Washington Area Bestsellers
Sunday, August 8, 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.8 2
The Illuminati, a secret cabal, threatens the Vatican at the outset of a papal conclave.31 3
This sequel to Sparks's "The Notebook" has Wilson Lewis vowing to rekindle his 30-year marriage.5 4
By Tom Clancy. A private vigilante corps's ambitious efforts to protect U.S. interests.1 5
A former high school football star returns to his hometown after he learns that his old coach is dying.6 6
By Sandra Brown. A deejay's advice for the lovelorn prompts an obsessive boyfriend to kidnap his girlfriend.2 7 11 8
By Robert Ludlum. Agent David Webb resumes his Bourne alias to thwart a madman's plot to seize Hong Kong.4 9
A meteorite discovered by NASA, containing never-before-seen fossils, may be a giant hoax.30 10
By Lauren Weisberger. A prima donna fashion magazine editor terrorizes her new assistant.9 1 2 2
By Azar Nafisi. A professor's memoir of her clandestine Western literature discussion groups for women students.28 3 1 4
By Michael Moore. An evaluation of the current administration topped off with election strategies.3 5
A look at a shocking 1984 murder in the name of religion.8 6
By Erik Larson. Serial killer Henry Holmes preys on Chicago residents amid the bustle of the 1893 World's Fair.24 7
Memoir by the six-time Tour de France champion.2 8
By David Sedaris. Autobiographical essays told with an appreciation for life's many ironies.9 9
By Augusten Burroughs. A coming-of-age memoir chock-full of hilarious and downright disturbing moments.9 10 24 Hardcover 1
By Dan Brown. Ciphers and riddles impede a symbologist's quest for the Holy Grail and a murderer's identity.31 2
A sleazy biologist, concealing an agribusiness's Everglades pollution, is undone by the wife he thought he murdered.3 3
Dustin Thomason. Four roommates at Princeton attempt to unlock the secrets of a 15th-century manuscript.12 4
Paul Kemprecos. A protein found in the ocean's depths, able to extend life, is key to a plot of world domination.1 5
P.I. Kinsey Millhone agrees to look after a just-paroled heiress, whose former boss is wanted by the Feds.3 6
By James Patterson. A Chicago columnist and widow finds a cache of letters written to her by her grandmother.5 7 31 8
The hardcover edition of Brown's thriller revolving around a nefarious group's plot against the Vatican.25 9
By Tonya Lewis Lee & Crystal McCrary Anthony. A social satire set amid Manhattan's tony African-American set.1 10
By Janet Evanovich. This Stephanie Plum mystery finds the intrepid bounty hunter targeted by a gang member.6 1
The former president's lengthy reminiscences of his tumultuous childhood and political achievements.6 2
A CIA agent's compelling arguments for policy change.4 3
By Robert Kurson. A pair of American divers' near-obsessive effort to identify a submerged WWII U-boat.5 4
By Lawrence Lessig. An analysis of the lethal impact of the copyright wars on societal innovation and creativity. 1 5 9 6
(Random House, $24.95). By Tony Hendra. The life-altering influences of a kindly Benedictine monk.9 7
By Sen. Robert C. Byrd. Registering disapproval.2 8
By Ron Chernow. The remarkable life of the Founding Father who went from aide-de-camp to treasury secretary.13 9 2 10
By Garrison Keillor. Short essays on liberalism's virtues.1
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