Washington Area Bestsellers

GEORGE W. BUSH (Little, Brown, $22.95)

By John W. Dean. An ex-White House counsel's appraisal.78 THE POLITICS OF TRUTH: INSIDE THE LIES THAT LED TO

WAR AND BETRAYED MY WIFE'S CIA IDENTITY

(Carroll & Graf, $26). By Joseph Wilson29 WHY COURAGE MATTERS: THE WAY TO A BRAVER LIFE

(Random House, $16.95). By John McCain with

Mark Salter. Sketches of exemplary lives.410 GRACE AND POWER: THE PRIVATE WORLD OF THE

KENNEDY WHITE HOUSE (Random House, $29.95)

By Sally Bedell Smith. Tales of courage and scandal.2

Rankings reflect sales for the week ended May 16, 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.)