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Sunday, May 1, 2005

Paperback
Fiction
1
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.
29
2
ANGELS & DEMONS(Pocket Star, $7.99)
By Dan Brown.The Illuminati, a secret cabal, threatens the Vatican at the outset of a papal conclave.
67
3
NIGHTTIME IS MY TIME(Pocket, $7.99)
By Mary Higgins Clark.A serial killer using the moniker "the Owl" targets women at a high school reunion.
5
4
R IS FOR RICOCHET(Berkley, $7.99). By Sue Grafton
P.I. Kinsey Millhone agree to look after a just-paroled heiress, whose former boss is wanted by the Feds.
4
5
THERAPY(Ballantine, $7.99). By Jonathan Kellerman
Alex Delaware's inquiry into a savage double homicide steers him to one victim's celebrity therapist.
4
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. 47
7
BLIND ALLEY(Bantam, $7.99). By Iris Johansen
A maniac bent on killing women who resemble an ancient Roman actress threatens Eve Dallas's daughter.
4
8
FULL BLOOM(St. Martin's, $7.99). By Janet Evanovich
Annie, proprietor of a southern B&B, becomes the prime suspect when her long-missing husband turns up dead.
3
9
THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES(Penguin, $14)
By Sue Monk Kidd.Three women beekeepers offer an abused girl both comfort and a safe haven.
24
10
MY SISTER'S KEEPER(Washington Square, $14)
By Jodi Picoult.Anna, conceived as a donor match for her ill sister, Kate, sues her parents for legal rights at age 13.
2
Nonfiction/General
1
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.
17
2
READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN(Random House, $13.95)
By Azar Nafisi.A professor recalls her clandestine Western literature discussion groups for women students.
64
3
BAD CAT: 244 NOT-SO-PRETTY KITTIES AND
CATS GONE BAD(Workman, $9.95). By Jim Edgar
Candid photos of felines acting up and acting out.
10
4
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.
60
5
GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL(Norton, $16.95)
By Jared Diamond.The impact of geography and the environment on the rise of civilization.
20
6
DREAMS FROM MY FATHER(Three Rivers, $13.95)
By Barack Obama.A memoir of a challenging, often lonely youth by the freshman senator from Illinois.
35
7
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH KANSAS?: HOW
CONSERVATIVES WON THE HEART OF AMERICA
By Thomas Frank (Owl, $14).Featuresa new afterword.
1
8
ALEXANDER HAMILTON(Penguin, $18)
By Ron Chernow.The remarkable life of the Founding Father who went from aide-de-camp to treasury secretary.
4
9
WITNESS TO HOPE: THE BIOGRAPHY OF
POPE JOHN PAUL II(Perennial, $24.95)
By George Weigel.Updated edition of the1999 biography.
1
10
THE BOOKSELLER OF KABUL(Back Bay, $12.95)
By Asne Seierstad.A journalist's portrait of a family coping with the grim realities of life after war.
2
Hardcover
Fiction
1
TRUE BELIEVER(Warner, $24.95). By Nicholas Sparks
A science reporter, famed for his fraud-debunking articles, looks into eerie lights in a North Carolina cemetery.
2
2
THE MERMAID CHAIR(Viking, $24.95)
By Sue Monk Kidd.Jessie's caregiver trip to her mother's side brings some surprising secrets to light.
3
3
IN THE COMPANY OF CHEERFUL LADIES
(Pantheon, $19.95). By Alexander McCall Smith
Sixth installment of the " No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency."
1
4
THE DA VINCI CODE(Doubleday, $24.95)
By Dan Brown.Ciphers and riddles impede a symbologist's quest for the Holy Grail and a killer's identity.
67
5
NO PLACE LIKE HOME(Simon & Schuster, $25.95)
By Mary Higgins Clark.A woman's tragic past looms when her new husband innocently buys her childhood home.
3
6
STAR WARS: REVENGE OF THE SITH(Del Rey, $25.95)
By Matthew Stover.The novelization of George Lucas's forthcoming film of "Episode III."
4
7
SATURDAY(Doubleday, $26). By Ian McEwan
February 2003: A London neurosurgeon's day of leisure shifts from the mundane to the life-threatening.
