Fiction

1. “The Dark Tower,” by Stephen King (Donald M. Grant/Scribner, $35). Vol. 7 of “The Dark Tower,” a series about time travel and a heroic quest.

2. “Incubus Dreams,” by Laurell K. Hamilton (Berkley, $23.95). Is a vampire serial killer preying on strippers?

3. “Trace,” by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam, $26.95). The inept man who replaced Dr. Kay Scarpetta as chief medical examiner of Virginia asks for her help in investigating the unexplained death of a 14-year-old girl

4. “The Da Vinci Code,” by Dan Brown (Doubleday, $24.95). The murder of a curator at the Louvre leads to a trail of clues found in the work of Leonardo and to the discovery of a centuries-old secret society.

5. “Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell,” by Susanna Clarke (Bloomsbury, $27.95). A literary fantasy involving a Yorkshire magician and the Napoleonic Wars

Nonfiction

1. “America (The Book),” by Jon Stewart, Ben Karlin and David Javerbaum (Warner, $24.95). “The Daily Show” offers a lavishly illustrated parody of a civics textbook.

2. “The Family,” by Kitty Kelley (Doubleday, $29.95). The author of biographies of Frank Sinatra and Nancy Reagan tells “the real story of the Bush dynasty.”

3. “Unfit for Command,” by John E. O’Neill and Jerome R. Corsi (Regnery, $27.95). A negative appraisal of John Kerry’s conduct in Vietnam.

4. “Between a Rock and a Hard Place,” by Aron Ralston (Atria, $26). A mountaineer describes a nightmarish experience in Utah and the extreme measure he took in order to save his life.

5. “Chain of Command,” by Seymour M. Hersh (HarperCollins, $25.95). From 9/11 to Abu Ghraib: the investigative reporter tracks President Bush’s war on terror.

Advice and miscellaneous.

1. “The Purpose-Driven Life,” by Rick Warren (Zondervan, $19.99). Finding the meaning of life through God.

2. “Family First,” by Phil McGraw (Free Press, $26). Dr. Phil’s advice to parents on strengthening families and becoming the “best and most persuasive influence” in children’s lives.

3. “He’s Just Not That Into You,” by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo (Simon Spotlight Entertainment, $19.95). How a woman can tell if a relationship is going nowhere.

4. “The South Beach Diet,” by Arthur Agatston (Rodale, $24.95). A weight-loss plan designed by a Miami cardiologist.

5. “The Gourmet Cookbook,” edited by Ruth Reichl (Houghton Mifflin, $40). Recipes (1,283 of them) from 60 years of Gourmet magazine.

— The New York Times