Hardcover nonfiction bestsellers, Oct. 11-17

1. True Compass
By Edward M. Kennedy. Twelve.

2. Have a Little Faith
By Mitch Albom. Hyperion.

3. Strength in What Remains
By Tracy Kidder. Random House.

4. Where Men Win Glory
By Jon Krakauer. Doubleday.

5. Half the Sky
By Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. Knopf.

6. Case for God
By Karen Armstrong. Knopf.

7. Arguing With Idiots
By Glenn Beck. Threshold.

8. Born to Run
By Christopher McDougall. Knopf.

9. In Her Wake
By Nancy Rappaport. Basic.

10. Living with Confidence in a Chaotic World
By David Jeremiah. Thomas Nelson.

Source: Boston area bookstores