Washington Area Bestsellers
Sunday, August 29, 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.11 2
The Illuminati, a secret cabal, threatens the Vatican at the outset of a papal conclave.34 3
By Tom Clancy. A private vigilante corps wages an ambitious campaign to protect U.S. interests worldwide.4 4
In this sequel to Sparks's "The Notebook," Wilson Lewis vows to rekindle his 30-year marriage.8 5 14 6
The accidental death of one of the title characters leads to grief and the revelation of some unsettling secrets.3 7
A former high school football star returns to his hometown when he learns that his former coach is dying.9 8
Stranded on the high seas with a Bengal tiger, a young boy relies on his imagination and a bit of faith to survive.9 9
Vignettes in the life of a second-generation Bengali immigrant whose parents settled in Cambridge, Mass.1 10
A vicious attack upon two nuns brings to light a sinister, long-buried mystery at a Boston convent.2 1
ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES 5 2 3 3
By Azar Nafisi. A professor's memoir of her clandestine Western literature discussion groups for women students.31 4 4 5
By Barack Obama. Memoir by the rising politician.2 6
By Erik Larson. Serial killer Henry Holmes preys on Chicago residents amid the bustle of the 1893 World's Fair.27 7
A look at a shocking 1984 murder in the name of religion.11 8
(Free Press, $14). By Ben Mezrich. Winning at blackjack.27 9
By Michael Moore. An evaluation of the current administration topped off with election strategies.6 10
By David Sedaris. Autobiographical essays told with an appreciation for life's many ironies.12 Hardcover 1
By Dan Brown. Ciphers and riddles impede a symbologist's quest for the Holy Grail and a murderer's identity.34 2
Dustin Thomason. Four roommates at Princeton attempt to unlock the secrets of a 15th-century manuscript.15 3 34 4
By Sandra Brown. Sayre is aghast when she learns of her brother's death -- more so when all signs point to murder.1 5
A sleazy biologist, concealing an agribusiness's Everglades pollution, is undone by the wife he thought he murdered.6 6
The hardcover edition of Brown's thriller revolving around a nefarious group's plot against the Vatican.28 7
By Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson. The sentient machines unleash biological warfare upon humankind. 1 8
Paul Kemprecos. A protein found in the ocean's depths, able to extend life, is the key to a plot of world domination.4 9
Medical examiner Maura Isles, a child of adoption, is stunned when a murdered woman is found to be her twin.1 10
By James Patterson. A Chicago columnist and widow finds a cache of letters written to her by her grandmother.8 1
By John E. O'Neill & Jerome R. Corsi. A contrarian view.2 2
By Gen. Tommy Franks with Malcolm McConnell
Memoir by the retired head of the U.S. Central Command.3 3
The former president's lengthy reminiscences about his tumultuous childhood and political achievements.9 4
A CIA agent's persuasive argument for policy change.7 5 3 6 12 7
By Robert Kurson. A pair of American divers' near-obsessive effort to identify a submerged WWII U-boat.8 8
By Stefan Halper & Jonathan Clarke1 9
By Ronald Kessler. A supportive portrait of the West Wing.2 10 12
