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Sunday, July 10, 2005

Paperback
Fiction
1
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.
1
2
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.
1
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.
39
4
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.
5
5
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.
1
6
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.
2
7
NIGHTS OF RAIN AND STARS(Signet, $9.99)
By Maeve Binchy.A tragedy at a seaside Greek village brings four disparate tourists together.
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
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.
1
10
ANGELS & DEMONS(Pocket Star, $7.99)
By Dan Brown.The Illuminati, a secret cabal, threaten the Vatican at the outset of a papal conclave.
77
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.
5
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.
27
3
READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN(Random House, $13.95)
By Azar Nafisi.A professor recalls her clandestine Western literature discussion groups for women students.
74
4
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.
70
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.
45
6
GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL(Norton, $16.95)
By Jared Diamond.The impact of geography and the environment on the rise of civilization.
30
7
A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING
(Broadway, $15.95). By Bill Bryson.A quirky, popular guide to science's grandest achievements.
32
8
ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY(Back Bay, $14.95)
By David Sedaris.Autobiographical essays told with an appreciation for life's many ironies.
22
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.
18
10
THE WMD MIRAGE: IRAQ'S DECADE OF DECEPTION
AND AMERICA'S FALSE PREMISE FOR WAR
(PublicAffairs, $16.95). Ed. by Craig R. Whitney
1
Hardcover
Fiction
1
THE HISTORIAN(Little, Brown, $25.95)
By Elizabeth Kostova.A multi-generational saga of one family's precarious scrutiny of the Dracula legend.
3
2
ELEVEN ON TOP(St. Martin's, $26.95)
By Janet Evanovich.Despite relinquishing her bounty hunter role, Stephanie Plum is dodging danger once again.
2
3
MIRACLE(Delacorte, $20). By Danielle Steel
A furous storm brings tgether an unlikely trio--a wealthy widower, a lonelydivorcée, and a humble carpenter.
1
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.
77
5
THE MERMAID CHAIR(Viking, $24.95)
By Sue Monk Kidd.Jessie's visit with her ailing mother brings some surprising confidences to light.
13
6
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.
9
7
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.
1
8
A LONG WAY DOWN(Riverhead, $24.95)
By Nick Hornby.Four strangers, each planning to commit suicide, meet by chance on a London rooftop.
4
9
THE TRAVELER(Doubleday, $24.95)
By John Twelve Hawks.The Travelers, a mystical order, challenge the Earth's subjugation by an Orwellian society.
1
10
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.
3
Nonfiction/General
1
1776(Simon & Schuster, $32). By David McCullough
Military campaigns and personal narratives tell the story of the first full year of the American Revolution.
5
2
FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES
THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95)
By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
12
3
THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $27.50)
By Thomas L. Friedman.Globalization's colossal impact.
13
4
BLINK: THE POWER OF THINKING WITHOUT THINKING
(Little, Brown, $25.95). By Malcolm Gladwell
The complex psychology behind our snap decisions.
25
5
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
2
6
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.
1
7
ON BULLSHIT(Princeton Univ., $9.95)
By Harry G. Frankfurt.A philosophical primer for detecting the phenomenon in our culture.
14
8
AMERICA (THE BOOK): A CITIZEN'S GUIDE TO
DEMOCRACY INACTION(Warner, $24.95)
By Jon Stewart and the Daily Show.Humor meets history.
33
9
THREE BILLION NEW CAPITALISTS: THE GREAT
SHIFT OF WEALTH AND POWER TO THE EAST
(Basic, $26.95). By Clyde Prestowitz
1
10
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.
13

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	Paperback
	Fiction
1	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.	1
2	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.	1
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.	39
4	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.	5
5	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.	1
6	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.	2
7	NIGHTS OF RAIN AND STARS(Signet, $9.99) By Maeve Binchy.A tragedy at a seaside Greek village brings four disparate tourists together.	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	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.	1
10	ANGELS & DEMONS(Pocket Star, $7.99) By Dan Brown.The Illuminati, a secret cabal, threaten the Vatican at the outset of a papal conclave.	77
	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.	5
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.	27
3	READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN(Random House, $13.95) By Azar Nafisi.A professor recalls her clandestine Western literature discussion groups for women students.	74
4	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.	70
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.	45
6	GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL(Norton, $16.95) By Jared Diamond.The impact of geography and the environment on the rise of civilization.	30
7	A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING (Broadway, $15.95). By Bill Bryson.A quirky, popular guide to science's grandest achievements.	32
8	ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY(Back Bay, $14.95) By David Sedaris.Autobiographical essays told with an appreciation for life's many ironies.	22
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.	18
10	THE WMD MIRAGE: IRAQ'S DECADE OF DECEPTION AND AMERICA'S FALSE PREMISE FOR WAR (PublicAffairs, $16.95). Ed. by Craig R. Whitney	1
	Hardcover
	Fiction
1	THE HISTORIAN(Little, Brown, $25.95) By Elizabeth Kostova.A multi-generational saga of one family's precarious scrutiny of the Dracula legend.	3
2	ELEVEN ON TOP(St. Martin's, $26.95) By Janet Evanovich.Despite relinquishing her bounty hunter role, Stephanie Plum is dodging danger once again.	2
3	MIRACLE(Delacorte, $20). By Danielle Steel A furous storm brings tgether an unlikely trio--a wealthy widower, a lonelydivorcée, and a humble carpenter.	1
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.	77
5	THE MERMAID CHAIR(Viking, $24.95) By Sue Monk Kidd.Jessie's visit with her ailing mother brings some surprising confidences to light.	13
6	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.	9
7	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.	1
8	A LONG WAY DOWN(Riverhead, $24.95) By Nick Hornby.Four strangers, each planning to commit suicide, meet by chance on a London rooftop.	4
9	THE TRAVELER(Doubleday, $24.95) By John Twelve Hawks.The Travelers, a mystical order, challenge the Earth's subjugation by an Orwellian society.	1
10	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.	3
	Nonfiction/General
1	1776(Simon & Schuster, $32). By David McCullough Military campaigns and personal narratives tell the story of the first full year of the American Revolution.	5
2	FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95) By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner	12
3	THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $27.50) By Thomas L. Friedman.Globalization's colossal impact.	13
4	BLINK: THE POWER OF THINKING WITHOUT THINKING (Little, Brown, $25.95). By Malcolm Gladwell The complex psychology behind our snap decisions.	25
5	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	2
6	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.	1
7	ON BULLSHIT(Princeton Univ., $9.95) By Harry G. Frankfurt.A philosophical primer for detecting the phenomenon in our culture.	14
8	AMERICA (THE BOOK): A CITIZEN'S GUIDE TO DEMOCRACY INACTION(Warner, $24.95) By Jon Stewart and the Daily Show.Humor meets history.	33
9	THREE BILLION NEW CAPITALISTS: THE GREAT SHIFT OF WEALTH AND POWER TO THE EAST (Basic, $26.95). By Clyde Prestowitz	1
10	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.	13