The rankings for hard-cover books sold in Southern California, as reported by selected book stores: Nonfiction 1. 'Outliers,' by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown: $27.99) An exploration of the background of high achievers. 2. 'Liberty and Tyranny,' by Mark R. Levin (Threshold Editions: $25) The talk-radio personality's call to revitalize the conservative vision in America. 3. 'Losing Mum and Pup,' by Christopher Buckley (Twelve: $24.99) The son of William F. and Patricia Buckley tells of life with the high-powered couple and how he coped with their deaths. 4. 'Resilience,' by Elizabeth Edwards (Broadway: $22.95) The wife of the former presidential candidate reflects on facing life's adversities. 5. 'Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man,' by Steve Harvey (Amistad: $23.99) The talk-show host lets women inside the mind-set of a man. 6. 'The Last Lecture,' by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow (Hyperion: $21.95) A professor's terminal cancer inspires a call to seize life's moments. 7. 'The Girls From Ames,' by Jeffrey Zaslow (Gotham: $26) Eleven childhood friends from Iowa maintain enduring friendships throughout the years. 8. 'This Is Water,' by David Foster Wallace (Little, Brown: $14.99) Thoughts and advice from a 2005 commencement speech at Kenyon College. 9. 'The 4-Hour Workweek,' by Timothy Ferriss (Crown: $19.95) A blueprint for living life on your own terms. 10. 'Promises I Made My Mother,' by Sam Haskell (Ballantine: $24) A Hollywood agent reveals how he kept his pledge to his mother to live a decent life. End adv sun jun 7 