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Sunday, June 5, 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.
34
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.
72
3
THE NOSY NEIGHBOR(Pocket, $7.99). By Fern Michaels
Lucy, a prominent defense attorney with paranormal gifts, is confronted with unsettling facts about herfiancé.
1
4
THE TAKING(Bantam, $7.99). By Dean Koontz
A rural California town, doused with an eerie, radiant downpour, soon realizes it's part of an alien invasion.
5
5
THE JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB(Plume, $14)
By Karen Joy Fowler.Heady emotions and intimate secrets arise amid the club's discussion of the Austen canon.
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. 52
7
THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES(Penguin, $14)
By Sue Monk Kidd.Three women beekeepers offer an abused girl comfort and a safe haven.
27
8
JUST ONE LOOK(Signet, $7.99). By Harlan Coben
A woman is stymied by her husband's disappearance and its odd connection to a tragedy from her past.
5
9
HIDDEN PREY(Berkley, $7.99). By John Sandford
Detective Davenport, now a special agent, is assigned the case of a Russian found murdered on the docks.
5
10
DECEPTION POINT(Pocket, $7.99). By Dan Brown
A meteorite discovered by NASA, containing never-before-seen fossils, may be a giant hoax.
37
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.
22
2
READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN(Random House, $13.95)
By Azar Nafisi.A professor recalls her clandestine Western literature discussion groups for women students.
69
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.
65
4
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH KANSAS? HOW
CONSERVATIVES WON THE HEART OF AMERICA
(Owl, $14). By Thomas Frank
6
5
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.
15
6
GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL(Norton, $16.95)
By Jared Diamond.The impact of geography and the environment on the rise of civilization.
25
7
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.
40
8
A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING
(Broadway, $15.95). By Bill Bryson.A quirky, popular guide to science's grandest achievements.
28
9
NIGHT(Bantam, $5.99). By Elie Wiesel
The Nobel laureate's terrifying account of his four years spent in a concentration camp during World War II.
6
10
TRUTH & BEAUTY: A FRIENDSHIP(Perennial, $13.95)
By Ann Patchett.The writer shares milestones in her devoted kinship with the poet Lucy Grealy.
1
Hardcover
Fiction
1
4TH OF JULY(Little, Brown, $27.95)
By James Patterson & Maxine Paetro.A member of the Women's Murder Club is on trial for police brutality.
4
2
THE CLOSERS(Little, Brown, $26.95)
By Michael Connelly.After a mere two years of retirement, Harry Bosch rejoins the LAPD in its new cold case unit.
2
3
RAGE(Ballantine, $26.95). By Jonathan Kellerman
Psychiatrist Alex Delaware revisits the chilling case of two teens convicted of killing a toddler eight years earlier.
1
4
THE MERMAID CHAIR(Viking, $24.95)
By Sue Monk Kidd.Jessie's caregiver trip to her mother's side brings some surprising confidences to light.
8
5
TRUE BELIEVER(Warner, $24.95). By Nicholas Sparks
A science reporter, famed for his myth-debunking articles, investigates strange lights in a North Carolina cemetery.
7
6
BROKEN PREY(Putnam, $26.95). By John Sandford
Gory slayings, reminiscent of those committed by three incarcerated killers, and a new iPod keep Davenport busy.
3
7
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.
72
8
VELOCITY(Bantam, $27). By Dean Koontz
An affable bartender is forced to choose a sociopath's next series of victims via menacing, time-sensitive notes.
1
9
STAR WARS: REVENGE OF THE SITH(Del Rey, $25.95)
By Matthew Stover.The novelization of George Lucas's recently released film, "Episode III."
9
10
IN THE COMPANY OF CHEERFUL LADIES
(Pantheon, $19.95). By Alexander McCall Smith
Sixth installment of the "No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency."
6
Nonfiction/General
1
1776(Simon & Schuster, $32). By David McCullough
Military campaigns and personal narratives relate the saga of the first full year of the American Revolution.
1
2
THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HSITORY OF THE
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $27.50)
By Thomas L. Friedman.Globalism's colossal impact.
8
3
FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES THE
HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95)
By Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner
7
4
BLINK: THE POWER OF THINKING WITHOUT THINKING
(Little, Brown, $25.95). By Malcolm Gladwell
The complex psychology behind our snap decisions.
20
5
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.
8
6
ON BULLSHIT(Princeton Univ., $9.95)
By Harry G. Frankfurt.A philosophical primer for detecting the phenomenon in our culture.
9
7
WHITE HOUSE NANNIES: TRUE TALES FROMTHE
OTHERDEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
(Tarcher, $23.95). By Barbara Kline
1
8
AND ONE MORE THING BEFORE YOU GO ...
(Free Press, $13.95). By Maria Shriver.Advice for girls on the transition from high school to college.
7
9
ONE SOLDIER'S STORY: A MEMOIR
(HarperCollins, $25.95). By Bob Dole.The former senator's military career and life-changing injury.
5
10
BECOMING JUSTICE BLACKMUN: HARRY BLACKMUN'S
SUPREME COURT JOURNEY(Times, $25)
By Linda Greenhouse.Evolution of a legal mind.
