Washington Area Bestsellers

Washington Area Bestsellers

Sunday, July 24, 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.
3
2
THE KITE RUNNER(Riverhead, $14). By Khaled Hosseini
An Afghan immigrant travels to his Taliban-ruled country in the hope of atoning for a childhood betrayal.
41
3
THE 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.
3
4 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. 59
5
NIGHTS OF RAIN AND STARS(Signet, $9.99)
By Maeve Binchy.A tragedy at a Greek seaside resort brings four disparate travelers together.
3
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.
79
7
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.
7
8
LITTLE EARTHQUAKES(Washington Square, $14)
By Jennifer Weiner.A prenatal yoga class is the setting for four women meeting and becoming fast friends.
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.
32
10
THE SUMMER I DARED(Pocket, $9.95)
By Barbara Delinsky.A boating accident off the Maine coast leaves three survivors grappling with second chances.
3
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.
29
2
GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL(Norton, $16.95)
By Jared Diamond.The impact of geography and the environment on the rise of civilization.
32
3
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.
7
4
READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN(Random House, $13.95)
By Azar Nafisi.A professor recalls her clandestine Western literature discussion groups for women students.
76
5
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.
72
6
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.
47
7
ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY(Back Bay, $14.95)
By David Sedaris.Autobiographical essays told with an appreciation for life's ironies.
24
8
A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING
(Broadway, $15.95). By Bill Bryson.A quirky, popular guide to science's grandest achievements.
34
9
PLEDGED: THE SECRET LIFE OF SORORITIES
(Hyperion, $13.95). By Alexandra Robbins
The inner workings of one Greek chapter laid bare.
2
10
TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE(Broadway, $12.95)
By Mitch Albom.The sportswriter chronicles his emotional reunion with his mentor from college days.
25
Hardcover
Fiction
1
LIFEGUARD(Little, Brown, $26.95). By James Patterson
and Andrew Gross.A Boston boy's promising life in Palm Beach goes to pot after a failed $60 million art heist.
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.
5
3
ORIGIN IN DEATH(Putnam, $24.95). By J.D. Robb
In this near-future thriller featuring Detective Eve Dallas, a cosmetic surgeon's murder portends a chilling secret.
1
4
UNTIL I FIND YOU(Random House, $27.95)
By John Irving.Celebrity actor Jack Burns confronts a harrowing past by tracking down his long-absent father.
1
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.
79
6
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.
4
7
THE MERMAID CHAIR(Viking, $24.95)
By Sue Monk Kidd.Jessie's visit with her ailing mother brings some surprising confidences to light.
15
8
MIRACLE(Delacorte, $20). By Danielle Steel
A furious storm brings together an unlikely trio: a wealthy widower, a lonely divorcée and a humble carpenter.
3
9
CRUSADER'S CROSS(Simon & Schuster, $25.95)
By James Lee Burke.A chum's deathbed confession forces Dave Robicheaux to revisit an incident from his past.
1
10
BREAKING POINT(Ballantine, $21.95)
By Suzanne Brockmann.FBI agent Max Bhagat is rattled when his former paramour is kidnapped by mercenaries.
1
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.
7
2
THE SECRET MAN: THE STORY OF WATERGATE'S
DEEP THROAT(Simon & Schuster, $23)
By Bob Woodward.W. Mark Felt's crucial role.
2
3
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.
3
4
FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES
THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95)
By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
14
5
THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $27.50)
By Thomas L. Friedman.Globalism's colossal impact.
15
6
BLINK: THE POWER OF THINKING WITHOUT THINKING
(Little, Brown, $25.95). By Malcolm Gladwell
The complex psychology behind our snap decisions.
27
7
100 PEOPLE WHO ARE SCREWING UP AMERICA
(AND AL FRANKEN IS #37)(HarperCollins, $25.95)
By Bernard Goldberg.Targeting the "cultural elite."
1
8
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
4
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.
15
10
ON BULLSHIT(Princeton Univ., $9.95)
By Harry G. Frankfurt.A philosophical primer for detecting the phenomenon in our culture.
16

