Washington Area Bestsellers
Sunday, July 11, 2004; Page BW11
| Paperback | | | Fiction | | | 1 | BLEACHERS (Dell, $6.99). By John Grisham
A former high school football star returns to his hometown when he learns that his old coach is dying. | 2 | | 2 | THE NOTEBOOK (Warner, $7.50; $12.95)
By Nicholas Sparks. A first novel about an unfulfilled teenage romance that gets a second chance 14 years later. | 4 | | 3 | ANGELS & DEMONS (Pocket Star, $7.99). By Dan Brown
The Illuminati, a secret cabal, threatens the Vatican at the outset of a papal conclave. | 27 | | 4 | BLIND SIDE (Jove, $7.99). By Catherine Coulter
While on the hunt for a serial killer, married FBI agents Savich & Sherlock must deal with a child kidnapping. | 1 | | 5 | THE WEDDING (Warner, $12.95). By Nicholas Sparks
In this sequel to Sparks's "The Notebook," Wilson Lewis vows to rekindle his 30-year marriage. | 1 | | 6 | 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. | 24 | | 7 | THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME (Vintage, $12). By Mark Haddon. An autistic boy digs into the death of a poodle, unearthing some family secrets. | 7 | | 8 | WHEN HE WAS WICKED (Avon, $6.99). By Julia Quinn
In this Regency-era romance, a merry rogue falls for his cousin's wife before she becomes a widow. | 1 | | 9 | 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. | 11 | | 10 | ANNA KARENINA (Penguin, $16). By Leo Tolstoy
An illicit affair and its tragic consequences set amid the milieu of 19th-century Russian high society. | 5 | | 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. | 24 | | 2 | UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN: A STORY OF
VIOLENT FAITH (Anchor, $14.95). By Jon Krakauer
A look at a shocking 1984 murder in the name of religion. | 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. | 8 | | 4 | ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY (Back Bay, $14.95)
By David Sedaris. Autobiographical essays told with an appreciation for life's many ironies. | 5 | | 5 | 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. | 20 | | 6 | 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. | 20 | | 7 | TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE (Broadway, $12.95)
By Mitch Albom. The sportswriter chronicles his emotional reunion with his mentor from college days. | 15 | | 8 | BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: AN AMERICAN LIFE
(Simon & Schuster, $16.95). By Walter Isaacson. The accomplished life of the politician, inventor and diplomat. | 9 | | 9 | LIVING HISTORY (Scribner, $16.00)
By Hillary Rodham Clinton. The senator and former first lady offers a new afterword in this edition of her memoir. | 12 | | 10 | A ROYAL DUTY (Signet, $7.99). By Paul Burrell
The former royal butler describes his relationship -- both personal and professional -- with Diana, Princess of Wales. | 5 | | Hardcover | | | Fiction | | | 1 | SAM'S LETTERS TO JENNIFER (Little, Brown, $24.95)
By James Patterson. A Chicago columnist and widow finds a cache of letters her ailing grandmother wrote to her. | 1 | | 2 | 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. | 27 | | 3 | THE RULE OF FOUR (Dial, $24). By Ian Caldwell &
Dustin Thomason. Four Princeton roommates attempt to unlock the secrets of a 15th-century manuscript. | 8 | | 4 | TEN BIG ONES (St. Martin's, $25.95)
By Janet Evanovich. This zany Stephanie Plum mystery has the intrepid bounty hunter targeted by a gang member. | 2 | | 5 | THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN
(Hyperion, $19.95). By Mitch Albom. A parable illustrating the importance of life's smallest acts. | 27 | | 6 | SECOND CHANCE (Delacorte, $20). By Danielle Steel
The vivacious editor of a glossy fashion magazine has a rocky romance and marriage with a reticent ad exec. | 1 | | 7 | 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. | 21 | | 8 | SONG OF SUSANNAH: THE DARK TOWER VI
(Scribner, $30). By Stephen King. In this penultimate book in the series, time travel aids the gunslingers' quest. | 4 | | 9 | THE BOURNE LEGACY (St. Martin's, $25.95)
By Eric Van Lustbader. Jason Bourne (alias of now-retired covert CIA agent David Webb) is framed for murder. | 2 | | 10 | BLOWOUT (Putnam, $25.95). By Catherine Coulter
The grisly murder of a Supreme Court justice sends FBI agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock into action. | 3 | | Nonfiction/General | | | 1 | MY LIFE (Knopf, $35). By Bill Clinton
The former president's lengthy reminiscences of his tumultuous childhood and his political accomplishments. | 2 | | 2 | DRESS YOUR FAMILY IN CORDUROY AND DENIM
(Little, Brown, $24.95). By David Sedaris. Another round of amusing, self-deprecating essays. | 5 | | 3 | SHADOW DIVERS: THE TRUE ADVENTURE ... TO SOLVE
ONE OF THE LAST MYSTERIES OF WORLD WAR II
(Random House, $26.95). By Robert Kurson | 1 | | 4 | FATHER JOE: THE MAN WHO SAVED MY SOUL
(Random House, $24.95). By Tony Hendra. The life-altering influence of a kindly Benedictine monk. | 5 | | 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. | 10 | | 6 | PLAN OF ATTACK (Simon & Schuster, $28)
By Bob Woodward. Assessing the motivations behind the administration's green-lighting of the war in Iraq. | 11 | | 7 | BIG RUSS & ME: FATHER AND SON: LESSONS OF LIFE
(Miramax, $22.95). By Tim Russert. A memoir by the NBC journalist, which includes a tribute to his father. | 8 | | 8 | OBLIVIOUSLY ON HE SAILS: THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION
IN RHYME (Random House, $12.95). By Calvin Trillin
Twelve sections of verse satirizing White House policies. | 1 | | 9 | ON THE DOWN LOW: A JOURNEY INTO THE LIVES OF
"STRAIGHT" BLACK MEN WHO SLEEP WITH MEN
(Broadway, $21.95). By J.L. King | 9 | | 10 | FOUNDING MOTHERS: THE WOMEN WHO RAISED
OUR NATION (Morrow, $24.95). By Cokie Roberts
Documenting the contributions of wives and mothers. | 11 |
Rankings reflect sales for the week ended July 4, 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. Advice and self-help books appear on a separate, monthly list.)
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