Washington Area Bestsellers
Sunday, May 1, 2005; Page BW11
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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. ANGELS & DEMONS(Pocket Star, $7.99) By Dan Brown.The Illuminati, a secret cabal, threatens the Vatican at the outset of a papal conclave. 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. 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. THERAPY(Ballantine, $7.99). By Jonathan Kellerman Alex Delaware's inquiry into a savage double homicide steers him to one victim's celebrity therapist. 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. 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. THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES(Penguin, $14) By Sue Monk Kidd.Three women beekeepers offer an abused girl both comfort and a safe haven. 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. 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. READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN(Random House, $13.95) By Azar Nafisi.A professor recalls her clandestine Western literature discussion groups for women students. 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. 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. GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL(Norton, $16.95) By Jared Diamond.The impact of geography and the environment on the rise of civilization. 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. WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH KANSAS?: HOW CONSERVATIVES WON THE HEART OF AMERICA By Thomas Frank (Owl, $14).Featuresa new afterword. ALEXANDER HAMILTON(Penguin, $18) By Ron Chernow.The remarkable life of the Founding Father who went from aide-de-camp to treasury secretary. WITNESS TO HOPE: THE BIOGRAPHY OF POPE JOHN PAUL II(Perennial, $24.95) By George Weigel.Updated edition of the1999 biography. 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. 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. 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. IN THE COMPANY OF CHEERFUL LADIES (Pantheon, $19.95). By Alexander McCall Smith Sixth installment of the " No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency." 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. 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. STAR WARS: REVENGE OF THE SITH(Del Rey, $25.95) By Matthew Stover.The novelization of George Lucas's forthcoming film of "Episode III." SATURDAY(Doubleday, $26). By Ian McEwan February 2003: A London neurosurgeon's day of leisure shifts from the mundane to the life-threatening. 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. 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. 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. THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $27.50) By Thomas L. Friedman.Globalization's colossal impact. 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. BLINK: THE POWER OF THINKING WITHOUT THINKING (Little, Brown, $25.95). By Malcolm Gladwell The complex psychology behind our snap decisions. 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. MY LIFE SO FAR(Random House, $26.95) By Jane Fonda.The daughter of Hollywood royalty, actress and controversial activist sets the record straight. FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95) By Steven D. Levitt & Stephen G. Dubner ON BULLSHIT(Princeton Univ., $9.95) By Harry G. Frankfurt.A philosophical primer for detecting the phenomenon in our culture today. 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. AMERICA (THE BOOK): A CITIZEN'S GUIDE TO DEMOCRACY INACTION(Warner, $24.95) By Jon Stewart & the Daily Show.Humor meets history. ASSASSINATION VACATION(Simon & Schuster, $21) By Sarah Vowell.An offbeat holiday touring sites that commemorate our first three slain presidents.Paperback Fiction 1 29 2 67 3 5 4 4 5 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 4 8 3 9 24 10 2 Nonfiction/General 1 17 2 64 3 10 4 60 5 20 6 35 7 1 8 4 9 1 10 2 Hardcover Fiction 1 2 2 3 3 1 4 67 5 3 6 4 7 5 8 12 9 4 10 2 Nonfiction/General 1 3 2 3 3 15 4 2 5 3 6 2 7 5 8 2 9 27 10 1