Washington Area Bestsellers
Sunday, July 10, 2005; Page BW11
TRACE(Berkley, $7.99). By Patricia Cornwell Kay Scarpetta returns to the medical examiner's office to help the new director sort out a young girl's death. THE RULE OF FOUR(Dell, $7.99). By Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason.Four roommates at Princeton attempt to unlock the secrets of a 15th-century manuscript. 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. 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. IT'S IN HIS KISS(Avon, $6.99). By Julia Quinn Hyacinth Bridgerton, bored with London's eligible bachelors for three seasons running, meets Gareth St. Clair. TEN BIG ONES(St. Martin's, $7.99) By Janet Evanovich.After fingering a robbery suspect, Stephanie Plum becomes the target of a Trenton gang. NIGHTS OF RAIN AND STARS(Signet, $9.99) By Maeve Binchy.A tragedy at a seaside Greek village brings four disparate tourists together. THE SUMMER I DARED(Pocket, $9.95) By Barbara Delinsky.A boating tragedy off the Maine coast leaves its three survivors grappling with second chances. ANGELS & DEMONS(Pocket Star, $7.99) By Dan Brown.The Illuminati, a secret cabal, threaten the Vatican at the outset of a papal conclave. 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. 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. THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY(Vintage, $14.95) By Erik Larson.Serial killer H.H. Holmes preys on Chicago residents amid the bustle of the 1893 World's Fair. 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. GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL(Norton, $16.95) By Jared Diamond.The impact of geography and the environment on the rise of civilization. A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING (Broadway, $15.95). By Bill Bryson.A quirky, popular guide to science's grandest achievements. ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY(Back Bay, $14.95) By David Sedaris.Autobiographical essays told with an appreciation for life's many ironies. 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 WMD MIRAGE: IRAQ'S DECADE OF DECEPTION AND AMERICA'S FALSE PREMISE FOR WAR (PublicAffairs, $16.95). Ed. by Craig R. Whitney THE HISTORIAN(Little, Brown, $25.95) By Elizabeth Kostova.A multi-generational saga of one family's precarious scrutiny of the Dracula legend. ELEVEN ON TOP(St. Martin's, $26.95) By Janet Evanovich.Despite relinquishing her bounty hunter role, Stephanie Plum is dodging danger once again. MIRACLE(Delacorte, $20). By Danielle Steel A furous storm brings tgether an unlikely trio--a wealthy widower, a lonelydivorcée, and a humble carpenter. 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. THE MERMAID CHAIR(Viking, $24.95) By Sue Monk Kidd.Jessie's visit with her ailing mother brings some surprising confidences to light. 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. CROSS BONES(Scribner, $25.95). By Kathy Reichs A murder, and its link to a skeleton dating to biblical times, sends forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan to Israel. A LONG WAY DOWN(Riverhead, $24.95) By Nick Hornby.Four strangers, each planning to commit suicide, meet by chance on a London rooftop. THE TRAVELER(Doubleday, $24.95) By John Twelve Hawks.The Travelers, a mystical order, challenge the Earth's subjugation by an Orwellian society. THE WASHINGTONIENNE(Hyperion, $23.95) By Jessica Cutler.A roman à clef in which a young Senate staffer chronicles her sexual escapades on her blog. 1776(Simon & Schuster, $32). By David McCullough Military campaigns and personal narratives tell the story of the first full year of the American Revolution. FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95) By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $27.50) By Thomas L. Friedman.Globalization's colossal impact. BLINK: THE POWER OF THINKING WITHOUT THINKING (Little, Brown, $25.95). By Malcolm Gladwell The complex psychology behind our snap decisions. 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 CONFESSIONS OF A VIDEO VIXEN(Amistad, $24.95) By Karrine Steffans.The hip-hop video actress exposes her painful past and the gritty side of a glittering industry. ON BULLSHIT(Princeton Univ., $9.95) By Harry G. Frankfurt.A philosophical primer for detecting the phenomenon in our culture. AMERICA (THE BOOK): A CITIZEN'S GUIDE TO DEMOCRACY INACTION(Warner, $24.95) By Jon Stewart and the Daily Show.Humor meets history. THREE BILLION NEW CAPITALISTS: THE GREAT SHIFT OF WEALTH AND POWER TO THE EAST (Basic, $26.95). By Clyde Prestowitz 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.Paperback Fiction 1 1 2 1 3 39 4 5 5 1 6 2 7 1 8 THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME(Vintage, $12.95). By Mark Haddon.An autistic boy digs into a poodle's death, unearthing some family secrets. 57 9 1 10 77 Nonfiction/General 1 5 2 27 3 74 4 70 5 45 6 30 7 32 8 22 9 18 10 1 Hardcover Fiction 1 3 2 2 3 1 4 77 5 13 6 9 7 1 8 4 9 1 10 3 Nonfiction/General 1 5 2 12 3 13 4 25 5 2 6 1 7 14 8 33 9 1 10 13