Washington Area Bestsellers
Sunday, September 5, 2004; Page BW11
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The Illuminati, a secret cabal, threatens the Vatican at the outset of a papal conclave.35 2
By Nicholas Sparks. An unfulfilled teenage romance gets a second chance 14 years later in Sparks's first novel.12 3 15 4
By Tom Clancy. A private vigilante corps wages an ambitious campaign to protect U.S. interests worldwide.5 5
In this sequel to Sparks's "The Notebook," Wilson Lewis vows to rekindle his 30-year marriage.9 6
A former high school football star returns to his hometown when he learns that his old coach is dying.10 7
A meteorite discovered by NASA, containing never-before-seen fossils, may be a giant hoax.31 8
Vignettes in the life of a second-generation Bengali immigrant whose parents settled in Cambridge, Mass.2 9
The accidental death of one of the title characters leads to grief and the revelation of some unsettling secrets.4 10
A vicious attack upon two nuns brings to light a sinister, long-buried mystery at a Boston convent.3 1
OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST
ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES 6 2 4 3
By Azar Nafisi. A professor's memoir of her clandestine Western literature discussion groups for women students.32 4
By Barack Obama. Memoir by the rising politician.3 5 5 6
By Erik Larson. Serial killer Henry Holmes preys on Chicago residents amid the bustle of the 1893 World's Fair.28 7
By David Sedaris. Autobiographical essays told with an appreciation for life's many ironies.13 8
A look at a shocking 1984 murder in the name of religion.12 9 28 10
By Michael Moore. An evaluation of the current administration, topped off with election strategies.7 Hardcover 1
By Dan Brown. Ciphers and riddles impede a symbologist's quest for the Holy Grail and a murderer's identity.35 2
Dustin Thomason. Four roommates at Princeton attempt to unlock the secrets of a 15th-century manuscript.16 3 35 4
The hardcover edition of Brown's thriller revolving around a nefarious group's plot against the Vatican.29 5
By Martha Grimes. Richard Jury is vexed by the murder of a 5- year-old girl and its connection to a pedophile ring.1 6
A sleazy biologist, concealing an agribusiness's Everglades pollution, is undone by the wife he thought he murdered.7 7
By Sandra Brown. Sayre is aghast when she learns of her brother's death -- more so when all signs point to murder.2 8
Gen. Ferguson and his band in British intelligence tackle a terrorist plot devised by a Russian oil tycoon.1 9
By James Patterson. A Chicago columnist and widow finds a cache of letters written to her by her grandmother.9 10
Paul Kemprecos. A protein found in the ocean's depths, able to extend life, is key to a plot of world domination.5 1
By John E. O'Neill & Jerome R. Corsi. A contrary view.3 2
By Gen. Tommy Franks with Malcom McConnell
Memoir by the retired head of the U.S. Central Command.4 3
The former president's lengthy reminiscences about his tumultuous childhood and political achievements.10 4 4 5
A CIA agent's argument for a foreign policy overhaul.8 6 1 7 13 8
By Robert Kurson. A pair of American divers' near-obsessive effort to identify a submerged WWII U-boat.9 9
TALE
Neil Straus. From famous porn star to successful CEO.1 10 13
