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Paperback
Fiction
1
HOUR GAME(Warner Vision, $7.99). By David Baldacci
A murderer, mimicking the modus operandi of notorious serial killers, threatens the hamlet of Wrightsburg, Va.
3
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.
50
3
LIGHT ON SNOW(Back Bay, $14.95). By Anita Shreve
The emotional repercussions of a father and daughter's discovery of an abandoned infant in the woods.
1
4
THE KNOWN WORLD(Amistad, $13.95)
By Edward P. Jones.The tangled relationship between an ex-slave (and plantation owner) and his former master.
1
5
NIGHT TALES(Silhouette, $7.99). By Nora Roberts
Two tales of romantic suspense, "Night Shift" and "Night Shadow," republished in one volume.
7
6
DOUBLE SHOT(HarperTorch, $7.99)
By Diane Mott Davidson.Caterer and sometime sleuth Goldy Schulz suspects her ex-husband of vandalism.
1
7
FIRESTORM(Bantam, $7.99). By Iris Johansen
Two firefighters, each with remarkable psychic abilities, begin a dalliance while tracking a pyromaniac.
3
8
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.
5
9
50 HARBOR STREET(Mira, $7.50)
By Debbie Macomber.Cedar Grove P.I. Roy McAfee and his wife, Carrie, receive threatening postcards.
3
10
ANGELS & DEMONS(Pocket Star, $7.99)
By Dan Brown.The Illuminati, a secret cabal, threatens the Vatican at the outset of a papal conclave.
87
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.
6
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.
38
3
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.
81
4
GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL(Norton, $16.95)
By Jared Diamond.The impact of geography and the environment on the course of civilization.
41
5
CHRONICLES: VOLUME ONE(Simon & Schuster, $14)
By Bob Dylan.The singer/songwriter contemplates pivotal moments in his life and artistic evolution.
1
6
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.
3
7
WILL IN THE WORLD: HOW SHAKESPEARE BECAME
SHAKESPEARE(Norton, $14.95)
By Stephen Greenblatt.The Bard and his times.
1
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.
16
9
READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN(Random House, $13.95)
By Azar Nafisi.A professor recalls her clandestine Western literature discussion groups for women students.
85
10
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.
25
Hardcover
Fiction
1
SHALIMAR THE CLOWN(Random House, $25.95)
By Salman Rushdie.A Kashmiri native's evolution to terrorist is mapped in this tale of political-religious strife.
1
2
ON BEAUTY(Penguin Press, $25.95). By Zadie Smith
The lives of two families--one Bohemian, the other decidedly not--intersect, with unforeseen consequences.
1
3
THE HISTORIAN(Little, Brown, $25.95)
By Elizabeth Kostova.Three generations of one family pursue the undead Dracula by means of a medieval book.
14
4
POLAR SHIFT(Putnam, $26.95). By Clive Cussler with
Paul Kemprecos.The NUMA team must avert an ecological disaster wrought by anti-globalization zealots.
3
5
THUD!(HarperCollins, $24.95). By Terry Pratchett
In this 30th Discworld novel, the anniversary of a disastrous battle roils the dwarf and troll communities.
1
6
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.
3
7
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.
88
8
POINT BLANK(Putnam, $25.95). By Catherine Coulter
Married FBI agents Sherlock and Savich track a psychopath who has kidnapped a popular comedian.
4
9
LIPSTICK JUNGLE(Hyperion, $24.95)
By Candace Bushnell.A quartet of savvy women juggle hectic careers, home lives and their devoted friendship.
2
10
SLOW BURN(Ballantine, $25.95). By Julie Garwood
A small town's decades-old murder muddles the life of one of its native daughters, home for a visit.
4
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.
24
2
1776(Simon & Schuster, $32). By David McCullough
Military campaigns and personal narratives tell the story of the first full year of the American Revolution.
16
3
FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES
THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95)
By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
23
4
BLINK: THE POWER OF THINKING WITHOUT THINKING
(Little, Brown, $25.95). By Malcolm Gladwell
The complex psychology behind our snap decisions.
36
5
THE B.B. KING TREASURES: PHOTOS, MEMENTOS &
MUSIC FROM B.B. KING'S COLLECTION(Bulfinch, $40)
By B.B. King with Dick Waterman.Celebrating a life.
1
6
BAIT AND SWITCH: THE (FUTILE) PURSUIT OF THE
AMERCIAN DREAM(Metropolitan, $24)
By Barbara Ehrenreich.White collar woes.
2
7
TALKING BACK ... TO PRESIDENTS, DICTATORS,
AND ASSORTED SCOUNDRELS(Viking, $25.95)
By Andrea Mitchell.Memoir by the NBC News veteran.
1
8
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.
12
9
100 PEOPLE WHO ARE SCREWING UP AMERICA
(AND AL FRANKEN IS #37)(HarperCollins, $25.95)
By Bernard Goldberg.Targeting the "cultural elite."
10
10
THE WEST'S LAST CHANCE: WILL WE WIN THE
CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS?(Regnery, $27.95)
By Tony Blankley.The threat of militant Islam.
