Washington Area Bestsellers
Sunday, October 9, 2005; Page BW11
LONDON BRIDGES(Warner Vision, $7.99) By James Patterson.Alex Cross's nemesis, the Wolf, aims to extort billions by threatening to annihilate entire cities. NORTHERN LIGHTS(Jove, $9.99). By Nora Roberts The usual tranquility of Lunacy, Alaska, is ruffled when a resident, missing for 16 years, is discovered murdered. 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. 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. 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. TWISTED(Ballantine, $7.99). By Jonathan Kellerman Hollywood homicide detective Petra Connor hunts a serial killer who strikes on the same date each year. 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. IT HAPPENED ONE AUTUMN(Avon, $7.50) By Lisa Kleypas.Ahistorical romance featuring cheeky American Lillian Bowman and Marcus,Lord Westcliff. ECHOES(Dell, $7.99). By Danielle Steel Spanning both world wars, this tale chronicles the romance between a Jewish woman and a Catholic aristocrat. THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA(Vintage, $14.95) By Philip Roth.In this imagined history, Charles Lindbergh, as a Nazi sympathizer, is elected U.S. president. A MILLION LITTLE PIECES(Anchor, $14.95) By James Frey.A memoir of addiction and recovery, recently chosen for Oprah's book club. 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. 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. CHRONICLES: VOLUME ONE(Simon & Schuster, $14) By Bob Dylan.The singer/songwriter contemplates pivotal moments in his career and artistic evolution. 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. GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL(Norton, $16.95) By Jared Diamond.The impact of geography and the environment on the course of civilization. BAD DOG: 278 OUTSPOKEN, INDECENT, AND OVERDRESSED DOGS(Workman, $9.95) By R.D. Rosen, Harry Prichett and Rob Battles WILL IN THE WORLD: HOW SHAKESPEARE BECAME SHAKESPEARE(Norton, $14.95) By Stephen Greenblatt.The Bard and his times. READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN(Random House, $13.95) By Azar Nafisi.A professor recalls her clandestine Western literature discussion groups for women students. RISING TIDE: THE GREAT MISSISSIPPI FLOOD OF 1927 AND HOW IT CHANGED AMERICA (Simon & Schuster, $16). By John M. Barry A BREATH OF SNOW AND ASHES(Delacorte, $28) By Diana Gabaldon.Jamie and the time-traveling Claire are in the American colonies in this sixth Outlander novel. SON OF A WITCH(Regan, $26.95). By Gregory Maguire Sequel to Maguire's hit novel, "Wicked," this fable follows the young Liir on a quest for answers about his parentage. THE MARCH(Random House, $25.95) By E.L. Doctorow.Gen. Tecumseh Sherman's slash and burn through Georgia and the Carolinas in the Civil War. ON BEAUTY(Penguin Press, $25.95). By Zadie Smith The lives of two families--one Bohemian, the other decidedly not--intersect with unforeseen consequences. ANANSI BOYS(Morrow, $26.95). By Neil Gaiman Charlie Nancy is startled to learn that he (and a half brother) are the scions of the African trickster god, Anansi. GOODNIGHT NOBODY(Atria, $26). By Jennifer Weiner A suburban mom jumps at the chance to escape dreary domesticity by looking into a fellow mother's murder. SCHOOL DAYS(Putnam, $24.95). By Robert B. Parker A student confesses to killing seven in a shooting at his private school, but P.I. Spenser is tapped to clear his name. FRIENDS, LOVERS, CHOCOLATE(Pantheon, $21.95) By Alexander McCall Smith.Occasional gumshoe Isabel Dalhousie aids a young man beset by disturbing visions. THE DIVIDE(Putnam, $26.95). By Nicholas Evans A look at one family's erratic unraveling after the abrupt divorce of the parents leaves their children adrift 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. THE CITY OF FALLING ANGELS(Penguin Press, $25.95) By John Berendt.Venice, where the author moved in 1997, is affectionately portrayed here in all its glory and decay. THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $27.50) By Thomas L. Friedman.Globalism's colossal impact. FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95) By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner 1776(Simon & Schuster, $32). By David McCullough Military campaigns and personal narratives tell the story of the first full year of the American Revolution. WHAT REMAINS: A MEMOIR OF FATE, FRIENDSHIP, AND LOVE(Scribner, $25.95). By Carole Radziwill Musings from the widow of JFK Jr.'s first cousin. BLINK: THE POWER OF THINKING WITHOUT THINKING (Little, Brown, $25.95). By Malcolm Gladwell The complex psychology behind our snap decisions. 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. THE SECRET MAN: THE STORY OF WATERGATE'S DEEP THROAT(Simon & Schuster, $23) By Bob Woodward.W. Mark Felt's crucial role. A BRIEFER HISTORY OF TIME(Bantam, $25) By Stephen Hawking with Leonard Mlodinow.A concise, illustrated, updated edition of the 1988 classic on physics. IMPERIAL GRUNTS: THE AMERICAN MILITARY ON THE GROUND(Random House, $27.95) By Robert D. Kaplan.U.S. soldiers around the world.Paperback Fiction 1 1 2 1 3 52 4 5 5 3 6 1 7 7 8 1 9 1 10 1 Nonfiction/General 1 2 2 8 3 40 4 3 5 83 6 43 7 2 8 3 9 87 10 2 Hardcover Fiction 1 1 2 1 3 2 4 3 5 2 6 2 7 1 8 2 9 1 10 2 Nonfiction/General 1 1 2 26 3 25 4 18 5 1 6 38 7 13 8 7 9 1 10 2
