FICTION

1. (1) The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd (Penguin; $14) Teenager flees an abusive father and confused past into the turbulence of the 1964 civil rights movement with her African-American nanny.

2. (3) The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Alexander McCall Smith (Anchor Books; $11.95) Precious Ramotswe becomes the only lady detective in Botswana.

3. (-) Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card (Tor Books; $6.99) Games are used to train military geniuses before Earth runs out of time.

4. (-) The King of Torts, John Grisham (Doubleday; $27.95) Burnt-out lawyer is seduced by the fast money of morally questionable cases.

5. (-) The Cat Who Brought Down the House, Lilian Jackson Braun, (Putnam Publishing Group; $23.95) Qwilleran, Koko and Yum Yum steal the show once again.

6. (4) The Hours, Michael Cunningham (Picador; $13) Virginia Woolf's life is mirrored by the lives of two of her readers.

7. (-) The Perfect Lover, Stephanie Laurens (William Morrow & Co.; $22.95) Childhood enemies realize their need of each other in the midst of danger.

8. (-) Bel Canto, Ann Patchett (Harper; $13.95) Hostage situation gone awry makes strange bedfellows of captors and captives.

9. (-) Girl in Hyacinth Blue, Susan Vreeland (Penguin; $12) Traces the path of a Vermeer painting.

10. (-) Crow Lake, Mary Lawson (Dell Publishing Co.; $12.95) Family tragedies and triumphs spill forth where emotions are repressed.

NONFICTION

1. (-) Quilting the Black Eye Pea, Nikki Giovanni (William Morrow & Co.; $16.95) subtitled "Poems and Not Quite Poems."

2. (-) Beyond the River, Ann Hagedorn ( Simon & Schuster; $25) Historical examination of Ripley, Ohio, Underground Railroad heroes.

3. (2) Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution, Robert C. Atkins (Avon; $7.99) Low-carbohydrates, high-protein diet tome.

4. (4) Gentleman Amateurs, Mark Bernstein (Dayton Daily News; $29.95) History of the Wright brothers.

5. (1) Sweet Potato Queens' Big-Ass Cookbook and Financial Planner, Jill Conner Browne (Three Rivers Press; $13.95) Life after 40, what food helps handle it and how to afford it.

6. (10) The Savage Nation, Michael Savage (WND Books; $24.99) subtitled "Saving America from the Liberal Assault on Our Borders, Language and Culture."

7. (-) Greetings with Love, Michele Karl (Pelican Publishing Co.; $19.95) subtitled "The Book of Valentines."

8. (-) Rug Hooking Motifs For the "But I Just Can't Draw" Crowd, Ramona Cann (Hollandays Publishing Corp; $30) Crafty instructions for the artistically challenged.

9. (9) What Should I Do With My Life?, Po Bronson (Random House; $24.95) A career guide based on profiles of people who have found their true calling.

10. (-) The Hard Questions, Susan Piver (J.P. Tarcher; $10) "100 Essential Questions to Ask Before You Say "I Do."

Participants: Books & Co. and Joseph-Beth Booksellers. Based on sales ending week of Feb. 9; (-) indicates a book was not on the list the previous week