Washington Area Bestsellers

	Paperback
	Fiction
1	THE LAST JUROR (Dell, $7.99). By John Grisham The scion of a small town's wealthy and corrupt family vows revenge on the jury that convicted him of murder.	2
2	3RD DEGREE (Warner, $7.99). By James Patterson & Andrew Gross. Terrorist acts jolt San Francisco and compel the Women's Murder Club to investigate.	1
3	THE KITE RUNNER (Riverhead, $14). By Khaled Hosseini An Afghan immigrant returns to his Taliban-ruled country in the hope of atoning for a childhood betrayal.	13
4	TO DIE FOR (Ballantine, $7.99). By Linda Howard A gym owner, witness to a shooting, is irked when her police protector turns out to be a former beau.	1
5	ANGELS & DEMONS (Pocket Star, $7.99). By Dan Brown The Illuminati, a secret cabal, threatens the Vatican at the outset of a papal conclave.	51
6	THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME (Vintage, $12). By Mark Haddon. An autistic boy digs into a poodle's death, unearthing some family secrets.	31
7	SEIZE THE NIGHT (St. Martin's, $6.99) By Sherrilyn Kenyon. Vampire hunter Tabitha and Dark-Hunter Valerius spar with Daemons and each other.	1
8	DANCE WITH ME (Bantam, $7.50). By Luanne Rice Romance blossoms between two former NYC residents who, for family reasons, have returned to their rural hometown.	1
9	THE SECOND CHAIR (Signet, $7.99). By John Lescroart A teenager on trial for a double homicide brings attorney Dismas Hardy and cop Abe Glitsky together again.	1
10	THE CALHOUNS: CATHERINE, AMANDA AND LILAH (Silhouette, $7.99). By Nora Roberts. Tales of passion involving three sisters and their ancestral Maine estate.	1
	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.	48
2	A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING (Broadway, $15.95). By Bill Bryson. A quirky, popular look at science's grandest achievements.	14
3	DREAMS FROM MY FATHER (Three Rivers, $13.95) By Barack Obama. A memoir of a diverse and challenging youth by the freshman senator from Illinois.	19
4	THE BUSH SURVIVAL BIBLE: 250 WAYS TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE NEXT FOUR YEARS (Villard, $9.99) By Gene Stone. Aid for the frustrated and fuming.	6
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.	44
6	THE 9/11 COMMISSION REPORT: FINAL REPORT OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES (Norton, $10)	22
7	ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY (Back Bay, $14.95) By David Sedaris. Autobiographical essays told with an appreciation for life's many ironies.	17
8	GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL (Norton, $16.95) By Jared Diamond. The impact of geography and the environment on the rise of civilization.	4
9	TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE (Broadway, $12.95) By Mitch Albom. The sportswriter chronicles his emotional reunion with his mentor from college days.	23
10	GHOST WARS: THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE CIA, AFGHANISTAN, AND BIN LADEN ... TO SEPT. 10, 2001 (Penguin, $16). By Steve Coll. Covert machinations.	1
	Hardcover
	Fiction
1	STATE OF FEAR (HarperCollins, $27.95) By Michael Crichton. Eco-terrorists plot to create "natural disasters" in the hope of furthering their radical agenda.	3
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.	51
3	THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN (Hyperion, $19.95). By Mitch Albom. A parable illustrating the importance of life's smallest acts.	50
4	THE DA VINCI CODE: SPECIAL ILLUSTRATED EDITION (Doubleday, $35). By Dan Brown. Hundreds of photos and images supplement the art and cryptology thriller.	7
5	LONDON BRIDGES (Little, Brown, $27.95) By James Patterson. Alex Cross's nemesis, the Wolf, aims to extort billions by threatening to annihilate entire cities.	6
6	I AM CHARLOTTE SIMMONS (FSG, $28.95) By Tom Wolfe. At elite Dupont University, a na¿ve freshman finds socializing to be just as rigorous as class.	6
7	NIGHT FALL (Warner, $26.95). By Nelson DeMille Anti-terrorist expert John Corey is compelled to reassess the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800 off Long Island.	4
8	BLACK WIND (Putnam, $27.95). By Clive Cussler & Dirk Cussler. Dirk Pitt (Sr. & Jr.) rally to avert a biochemical attack on the U.S. meant to incriminate Japan.	4
9	BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT (Putnam, $26.95) By W.E.B. Griffin. In this launch of a new series, a Delta Force major is tapped to investigate a plane's hijacking.	1
10	A SALTY PIECE OF LAND (Little, Brown, $27.95) By Jimmy Buffett. The mystery of a Caribbean lighthouse's lost lens spices up tour guide Tully Mars's carefree days.	4
	Nonfiction/General
1	AMERICA (THE BOOK): A CITIZEN'S GUIDE TO DEMOCRACY INACTION (Warner, $24.95) By Jon Stewart & the Daily Show. Humor meets history.	13
2	HIS EXCELLENCY: GEORGE WASHINGTON (Knopf, $26.95). By Joseph J. Ellis. A biography of the statesman from British army soldier to U.S. president.	8
3	COLLAPSE: HOW SOCIETIES CHOOSE TO FAIL OR SUCCEED (Viking, $29.95). By Jared Diamond The fatal consequences of ecological mismanagement.	1
4	CHRONICLES: VOLUME ONE (Simon & Schuster, $24) By Bob Dylan. The singer/songwriter contemplates pivotal moments in his life and artistic evolution.	11
5	WHEN WILL JESUS BRING THE PORK CHOPS? (Hyperion, $23.95). By George Carlin. The comedian's mocking riffs on America's political and social climate.	10
6	FAITHFUL: TWO DIEHARD REDSOX FANS CHRONICLE THE HISTORIC 2004 SEASON (Scribner, $26) By Stewart O'Nan & Stephen King. Baseball fever.	4
7	WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH KANSAS?: HOW CONSERVATIVES WON THE HEART OF AMERICA (Metropolitan, $24). By Thomas Frank	6
8	HOW TO TALK TO A LIBERAL (IF YOU MUST) (Crown Forum, $26.95). By Ann Coulter. The conservative pundit sizes up the American political scene.	11
9	WILL IN THE WORLD: HOW SHAKESPEARE BECAME SHAKESPEARE (Norton, $26.95) By Stephen Greenblatt. National Book Award nominee.	8
10	THE PENTAGON'S NEW MAP: WAR AND PEACE IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY (Putnam, $26.95) By Thomas P.M. Barnett. Globalism's security role.	1

Rankings reflect sales for the week ended January 2, 2005. The charts may not be reproduced without permission from Nielsen BookScan. Copyright © 2005 by Nielsen BookScan. (Right-hand column of italicized numbers reflects weeks on this list, which premiered in Book World on Jan. 11, 2004. The advice & miscellaneous list below reflects sales from 11/01/04 - 1/02/05.)