1

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	Paperback
	Fiction
1	HOUR GAME(Warner Vision, $7.99). By David Baldacci A murderer, mimicking the modus operandi of notorious serial killers, threatens the hamlet of Wrightsburg, Va.	3
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.	50
3	LIGHT ON SNOW(Back Bay, $14.95). By Anita Shreve The emotional repercussions of a father and daughter's discovery of an abandoned infant in the woods.	1
4	THE KNOWN WORLD(Amistad, $13.95) By Edward P. Jones.The tangled relationship between an ex-slave (and plantation owner) and his former master.	1
5	NIGHT TALES(Silhouette, $7.99). By Nora Roberts Two tales of romantic suspense, "Night Shift" and "Night Shadow," republished in one volume.	7
6	DOUBLE SHOT(HarperTorch, $7.99) By Diane Mott Davidson.Caterer and sometime sleuth Goldy Schulz suspects her ex-husband of vandalism.	1
7	FIRESTORM(Bantam, $7.99). By Iris Johansen Two firefighters, each with remarkable psychic abilities, begin a dalliance while tracking a pyromaniac.	3
8	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.	5
9	50 HARBOR STREET(Mira, $7.50) By Debbie Macomber.Cedar Grove P.I. Roy McAfee and his wife, Carrie, receive threatening postcards.	3
10	ANGELS & DEMONS(Pocket Star, $7.99) By Dan Brown.The Illuminati, a secret cabal, threatens the Vatican at the outset of a papal conclave.	87
	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.	6
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.	38
3	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.	81
4	GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL(Norton, $16.95) By Jared Diamond.The impact of geography and the environment on the course of civilization.	41
5	CHRONICLES: VOLUME ONE(Simon & Schuster, $14) By Bob Dylan.The singer/songwriter contemplates pivotal moments in his life and artistic evolution.	1
6	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.	3
7	WILL IN THE WORLD: HOW SHAKESPEARE BECAME SHAKESPEARE(Norton, $14.95) By Stephen Greenblatt.The Bard and his times.	1
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.	16
9	READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN(Random House, $13.95) By Azar Nafisi.A professor recalls her clandestine Western literature discussion groups for women students.	85
10	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.	25
	Hardcover
	Fiction
1	SHALIMAR THE CLOWN(Random House, $25.95) By Salman Rushdie.A Kashmiri native's evolution to terrorist is mapped in this tale of political-religious strife.	1
2	ON BEAUTY(Penguin Press, $25.95). By Zadie Smith The lives of two families--one Bohemian, the other decidedly not--intersect, with unforeseen consequences.	1
3	THE HISTORIAN(Little, Brown, $25.95) By Elizabeth Kostova.Three generations of one family pursue the undead Dracula by means of a medieval book.	14
4	POLAR SHIFT(Putnam, $26.95). By Clive Cussler with Paul Kemprecos.The NUMA team must avert an ecological disaster wrought by anti-globalization zealots.	3
5	THUD!(HarperCollins, $24.95). By Terry Pratchett In this 30th Discworld novel, the anniversary of a disastrous battle roils the dwarf and troll communities.	1
6	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.	3
7	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.	88
8	POINT BLANK(Putnam, $25.95). By Catherine Coulter Married FBI agents Sherlock and Savich track a psychopath who has kidnapped a popular comedian.	4
9	LIPSTICK JUNGLE(Hyperion, $24.95) By Candace Bushnell.A quartet of savvy women juggle hectic careers, home lives and their devoted friendship.	2
10	SLOW BURN(Ballantine, $25.95). By Julie Garwood A small town's decades-old murder muddles the life of one of its native daughters, home for a visit.	4
	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.	24
2	1776(Simon & Schuster, $32). By David McCullough Military campaigns and personal narratives tell the story of the first full year of the American Revolution.	16
3	FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95) By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner	23
4	BLINK: THE POWER OF THINKING WITHOUT THINKING (Little, Brown, $25.95). By Malcolm Gladwell The complex psychology behind our snap decisions.	36
5	THE B.B. KING TREASURES: PHOTOS, MEMENTOS & MUSIC FROM B.B. KING'S COLLECTION(Bulfinch, $40) By B.B. King with Dick Waterman.Celebrating a life.	1
6	BAIT AND SWITCH: THE (FUTILE) PURSUIT OF THE AMERCIAN DREAM(Metropolitan, $24) By Barbara Ehrenreich.White collar woes.	2
7	TALKING BACK ... TO PRESIDENTS, DICTATORS, AND ASSORTED SCOUNDRELS(Viking, $25.95) By Andrea Mitchell.Memoir by the NBC News veteran.	1
8	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.	12
9	100 PEOPLE WHO ARE SCREWING UP AMERICA (AND AL FRANKEN IS #37)(HarperCollins, $25.95) By Bernard Goldberg.Targeting the "cultural elite."	10
10	THE WEST'S LAST CHANCE: WILL WE WIN THE CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS?(Regnery, $27.95) By Tony Blankley.The threat of militant Islam.	1

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