Books

Best-selling books of the week according to Publishers Weekly.

ADULT FICTION

1. "South of Broad" by Pat Conroy (Nan A. Talese)

2. "Smash Cut" by Sandra Brown (Simon & Schuster)

3. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett (Putnam/Amy Einhorn)

4. "That Old Cape Magic: A Novel" by Richard Russo (Knopf)

5. "The Girl Who Played With Fire" by Stieg Larsson (Knopf)

6. "The Eleventh Victim" by Nancy Grace (Hyperion)

7. "Best Friends Forever" by Jennifer Weiner (Atria)

8. "The Magicians: a Novel" by Lev Grossman (Viking)

9. "Swimsuit" by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown)

10. "Bad Moon Rising: A Dark-Hunter Novel" by Sherrilyn Kenyon, (St. Martin's)

ADULT NONFICTION

1. "Culture of Corruption: Culture of Corruption: Obama and His Team of Tax Cheats, Crooks, and Cronies" by Michelle Malkin (Regnery Publishing)

2. "Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume I" by Julia Child, Simone Beck, Louisette Bertholle (Knopf)

3. "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment" by Steve Harvey (Amistad)

4. "Outliers: The Story of Success" by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown)

5. "In the President's Secret Service: Behind the Scenes with Agents in the Line of Fire and the Presidents They Protect" by Ronald Kessler (Crown)

6. "Catastrophe" by Dick Morris, Eileen McGann (Harper)

7. "Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto" by Mark R. Levin (Threshold Editions)

8. "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow (Hyperion)

9. "Master Your Metabolism: The 3 Diet Secrets to Naturally Balancing Your Hormones for a Hot and Healthy Body!" by Jillian Michaels and Mariska van Aalst (Crown)

10. "How Did That Happen?: Holding People Accountable for Results the Positive, Principled Way" by Roger Connors and Tom Smith (Portfolio)

Music

Best-selling singles of the week according to Billboard Magazine.

TOP TEN

1. "I Gotta Feeling," The Black Eyed Peas, Interscope

2. "Party In The U.S.A.," Miley Cyrus, Hollywood

3. "Run This Town," Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West, Roc Nation

4. "You Belong With Me," Taylor Swift, Big Machine

5. "Use Somebody," Kings Of Leon, RCA/RMG

6. "Best I Ever Had," Drake, Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Republic

7. "Down," Jay Sean feat. Lil Wayne, Cash Money/Universal Republic

8. "Knock You Down," Keri Hilson feat. Kanye West & Ne-Yo, Mosley/Zone 4/Interscope

9. "Good Girls Go Bad," Cobra Starship feat. Leighton Meester, Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic/RRP

10. "Hotel Room Service," Pitbull, Mr. 305/Polo Grounds/J/RMG

COUNTRY

1. "You Belong With Me," Taylor Swift, Big Machine

2. "Alright," Darius Rucker, Capitol Nashville

3. "Big Green Tractor," Jason Aldean, Broken Bow

4. "Summer Nights," Rascal Flatts, Lyric Street

5. "People Are Crazy," Billy Currington, Mercury

6. "Boots On," Randy Houser, Universal South

7. "Living For The Night," George Strait, MCA Nashville

8. "Small Town USA," Justin Moore, Valory

9. "American Ride," Toby Keith, Show Dog Nashville

10. "I'll Just Hold On," Blake Shelton, Warner Bros./WRN

ITUNES TOP TEN

Top 10 singles in the U.S. on iTunes Music Store for the week ending Aug. 17.

1. "Party In the U.S.A.," Miley Cyrus

2. "I Gotta Feeling," Black Eyed Peas

3. "Run This Town," (feat. Rihanna & Kanye West), Jay-Z

4. "Down," Jay Sean

5. "Use Somebody," Kings of Leon

6. "Good Girls Go Bad," (feat. Leighton Meester), Cobra Starship

7. "Send It On," (feat. Demi Lovato, Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus & Selena Gomez), Disney's Friends for Change

8. "Hotel Room Service," Pitbull

9. "You Belong With Me," Taylor Swift

10. "She Wolf," Shakira

Videos

Most popular videos of the week according to Billboard magazine.

RENTALS

1. "Obsessed"

2. "The Soloist"

3. "Race to Witch Mountain"

4. "Fast & Furious"

5. "Knowing"

6. "Watchmen"

7. "Coraline"

8. "Push"

9. "The Haunting in Connecticut"

10. "Gran Torino"