Hardcover nonfiction bestsellers, Oct. 25-31

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

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

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

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

5. Manhood for Amateurs
By Michael Chabon. Harper.

6. Bright-sided
By Barbara Ehrenreich.Metropolitan.

7. When the Game Was Ours
By Larry Bird and Earvin Johnson. Houghton Mifflin.

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

9. The Sibley Guide to Trees
By David Sibley. Knopf.

10. Born to Run
By Christopher McDougall. Knopf.

Source: Boston area bookstores