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.	34
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.	72
3	THE NOSY NEIGHBOR(Pocket, $7.99). By Fern Michaels Lucy, a prominent defense attorney with paranormal gifts, is confronted with unsettling facts about herfiancé.	1
4	THE TAKING(Bantam, $7.99). By Dean Koontz A rural California town, doused with an eerie, radiant downpour, soon realizes it's part of an alien invasion.	5
5	THE JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB(Plume, $14) By Karen Joy Fowler.Heady emotions and intimate secrets arise amid the club's discussion of the Austen canon.	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.	52
7	THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES(Penguin, $14) By Sue Monk Kidd.Three women beekeepers offer an abused girl comfort and a safe haven.	27
8	JUST ONE LOOK(Signet, $7.99). By Harlan Coben A woman is stymied by her husband's disappearance and its odd connection to a tragedy from her past.	5
9	HIDDEN PREY(Berkley, $7.99). By John Sandford Detective Davenport, now a special agent, is assigned the case of a Russian found murdered on the docks.	5
10	DECEPTION POINT(Pocket, $7.99). By Dan Brown A meteorite discovered by NASA, containing never-before-seen fossils, may be a giant hoax.	37
	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.	22
2	READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN(Random House, $13.95) By Azar Nafisi.A professor recalls her clandestine Western literature discussion groups for women students.	69
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.	65
4	WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH KANSAS? HOW CONSERVATIVES WON THE HEART OF AMERICA (Owl, $14). By Thomas Frank	6
5	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.	15
6	GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL(Norton, $16.95) By Jared Diamond.The impact of geography and the environment on the rise of civilization.	25
7	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.	40
8	A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING (Broadway, $15.95). By Bill Bryson.A quirky, popular guide to science's grandest achievements.	28
9	NIGHT(Bantam, $5.99). By Elie Wiesel The Nobel laureate's terrifying account of his four years spent in a concentration camp during World War II.	6
10	TRUTH & BEAUTY: A FRIENDSHIP(Perennial, $13.95) By Ann Patchett.The writer shares milestones in her devoted kinship with the poet Lucy Grealy.	1
	Hardcover
	Fiction
1	4TH OF JULY(Little, Brown, $27.95) By James Patterson & Maxine Paetro.A member of the Women's Murder Club is on trial for police brutality.	4
2	THE CLOSERS(Little, Brown, $26.95) By Michael Connelly.After a mere two years of retirement, Harry Bosch rejoins the LAPD in its new cold case unit.	2
3	RAGE(Ballantine, $26.95). By Jonathan Kellerman Psychiatrist Alex Delaware revisits the chilling case of two teens convicted of killing a toddler eight years earlier.	1
4	THE MERMAID CHAIR(Viking, $24.95) By Sue Monk Kidd.Jessie's caregiver trip to her mother's side brings some surprising confidences to light.	8
5	TRUE BELIEVER(Warner, $24.95). By Nicholas Sparks A science reporter, famed for his myth-debunking articles, investigates strange lights in a North Carolina cemetery.	7
6	BROKEN PREY(Putnam, $26.95). By John Sandford Gory slayings, reminiscent of those committed by three incarcerated killers, and a new iPod keep Davenport busy.	3
7	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.	72
8	VELOCITY(Bantam, $27). By Dean Koontz An affable bartender is forced to choose a sociopath's next series of victims via menacing, time-sensitive notes.	1
9	STAR WARS: REVENGE OF THE SITH(Del Rey, $25.95) By Matthew Stover.The novelization of George Lucas's recently released film, "Episode III."	9
10	IN THE COMPANY OF CHEERFUL LADIES (Pantheon, $19.95). By Alexander McCall Smith Sixth installment of the "No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency."	6
	Nonfiction/General
1	1776(Simon & Schuster, $32). By David McCullough Military campaigns and personal narratives relate the saga of the first full year of the American Revolution.	1
2	THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HSITORY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $27.50) By Thomas L. Friedman.Globalism's colossal impact.	8
3	FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95) By Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner	7
4	BLINK: THE POWER OF THINKING WITHOUT THINKING (Little, Brown, $25.95). By Malcolm Gladwell The complex psychology behind our snap decisions.	20
5	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.	8
6	ON BULLSHIT(Princeton Univ., $9.95) By Harry G. Frankfurt.A philosophical primer for detecting the phenomenon in our culture.	9
7	WHITE HOUSE NANNIES: TRUE TALES FROMTHE OTHERDEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (Tarcher, $23.95). By Barbara Kline	1
8	AND ONE MORE THING BEFORE YOU GO ... (Free Press, $13.95). By Maria Shriver.Advice for girls on the transition from high school to college.	7
9	ONE SOLDIER'S STORY: A MEMOIR (HarperCollins, $25.95). By Bob Dole.The former senator's military career and life-changing injury.	5
10	BECOMING JUSTICE BLACKMUN: HARRY BLACKMUN'S SUPREME COURT JOURNEY(Times, $25) By Linda Greenhouse.Evolution of a legal mind.	1