	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.	3
2	THE KITE RUNNER(Riverhead, $14). By Khaled Hosseini An Afghan immigrant travels to his Taliban-ruled country in the hope of atoning for a childhood betrayal.	41
3	THE 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.	3
4	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.	59
5	NIGHTS OF RAIN AND STARS(Signet, $9.99) By Maeve Binchy.A tragedy at a Greek seaside resort brings four disparate travelers together.	3
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.	79
7	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.	7
8	LITTLE EARTHQUAKES(Washington Square, $14) By Jennifer Weiner.A prenatal yoga class is the setting for four women meeting and becoming fast friends.	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.	32
10	THE SUMMER I DARED(Pocket, $9.95) By Barbara Delinsky.A boating accident off the Maine coast leaves three survivors grappling with second chances.	3
	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.	29
2	GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL(Norton, $16.95) By Jared Diamond.The impact of geography and the environment on the rise of civilization.	32
3	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.	7
4	READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN(Random House, $13.95) By Azar Nafisi.A professor recalls her clandestine Western literature discussion groups for women students.	76
5	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.	72
6	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.	47
7	ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY(Back Bay, $14.95) By David Sedaris.Autobiographical essays told with an appreciation for life's ironies.	24
8	A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING (Broadway, $15.95). By Bill Bryson.A quirky, popular guide to science's grandest achievements.	34
9	PLEDGED: THE SECRET LIFE OF SORORITIES (Hyperion, $13.95). By Alexandra Robbins The inner workings of one Greek chapter laid bare.	2
10	TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE(Broadway, $12.95) By Mitch Albom.The sportswriter chronicles his emotional reunion with his mentor from college days.	25
	Hardcover
	Fiction
1	LIFEGUARD(Little, Brown, $26.95). By James Patterson and Andrew Gross.A Boston boy's promising life in Palm Beach goes to pot after a failed $60 million art heist.	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.	5
3	ORIGIN IN DEATH(Putnam, $24.95). By J.D. Robb In this near-future thriller featuring Detective Eve Dallas, a cosmetic surgeon's murder portends a chilling secret.	1
4	UNTIL I FIND YOU(Random House, $27.95) By John Irving.Celebrity actor Jack Burns confronts a harrowing past by tracking down his long-absent father.	1
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.	79
6	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.	4
7	THE MERMAID CHAIR(Viking, $24.95) By Sue Monk Kidd.Jessie's visit with her ailing mother brings some surprising confidences to light.	15
8	MIRACLE(Delacorte, $20). By Danielle Steel A furious storm brings together an unlikely trio: a wealthy widower, a lonely divorcée and a humble carpenter.	3
9	CRUSADER'S CROSS(Simon & Schuster, $25.95) By James Lee Burke.A chum's deathbed confession forces Dave Robicheaux to revisit an incident from his past.	1
10	BREAKING POINT(Ballantine, $21.95) By Suzanne Brockmann.FBI agent Max Bhagat is rattled when his former paramour is kidnapped by mercenaries.	1
	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.	7
2	THE SECRET MAN: THE STORY OF WATERGATE'S DEEP THROAT(Simon & Schuster, $23) By Bob Woodward.W. Mark Felt's crucial role.	2
3	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.	3
4	FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95) By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner	14
5	THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $27.50) By Thomas L. Friedman.Globalism's colossal impact.	15
6	BLINK: THE POWER OF THINKING WITHOUT THINKING (Little, Brown, $25.95). By Malcolm Gladwell The complex psychology behind our snap decisions.	27
7	100 PEOPLE WHO ARE SCREWING UP AMERICA (AND AL FRANKEN IS #37)(HarperCollins, $25.95) By Bernard Goldberg.Targeting the "cultural elite."	1
8	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	4
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.	15
10	ON BULLSHIT(Princeton Univ., $9.95) By Harry G. Frankfurt.A philosophical primer for detecting the phenomenon in our culture.	16