Washington Area Bestsellers
Sunday, June 6, 2004; Page BW11
| Paperback | | | Fiction | | | 1 | ANGELS & DEMONS (Pocket Star, $7.99). By Dan Brown
The Illuminati, a secret cabal, threatens the Vatican at the outset of a papal conclave. | 22 | | 2 | THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA (Broadway, $13.95)
By Lauren Weisberger. A prima donna fashion magazine editor terrorizes her new assistant. | 6 | | 3 | THE LOVELY BONES (Back Bay, $13.95). By Alice Sebold
From her perch in heaven, a young girl witnesses the impact of her brutal murder on friends and family. | 6 | | 4 | THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME
(Vintage, $12). By Mark Haddon. An autistic boy digs into a poodle's death and unearths some family secrets. | 2 | | 5 | DECEPTION POINT (Pocket, $7.99). By Dan Brown
A meteorite discovered by NASA, containing never-before-seen fossils, may be a giant hoax. | 22 | | 6 | NAKED PREY (Berkley, $7.99). By John Sandford
In his investigation of a grisly double murder, Lucas Davenport unearths a global crime consortium. | 3 | | 7 | THE MACKADE BROTHERS (Silhouette, $14.95)
By Nora Roberts. An omnibus edition of the two novels featuring those Civil War-era rogues Rafe and Jared. | 3 | | 8 | DIGITAL FORTRESS (St. Martin's, $7.99). By Dan Brown
A former NSA operative develops an impenetrable code that may imperil the viability of U.S. intelligence. | 21 | | 9 | THE KNOWN WORLD (Amistad, $13.95)
By Edward P. Jones. The tangled relationship between an ex-slave and his former master. | 1 | | 10 | THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES (Penguin, $14)
By Sue Monk Kidd. Three women beekeepers offer an abused girl comfort and safety. | 19 | | Nonfiction/General | | | 1 | READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN (Random House, $13.95)
By Azar Nafisi. A professor's memoir of her clandestine Western literature discussion groups for women students. | 19 | | 2 | BENJAMIN FRANKLIN : AN AMERICAN LIFE
(Simon & Schuster, $16.95). By Walter Isaacson. The accomplished life of the inventor, politician and diplomat. | 4 | | 3 | STUPID WHITE MEN ... AND OTHER SORRY EXCUSES FOR
THE STATE OF THE NATION (ReganBooks, $13.95)
By Michael Moore. Biting critiques on a range of issues. | 3 | | 4 | LIVING HISTORY (Scribner, $16)
By Hillary Rodham Clinton. The senator and former first lady offers an new afterword in this edition of her memoir. | 7 | | 5 | BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE: THE INSIDE STORY OF SIX
M.I.T. STUDENTS WHO TOOK VEGAS FOR MILLIONS
(Free Press, $14). By Ben Mezrich. Winning at blackjack. | 15 | | 6 | THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY (Vintage, $14.95)
By Erik Larson. Serial killer Henry Holmes preys on Chicago residents amid the bustle of the 1893 World's Fair. | 16 | | 7 | TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE (Broadway, $12.95)
By Mitch Albom. The sportswriter chronicles his emotional reunion with his mentor from college days. | 13 | | 8 | MONEYBALL (Norton, $13.95). By Michael Lewis
How the general manager's budget-savvy style led to a winning season for the Oakland A's. | 9 | | 9 | STIFF: THE CURIOUS LIVES OF HUMAN CADAVERS
(Norton, $13.95). by Mary Roach. The startling, often amusing ways in which cadavers are put to use. | 2 | | 10 | BEYOND BELIEF: THE SECRET GOSPEL OF THOMAS
(Vintage, $13). By Elaine Pagels. Why the gospel of Thomas was expunged in the rise of early Christianity. | 4 | | Hardcover | | | Fiction | | | 1 | THE DA VINCI CODE (Doubleday, $24.95)