5
8
PREP(Random House, $21.95). By Curtis Sittenfeld
An Indiana teen enrolls at one of Boston's most exclusive private schools, heightening her already anxious state.
12
9
YA-YAS IN BLOOM(HarperCollins, $24.95)
By Rebecca Wells.Vignettes from the lives of the Ya-Ya sisterhood when they first met as girls in the 1930s.
4
10
TWO-DOLLAR BILL(Putnam, $25.95). By Stuart Woods
Cop-turned-lawyer Stone Barrington is duped by a new client who turns out to be a con man extraordinaire.
2
Nonfiction/General
1
THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $27.50)
By Thomas L. Friedman.Globalization's colossal impact.
3
2
WINNING(HarperBusiness, $27.95). By Jack Welch
with Suzy Welch.A top-to-bottom guidebook for business management by the former CEO of General Electric.
3
3
BLINK: THE POWER OF THINKING WITHOUT THINKING
(Little, Brown, $25.95). By Malcolm Gladwell
The complex psychology behind our snap decisions.
15
4
AND ONE MORE THING BEFORE YOU GO ...
(Free Press, $13.95). By Maria Shriver.Advice for girls during their transition from high school to college.
2
5
MY LIFE SO FAR(Random House, $26.95)
By Jane Fonda.The daughter of Hollywood royalty, actress and controversial activist sets the record straight.
3
6
FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES
THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95)
By Steven D. Levitt & Stephen G. Dubner
2
7
ON BULLSHIT(Princeton Univ., $9.95)
By Harry G. Frankfurt.A philosophical primer for detecting the phenomenon in our culture today.
5
8
GARLIC AND SAPPHIRES: THE SECRET LIFE OF
A CRITIC IN DISGUISE(Penguin Press, $24.95)
By Ruth Reichl.Stealth and costumes at the dinner table.
2
9
AMERICA (THE BOOK): A CITIZEN'S GUIDE TO
DEMOCRACY INACTION(Warner, $24.95)
By Jon Stewart & the Daily Show.Humor meets history.
27
10
ASSASSINATION VACATION(Simon & Schuster, $21)
By Sarah Vowell.An offbeat holiday touring sites that commemorate our first three slain presidents.
1

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	Paperback
	Fiction
1	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.	29
2	ANGELS & DEMONS(Pocket Star, $7.99) By Dan Brown.The Illuminati, a secret cabal, threatens the Vatican at the outset of a papal conclave.	67
3	NIGHTTIME IS MY TIME(Pocket, $7.99) By Mary Higgins Clark.A serial killer using the moniker "the Owl" targets women at a high school reunion.	5
4	R IS FOR RICOCHET(Berkley, $7.99). By Sue Grafton P.I. Kinsey Millhone agree to look after a just-paroled heiress, whose former boss is wanted by the Feds.	4
5	THERAPY(Ballantine, $7.99). By Jonathan Kellerman Alex Delaware's inquiry into a savage double homicide steers him to one victim's celebrity therapist.	4
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.	47
7	BLIND ALLEY(Bantam, $7.99). By Iris Johansen A maniac bent on killing women who resemble an ancient Roman actress threatens Eve Dallas's daughter.	4
8	FULL BLOOM(St. Martin's, $7.99). By Janet Evanovich Annie, proprietor of a southern B&B, becomes the prime suspect when her long-missing husband turns up dead.	3
9	THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES(Penguin, $14) By Sue Monk Kidd.Three women beekeepers offer an abused girl both comfort and a safe haven.	24
10	MY SISTER'S KEEPER(Washington Square, $14) By Jodi Picoult.Anna, conceived as a donor match for her ill sister, Kate, sues her parents for legal rights at age 13.	2
	Nonfiction/General
1	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.	17
2	READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN(Random House, $13.95) By Azar Nafisi.A professor recalls her clandestine Western literature discussion groups for women students.	64
3	BAD CAT: 244 NOT-SO-PRETTY KITTIES AND CATS GONE BAD(Workman, $9.95). By Jim Edgar Candid photos of felines acting up and acting out.	10
4	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.	60
