Washington Area Bestsellers

Washington Area Bestsellers

Sunday, September 18, 2005

Paperback
Fiction
1
HOUR GAME(Warner Vision, $7.99). By David Baldacci
A murderer, mimicking the modus operandi of notorious serial killers, menaces the hamlet of Wrightsburg, Va.
2
2
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.
49
3
NIGHT TALES(Silhouette, $7.99). By Nora Roberts
Two tales of romantic suspense, "Night Shift" and "Night Shadow," republished in one edition.
6
4
50 HARBOR STREET(Mira, $7.50)
By Debbie Macomber.Cedar Grove P.I. Roy McAfee and his wife, Carrie, receive threatening postcards.
2
5
SURVIVOR IN DEATH(Berkley, $7.99). By J.D. Robb
Eve Dallas, a cop in mid-21st-century NYC, faces a murder case in which the only witness is a 10-year-old girl.
2
6
FIRESTORM(Bantam, $7.99). By Iris Johansen
Two firefighters, with remarkable psychic abilities, begin a dalliance while tracking a pyromaniac.
2
7
PAYBACK(Zebra, $6.99). By Fern Michaels
In this second installment of the "Revenge of the Sisterhood" series, a roguish senator gets his just desserts.
2
8
A FINE PASSION(Avon, $6.99). By Stephanie Laurens
An English baron becomes enchanted by Lady Clarice Altwood who, he discovers, is in grave danger.
2
9
ANGELS & DEMONS(Pocket Star, $7.99)
By Dan Brown.The Illuminati, a secret cabal, threatens the Vatican at the outset of a papal conclave.
86
10
WICKED: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE WICKED
WITCH OF THE WEST(Regan, $15). By Gregory Maguire
This riff on the "Oz" tales features a misunderstood witch.
4
Nonfiction/General
1
WHY DO MEN HAVE NIPPLES?(Three Rivers, $12.95)
By Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg.Audacious questions to ask your doctor after that third cocktail.
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.
37
3
GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL(Norton, $16.95)
By Jared Diamond.The impact of geography and the environment on the course of civilization.
40
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.
80
5
READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN(Random House, $13.95)
By Azar Nafisi.A professor recalls her clandestine Western literature discussion groups for women students.
84
6
NIGHT(Bantam, $5.99). By Elie Wiesel
The Nobel laureate's terrifying account of his four years spent in a concentration camp during World War II.
8
7
NICKEL AND DIMED: ON (NOT) GETTING BY IN AMERICA
By Barbara Ehrenreich.The author reports on the state of the working poor by joining their ranks.
2
8
DRESS YOUR FAMILY IN CORDUROY AND DENIM
(Back Bay, $14.95). By David Sedaris.A collection of witty essays starring the humorist's family.
15
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.
24
10
ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY(Back Bay, $14.95)
By David Sedaris.Autobiographical essays told with an appreciation for life's ironies.
31
Hardcover
Fiction
1
POLAR SHIFT(Putnam, $26.95). By Clive Cussler with
Paul Kemprecos.The NUMA team must avert an ecological disaster wrought by anti-globalization zealots.
2
2
THE HISTORIAN(Little, Brown, $25.95)
By Elizabeth Kostova.Three generations of one family pursue the undead Dracula by means of a medieval book.
13
3
THE WIDOW OF THE SOUTH(Warner, $24.95)
By Robert Hicks.The novelized tale of Carrie McGavock and the Battle of Franklin, Tenn., during the Civil War.
2
4
POINT BLANK(Putnam, $25.95). By Catherine Coulter
Married FBI agent Sherlock and Savich track a psychopath who has kidnapped a popular comedian.
3
5
LIPSTICK JUNGLE(Hyperion, $24.95)
By Candace Bushnell.A quartet of savvy women juggle hectic careers, home lives and their devoted friendship.
1
6
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.
87
7
SLOW BURN(Ballantine, $25.95). By Julie Garwood
A small town's decades-old murder muddles the life of one of the town's native daughters, home for a visit.
