Washington Area Bestsellers
Sunday, May 30, 2004; Page BW11
| Paperback | | | Fiction | | | 1 | ANGELS & DEMONS (Pocket Star, $7.99). By Dan Brown
The Illuminati, a secret cabal, threatens the Vatican at the outset of a papal conclave. | 21 | | 2 | 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. | 5 | | 3 | THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA (Broadway, $13.95)
By Lauren Weisberger. A prima donna fashion magazine editor terrorizes her new assistant. | 5 | | 4 | NAKED PREY (Berkley, $7.99). By John Sandford
In his investigation of a grisly double murder, Lucas Davenport unearths a global crime consortium. | 2 | | 5 | THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME
(Vintage, $12). By Mark Haddon. An autistic boy digs into a poodle's death and unearths some family secrets. | 1 | | 6 | THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER (Mariner, $12)
By Carson McCullers. A lonely girl and a deaf-mute man form an emotional, special camaraderie in 1930s Georgia. | 5 | | 7 | DECEPTION POINT (Pocket, $7.99). By Dan Brown
A meteorite discovered by NASA, containing never-before-seen fossils, may be a giant hoax. | 21 | | 8 | THE LAKE HOUSE (Warner, $7.99). By James Patterson
Six children genetically engineered to fly, introduced in Patterson's "When the Wind Blows," face a dire new threat. | 4 | | 9 | THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES (Penguin, $14)
By Sue Monk Kidd. Three women beekeepers offer an abused girl comfort and a safe haven. | 18 | | 10 | 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. | 20 | | 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. | 18 | | 2 | BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: AN AMERICAN LIFE
(Simon & Schuster, $16.95). By Walter Isaacson. The accomplished life of the inventor, politician and diplomat. | 3 | | 3 | LIVING HISTORY (Scribner, $16)
By Hillary Rodham Clinton. The senator and former first lady offers a new afterword in this edition of her memoir. | 6 | | 4 | 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. | 2 | | 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. | 15 | | 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. | 14 | | 7 | STIFF: THE CURIOUS LIVES OF HUMAN CADAVERS
(Norton, $13.95). By Mary Roach. The startling, often amusing ways in which cadavers are put to use. | 1 | | 8 | FRIENDS 'TIL THE END ... THE ONE WITH ALL TEN YEARS
(Time, $24.95). By David Wild. The official companion to the hugely popular NBC sitcom, which signed off May 6. | 2 | | 9 | BEYOND BELIEF: THE SECRET GOSPEL OF THOMAS
(Vintage, $13). By Elaine Pagels. Why the gospel of Thomas was expunged in the rise of early Christianity. | 3 | | 10 | MONEYBALL (Norton, $13.95). By Michael Lewis
How the general manager's budget-savvy style produced a winning season for the Oakland A's. | 8 | | Hardcover | | | Fiction | | | 1 | THE DA VINCI CODE (Doubleday, $24.95)
By Dan Brown. Ciphers and riddles impede a symbologist's search for the Holy Grail. | 21 | | 2 | THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN
(Hyperion, $19.95). By Mitch Albom. A parable illustrating the importance of life's smallest acts. | 21 | | 3 | HIDDEN PREY (Putnam, $26.95). By John Sandford
Det. Lucas Davenport, acting as special agent, is assigned to the case of a Russian found murdered on the docks. | 2 | | 4 | 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. | 15 | | 5 | THE RULE OF FOUR (Dial, $24). By Ian Caldwell &
Dustin Thomason. Four roommates at Princeton strive to uncover the secrets of a 15th-century manuscript. | 2 | | 6 | THE NARROWS (Little, Brown, $25.95)
By Michael Connelly. The killer "the Poet" strikes again, and a close friend of Harry Bosch is the latest victim. | 3 | | 7 | MEMORIAL DAY (Atria, $25.95). By Vince Flynn
The CIA's almost effortless thwarting of an al Qaeda attack raises the suspicions of agent Mitch Rapp. | 3 | | 8 | THE JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB (Putnam, $23.95)
By Karen Joy Fowler. Heady emotions and intimate secrets arise amid the book club's discussions of the Austen canon. | 3 | | 9 | NIGHTTIME IS MY TIME (Simon & Schuster, $25.95)
By Mary Higgins Clark. A serial killer using the moniker "the Owl" targets women at his high school reunion. | 7 | | 10 | THE FULL CUPBOARD OF LIFE (Pantheon, $19.95)
By Alexander McCall Smith. Precious Ramotswe assists the local hairdresser in sorting out prospective suitors. | 4 | | Nonfiction/General | | | 1 | PLAN OF ATTACK (Simon & Schuster, $28)
By Bob Woodward. Assessing the administration's motivations behind green-lighting the war in Iraq. | 5 | | 2 | BIG RUSS & ME: FATHER AND SON: LESSONS OF LIFE
(Miramax, $22.95). By Tim Russert. A memoir by the NBC journalist woven together with a tribute to his father. | 2 | | 3 | ALEXANDER HAMILTON (Penguin Press, $35)
By Ron Chernow. The remarkable life of the Founding Father who went from aide-de-camp to treasury secretary. | 4 | | 4 | ON THE DOWN LOW: A JOURNEY INTO THE LIVES OF
"STRAIGHT" BLACK MEN WHO SLEEP WITH MEN
(Broadway, $21.95). By J. L. King | 5 | | 5 | FOUNDING MOTHERS: THE WOMEN WHO RAISED
OUR NATION (Morrow, $24.95). By Cokie Roberts
Documenting the contributions of wives and mothers. | 6 | | 6 | AGAINST ALL ENEMIES: INSIDE AMERICA'S WAR
ON TERROR (Free Press, $27). By Richard A. Clarke
Revelations of the country's lack of preparedness. | 9 | | 7 | WHY COURAGE MATTERS: THE WAY TO A BRAVER LIFE
(Random House, $16.95). By John McCain with
Mark Salter. Sketches of exemplary lives. | 5 | | 8 | EDWARD R. MURROW AND THE BIRTH OF BROADCAST
JOURNALISM (Wiley, $19.95). By Bob Edwards
The newsman's pivotal role in both radio and television. | 1 | | 9 | WORSE THAN WATERGATE: THE SECRET PRESIDENCY OF
GEORGE W. BUSH (Little, Brown, $22.95)
By John W. Dean. An ex-White House counsel's appraisal. | 8 | | 10 | THE REPUBLICAN NOISE MACHINE: RIGHT-WING MEDIA
AND HOW IT CORRUPTS DEMOCRACY (Crown, $25.95)
By David Brock. An indictment of the conservative agenda. | 1 |
Rankings reflect sales for the week ended May 23, 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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