Washington Area Bestsellers

Washington Area Bestsellers

Sunday, June 12, 2005

Paperback
Fiction
1
BLACK ROSE(Jove, $7.99). By Nora Roberts
Roz Harper finds herself falling for the fetching genealogist she hired to track the identity of an ancestral ghost.
1
2
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.
35
3
ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK?(Warner, $7.99)
By Sidney Sheldon.The alluring widows of two murdered scientists team up to thwart a plot to control the weather.
1
4
SUMMER'S CHILD(Bantam, $7.50). By Luanne Rice
After fleeing an abusive husband and starting over, Lily is tested by her daughter's serious heart condition.
1
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.
73
6
THE NOSY NEIGHBOR(Pocket, $7.99). By Fern Michaels
Lucy, a prominent defense attorney with paranormal gifts, is confronted with unsettling facts abouther fiancé.
2
7
OCEANS OF FIRE(Jove, $7.99). By Christine Feehan
Abigail relies on her Drake family magical powers to help Interpol foil Russian antiquities smugglers.
1
8
SKINNY DIP(Warner, $12.95). By Carl Hiaasen
A sleazy biologist, concealing an agribusiness's Everglades pollution, is undone by the wife he thought he murdered.
1
9 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. 53
10
A SUMMER OF FAULKNER(Vintage, $29.95)
By William Faulkner.The summer selections of the Oprah Book Club--three Faulkner novels in a special box set.
1
Nonfiction/General
1
DRESS YOUR FAMILY IN CORDUROY AND DENIM
(Back Bay, $14.95). By David Sedaris.Another round of comical, often self-deprecating essays.
1
2
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.
23
3
READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN(Random House, $13.95)
By Azar Nafisi.A professor recalls her clandestine Western literature discussion groups for women students.
70
4
MY LIFE(Vintage, $17.95). By Bill Clinton
The former president reminisces about his tumultuous childhood and political accomplishments.
1
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.
66
6
GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL(Norton, $16.95)
By Jared Diamond.The impact of geography and the environment on the rise of civilization.
26
7
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.
16
8
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH KANSAS?: HOW
CONSERVATIVES WON THE HEART OF AMERICA
(Owl, $14). By Thomas Frank
7
9
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.
41
10
A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING
(Broadway, $14.95). By Bill Bryson.A quirky, popular guide to science's grandest achievements.
29
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.
5
2
THE CLOSERS(Little, Brown, $26.95)
By Michael Connelly.After two years of retirement, Harry Bosch returns to the LAPD in its new cold case unit.
3
3
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.
9
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.
73
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.
8
6
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.
2
7
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.
2
8
BROKEN PREY(Putnam, $26.95). By John Sandford
Gory slayings, reminiscent of those committed by two incarcerated killers, and a new iPod keep Davenport busy.
4
9
DEVIL'S CORNER(HarperCollins, $25.95)
By Lisa Scottoline.An assistant U.S. attorney enlists the aid of a street-wise young woman to crack a drug ring.
1
10
THE WASHINGTONIENNE(Hyperion, $23.95)
By Jessica Cutler.A roman à clefin which a young Senate staffer's sexual escapades spill out on her blog.
1
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.
2
2
FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES
THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95)
By Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner
8
3
THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HSITORY OF THE
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $27.50)
By Thomas L. Friedman.Globalism's colossal impact.
9
4
BLINK: THE POWER OF THINKING WITHOUT THINKING
(Little, Brown, $25.95). By Malcolm Gladwell
The complex psychology behind our snap decisions.
21
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.
9
6
ON BULLSHIT(Princeton Univ., $9.95)
By Harry G. Frankfurt.A philosophical primer for detecting the phenomenon in our culture.
10
7
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.
8
8
FIRST IN: AN INSIDER'S ACCOUNT OF HOW THE CIA
SPEARHEADED THE WAR ON TERROR IN AFGHANISTAN
(Presidio, $25.95). By Gary C. Schroen
1
9
THE SURVIVOR: PRESIDENT CLINTON IN THE WHITE
HOUSE(Random House, $29.95). By John F. Harris
The strengths and foibles of the embattled former president.
1
10
AMERICA (THE BOOK): A CITIZEN'S GUIDE TO
DEMOCRACY INACTION(Warner, $24.95)
By Jon Stewart & the Daily Show.Humor meets history.
29

