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Sunday, October 23, 2005

Paperback
Fiction
1
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.
3
2
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.
3
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.
54
4
TWISTED(Ballantine, $7.99). By Jonathan Kellerman
Hollywood homicide detective Petra Connor hunts a serial killer who strikes on the same date each year.
3
5
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.
7
6
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.
5
7
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.
9
8
THE COLORADO KID(Hard Case Crime, $5.99)
By Stephen King.A novice reporter is given the scoop on her small town's unsolved murder by two elder newsmen.
1
9
TWO-DOLLAR BILL(Signet, $9.99). By Stuart Woods
Cop-turned-lawyer Stone Barrington is duped by a new client who turns out to be a con man extraordinaire.
1
10
METRO GIRL(HarperTorch, $7.99). By Janet Evanovich
Alex Barnaby hits Miami and points beyond in a risky gamble to locate her missing brother.
2
Nonfiction/General
1
A MILLION LITTLE PIECES(Anchor, $14.95)
By James Frey.A former screenwriter and drug dealer's chronicle of addiction and recovery.
4
2
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.
10
3
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.
42
4
A MILE DOWN: THE TRUE STORY OF A DISASTROUS
CAREER AT SEA(Thunder's Mouth, $14.95)
By David Vann.The struggle to builda 90-foot sailboat.
1
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.
85
6
BAD CAT: 244 NOT-SO-PRETTY KITTIES AND
CATS GONE BAD(Workman, $9.99). By Jim Edgar
Candid photos of felines acting up and acting out.
27
7
THE END OF FAITH: RELIGION, TERROR, AND
THE FUTURE OF REASON(Norton, $13.95)
By Sam Harris.Religious conviction as menace.
1
8
CHRONICLES: VOLUME ONE(Simon & Schuster, $14)
By Bob Dylan.The singer/songwriter contemplates pivotal moments in his career and artistic evolution.
5
9
WILL IN THE WORLD: HOW SHAKESPEARE
BECAME SHAKESPEARE(Norton, $14.95)
By Stephen Greenblatt.The Bard and his times.
5
10
READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN(Random House, $13.95)
By Azar Nafisi.A professor recalls her clandestine Western literature discussion groups for women students.
89
Hardcover
Fiction
1
KNIFE OF DREAMS: BOOK ELEVEN OF THE
WHEEL OF TIME(Tor, $29.95). By Robert Jordan
The penultimate volume of Jordan's fantasy epic.
1
2
CONSENT TO KILL(Atria, $25.95). By Vince Flynn
Mitch Rapp, CIA assassin, juggles multiple adversaries, a $20 million bounty on his head and his wife's pregnancy.
1
3
BLUE SMOKE(Putnam, $25.95). By Nora Roberts
Arson inspector Reena Hale's thriving career and budding romance are in jeopardy thanks to a firebug with a grudge.
2
4
THE LINCOLN LAWYER(Little, Brown, $26.95)
By Michael Connelly.A defense attorney, who works modestly out of a Lincoln Town Car, lands a wealthy client.
2
5
A WEDDING IN DECEMBER(Little, Brown, $25.95)
By Anita Shreve.A winter wedding sets the stage for a group of college friends' reunion, exposing myriad secrets.
1
6
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.
4
7
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.
3
8
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.
3
9
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.
4
10
EVERYONE WORTH KNOWING
(Simon & Schuster, $23.95). By Lauren Weisberger
A workaholic banker amps up her life in celebrity PR.
2
Nonfiction/General
1
MY FBI: BRINGING DOWN THE MAFIA, INVESTIGATING
BILL CLINTON, AND FIGHTINGTHE WAR ON TERROR
(St. Martin's, $25.95). By Louis J. Freeh
1
2
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.
3
3
THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $27.50)
By Thomas L. Friedman.Globalism's colossal impact.
28
4
THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING(Knopf, $23.95)
By Joan Didion.Reflecting on ayear of grief and mourning after her husband's death and her daughter's illness.
2
5
1776(Simon & Schuster, $32). By David McCullough
Military campaigns and personal narratives tell the story of the first full year of the American Revolution.
20
6
FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES
THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95)
By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
27
7
LIFE IS NOT A FAIRY TALE(Fireside, $21.95)
By Fantasia.A blend of memoir, pragmatic advice and morsels of inspiration from the American Idol chanteuse.
2
8
THE COMPLETE CALVIN AND HOBBES
(Andrews McMeel, $150). By Bill Waterson.The cartoon strip in its entirety from its first syndication in 1985.
2
9
BLINK: THE POWER OF THINKING WITHOUT THINKING
(Little, Brown, $25.95). By Malcolm Gladwell
The complex psychology behind our snap decisions.
40
10
ANDREW JACKSON: HIS LIFE AND TIMES
(Doubleday, $35). By H.W. Brands.From humble origins to national fame--our seventh president's tumultuous life.
