Washington Area Bestsellers
Sunday, May 1, 2005; Page BW11
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An Afghan immigrant returns to his Taliban-ruled country in the hope of atoning for a childhood betrayal.29 2
By Dan Brown. The Illuminati, a secret cabal, threatens the Vatican at the outset of a papal conclave.67 3
By Mary Higgins Clark. A serial killer using the moniker "the Owl" targets women at a high school reunion.5 4
P.I. Kinsey Millhone agree to look after a just-paroled heiress, whose former boss is wanted by the Feds.4 5
Alex Delaware's inquiry into a savage double homicide steers him to one victim's celebrity therapist.4 6 47 7
A maniac bent on killing women who resemble an ancient Roman actress threatens Eve Dallas's daughter.4 8
Annie, proprietor of a southern B&B, becomes the prime suspect when her long-missing husband turns up dead.3 9
By Sue Monk Kidd. Three women beekeepers offer an abused girl both comfort and a safe haven.24 10
By Jodi Picoult. Anna, conceived as a donor match for her ill sister, Kate, sues her parents for legal rights at age 13.2 1
By Malcolm Gladwell. A look at fads and their origins.17 2
By Azar Nafisi. A professor recalls her clandestine Western literature discussion groups for women students.64 3
Candid photos of felines acting up and acting out.10 4
By Erik Larson. Serial killer Henry Holmes preys on Chicago residents amid the bustle of the 1893 World's Fair.60 5
By Jared Diamond. The impact of geography and the environment on the rise of civilization.20 6
By Barack Obama. A memoir of a challenging, often lonely youth by the freshman senator from Illinois.35 7 1 8
By Ron Chernow. The remarkable life of the Founding Father who went from aide-de-camp to treasury secretary.4 9
By George Weigel. Updated edition of the 1999 biography.1 10
By Asne Seierstad. A journalist's portrait of a family coping with the grim realities of life after war.2 Hardcover 1
A science reporter, famed for his fraud-debunking articles, looks into eerie lights in a North Carolina cemetery.2 2
By Sue Monk Kidd. Jessie's caregiver trip to her mother's side brings some surprising secrets to light.3 3
Sixth installment of the " No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency." 1 4
By Dan Brown. Ciphers and riddles impede a symbologist's quest for the Holy Grail and a killer's identity.67 5
By Mary Higgins Clark. A woman's tragic past looms when her new husband innocently buys her childhood home.3 6
By Matthew Stover. The novelization of George Lucas's forthcoming film of "Episode III."4 7
February 2003: A London neurosurgeon's day of leisure shifts from the mundane to the life-threatening.5 8
An Indiana teen enrolls at one of Boston's most exclusive private schools, heightening her already anxious state.12 9
By Rebecca Wells. Vignettes from the lives of the Ya-Ya sisterhood when they first met as girls in the 1930s.4 10
Cop-turned-lawyer Stone Barrington is duped by a new client who turns out to be a con man extraordinaire.2 1
By Thomas L. Friedman. Globalization's colossal impact.3 2
with Suzy Welch. A top-to-bottom guidebook for business management by the former CEO of General Electric.3 3
The complex psychology behind our snap decisions.15 4 2 5
By Jane Fonda. The daughter of Hollywood royalty, actress and controversial activist sets the record straight.3 6
By Steven D. Levitt & Stephen G. Dubner2 7
By Harry G. Frankfurt. A philosophical primer for detecting the phenomenon in our culture today.5 8
By Ruth Reichl. Stealth and costumes at the dinner table.2 9
DEMOCRACY INACTION
By Jon Stewart & the Daily Show. Humor meets history.27 10
By Sarah Vowell. An offbeat holiday touring sites that commemorate our first three slain presidents.1