2
8
STRAKEN: HIGH DRUID OF SHANNARA(Del Rey, $26.95)
By Terry Brooks.The young Pen Ohmsford secures the "darkwand" in this conclusion of Brooks's fantasy trilogy.
1
9
CHILL FACTOR(Simon & Schuster, $25.95)
By Sandra Brown.A blizzard strands Lily Barton in a rural cabin with a man who may be a serial killer.
4
10
LIFEGUARD(Little, Brown, $26.95). By James Patterson
with Maxine Paetro.A Boston boy's promising life in Palm Beach goes to pot after a failed $60 million art heist.
9
Nonfiction/General
1
THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $27.50)
By Thomas L. Friedman.Globalism's colossal impact.
23
2
FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES
THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95)
By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
22
3
1776(Simon & Schuster, $32). By David McCullough
Military campaigns and personal narratives tell the story of the first full year of the American Revolution.
15
4
BLINK: THE POWER OF THINKING WITHOUT THINKING
(Little, Brown, $25.95). By Malcolm Gladwell
The complex psychology behind our snap decisions.
35
5
BAIT AND SWITCH: THE (FUTILE) PURSUIT OF THE
AMERICAN DREAM(Metropolitan, $24)
By Barbara Ehrenreich.White collar woes.
1
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.
11
7
100 PEOPLE WHO ARE SCREWING UP AMERICA
(AND AL FRANKEN IS #37)(HarperCollins, $25.95)
By Bernard Goldberg.Targeting the "cultural elite."
9
8
NEW RULES: POLITE MUSINGS FROM A TIMID
OBSERVER(Rodale, $24.95). By Bill Maher
Political-themed barbs from the outspoken comedian.
6
9
1491: NEW REVELATIONS OF THE AMERICAS
BEFORE COLUMBUS(Knopf, $30). By Charles C. Mann
Rethinking common assumptions about Native America.
1
10
NIGHT DRAWS NEAR: IRAQ'S PEOPLE IN THE SHADOW
OF AMERICA'S WAR(Henry Holt, $26)
By Anthony Shadid.Profiling Iraq's most vulnerable.
1

	Paperback
	Fiction
1	HOUR GAME(Warner Vision, $7.99). By David Baldacci A murderer, mimicking the modus operandi of notorious serial killers, menaces the hamlet of Wrightsburg, Va.	2
2	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.	49
3	NIGHT TALES(Silhouette, $7.99). By Nora Roberts Two tales of romantic suspense, "Night Shift" and "Night Shadow," republished in one edition.	6
4	50 HARBOR STREET(Mira, $7.50) By Debbie Macomber.Cedar Grove P.I. Roy McAfee and his wife, Carrie, receive threatening postcards.	2
5	SURVIVOR IN DEATH(Berkley, $7.99). By J.D. Robb Eve Dallas, a cop in mid-21st-century NYC, faces a murder case in which the only witness is a 10-year-old girl.	2
6	FIRESTORM(Bantam, $7.99). By Iris Johansen Two firefighters, with remarkable psychic abilities, begin a dalliance while tracking a pyromaniac.	2
7	PAYBACK(Zebra, $6.99). By Fern Michaels In this second installment of the "Revenge of the Sisterhood" series, a roguish senator gets his just desserts.	2
8	A FINE PASSION(Avon, $6.99). By Stephanie Laurens An English baron becomes enchanted by Lady Clarice Altwood who, he discovers, is in grave danger.	2
9	ANGELS & DEMONS(Pocket Star, $7.99) By Dan Brown.The Illuminati, a secret cabal, threatens the Vatican at the outset of a papal conclave.	86
10	WICKED: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST(Regan, $15). By Gregory Maguire This riff on the "Oz" tales features a misunderstood witch.	4
	Nonfiction/General
1	WHY DO MEN HAVE NIPPLES?(Three Rivers, $12.95) By Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg.Audacious questions to ask your doctor after that third cocktail.	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.	37
3	GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL(Norton, $16.95) By Jared Diamond.The impact of geography and the environment on the course of civilization.	40