2

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	Paperback
	Fiction
1	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.	3
2	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.	3
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.	54
4	TWISTED(Ballantine, $7.99). By Jonathan Kellerman Hollywood homicide detective Petra Connor hunts a serial killer who strikes on the same date each year.	3
5	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.	7
6	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.	5
7	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.	9
8	THE COLORADO KID(Hard Case Crime, $5.99) By Stephen King.A novice reporter is given the scoop on her small town's unsolved murder by two elder newsmen.	1
9	TWO-DOLLAR BILL(Signet, $9.99). By Stuart Woods Cop-turned-lawyer Stone Barrington is duped by a new client who turns out to be a con man extraordinaire.	1
10	METRO GIRL(HarperTorch, $7.99). By Janet Evanovich Alex Barnaby hits Miami and points beyond in a risky gamble to locate her missing brother.	2
	Nonfiction/General
1	A MILLION LITTLE PIECES(Anchor, $14.95) By James Frey.A former screenwriter and drug dealer's chronicle of addiction and recovery.	4
2	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.	10
3	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.	42
4	A MILE DOWN: THE TRUE STORY OF A DISASTROUS CAREER AT SEA(Thunder's Mouth, $14.95) By David Vann.The struggle to builda 90-foot sailboat.	1
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.	85
6	BAD CAT: 244 NOT-SO-PRETTY KITTIES AND CATS GONE BAD(Workman, $9.99). By Jim Edgar Candid photos of felines acting up and acting out.	27
7	THE END OF FAITH: RELIGION, TERROR, AND THE FUTURE OF REASON(Norton, $13.95) By Sam Harris.Religious conviction as menace.	1
8	CHRONICLES: VOLUME ONE(Simon & Schuster, $14) By Bob Dylan.The singer/songwriter contemplates pivotal moments in his career and artistic evolution.	5
9	WILL IN THE WORLD: HOW SHAKESPEARE BECAME SHAKESPEARE(Norton, $14.95) By Stephen Greenblatt.The Bard and his times.	5
10	READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN(Random House, $13.95) By Azar Nafisi.A professor recalls her clandestine Western literature discussion groups for women students.	89
	Hardcover
	Fiction
1	KNIFE OF DREAMS: BOOK ELEVEN OF THE WHEEL OF TIME(Tor, $29.95). By Robert Jordan The penultimate volume of Jordan's fantasy epic.	1
2	CONSENT TO KILL(Atria, $25.95). By Vince Flynn Mitch Rapp, CIA assassin, juggles multiple adversaries, a $20 million bounty on his head and his wife's pregnancy.	1
3	BLUE SMOKE(Putnam, $25.95). By Nora Roberts Arson inspector Reena Hale's thriving career and budding romance are in jeopardy thanks to a firebug with a grudge.	2
4	THE LINCOLN LAWYER(Little, Brown, $26.95) By Michael Connelly.A defense attorney, who works modestly out of a Lincoln Town Car, lands a wealthy client.	2
5	A WEDDING IN DECEMBER(Little, Brown, $25.95) By Anita Shreve.A winter wedding sets the stage for a group of college friends' reunion, exposing myriad secrets.	1
6	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.	4
7	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.	3
8	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.	3
9	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.	4
10	EVERYONE WORTH KNOWING (Simon & Schuster, $23.95). By Lauren Weisberger A workaholic banker amps up her life in celebrity PR.	2
	Nonfiction/General
1	MY FBI: BRINGING DOWN THE MAFIA, INVESTIGATING BILL CLINTON, AND FIGHTINGTHE WAR ON TERROR (St. Martin's, $25.95). By Louis J. Freeh	1
2	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.	3
3	THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $27.50) By Thomas L. Friedman.Globalism's colossal impact.	28
4	THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING(Knopf, $23.95) By Joan Didion.Reflecting on ayear of grief and mourning after her husband's death and her daughter's illness.	2
5	1776(Simon & Schuster, $32). By David McCullough Military campaigns and personal narratives tell the story of the first full year of the American Revolution.	20
6	FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95) By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner	27
7	LIFE IS NOT A FAIRY TALE(Fireside, $21.95) By Fantasia.A blend of memoir, pragmatic advice and morsels of inspiration from the American Idol chanteuse.	2
8	THE COMPLETE CALVIN AND HOBBES (Andrews McMeel, $150). By Bill Waterson.The cartoon strip in its entirety from its first syndication in 1985.	2
9	BLINK: THE POWER OF THINKING WITHOUT THINKING (Little, Brown, $25.95). By Malcolm Gladwell The complex psychology behind our snap decisions.	40
10	ANDREW JACKSON: HIS LIFE AND TIMES (Doubleday, $35). By H.W. Brands.From humble origins to national fame--our seventh president's tumultuous life.	2