Washington Area Bestsellers

Washington Area Bestsellers

Sunday, July 17, 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.
2
2
RULE OF FOUR(Dell, $7.99). By Ian Caldwell
and Dustin Thomason.Four roommates at Princeton attempt to unlock the secrets of a 14th-century manuscript.
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.
40
4
NIGHTS OF RAIN AND STARS(Signet, $9.99)
By Maeve Binchy.A tragedy at a Greek seaside resort brings four disparate tourists together.
2
5 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. 58
6
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.
6
7
ANGELS & DEMONS(Pocket Star, $7.99)
By Dan Brown.The Illuminati, a secret cabal, threatens the Vatican at the outset of a papal conclave.
78
8
THE SUMMER I DARED(Pocket, $9.95)
By Barbara Delinsky.A boating accident off the Maine coast leaves three survivors facing second chances.
2
9
THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES(Penguin, $14)
By Sue Monk Kidd.Three women beekeepers offer an abused girl comfort and a safe haven.
31
10
LITTLE EARTHQUAKES(Washington Square, $14)
By Jennifer Weiner.A prenatal yoga class is the setting for four women meeting andbecoming fast friends.
1
Nonfiction/General
1
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.
28
2
DRESS YOUR FAMILY IN CORDUROY AND DENIM
(Back Bay, $14.95). By David Sedaris.A collection of witty, comic essays starring the humorist's family.
6
3
READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN(Random House, $13.95)
By Azar Nafisi.A professor recalls her clandestine Western literature discussion groups for women students.
75
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.
71
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.
46
6
GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL(Norton, $16.95)
By Jared Diamond.The impact of geography and the environment on the rise of civilization.
31
7
A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING
(Broadway, $15.95). By Bill Bryson.A quirky, popular guide to science's grandest achievements.
33
8
PLEDGED: THE SECRET LIFE OF SORORITIES
(Hyperion, $13.95). By Alexandra Robbins
The inner workings of one Greek chapter laid bare.
1
9
ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY(Back Bay, $14.95)
By David Sedaris.Autobiographical essays told with an appreciation for life's ironies.
23
10
IT'S NOT ABOUT THE BIKE: MY JOURNEY BACK TO LIFE
(Berkley, $14). By Lance Armstrong with Sally Jenkins
Memoir by the five-time Tour de France champion.
4
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.
4
2
ELEVEN ON TOP(St. Martin's, $26.95)
By Janet Evanovich.Despite giving up her bounty-hunter role, Stephanie Plum is dodging danger once again.
3
3
MIRACLE(Delacorte, $20). By Danielle Steel
A furious storm brings together an unlikely trio: a wealthy widower, a lonely divorcée and a humble carpenter.
2
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.
78
5
THE TRAVELER(Doubleday, $24.95)
By John Twelve Hawks.The Travelers, a mystical order, challenge the Earth's subjugation by an Orwellian society.
2
6
THE MERMAID CHAIR(Viking, $24.95)
By Sue Monk Kidd.Jessie's visit with her ailing mother brings some surprising confidences to light.
14
7
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.
10
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.
5
9
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.
2
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.
4
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.
6
2
THE SECRET MAN: THE STORY OF WATERGATE'S
DEEP THROAT(Simon & Schuster, $23)
By Bob Woodward.W. Mark Felt's crucial role.
1
3
FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES
THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95)
By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
13
4
THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $27.50)
By Thomas L. Friedman.Globalism's colossal impact.
14
5
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.
2
6
BLINK: THE POWER OF THINKING WITHOUT THINKING
(Little, Brown, $25.95). By Malcolm Gladwell
The complex psychology behind our snap decisions.
26
7
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
3
8
ON BULLSHIT(Princeton Univ., $9.95)
By Harry G. Frankfurt.A philosophical primer for detecting the phenomenon in our culture.
15
9
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.
14
10
AMERICA (THE BOOK): A CITIZEN'S GUIDE TO
DEMOCRACY INACTION(Warner, $24.95)
By Jon Stewart and the Daily Show.Humor meets history.
34

