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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.
38
2
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.
4
3
TEN BIG ONES(St. Martin's, $7.99)
By Janet Evanovich.After fingering a robbery suspect,Stephanie Plum is targeted by a Trenton gang.
1
4
ANGELS & DEMONS(Pocket Star, $7.99)
By Dan Brown.The Illuminati, a secret cabal, threaten the Vatican at the outset of a papal conclave.
76
5 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 some family secrets. 56
6
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.
4
7
THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES(Penguin, $14)
By Sue Monk Kidd.Three women beekeepers offer an abused girl comfort and a safe haven.
30
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.
4
9
SUMMER'S CHILD(Bantam, $7.50). By Luanne Rice
After fleeing her abusive husband and starting over, Lily is tested by her daughter's serious heart condition.
4
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 boxed set.
4
Nonfiction/General
1
DRESS YOUR FAMILY IN CORDUROY AND DENIM
(Back Bay, $14.95). By David Sedaris.A collection of witty, comical essays starring the humorist's family.
4
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.
26
3
READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN(Random House, $13.95)
By Azar Nafisi.A professor recalls her clandestine Western literature discussion groups for women students.
73
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.
69
5
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.
44
6
GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL(Norton, $16.95)
By Jared Diamond.The impact of geography and the environment on the rise of civilization.
29
7
MY LIFE(Vintage, $17.95). By Bill Clinton
The former president reminisces about his tumultuous childhood and political accomplishments.
4
8
A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING
(Broadway, $15.95). By Bill Bryson.A quirky, popular guide to science's grandest achievements.
31
9
ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY(Back Bay, $14.95)
By David Sedaris.Autobiographical essays told with an appreciation for life's many ironies.
21
10
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH KANSAS?: HOW
CONSERVATIVES WON THE HEART OF AMERICA
(Owl, $14). By Thomas Frank.With Election 2004 update.
10
Hardcover
Fiction
1
ELEVEN ON TOP(St. Martin's, $26.95)
By Janet Evanovich.Despite relinquishing her bounty hunter role, Stephanie Plum is dodging danger once again.
1
2
THE HISTORIAN(Little, Brown, $25.95)
By Elizabeth Kostova.A multi-generational saga of one family's precarious scrutiny of the Dracula legend.
2
3
4TH OF JULY(Little, Brown, $27.95)
By James Patterson and Maxine Paetro.A member of the Women's Murder Club is on trial for police brutality.
8
4
THE MERMAID CHAIR(Viking, $24.95)
By Sue Monk Kidd.Jessie's visit with her ailing mother brings some surprising confidences to light.
12
5
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.
76
6
A LONG WAY DOWN(Riverhead, $24.95)
By Nick Hornby.Four disparate individuals, about to commit suicide, meet by chance on a rooftop.
3
7
ROCOCO(Random House, $24.95)
By Adriana Trigiani.Chic interior designer Bartomoleo di Crespi (B for short) is chosen to renovate his parish church.
1
8
TRUE BELIEVER(Warner, $24.95). By Nicholas Sparks
A science reporter, famed for his myth-debunking articles, investigates eerie lights in a North Carolina cemetery.
11
9
THE CLOSERS(Little, Brown, $26.95)
By Michael Connelly.After two years of retirement, Harry Bosch rejoins the LAPD in its new cold case unit.
6
10
THE WASHINGTONIENNE(Hyperion, $23.95)
By Jessica Cutler.A roman à clef in which a young Senate staffer writes about sexual escapades on her blog.
2
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.
5
2
THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $27.50)
By Thomas L. Friedman.Globalization's colossal impact.
12
3
FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES
THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95)
By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
11
4
THE TRUTH ABOUT HILLARY: WHAT SHE KNEW, WHEN
SHE KNEW IT, AND HOW FAR SHE'LL GO TO BECOME
PRESIDENT(Sentinel, $24.95). By Edward Klein
1
5
BLINK: THE POWER OF THINKING WITHOUT THINKING
(Little, Brown, $25.95). By Malcolm Gladwell
The complex psychology behind our snap decisions.
24
6
ON BULLSHIT(Princeton Univ., $9.95)
By Harry G. Frankfurt.A philosophical primer for detecting the phenomenon in our culture.
13
7
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.
12
8
AMERICA (THE BOOK): A CITIZEN'S GUIDE TO
DEMOCRACY INACTION(Warner, $24.95)
By Jon Stewart & the Daily Show.Humor meets history.
32
9
THE SURVIVOR: BILL CLINTON IN THE WHITE HOUSE
(Random House, $29.95). By John F. Harris
The strengths and foibles of the 42nd president.
4
10
COLLAPSE: HOW SOCIETIES CHOOSE TO FAIL
OR SUCCEED(Viking, $29.95). By Jared Diamond
The fatal consequences of ecological mismanagement.