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.	80
5	READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN(Random House, $13.95) By Azar Nafisi.A professor recalls her clandestine Western literature discussion groups for women students.	84
6	NIGHT(Bantam, $5.99). By Elie Wiesel The Nobel laureate's terrifying account of his four years spent in a concentration camp during World War II.	8
7	NICKEL AND DIMED: ON (NOT) GETTING BY IN AMERICA By Barbara Ehrenreich.The author reports on the state of the working poor by joining their ranks.	2
8	DRESS YOUR FAMILY IN CORDUROY AND DENIM (Back Bay, $14.95). By David Sedaris.A collection of witty essays starring the humorist's family.	15
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.	24
10	ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY(Back Bay, $14.95) By David Sedaris.Autobiographical essays told with an appreciation for life's ironies.	31
	Hardcover
	Fiction
1	POLAR SHIFT(Putnam, $26.95). By Clive Cussler with Paul Kemprecos.The NUMA team must avert an ecological disaster wrought by anti-globalization zealots.	2
2	THE HISTORIAN(Little, Brown, $25.95) By Elizabeth Kostova.Three generations of one family pursue the undead Dracula by means of a medieval book.	13
3	THE WIDOW OF THE SOUTH(Warner, $24.95) By Robert Hicks.The novelized tale of Carrie McGavock and the Battle of Franklin, Tenn., during the Civil War.	2
4	POINT BLANK(Putnam, $25.95). By Catherine Coulter Married FBI agent Sherlock and Savich track a psychopath who has kidnapped a popular comedian.	3
5	LIPSTICK JUNGLE(Hyperion, $24.95) By Candace Bushnell.A quartet of savvy women juggle hectic careers, home lives and their devoted friendship.	1
6	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.	87
7	SLOW BURN(Ballantine, $25.95). By Julie Garwood A small town's decades-old murder muddles the life of one of the town's native daughters, home for a visit.	2
8	STRAKEN: HIGH DRUID OF SHANNARA(Del Rey, $26.95) By Terry Brooks.The young Pen Ohmsford secures the "darkwand" in this conclusion of Brooks's fantasy trilogy.	1
9	CHILL FACTOR(Simon & Schuster, $25.95) By Sandra Brown.A blizzard strands Lily Barton in a rural cabin with a man who may be a serial killer.	4
10	LIFEGUARD(Little, Brown, $26.95). By James Patterson with Maxine Paetro.A Boston boy's promising life in Palm Beach goes to pot after a failed $60 million art heist.	9
	Nonfiction/General
1	THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $27.50) By Thomas L. Friedman.Globalism's colossal impact.	23
2	FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95) By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner	22
3	1776(Simon & Schuster, $32). By David McCullough Military campaigns and personal narratives tell the story of the first full year of the American Revolution.	15
4	BLINK: THE POWER OF THINKING WITHOUT THINKING (Little, Brown, $25.95). By Malcolm Gladwell The complex psychology behind our snap decisions.	35
5	BAIT AND SWITCH: THE (FUTILE) PURSUIT OF THE AMERICAN DREAM(Metropolitan, $24) By Barbara Ehrenreich.White collar woes.	1
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.	11
7	100 PEOPLE WHO ARE SCREWING UP AMERICA (AND AL FRANKEN IS #37)(HarperCollins, $25.95) By Bernard Goldberg.Targeting the "cultural elite."	9
8	NEW RULES: POLITE MUSINGS FROM A TIMID OBSERVER(Rodale, $24.95). By Bill Maher Political-themed barbs from the outspoken comedian.	6
9	1491: NEW REVELATIONS OF THE AMERICAS BEFORE COLUMBUS(Knopf, $30). By Charles C. Mann Rethinking common assumptions about Native America.	1
10	NIGHT DRAWS NEAR: IRAQ'S PEOPLE IN THE SHADOW OF AMERICA'S WAR(Henry Holt, $26) By Anthony Shadid.Profiling Iraq's most vulnerable.	1