1 The Men Who Stare At Goats
by Jon Ronson
Last week 3 Weeks on list 3
Sales last week 5,470 To date 49,265
(Picador £7.99)
Account of the US Army's research into new-age and paranormal concepts
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Film review

2 I Did Tell, I Did
by Cassie Harte
Last week 1 Weeks on list 4
Sales last week 5,135 To date 23,110
(Harper Element £6.99)
The story of a girl betrayed by her mother and abused by her uncle
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3 Dewey
by Vicki Myron
Last week 4 Weeks on list 8
Sales last week 4,695 To date 34,700
(Hodder £6.99)
How a small-town library cat touched the lives of many
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Dewey the writing cat nets $1.25m

4 Dear Fatty
by Dawn French
Last week 10 Weeks on list 22
Sales last week 4,630 To date 211,205
(Arrow £7.99)
Autobiography from the popular comedian
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Interview: Dawn French

5 Farewell to the East End
by Jennifer Worth
Last week 2 Weeks on list 6
Sales last week 4,560 To date 39,230
(Phoenix £6.99)
Final book of reminiscences about life as an East End midwife
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6 Blood Rivals
by Martin Howden
Last week 9 Weeks on list 3
Sales last week 4,275 To date 13,875
(John Blake £7.99)
Double-biography of Twilight stars Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner
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7 I'm Only Being Honest
by Jeremy Kyle
Last week 18 Weeks on list 1
Sales last week 4,065 To date 6,530
(Hodder £7.99)
Memoir from the controversial talk-show host
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Trust Jeremy to get the spongers back to work

8 Today I'm Alice
by Alice Jamieson
Last week 17 Weeks on list 1
Sales last week 3,885 To date 5,950
(Pan £6.99)
Account revealing how childhood abuse led to multiple personality disorder
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9 Upfront and Personal
by Coleen Nolan
Last week 8 Weeks on list 8
Sales last week 3,465 To date 44,960
(Pan £6.99)
Inspirational and heartfelt memoir from one of the Nolan sisters
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10 The Saddest Girl In the World
by Cathy Glass
Last week 7 Weeks on list 6
Sales last week 3,290 To date 29,290
(Harper Element £6.99)
Foster carer tries to help a neglected girl recover
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Lists prepared by The Bookseller using data supplied by and copyright to Nielsen BookScan, taken from the TCM for the week ending 21/11/09. Figures shown are estimated sales for the seven-day period followed (in brackets) by the estimated total sale. *Includes sales of more than one edition in the same format and at the same recommended retail price

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