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*--* SO. CAL. RATING Fiction LAST WEEK WEEKS ON LIST 1 Digging to America by Anne 5 4 Tyler (Knopf: $24.95) A friendship, sparked at the Baltimore airport between two couples adopting Korean daughters, becomes an exploration of culture and family.

2 Everyman by Philip Roth 1 6 (Houghton Mifflin: $24) A self-centered New Jersey ad man with a lifelong obsession that his death is imminent reflects on what he’s missed.

3 The Hard Way by Lee Child 2 2 (Delacorte: $25) Former military policeman Jack Reacher helps an ex-Special Forces officer track down his kidnapped daughter and trophy wife.

4 Suite Francaise by Irene 3 6 Nemirovsky (Knopf: $25) A posthumous novel about the Jewish exodus from Paris to a German-occupied village, penned by a celebrated writer killed at Auschwitz.

5 Dead Watch by John 6 2 Sandford (Putnam: $26.95) A White House political advisor investigates the murder of an ex-senator who vanished after denouncing a rival, the leader of a volunteer militia.

6 At Risk by Patricia -- 1 Cornwell (Putnam: $21.95) A Massachusetts district attorney wants to use DNA technology in a new crime initiative to burnish her bid for governor, but violence throws her a curve.

7 Blue Shoes and Happiness 4 6 by Alexander McCall Smith (Pantheon: $21.95) At the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, Precious Ramotswe tries to slim down while solving dilemmas for her clients.

8 Beach Road by James 8 4 Patterson and Peter de Jonge (Little, Brown: $27.95) Three young men are shot to death on a billionaire’s basketball court and suspicion falls on a star high school player.

9 Absurdistan by Gary 10 4 Shteyngart (Random House: $24.95) A melancholy Russian raised in America tries to get back into the country after attending his father’s funeral in St. Petersburg.

10 The Debutante Divorcee by -- 5 Plum Sykes (Miramax: $23.95) Having succeeded at finding husbands, several New York City women busily try to get divorces to be swinging and single again.

11 There Will Never Be 13 2 Another You by Carolyn See (Random House: $24.95) A UCLA dermatologist suspects biological terrorism or an experiment gone awry when cats turn up dead.

12 Elements of Style by Wendy 7 4 Wasserstein (Knopf: $23.95) The late playwright’s first novel skewers Manhattan’s post-9/11 in-crowd and those who want to join it.

13 Promise Me by Harlan Coben -- 4 (Dutton: $26.95) A sports agent becomes a suspect in the disappearance of a teenage girl who called him for help in the middle of the night.

14 Literacy and Longing in -- 1 L.A. by Jennifer Kaufman and Karen Mack (Delacorte: $22) A book-obsessed divorcee stalks her movie-mogul ex-husband until she meets a literature major.

15 Bad Twin by Gary Troup -- 1 (Hyperion: $21.95) A private investigator searches for a missing heir in this thriller ostensibly written by the fictional character who died in a plane crash on ABC’s “Lost.”

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*--* SO. CAL. RATING Nonfiction LAST WEEK WEEKS ON LIST 1 Dispatches From the Edge -- 1 by Anderson Cooper (HarperCollins: $24.95) The telegenic son of heiress Gloria Vanderbilt recounts personal tragedies and covering wars and disasters for CNN.

2 Marley & Me by John Grogan 1 28 (William Morrow: $21.95) A columnist recalls how Marley, an incorrigible Labrador retriever, flunked obedience school, terrorized a pet sitter and won over his family.

3 Cesar’s Way by Cesar 5 8 Millan with Melissa Jo Peltier (Harmony: $24.95) The popular TV show host gives tips on understanding and correcting common canine behavior problems.

4 Wisdom of Our Fathers by -- 1 Tim Russert (Random House: $22.95) The “Meet the Press” host shares stories from sons and daughters who responded to his filial memoir, “Big Russ and Me.”

5 The World Is Flat by 3 58 Thomas L. Friedman (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $30) How technology and globalization are changing the world and what training is needed to compete.

6 Laurel Canyon by Michael 7 2 Walker (Faber & Faber: $25) A look at the ‘60s rock bands and artists whose creativity flowered in Laurel Canyon, a sylvan enclave above Sunset Boulevard.

7 Burnt Toast by Teri 8 4 Hatcher (Hyperion: $24.95) On the heels of her latest hit TV show, “Desperate Housewives,” the actress and single mom reveals her struggles in life and work.

Eat, Pray, Love by -- 6 Elizabeth Gilbert (Viking: $24.95) After deciding that marriage and motherhood aren’t for her, the author embarks on a journey of self-discovery in Italy, India and Indonesia.

9 The Year of Magical 4 34 Thinking by Joan Didion (Knopf: $23.95) The author explores the nature of grief and survival in the months after her writer-husband’s sudden death.

10 Mayflower by Nathaniel 2 3 Philbrick (Viking: $29.95) The story of devout English Christians landing in the New World and the natives they meet as they found Plymouth Colony.

11 My Life in France by Julia -- 2 Child with Alex Prud’homme (Knopf: $25.95) The late chef’s memoir of her formative years in France, studies at the Cordon Bleu and the best Parisian restaurants.

12 Desperate Networks by Bill 12 4 Carter (Doubleday: $26.95) The New York Times reporter describes the topsy-turvy world of the major TV networks in the age of cable and the Internet.

13 Possible Side Effects by 9 4 Augusten Burroughs (St. Martin’s Press: $23.95) The author of “Running With Scissors” offers his take on modern life in another collection of memoir-essays.

14 The Nasty Bits by Anthony -- 1 Bourdain (Bloomsbury: $24.95) The chef tells of eel-scrounging in Hanoi, sharing freshly killed seal in the Arctic and other daring culinary adventures.

15 Freakonomics by Steven D. 14 51 Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner (William Morrow: $25.95) An economist deconstructs statistics and uses numbers to help explain human behavior.

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Rankings are based on a Times poll of Southland bookstores.