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1. A MEMORY OF LIGHT, by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson. (Tor/Tom Doherty, $34.99.) Final novel, Wheel of Time fantasy series.

2. GONE GIRL, by Gillian Flynn. (Crown, $25.) A woman disappears on her fifth wedding anniversary; is her husband a killer?

3. THE FIFTH ASSASSIN, by Brad Meltzer. (Grand Central, $27.99.) Tracking an assassin re-creating crimes of four men who murdered presidents, Beecher White discovers all were working together.

4. TENTH OF DECEMBER, by George Saunders. (Random House, $26.) Stories take on the big questions.

5. THE THIRD BULLET, by Stephen Hunter. (Simon & Schuster, $26.99.) Sniper Bob Lee Swagger investigates JFK assassination.

6. MRS. LINCOLN'S DRESSMAKER, by Jennifer Chiaverini. (Dutton, $26.95.) Elizabeth Keckley, born a slave, earned her freedom through her dressmaking skill and was a friend of the first lady; she's a character in the movie "Lincoln."

7. THE RACKETEER, by John Grisham. (Doubleday, $28.95.) An imprisoned ex-lawyer schemes to exchange information about a murdered judge for his freedom.

8. THE TWELVE TRIBES OF HATTIE, by Ayana Mathis. (Knopf, $24.95.) Fifty-plus years in the life of an African-American family.

9. STANDING IN ANOTHER MAN'S GRAVE, by Ian Rankin. (Reagan Arthur/Little, Brown, $25.99.) Retired Edinburgh police officer John Rebus is on the case of woman who disappeared in 1999.

10. KINSEY AND ME, by Sue Grafton. (Marian Wood/Putnam, $27.95.) Stories about Grafton's character Kinsey Millhone and her creator.

1. HOPELESS, by Colleen Hoover. (Colleen Hoover.) The man who has been relentlessly pursuing Sky Davis is not who he pretends to be.

2. SAFE HAVEN, by Nicholas Sparks. (Grand Central.) Woman's arrival in small North Carolina town raises questions about her past.

3. GONE GIRL, by Gillian Flynn. (Crown.) A woman disappears; is her husband a killer?

4. THE FIFTH ASSASSIN, by Brad Meltzer. (Grand Central.) Tracks assassin re-creating crimes of those who murdered presidents.

5. SOMEONE TO LOVE, by Addison Moore. (Addison Moore.) A one-night stand turns into love for two college students.

1. MY BELOVED WORLD, by Sonia Sotomayor. (Knopf, $27.95.) Supreme Court justice on growing up in the Bronx, attending Princeton, working for the Manhattan DA's office, becoming a federal judge.

2. KILLING KENNEDY, by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. ( Holt, $28.) Events surrounding assassination.

3. GOING CLEAR, by Lawrence Wright. (Knopf, $28.95.) Examines Scientology.

4. NO EASY DAY, by Mark Owen with Kevin Maurer. (Dutton, $26.95.) Former Navy SEAL on the mission that killed bin Laden.

5. KILLING LINCOLN, by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. (Holt, $28.) Events surrounding assassination.

6. A HIGHER CALL, by Adam Makos with Larry Alexander. (Berkley Caliber, $26.95.) Encounter between American and German pilots over Germany in December 1943.

7. THE WORLD UNTIL YESTERDAY, by Jared Diamond. (Viking, $36.) We can learn from traditional societies.

8. THOMAS JEFFERSON, by Jon Meacham. (Random House, $35.) Celebrates the practical politician.

9. TO SELL IS HUMAN, by Daniel H. Pink. (Riverhead, $26.95.) How to move others.

10. TOTAL FRAT MOVE, by W.R. Bolen and TotalFratMove.com. (Grand Central, $18.99.) Fraternity humor.

1. PROOF OF HEAVEN, by Eben Alexander. (Simon & Schuster.) A neurosurgeon recounts his near death experience during a coma.

2. GOING CLEAR, by Lawrence Wright. (Knopf Doubleday.) Examines Scientology religion.

3. KILLING KENNEDY, by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. (Henry Holt..) Events surrounding assassination.

4. NO EASY DAY, by Mark Owen with Kevin Maurer. (Penguin.) The mission that killed Osama bin Laden.

5. MY BELOVED WORLD, by Sonia Sotomayor. (Knopf Doubleday.) Supreme Court justice on her ascent from the Bronx.

Compiled by The New York Times, rankings on this abbreviated list reflect sales for the week ending Jan. 19.