Washington Area Bestsellers
Sunday, August 22, 2004; Page BW11
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By Nicholas Sparks. In this first novel, an unfulfilled teenage romance gets a second chance 14 years later.10 2
The Illuminati, a secret cabal, threatens the Vatican at the outset of a papal conclave.33 3
By Tom Clancy. A private vigilante corps wages an ambitious campaign to protect U.S. interests worldwide.3 4
In this sequel to Sparks's "The Notebook," Wilson Lewis vows to rekindle his 30-year marriage.7 5
The accidental death of one of the title characters leads to grief and some unsettling confidences.2 6 13 7
A former high school football star returns to his hometown when he learns that his old coach is dying.8 8
Stranded on the high seas with a Bengal tiger, a boy relies on his imagination and a bit of faith to survive.8 9
By Sandra Brown. A deejay's advice for the lovelorn prompts an obsessive man to kidnap his girlfriend.4 10
A vicious attack on two nuns brings to light a sinister, long-buried mystery at a Boston convent.1 1
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By Azar Nafisi. A professor's memoir of her clandestine Western literature discussion groups for women students.30 4 3 5
By Barack Obama. Memoir by the rising politician.1 6
VIOLENT FAIT
A look at a shocking 1984 murder in the name of religion.10 7
By Michael Moore. An evaluation of the current administration topped off with election strategies.5 8
By Erik Larson. Serial killer Henry Holmes preys on Chicago residents amid the bustle of the 1893 World's Fair.26 9
By David Sedaris. Autobiographical essays told with an appreciation of life's many ironies.11 10 26 Hardcover 1
Ciphers and riddles impede a symbologist's quest for the Holy Grail and a murderer's identity.33 2
Dustin Thomason. Four roommates at Princeton attempt to unlock the secrets of a 15th-century manuscript.14 3
A sleazy biologist, concealing an agribusiness's Everglades pollution, is undone by the wife he thought he murdered.5 4 33 5
The hardcover edition of Brown's thriller revolving around a nefarious group's plot against the Vatican.27 6
NYC cop Eve Dallas and her partner, Detective Peabody, pursue a serial killer with the aid of a psychic's unique gift.2 7
Paul Kemprecos. A protein found in the ocean's depths, able to extend life, is key to a plot of world domination.3 8
P.I. Kinsey Millhone agrees to look after a just-paroled heiress, whose former boss is wanted by the Feds.5 9
By James Patterson. A Chicago columnist and widow finds a cache of letters written to her by her grandmother.7 10
Lincoln Child. Agent Pendergast returns to uncover a murderous villain of seemingly supernatural origins.2 1
By Gen. Tommy Franks with Malcom McConnell
Memoir by the retired head of the U.S. Central Command.2 2
SPEAK OUT AGAINST JOHN KERRY
By John E. O'Neill & Jerome R. Corsi. A contrary view.1 3
The former president's lengthy reminiscences about his tumultuous childhood and political achievements.8 4
A CIA agent's persuasive argument for policy change.6 5 2 6
By Dennis B. Ross. Insight from an American envoy.2 7 11 8
By Robert Kurson. A pair of American divers' near-obsessive effort to identify a submerged WWII U-boat.7 9
By Ronald Kessler. A supportive portrait of the West Wing.1 10 11