	Paperback
	Fiction
1	BLACK ROSE(Jove, $7.99). By Nora Roberts Roz Harper finds herself falling for the fetching genealogist she hired to track the identity of an ancestral ghost.	1
2	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.	35
3	ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK?(Warner, $7.99) By Sidney Sheldon.The alluring widows of two murdered scientists team up to thwart a plot to control the weather.	1
4	SUMMER'S CHILD(Bantam, $7.50). By Luanne Rice After fleeing an abusive husband and starting over, Lily is tested by her daughter's serious heart condition.	1
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.	73
6	THE NOSY NEIGHBOR(Pocket, $7.99). By Fern Michaels Lucy, a prominent defense attorney with paranormal gifts, is confronted with unsettling facts abouther fiancé.	2
7	OCEANS OF FIRE(Jove, $7.99). By Christine Feehan Abigail relies on her Drake family magical powers to help Interpol foil Russian antiquities smugglers.	1
8	SKINNY DIP(Warner, $12.95). By Carl Hiaasen A sleazy biologist, concealing an agribusiness's Everglades pollution, is undone by the wife he thought he murdered.	1
9	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.	53
10	A SUMMER OF FAULKNER(Vintage, $29.95) By William Faulkner.The summer selections of the Oprah Book Club--three Faulkner novels in a special box set.	1
	Nonfiction/General
1	DRESS YOUR FAMILY IN CORDUROY AND DENIM (Back Bay, $14.95). By David Sedaris.Another round of comical, often self-deprecating essays.	1
2	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.	23
3	READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN(Random House, $13.95) By Azar Nafisi.A professor recalls her clandestine Western literature discussion groups for women students.	70
4	MY LIFE(Vintage, $17.95). By Bill Clinton The former president reminisces about his tumultuous childhood and political accomplishments.	1
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.	66
6	GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL(Norton, $16.95) By Jared Diamond.The impact of geography and the environment on the rise of civilization.	26
7	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.	16
8	WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH KANSAS?: HOW CONSERVATIVES WON THE HEART OF AMERICA (Owl, $14). By Thomas Frank	7
9	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.	41
10	A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING (Broadway, $14.95). By Bill Bryson.A quirky, popular guide to science's grandest achievements.	29
	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.	5
2	THE CLOSERS(Little, Brown, $26.95) By Michael Connelly.After two years of retirement, Harry Bosch returns to the LAPD in its new cold case unit.	3
3	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.	9
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.	73
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.	8
6	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.	2
7	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.	2
8	BROKEN PREY(Putnam, $26.95). By John Sandford Gory slayings, reminiscent of those committed by two incarcerated killers, and a new iPod keep Davenport busy.	4
9	DEVIL'S CORNER(HarperCollins, $25.95) By Lisa Scottoline.An assistant U.S. attorney enlists the aid of a street-wise young woman to crack a drug ring.	1
10	THE WASHINGTONIENNE(Hyperion, $23.95) By Jessica Cutler.A roman à clefin which a young Senate staffer's sexual escapades spill out on her blog.	1
	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.	2
2	FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95) By Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner	8
3	THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HSITORY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $27.50) By Thomas L. Friedman.Globalism's colossal impact.	9
4	BLINK: THE POWER OF THINKING WITHOUT THINKING (Little, Brown, $25.95). By Malcolm Gladwell The complex psychology behind our snap decisions.	21
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.	9
6	ON BULLSHIT(Princeton Univ., $9.95) By Harry G. Frankfurt.A philosophical primer for detecting the phenomenon in our culture.	10
7	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.	8
8	FIRST IN: AN INSIDER'S ACCOUNT OF HOW THE CIA SPEARHEADED THE WAR ON TERROR IN AFGHANISTAN (Presidio, $25.95). By Gary C. Schroen	1
9	THE SURVIVOR: PRESIDENT CLINTON IN THE WHITE HOUSE(Random House, $29.95). By John F. Harris The strengths and foibles of the embattled former president.	1
10	AMERICA (THE BOOK): A CITIZEN'S GUIDE TO DEMOCRACY INACTION(Warner, $24.95) By Jon Stewart & the Daily Show.Humor meets history.	29