W.E.B. Griffin (Putnam) (F-H)
32. "Seize the Night" by Sherrilyn Kenyon (St. Martin's Press) (F-P)
33. "A Series of Unfortunate Events No. 11: The Grim Grotto" by Lemony Snicket (HarperCollins) (F-H)
34. "The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla" by Stephen King (Scribner) (F-P)
35. "Deception Point" by Dan Brown (Pocket) (F-P)
36. "The South Beach Diet Cookbook" by Arthur Agatston (Rodale) (NF-H)
37. "A Series of Unfortunate Events No. 5: The Austere Academy" by Lemony Snicket (HarperTrophy) (F-H) 38. "The Ultimate Weight Solution Food Guide" by Phillip C. McGraw (Pocket) (NF-P)
39. "The Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger (Harvest) (F-P)
40. "The Abs Diet Eat Right Every Time Guide" by David Zinczenko with Ted Spiker (Rodale) (NF-P)
41. "Islands" by Anne Rivers Siddons (HarperTorch) (F-P)
42. "The Perricone Promise" by Nicholas Perricone (Warner Books) (NF-H)
43. "The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2005" edited by Ken Park (World Almanac Books) (NF-P)
44. "The Second Chair" by John Lescroart (Signet) (F-P)
45. "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd (Penguin) (F-P)
46. "Reading Lolita in Tehran" by Azar Nafisi (Random House Trade Paperbacks) (NF-P)
47. "Digital Fortress" by Dan Brown (St. Martin's Paperbacks) (F-P)
48. "Lovers and Dreamers" by Nora Roberts (Berkley) (F-P)
49. "The Abs Diet" by David Zinczenko (Rodale) (NF-H)
50. "Retreat Hell!" by W.E.B. Griffin (Jove) (F-P)

Contributing Booksellers: Barnes & Noble Inc., Books-A-Million and Bookland, Books & Co. (Dayton, Ohio), Borders Books & Music, Bookstar, Bookstop, Brentano's, Crown Books, Davis Kidd Booksellers (Tennessee), Doubleday Book Shops, Hawley-Cooke Booksellers (Louisville), Joseph-Beth Booksellers (Lexington, Ky.; Cincinnati), Little Professor Book Centers, Powell's Books (Portland, Ore.), Ruminator Books (St. Paul, Minn.), Scribner's Bookstores, Tattered Cover Book Store (Denver), Waldenbooks, Wal-Mart, Amazon.com, B. Dalton Bookseller, Barnes & Noble.com.

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST SELLERS

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" by Mitch Albom (Hyperion)
2. "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown (Doubleday)
3. "Chainfire" by Terry Goodkind (Tor)
4. "State of Fear" by Michael Crichton (HarperCollins)
5. "The Da Vinci Code: Special Illustrated Edition" by Dan Brown (Doubleday)
6. "Night Fall" by Nelson DeMille (Warner Books)
7. "By Order of the President" by W.E.B. Griffin (Putnam)
8. "London Bridges" by James Patterson (Little, Brown)
9. "A Salty Piece of Land" by Jimmy Buffett, (Little, Brown)
10. "Black Wind" by Clive Cussler (Putnam)
11. "Entombed" by Linda Fairstein (Scribner)
12. "Unexpected Blessings" by Barbara Taylor Bradford (St. Martin's Press)
13. "I Am Charlotte Simmons" by Tom Wolfe (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
14. "The Cat Who Went Bananas" by Lilian Jackson Braun (Putnam)
15. "Hot Target" by Suzanne Brockmann (Ballantine)

NONFICTION/GENERAL

1. "Witness: For the Prosecution of Scott Peterson" by Amber Frey (Regan Books)
2. "Your Best Life Now: 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential" by Joel Osteen (Warner Faith)
3. "He's Just Not That into You" by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo (Simon Spotlight Entertainment)
4. "America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction" by the writers of The Daily Show, Jon Stewart (Warner)
5. "The South Beach Diet" by Arthur Agatston, M.D. (Rodale)
6. "The Purpose-Driven Life" by Rick Warren (Zondervan)
7. "Start Late, Finish Rich" by David Bach (Broadway)
8. "Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed" by Jared Diamond (Viking)
9. "The Perricone Promise" by Nicholas Perricone, M.D. (Warner)
10. "When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?" by George Carlin (Hyperion)
11. "French Women Don't Get Fat" by Mireille Guiliano (Knopf)
12. "His Excellency: George Washington" by Joseph J. Ellis (Knopf)
13. "The South Beach Diet Cookbook" by Arthur Agatston, M.D. (Rodale)
14. "The Abs Diet Eat Right Every Time Guide" by David Zinczenko with Ted Spiker (Rodale)
15. "Younger Next Year" by C. Crowley, H. Lodge (Workman Publishing)

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS

1. "The Last Juror" by John Grisham (Dell)
2. "3rd Degree" by James Patterson and Andrew Gross (Warner)
3. "Angels & Demons" by Dan Brown (Pocket)
4. "To Die For" by Linda Howard (Ballantine)
5. "Deception Point" by Dan Brown (Pocket)
6. "The Second Chair" by John Lescroart (Signet)
7. "Digital Fortress" by Dan Brown (St. Martin's Press)
8. "The Cat Who Talked Turkey" by Lilian Jackson Braun (Jove)
9. "Seize the Night" by Sherrilyn Kenyon (St. Martin's)
10. "Dance with Me" by Luanne Rice (Bantam)
11. "The Calhouns: Catherine, Amanda and Lilah" by Nora Roberts (Silhouette)
12. "Retreat Hell!" by W.E.B. Griffin (Jove) (F-P)
13. "My Sunshine" by Catherine Anderson (Signet)
14. "Reunion" by Nora Roberts (Silhouette)
15. "Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell" by Tom Clancy, David Michaels (Berkley)

TRADE PAPERBACKS

1. "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead)
2. "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon (Vintage)
3. "The Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger (Harcourt/Harvest)
4. "The Ultimate Weight Solution" by Dr. Phil McGraw (Free Press)
5. "World Almanac and Book of Facts 2005" edited by Ken Park (World Almanac Education)
6. "The Birth of Venus" by Sarah Dunant (Random House)
7. "The South Beach Diet Good Fats/Good Carbs Guide" by Arthur Agatston, M.D. (Rodale)
8. "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson (Vintage)
9. "Reading Lolita in Tehran" by Azar Nafisi (Random House)
10. "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd (Penguin)
11. "The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla" by Stephen King (Scribner)
12. "The Abs Diet" by D. Zinczenko, T. Spiker (Rodale Press)
13. "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" by Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter (Warner)
14. "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson (Broadway)
15. "The Wedding" by Nicholas Sparks (Warner)

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