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Sunday, June 19, 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.
2
2
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.
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.
36
4
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.
2
5
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.
2
6
ANGELS & DEMONS(Pocket Star, $7.99)
By Dan Brown.The Illuminati, a secret cabal, threatens the Vatican at the outset of a papal conclave.
74
7
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.
2
8 THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME(Vintage, $12). By Mark Haddon.An autistic boy digs into a poodle's death, uncovering family secrets. 54
9
RULES OF PLAY(Silhouette, $14.95). By Nora Roberts
Two romance novellas, "The Heart's Victory" and "Opposites Attract," out of print for more than 10 years.
1
10
THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES(Penguin, $14)
By Sue Monk Kidd.Three women beekeepers offer an abused girl comfort and a safe haven.
28
Nonfiction/General
1
DRESS YOUR FAMILY IN CORDUROY AND DENIM
(Back Bay, $14.95). By David Sedaris.A collection of comical essaysstarring the humorist's family.
2
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.
24
3
READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN(Random House, $13.95)
By Azar Nafisi.A professor recalls her clandestine Western literature discussion groups for women students.
71
4
MY LIFE(Vintage, $17.95). By Bill Clinton
The former president reminisces about his tumultuous childhood and political accomplishments.
2
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.
67
6
GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL(Norton, $16.95)
By Jared Diamond.The impact of geography andthe environment on the rise of civilization.
27
7
DREAMS FROM MY FATHER(Three River, $13.95)
By Barack Obama.A memoir of a challenging, often lonely childhood by the freshman senator from Illinois.
42
8
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH KANSAS?: HOW
CONSERVATIVES WON THE HEART OF AMERICA
(Owl, $14). By Thomas Frank
8
9
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.
17
10
WILD SWANS: THREE DAUGHTERS OF CHINA
(Touchstone, $15). By Jung Chang.Glimpses of China transformed, sometimes brutally, across three generations.
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.
6
2
THE MERMAID CHAIR(Viking, $24.95)
By Sue Monk Kidd.Jessie's visit with her ailing mother brings some surprising confidences to light.
10
3
A LONG WAY DOWN(Riverhead, $24.95)
By Nick Hornby.Four individuals, about to commit suicide, meet by chance on a rooftop onNew Year's Eve.
1
4
TRUE BELIEVER(Warner, $24.95). By Nicholas Sparks
Ascience reporter, famed for his myth-debunking articles, investigates strange lights in a North Carolina cemetery.
9
5
THE TWELFTH CARD(Simon & Schuster, $25.95)
By Jeffery Deaver.Lincoln Rhyme's forensic aptitude comes to the rescue of a schoolgirl stalked by a hit man.
1
6
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.
74
7
THE CLOSERS(Little, Brown, $26.95)
By Michael Connelly.After two years of retirement, Harry Bosch rejoins the LAPD in its new cold cases unit.
4
8
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.
3
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.
3
10
LIE BY MOONLIGHT(Putnam, $24.95)
By Amanda Quick.A plucky Victorian schoolmistress rescues her charges with the help of a dashing PI.
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.
3
2
THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $27.50)
By Thomas L. Friedman.Globalism's colossal impact.
10
3
FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUEECONOMIST EXPLORES
THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95)
By Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner
9
4
BLINK: THEPOWER OF THINKING WITHOUT THINKING
(Little, Brown, $25.95). By Malcolm Gladwell
The complex psychology behind our snap decisions.
22
5
WINNING(HarperBusiness, $27.95). By Jack Welch
with Suzy Welch.A top-to-bottom management guidebook by the former CEO of General Electric.
10
6
AMERICA (THE BOOK): A CITIZEN'S GUIDE TO
DEMOCRACY INACTION(Warner, $24.95)
By Jon Stewart & the Daily Show.Humor meets history.
30
7
ON BULLSHIT(Princeton Univ., $9.95)
By Harry G. Frankfurt.A philosophical primer for detecting the phenomenon in our culture today.
11
8
BEING DEAD IS NO EXCUSE: THE OFFICIAL SOUTHERN
LADIES GUIDE TO HOSTING THE PERFECT FUNERAL
(Hyperion, $19.95). By Gayden Metcalfe et al.
1
9
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.
9
10
THE SURVIVOR: BILL CLINTON IN THE WHITE HOUSE
(Random House, $29.95). By John F. Harris
The strengths and foibles of the embattled former president.
