1 Ooh! What a Lovely Pair
by Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly
Last week 1 Weeks on list 6
Sales last week 9,325 To date 87,835
(M Joseph £20)
The television duo relate their rise to fame
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2 Saturday Night Peter
by Peter Kay
Last week 2 Weeks on list 5
Sales last week 8,590 To date 70,795
(Century £20)
Stand-up comic charts his journey to superstardom
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Profile: Peter Kay

3 Where's Stig?
by Rod Hunt
Last week 6 Weeks on list 7
Sales last week 8,155 To date 40,900
(BBC £8.99)
Where's Wallyesque hunts for Top Gear's resident racing driver
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Identity of The Stig revealed

4 Driven to Distraction
by Jeremy Clarkson
Last week 3 Weeks on list 5
Sales last week 7,835 To date 47,420
(M Joseph £20)
The Sunday Times columnist gets more irritations off his chest
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Clarkson faces backlash over Polish joke

5 My Shit Life So Far
by Frankie Boyle
Last week 7 Weeks on list 5
Sales last week 7,195 To date 29,650
(HarperCollins £18.99)
Memoir from the dark heart of Mock the Week
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Frankie Boyle: Cruel to be kind of funny

6 Look Back In Hunger
by Jo Brand
Last week 4 Weeks on list 4
Sales last week 5,585 To date 31,065
(Headline £20)
Entertaining memoir by the popular stand-up comedian
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Interview: Jo Brand

7 The Time of My Life
by Patrick Swayze and Lisa Niemi
Last week 5 Weeks on list 6
Sales last week 5,305 To date 37,760
(Simon & Schuster £17.99)
Inspiring memoir from the late Hollywood actor
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Patrick Swayze: Watch the dirty dancer

8 It's Not What You Think
by Chris Evans
Last week 8 Weeks on list 4
Sales last week 4,795 To date 31,945
(HarperCollins £20)
Autobiography from one of Britain’s most successful broadcasters
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Evans: 'BBC propping up standards in broadcasting'

9 The Making of Modern Britain
by Andrew Marr
Last week 15 Weeks on list 2
Sales last week 4,055 To date 16,740
(Macmillan £25)
A portrait of life in Britain from the first half of the 20th century
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Marr: History is more fun than journalism

10 I Am Ozzy
by Ozzy Osbourne
Last week 11 Weeks on list 3
Sales last week 3,980 To date 24,000
(Sphere £20)
The rock star comes clean on his life of excess
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Osbourne: 'I was a beast'


Lists prepared by The Bookseller using data supplied by and copyright to Nielsen BookScan, taken from the TCM for the week ending 31/10/09. 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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