Fiction (This week/Last week)         1. (10) Blue Diary, Alice Hoffman (Putnam Publishing Group; $24.95) The perfect man's less-than-perfect past is revealed with shocking effect on those who know him.         2. (1) Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas, James Patterson (Little Brown & Co.; $22.95) Ex-lover leaves his first wife's diary to explain himself after the breakup.         3. (6) The Red Tent, Anita Diamant (Picador; $14) New view of Dinah, who appears briefly in the Book of Genesis.         4. (2) Plantation — A Low Country Tale, Dorothea Benton Frank (Jove Publications; $6.99) Romance explores South Carolina Low Country and complex family issues.         5. (—) Out of the Blue, Priscilla Z. Loba (PublishAmerica Inc.; $21.95) On the verge of emotional breakthrough and healing Blue finds avoidance with a dark stranger.         6. (3) The Girl with a Pearl Earring, Tracy Chevalier (Plume; $12) Novel uses Vermeer's portrait as a starting point.         7. (—) The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley (Del Ray; $16.95) Camelot from a female perspective as Christianity vs. Goddess religion in Arthur's court.         8. (—) The Rescue, Nicholas Sparks (Warner Books; $7.50) A car crash opens the door to rescue, both physical and emotional.         9. (—) Never Change, Elizabeth Berg (Pocket Books; $23.95) Myra Lipinski has a chance to resolve old issues when her high school crush returns to town.         10. (—) Big Stone Gap, Adriana Trigiani (Ballantine Books; $12.95) Ave Maria Mulligan declares herself a spinster at 35.

Non-fiction (This week/Last week)         1. (4) John Adams, David McCullough (Simon & Schuster; $35) Biography of the second American president.         2. (9) Causing a Stir, Junior League (Junior League of Dayton; $22.95) Dayton Junior League cookbook.         3. (1) The Prayer of Jabez, Bruce Wilkinson (Multnomah; $9.99) Subtitled “Breaking Through to the Blessed Life.”         4. (—) The Road to Wealth, Suze Orman (Riverhead Books; $29.95) subtitled “A Comprehensive Guide to Your Money.”         5. (5) Lessons From the School of Suffering, the Rev. Jim Willig (St. Anthony Messenger Press; $6.95) Subtitled “A Young Priest With Cancer Teaches Us How to Live.”         6. (—) Big Pig Gig Celebrating Pigs in the City, foreword by Laura Pulfer (Orange Frazer Press; $34.95). Descriptions and color photos of all the “piggies” that were on display as of July 15.         7. (—) Justice, Dominick Dunne (Crown Publishing; $24) subtitled “Crimes, Trials, and Punishments.”         8. (10) Royal Babylon, Karl Shaw (Broadway Books; $12.95) subtitled “The Alarming History of European Royalty.”         9. (—) The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz (Amber-Allen; $12.95) Subtitled “A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom.”         10. (—) Secrets of the Vine, Bruce Wilkinson (Multnomah Publishers Inc.; $9.99) follow-up to The Prayer of Jabez subtitled “Breaking Through to Abundance”.

        About the list: Participants: Books & Co. and Joseph Beth Booksellers. Based on sales ending week of Aug. 4 (—) indicates a book was not on the list the previous week.

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