2

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	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.	2
2	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.	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.	36
4	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.	2
5	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.	2
6	ANGELS & DEMONS(Pocket Star, $7.99) By Dan Brown.The Illuminati, a secret cabal, threatens the Vatican at the outset of a papal conclave.	74
7	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.	2
8	THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME(Vintage, $12). By Mark Haddon.An autistic boy digs into a poodle's death, uncovering family secrets.	54
9	RULES OF PLAY(Silhouette, $14.95). By Nora Roberts Two romance novellas, "The Heart's Victory" and "Opposites Attract," out of print for more than 10 years.	1
10	THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES(Penguin, $14) By Sue Monk Kidd.Three women beekeepers offer an abused girl comfort and a safe haven.	28
	Nonfiction/General
1	DRESS YOUR FAMILY IN CORDUROY AND DENIM (Back Bay, $14.95). By David Sedaris.A collection of comical essaysstarring the humorist's family.	2
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.	24
3	READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN(Random House, $13.95) By Azar Nafisi.A professor recalls her clandestine Western literature discussion groups for women students.	71
4	MY LIFE(Vintage, $17.95). By Bill Clinton The former president reminisces about his tumultuous childhood and political accomplishments.	2
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.	67
6	GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL(Norton, $16.95) By Jared Diamond.The impact of geography andthe environment on the rise of civilization.	27
7	DREAMS FROM MY FATHER(Three River, $13.95) By Barack Obama.A memoir of a challenging, often lonely childhood by the freshman senator from Illinois.	42
8	WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH KANSAS?: HOW CONSERVATIVES WON THE HEART OF AMERICA (Owl, $14). By Thomas Frank	8
9	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.	17
10	WILD SWANS: THREE DAUGHTERS OF CHINA (Touchstone, $15). By Jung Chang.Glimpses of China transformed, sometimes brutally, across three generations.	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.	6
2	THE MERMAID CHAIR(Viking, $24.95) By Sue Monk Kidd.Jessie's visit with her ailing mother brings some surprising confidences to light.	10
3	A LONG WAY DOWN(Riverhead, $24.95) By Nick Hornby.Four individuals, about to commit suicide, meet by chance on a rooftop onNew Year's Eve.	1
4	TRUE BELIEVER(Warner, $24.95). By Nicholas Sparks Ascience reporter, famed for his myth-debunking articles, investigates strange lights in a North Carolina cemetery.	9
5	THE TWELFTH CARD(Simon & Schuster, $25.95) By Jeffery Deaver.Lincoln Rhyme's forensic aptitude comes to the rescue of a schoolgirl stalked by a hit man.	1
6	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.	74
7	THE CLOSERS(Little, Brown, $26.95) By Michael Connelly.After two years of retirement, Harry Bosch rejoins the LAPD in its new cold cases unit.	4
8	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.	3
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.	3
10	LIE BY MOONLIGHT(Putnam, $24.95) By Amanda Quick.A plucky Victorian schoolmistress rescues her charges with the help of a dashing PI.	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.	3
2	THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $27.50) By Thomas L. Friedman.Globalism's colossal impact.	10
3	FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUEECONOMIST EXPLORES THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95) By Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner	9
4	BLINK: THEPOWER OF THINKING WITHOUT THINKING (Little, Brown, $25.95). By Malcolm Gladwell The complex psychology behind our snap decisions.	22
5	WINNING(HarperBusiness, $27.95). By Jack Welch with Suzy Welch.A top-to-bottom management guidebook by the former CEO of General Electric.	10
6	AMERICA (THE BOOK): A CITIZEN'S GUIDE TO DEMOCRACY INACTION(Warner, $24.95) By Jon Stewart & the Daily Show.Humor meets history.	30
7	ON BULLSHIT(Princeton Univ., $9.95) By Harry G. Frankfurt.A philosophical primer for detecting the phenomenon in our culture today.	11
8	BEING DEAD IS NO EXCUSE: THE OFFICIAL SOUTHERN LADIES GUIDE TO HOSTING THE PERFECT FUNERAL (Hyperion, $19.95). By Gayden Metcalfe et al.	1
9	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.	9
10	THE SURVIVOR: BILL CLINTON IN THE WHITE HOUSE (Random House, $29.95). By John F. Harris The strengths and foibles of the embattled former president.	2