16

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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.	38
2	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.	4
3	TEN BIG ONES(St. Martin's, $7.99) By Janet Evanovich.After fingering a robbery suspect,Stephanie Plum is targeted by a Trenton gang.	1
4	ANGELS & DEMONS(Pocket Star, $7.99) By Dan Brown.The Illuminati, a secret cabal, threaten the Vatican at the outset of a papal conclave.	76
5	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 some family secrets.	56
6	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.	4
7	THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES(Penguin, $14) By Sue Monk Kidd.Three women beekeepers offer an abused girl comfort and a safe haven.	30
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.	4
9	SUMMER'S CHILD(Bantam, $7.50). By Luanne Rice After fleeing her abusive husband and starting over, Lily is tested by her daughter's serious heart condition.	4
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 boxed set.	4
	Nonfiction/General
1	DRESS YOUR FAMILY IN CORDUROY AND DENIM (Back Bay, $14.95). By David Sedaris.A collection of witty, comical essays starring the humorist's family.	4
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.	26
3	READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN(Random House, $13.95) By Azar Nafisi.A professor recalls her clandestine Western literature discussion groups for women students.	73
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.	69
5	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.	44
6	GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL(Norton, $16.95) By Jared Diamond.The impact of geography and the environment on the rise of civilization.	29
7	MY LIFE(Vintage, $17.95). By Bill Clinton The former president reminisces about his tumultuous childhood and political accomplishments.	4
8	A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING (Broadway, $15.95). By Bill Bryson.A quirky, popular guide to science's grandest achievements.	31
9	ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY(Back Bay, $14.95) By David Sedaris.Autobiographical essays told with an appreciation for life's many ironies.	21
10	WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH KANSAS?: HOW CONSERVATIVES WON THE HEART OF AMERICA (Owl, $14). By Thomas Frank.With Election 2004 update.	10
	Hardcover
	Fiction
1	ELEVEN ON TOP(St. Martin's, $26.95) By Janet Evanovich.Despite relinquishing her bounty hunter role, Stephanie Plum is dodging danger once again.	1
2	THE HISTORIAN(Little, Brown, $25.95) By Elizabeth Kostova.A multi-generational saga of one family's precarious scrutiny of the Dracula legend.	2
3	4TH OF JULY(Little, Brown, $27.95) By James Patterson and Maxine Paetro.A member of the Women's Murder Club is on trial for police brutality.	8
4	THE MERMAID CHAIR(Viking, $24.95) By Sue Monk Kidd.Jessie's visit with her ailing mother brings some surprising confidences to light.	12
5	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.	76
6	A LONG WAY DOWN(Riverhead, $24.95) By Nick Hornby.Four disparate individuals, about to commit suicide, meet by chance on a rooftop.	3
7	ROCOCO(Random House, $24.95) By Adriana Trigiani.Chic interior designer Bartomoleo di Crespi (B for short) is chosen to renovate his parish church.	1
8	TRUE BELIEVER(Warner, $24.95). By Nicholas Sparks A science reporter, famed for his myth-debunking articles, investigates eerie lights in a North Carolina cemetery.	11
9	THE CLOSERS(Little, Brown, $26.95) By Michael Connelly.After two years of retirement, Harry Bosch rejoins the LAPD in its new cold case unit.	6
10	THE WASHINGTONIENNE(Hyperion, $23.95) By Jessica Cutler.A roman à clef in which a young Senate staffer writes about sexual escapades on her blog.	2
	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.	5
2	THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $27.50) By Thomas L. Friedman.Globalization's colossal impact.	12
3	FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95) By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner	11
4	THE TRUTH ABOUT HILLARY: WHAT SHE KNEW, WHEN SHE KNEW IT, AND HOW FAR SHE'LL GO TO BECOME PRESIDENT(Sentinel, $24.95). By Edward Klein	1
5	BLINK: THE POWER OF THINKING WITHOUT THINKING (Little, Brown, $25.95). By Malcolm Gladwell The complex psychology behind our snap decisions.	24
6	ON BULLSHIT(Princeton Univ., $9.95) By Harry G. Frankfurt.A philosophical primer for detecting the phenomenon in our culture.	13
7	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.	12
8	AMERICA (THE BOOK): A CITIZEN'S GUIDE TO DEMOCRACY INACTION(Warner, $24.95) By Jon Stewart & the Daily Show.Humor meets history.	32
9	THE SURVIVOR: BILL CLINTON IN THE WHITE HOUSE (Random House, $29.95). By John F. Harris The strengths and foibles of the 42nd president.	4
10	COLLAPSE: HOW SOCIETIES CHOOSE TO FAIL OR SUCCEED(Viking, $29.95). By Jared Diamond The fatal consequences of ecological mismanagement.	16