	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.	2
2	RULE OF FOUR(Dell, $7.99). By Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason.Four roommates at Princeton attempt to unlock the secrets of a 14th-century manuscript.	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.	40
4	NIGHTS OF RAIN AND STARS(Signet, $9.99) By Maeve Binchy.A tragedy at a Greek seaside resort brings four disparate tourists together.	2
5	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.	58
6	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.	6
7	ANGELS & DEMONS(Pocket Star, $7.99) By Dan Brown.The Illuminati, a secret cabal, threatens the Vatican at the outset of a papal conclave.	78
8	THE SUMMER I DARED(Pocket, $9.95) By Barbara Delinsky.A boating accident off the Maine coast leaves three survivors facing second chances.	2
9	THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES(Penguin, $14) By Sue Monk Kidd.Three women beekeepers offer an abused girl comfort and a safe haven.	31
10	LITTLE EARTHQUAKES(Washington Square, $14) By Jennifer Weiner.A prenatal yoga class is the setting for four women meeting andbecoming fast friends.	1
	Nonfiction/General
1	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.	28
2	DRESS YOUR FAMILY IN CORDUROY AND DENIM (Back Bay, $14.95). By David Sedaris.A collection of witty, comic essays starring the humorist's family.	6
3	READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN(Random House, $13.95) By Azar Nafisi.A professor recalls her clandestine Western literature discussion groups for women students.	75
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.	71
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.	46
6	GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL(Norton, $16.95) By Jared Diamond.The impact of geography and the environment on the rise of civilization.	31
7	A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING (Broadway, $15.95). By Bill Bryson.A quirky, popular guide to science's grandest achievements.	33
8	PLEDGED: THE SECRET LIFE OF SORORITIES (Hyperion, $13.95). By Alexandra Robbins The inner workings of one Greek chapter laid bare.	1
9	ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY(Back Bay, $14.95) By David Sedaris.Autobiographical essays told with an appreciation for life's ironies.	23
10	IT'S NOT ABOUT THE BIKE: MY JOURNEY BACK TO LIFE (Berkley, $14). By Lance Armstrong with Sally Jenkins Memoir by the five-time Tour de France champion.	4
	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.	4
2	ELEVEN ON TOP(St. Martin's, $26.95) By Janet Evanovich.Despite giving up her bounty-hunter role, Stephanie Plum is dodging danger once again.	3
3	MIRACLE(Delacorte, $20). By Danielle Steel A furious storm brings together an unlikely trio: a wealthy widower, a lonely divorcée and a humble carpenter.	2
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.	78
5	THE TRAVELER(Doubleday, $24.95) By John Twelve Hawks.The Travelers, a mystical order, challenge the Earth's subjugation by an Orwellian society.	2
6	THE MERMAID CHAIR(Viking, $24.95) By Sue Monk Kidd.Jessie's visit with her ailing mother brings some surprising confidences to light.	14
7	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.	10
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.	5
9	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.	2
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.	4
	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.	6
2	THE SECRET MAN: THE STORY OF WATERGATE'S DEEP THROAT(Simon & Schuster, $23) By Bob Woodward.W. Mark Felt's crucial role.	1
3	FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95) By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner	13
4	THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $27.50) By Thomas L. Friedman.Globalism's colossal impact.	14
5	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.	2
6	BLINK: THE POWER OF THINKING WITHOUT THINKING (Little, Brown, $25.95). By Malcolm Gladwell The complex psychology behind our snap decisions.	26
7	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	3
8	ON BULLSHIT(Princeton Univ., $9.95) By Harry G. Frankfurt.A philosophical primer for detecting the phenomenon in our culture.	15
9	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.	14
10	AMERICA (THE BOOK): A CITIZEN'S GUIDE TO DEMOCRACY INACTION(Warner, $24.95) By Jon Stewart and the Daily Show.Humor meets history.	34