| 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. | 3 |
| 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. | 2 |
| 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. | 14 |
| 4 | TO DIE FOR (Ballantine, $7.99). By Linda Howard
A gym owner, witness to a shooting, is irked when her police protection turns out to be a former beau. | 2 |
| 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. | 52 |
| 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. | 32 |
| 7 | THE CALHOUNS: CATHERINE, AMANDA AND LILAH
(Silhouette, $7.99). By Nora Roberts. Tales of passion involving three sisters and their ancestral Maine estate. | 2 |
| 8 | DANCE WITH ME (Bantam, $7.50). By Luanne Rice
Romance blossoms between two former NYC residents who, for family reasons, each returned to their rural hometown. | 2 |
| 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. | 2 |
| 10 | THE CAT WHO TALKED TURKEY (Jove, $6.99)
By Lilian Jackson Braun. Felines Koko and Yum Yum assist in solving a murder in their own backyard. | 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. | 49 |
| 2 | A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING
(Broadway, $15.95). By Bill Bryson. A quirky, popular guide to science's grandest achievements. | 15 |
| 3 | 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. | 45 |
| 4 | 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. | 20 |
| 5 | 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. | 7 |
| 6 | DON'T THINK OF AN ELEPHANT: KNOW YOUR
VALUES AND FRAME THE DEBATE (Chelsea Green, $10)
By George Lakoff. A playbook for progressive activists. | 5 |
| 7 | GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL (Norton, $16.95)
By Jared Diamond. The impact of geography and the environment on the rise of civilization. | 5 |
| 8 | THE 9/11 COMMISSION REPORT: FINAL REPORT
OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST
ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES (Norton, $10) | 23 |
| 9 | ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY (Back Bay, $14.95)
By David Sedaris. Autobiographical essays told with an appreciation for life's many ironies. | 18 |
| 10 | THE TIPPING POINT: HOW LITTLE THINGS CAN
MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE (Back Bay, $14.95)
By Malcolm Gladwell. A look at fads and their origins. | 2 |
| 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. | 4 |
| 2 | 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. | 2 |
| 3 | 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. | 52 |
| 4 | THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN
(Hyperion, $19.95). By Mitch Albom. A parable illustrating the importance of life's smallest acts. | 51 |
| 5 | CHAINFIRE (Tor, $29.95). By Terry Goodkind
The ninth book in Goodkind's "Sword of Truth" fantasy epic featuring Richard and Kahlan. | 1 |
| 6 | AFTERBURN (Atria, $24.95). By Zane
Yardley, a D.C. chiropractor pining away for his local bank teller, Rayne, finally marshals the courage to ask her out. | 1 |
| 7 | I AM CHARLOTTE SIMMONS (FSG, $28.95)
By Tom Wolfe. At elite Dupont University, a naïve freshman finds socializing to be just as rigorous as class. | 7 |
| 8 | 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. | 7 |
| 9 | THE DA VINCI CODE: SPECIAL ILLUSTRATED EDITION
(Doubleday, $35). By Dan Brown. Hundreds of photos and images supplement the art and cryptology thriller. | 8 |
| 10 | 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. | 5 |
| Nonfiction/General | |
| 1 | COLLAPSE: HOW SOCIETIES CHOOSE TO FAIL
OR SUCCEED (Viking, $29.95). By Jared Diamond
The fatal consequences of ecological mismanagement. | 2 |
| 2 | WITNESS: FOR THE PROSECUTION OF SCOTT PETERSON (ReganBooks, $25.95). By Amber Frey. Intimate details from the first blind date to the media-frenzied trial. | 1 |
| 3 | AMERICA (THE BOOK): A CITIZEN'S GUIDE TO
DEMOCRACY INACTION (Warner, $24.95)
By Jon Stewart & the Daily Show. Humor meets history. | 14 |
| 4 | HIS EXCELLENCY: GEORGE WASHINGTON
(Knopf, $26.95). By Joseph J. Ellis. A biography of the statesman from British army soldier to U.S. president. | 9 |
| 5 | PATRIOTISM, DEMOCRACY, AND COMMON SENSE
(Rowman & Littlefield, $27.95). Ed. by Alan Curtis
An anthology counseling a change in American policies. | 1 |
| 6 | THE UNITED STATES OF EUROPE: THE NEW
SUPERPOWER AND THE END OF AMERICAN SUPREMACY
(Penguin Press, $25.95). By T.R. Reid | 1 |
| 7 | 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. | 11 |
| 8 | WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH KANSAS?: HOW
CONSERVATIVES WON THE HEART OF AMERICA
(Metropolitan, $24). By Thomas Frank | 7 |
| 9 | BLOWING MY COVER: MY LIFE AS A CIA SPY
(Putnam, $22.95). By Lindsay Moran. An espionage career that was less James Bond and more drudgery. | 1 |
| 10 | CHRONICLES: VOLUME ONE (Simon & Schuster, $24)
By Bob Dylan. The singer/songwriter contemplates pivotal moments in his life and artistic evolution. | 12 |
Rankings reflect sales for the week ended January 9, 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. Advice and self-help books appear on a separate, monthly list.)