5	GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL(Norton, $16.95) By Jared Diamond.The impact of geography and the environment on the rise of civilization.	20
6	DREAMS FROM MY FATHER(Three Rivers, $13.95) By Barack Obama.A memoir of a challenging, often lonely youth by the freshman senator from Illinois.	35
7	WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH KANSAS?: HOW CONSERVATIVES WON THE HEART OF AMERICA By Thomas Frank (Owl, $14).Featuresa new afterword.	1
8	ALEXANDER HAMILTON(Penguin, $18) By Ron Chernow.The remarkable life of the Founding Father who went from aide-de-camp to treasury secretary.	4
9	WITNESS TO HOPE: THE BIOGRAPHY OF POPE JOHN PAUL II(Perennial, $24.95) By George Weigel.Updated edition of the1999 biography.	1
10	THE BOOKSELLER OF KABUL(Back Bay, $12.95) By Asne Seierstad.A journalist's portrait of a family coping with the grim realities of life after war.	2
	Hardcover
	Fiction
1	TRUE BELIEVER(Warner, $24.95). By Nicholas Sparks A science reporter, famed for his fraud-debunking articles, looks into eerie lights in a North Carolina cemetery.	2
2	THE MERMAID CHAIR(Viking, $24.95) By Sue Monk Kidd.Jessie's caregiver trip to her mother's side brings some surprising secrets to light.	3
3	IN THE COMPANY OF CHEERFUL LADIES (Pantheon, $19.95). By Alexander McCall Smith Sixth installment of the " No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency."	1
4	THE DA VINCI CODE(Doubleday, $24.95) By Dan Brown.Ciphers and riddles impede a symbologist's quest for the Holy Grail and a killer's identity.	67
5	NO PLACE LIKE HOME(Simon & Schuster, $25.95) By Mary Higgins Clark.A woman's tragic past looms when her new husband innocently buys her childhood home.	3
6	STAR WARS: REVENGE OF THE SITH(Del Rey, $25.95) By Matthew Stover.The novelization of George Lucas's forthcoming film of "Episode III."	4
7	SATURDAY(Doubleday, $26). By Ian McEwan February 2003: A London neurosurgeon's day of leisure shifts from the mundane to the life-threatening.	5
8	PREP(Random House, $21.95). By Curtis Sittenfeld An Indiana teen enrolls at one of Boston's most exclusive private schools, heightening her already anxious state.	12
9	YA-YAS IN BLOOM(HarperCollins, $24.95) By Rebecca Wells.Vignettes from the lives of the Ya-Ya sisterhood when they first met as girls in the 1930s.	4
10	TWO-DOLLAR BILL(Putnam, $25.95). By Stuart Woods Cop-turned-lawyer Stone Barrington is duped by a new client who turns out to be a con man extraordinaire.	2
	Nonfiction/General
1	THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $27.50) By Thomas L. Friedman.Globalization's colossal impact.	3
2	WINNING(HarperBusiness, $27.95). By Jack Welch with Suzy Welch.A top-to-bottom guidebook for business management by the former CEO of General Electric.	3
3	BLINK: THE POWER OF THINKING WITHOUT THINKING (Little, Brown, $25.95). By Malcolm Gladwell The complex psychology behind our snap decisions.	15
4	AND ONE MORE THING BEFORE YOU GO ... (Free Press, $13.95). By Maria Shriver.Advice for girls during their transition from high school to college.	2
5	MY LIFE SO FAR(Random House, $26.95) By Jane Fonda.The daughter of Hollywood royalty, actress and controversial activist sets the record straight.	3
6	FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95) By Steven D. Levitt & Stephen G. Dubner	2
7	ON BULLSHIT(Princeton Univ., $9.95) By Harry G. Frankfurt.A philosophical primer for detecting the phenomenon in our culture today.	5
8	GARLIC AND SAPPHIRES: THE SECRET LIFE OF A CRITIC IN DISGUISE(Penguin Press, $24.95) By Ruth Reichl.Stealth and costumes at the dinner table.	2
9	AMERICA (THE BOOK): A CITIZEN'S GUIDE TO DEMOCRACY INACTION(Warner, $24.95) By Jon Stewart & the Daily Show.Humor meets history.	27
10	ASSASSINATION VACATION(Simon & Schuster, $21) By Sarah Vowell.An offbeat holiday touring sites that commemorate our first three slain presidents.	1