By Dan Brown. Ciphers and riddles impede a symbologist's quest for the Holy Grail and a murderer's identity. | 22 | | 2 | THE RULE OF FOUR (Dial, $24). By Ian Caldwell &
Dustin Thomason. Four roommates at Princeton attempt to unlock the secrets of a 15th-century manuscript. | 3 | | 3 | THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN
(Hyperion, $19.95). By Mitch Albom. A parable illustrating the importance of life's smallest acts. | 22 | | 4 | ANGELS & DEMONS (Atria, $19.95). By Dan Brown
The hardcover edition of Brown's thriller revolving around a nefarious group's plot against the Vatican. | 16 | | 5 | HIDDEN PREY (Putnam, $26.95). By John Sandford
Lucas Davenport, now a special agent, is assigned to the case of a Russian found murdered on the docks. | 3 | | 6 | THE TAKING (Bantam, $27). By Dean R. Koontz
A rural California town, doused with an eerie, radiant downpour, soon realizes it's part of a global alien invasion. | 1 | | 7 | THE NARROWS (Little, Brown, $25.95)
By Michael Connelly. The killer "the Poet" strikes again, and a close friend of Harry Bosch is the latest victim. | 4 | | 8 | MEMORIAL DAY (Atria, $25.95). By Vince Flynn
The CIA's almost effortless thwarting of an al Qaeda attack raises the suspicions of agent Mitch Rapp. | 4 | | 9 | THE JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB (Putnam, $23.95)
By Karen Joy Fowler. Heady emotions and intimate secrets arise amid the book club's discussions of the Austen canon. | 4 | | 10 | BERGDORF BLONDES (Miramax, $23.95). By Plum Sykes
The lavish, shopping-spree, cocktail-induced life of a young Manhattan socialite eagerly searching for love. | 1 | | Nonfiction/General | | | 1 | BATTLE READY (Putnam, $28.95). By Tom Clancy
with Gen. Tony Rizzi & Tony Koltz. The four-decade career of the retired head of the U.S. Central Command. | 1 | | 2 | PLAN OF ATTACK (Simon & Schuster, $28)
By Bob Woodward. Assessing the motivations behind the administration's green-lighting of the war in Iraq. | 6 | | 3 | FOUNDING MOTHERS: THE WOMEN WHO RAISED
OUR NATION (Morrow, $24.95). By Cokie Roberts
Documenting the contributions of wives and mothers. | 7 | | 4 | BIG RUSS & ME: FATHER AND SON: LESSONS OF LIFE
(Miramax, $22.95). By Tim Russert. A memoir by the NBC journalist, including a tribute to his father. | 3 | | 5 | ALEXANDER HAMILTON (Penguin Press, $35)
By Ron Chernow. The remarkable life of the Founding Father who went from aide-de-camp to treasury secretary. | 5 | | 6 | GRACE AND POWER: THE PRIVATE WORLD OF THE
KENNEDY WHITE HOUSE (Random House, $29.95)
By Sally Bedell Smith. Tales of courage and scandal. | 3 | | 7 | ON THE DOWN LOW: A JOURNEY INTO THE LIVES OF
"STRAIGHT" BLACK MEN WHO SLEEP WITH MEN
(Broadway, $21.95). By J. L. King | 6 | | 8 | CADDY FOR LIFE: THE BRUCE EDWARDS STORY
(Little, Brown, $25.95). By John Feinstein. The career of the popular pro-tour caddy who passed away in April 2004. | 4 | | 9 | WORSE THAN WATERGATE: THE SECRET PRESIDENCY OF
GEORGE W. BUSH (Little, Brown, $22.95)
By John W. Dean. An ex-White House counsel's appraisal. | 9 | | 10 | AGAINST ALL ENEMIES: INSIDE AMERICA'S WAR
ON TERROR (Free Press, $27). By Richard A. Clarke
Revelations of the country's lack of preparedness. | 10 |
Rankings reflect sales for the week ended May 30, 2004. The charts may not be reproduced without permission from Nielsen BookScan. Copyright © 2004 by Nielsen BookScan. (Right-hand column of italicized numbers reflects weeks on this list, which premiered in Book World on Jan. 11, 2004. The advice/miscellaneous list below is based on sales from 04/26-05/30.)
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