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1. DEAD RECKONING, by Charlaine Harris. (Ace, $27.95.) Telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse seeks the culprit in a firebombing.

2. 10TH ANNIVERSARY, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) Detective Lindsay Boxer and the Women's Murder Club race to find a missing baby.

3(x). BURIED PREY, by John Sandford. (Putnam, $27.95.) Detective Lucas Davenport investigates the murders of two girls who were kidnapped in 1985.

4. THE JEFFERSON KEY, by Steve Berry. (Ballantine, $26.) Former government operative Cotton Malone foils an assassination attempt on the president and finds himself at dangerous odds with a secret society.

5. THE SIXTH MAN, by David Baldacci. (Grand Central, $27.99.) The lawyer for an alleged serial killer is murdered, and two former Secret Service agents are on the case.

6. THE FINAL STORM, by Jeff Shaara. (Ballantine, $28.) The three-month struggle for Okinawa in 1945, from the perspectives of combatants on both sides.

7. THE LAND OF PAINTED CAVES, by Jean M. Auel. (Crown, $30.) The latest volume in a series that began with "The Clan of the Cave Bear," set during the Ice Age.

8. CALEB'S CROSSING, by Geraldine Brooks. (Viking, $26.95.) A Puritan missionary's daughter forms a bond with a scholarly Indian.

9. SIXKILL, by Robert B. Parker. (Putnam, $26.95.) In the final Spenser novel, a woman dies in an actor's hotel room.

10(x). THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET'S NEST, by Stieg Larsson. (Knopf, $27.95.) In the third volume of the Millennium trilogy, Swedish hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist confront a governmental adversary.

1. IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS, by Erik Larson. (Crown, $26.) This portrait of Berlin during the rise of the Nazi Party concentrates on William E. Dodd, who became U.S. ambassador to Germany in 1933, and his daughter, Martha.

2. DOES THE NOISE IN MY HEAD BOTHER YOU?, by Steven Tyler with David Dalton. (Ecco, $27.99.) The singer and showman recounts the rise, fall and rise of Aerosmith.

3. LIES THAT CHELSEA HANDLER TOLD ME, by Chelsea Handler, Glen Handler, Roy Handler and others. (Grand Central, $24.99.) Handler's friends, relatives and colleagues write about being victims of her practical jokes.

4. SEAL TEAM SIX, by Howard E. Wasdin and Stephen Templin. (St. Martin's, $26.99.) An expert sniper and former member of the Navy SEALs recounts his military training and missions, including the battle of Mogadishu in 1993.

5. BOSSYPANTS, by Tina Fey. (Reagan Arthur/Little, Brown, $26.99.) A memoir from the former "Saturday Night Live" star and creator of "30 Rock."

6. WHERE'S THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE?, by Jerome R. Corsi. (WND, $25.95.) An argument that President Obama is not a natural-born U.S. citizen. (b)

7. AREA 51, by Annie Jacobsen. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) An account of the mysterious military installation, which the author contends is the home of secret espionage programs.

8. UNBROKEN, by Laura Hillenbrand. (Random House, $27.) An Olympic runner's story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II.

9. STORIES I ONLY TELL MY FRIENDS, by Rob Lowe. (Holt, $26.) The actor charts his professional path, from teen idol to "The West Wing."

10. THE HEART AND THE FIST, by Eric Greitens. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $27.) A Navy SEAL describes his military deployments and his larger vision of public service.

11(x). THE PSYCHOPATH TEST, by Jon Ronson. (Riverhead, $25.95.) A look into a potential hoax in the scientific community spurs a journey into the world of psychopathy.

1. THE DUKAN DIET, by Pierre Dukan. (Crown Archetype, $26.) A program that rejects calorie counting and assigns protein a major role.

2. THE 17 DAY DIET, by Mike Moreno. (Free Press, $25.) Four cycles to help you burn fat every day. (b)

3. LOVE WINS, by Rob Bell. (HarperOne/HarperCollins, $22.99.) A pastor gives his views on understanding heaven, hell and salvation. (b)

4. A PLACE OF YES, by Bethenny Frankel. (Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, $24.99.) The Bravo star offers 10 rules for getting everything you want.

5. 20 YEARS YOUNGER, by Bob Greene with Howard Lancer, Ronald L. Kotler and Diane L. McKay. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) Feeling better as you age by addressing exercise, diet, sleep and skin care.

Rankings reflect sales for the week that ended May 21 at thousands of venues nationwide. 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.