Top Ten in Books

Antigone Books' best-sellers for the week ending Sept. 2, 2011

1. Unlikely Friendships: 47 Remarkable Stories From the Animal Kingdom

Jennifer Holland, Workman ($13.95)

2. El Sicario: The Autobiography of a Mexican Assassin

Edited by Molly Molloy and Charles Bowden, Nation ($15.99)

3. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

Jamie Ford, Ballantine ($15)

4. The Help

Kathryn Stockett, Berkley ($16)

5. Cutting for Stone

Abraham Verghese, Vintage ($15.95)

6. A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present

Howard Zinn, HarperCollins ($18.99)

7. Wendy and the Lost Boys: The Uncommon Life of Wendy Wasserstein

Julie Salamon, Penguin ($29.95)

8. The Wizard of Oz: A Scanimation Book

Rufus Butler Seder, Workman ($14.95)

9. Perfect Pops: The 50 Best Classic and Cool Treats

Charity Ferreira, Chronicle ($16.95)

10. Sailing Home: Using the Wisdom of Homer's Odyssey to Navigate Life's Perils and Pitfalls

Norman Fischer, North Atlantic ($18.95)