Washington Area Bestsellers
Sunday, January 15, 2006; Page BW11
| Paperback | ||
| Fiction | ||
| 1 | MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA(Vintage, $14.95) By Arthur Golden.The celebrated geisha, Sayuri, tells of her rise to fame and fortune in 1930s imperial Japan. | 8 |
| 2 | THE BROKER(Dell, $7.99). By John Grisham The CIA finagles the release of an attorney from federal prison to gain access to a satellite surveillance system. | 6 |
| 3 | HONEYMOON(Warner, $13.95) By James Patterson & Howard Roughan.An FBI agent suspects the alluring fiancée in a wealthy banker's death. | 1 |
| 4 | 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. | 65 |
| 5 | RED LILY(Jove, $7.99). By Nora Roberts The ghost of the Harper bride becomes malevolent when the current Harper scion finds a new paramour. | 5 |
| 6 | DOUBLE TAP(Jove, $7.99). By Steve Martini The expert slaying of a defense contractor's CEO casts suspicion on an Army vet turned security guard. | 2 |
| 7 | THE KNOWN WORLD(Amistad, $13.95) By Edward P. Jones.The tangled relationship between an ex-slave and his former master. | 3 |
| 8 | CAROLINA ISLE(Pocket, $9.95). By Jude Deveraux Two cousins who share an uncanny resemblance make the reckless decision to switch lives, with startling results. | 2 |
| 9 | BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT(Jove, $7.99) By W.E.B. Griffin.In the launch of a new series, a Delta Force major is tapped to investigate a plane's hijacking. | 2 |
| 10 | PREP(Random House, $13.95). By Curtis Sittenfeld An Indiana teen enrolls at one of Boston's most exclusive private schools, heightening her already anxious state. | 4 |
| Nonfiction/General | ||
| 1 | A MILLION LITTLE PIECES(Anchor, $14.95) By James Frey.A screenwriter and drug dealer's (now controversial) chronicle of addiction and recovery. | 15 |
| 2 | COLLAPSE: HOW SOCIETIES CHOOSE TO FAIL OR SUCCEED(Penguin, $17). By Jared Diamond The fatal consequences of ecological mismanagement. | 2 |
| 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. | 53 |
| 4 | SEE NO EVIL: THE TRUE STORY OF A GROUND SOLDIER IN THE CIA'S WAR ON TERRORISM (Three Rivers, $14). By Robert Baer.A bungling agency. | 4 |
| 5 | IN COLD BLOOD(Vintage, $14). By Truman Capote Its melding of crime reportage and a novel's structure made this account of a 1959 Kansas murder an instant classic. | 11 |
| 6 | CONFESSIONS OF AN ECONOMIC HIT MAN (Plume, $15). By John Perkins.Charges of financial malfeasance at the expense of developing nations. | 2 |
| 7 | 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. | 21 |
| 8 | THREE WEEKS WITH MY BROTHER: A MEMOIR (Warner, $13.95). By Nicholas Sparks and Micah Sparks The siblings' contemplative journey around the world. | 1 |
| 9 | 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. | 96 |
| 10 | GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL(Norton, $16.95) By Jared Diamond.The impact of geography and the environment on the course of civilization. | 55 |
| Hardcover | ||
| Fiction | ||
| 1 | THE HOSTAGE(Putnam, $26.95). By W.E.B. Griffin A diplomat's murder, a family held captive and the Iraqi oil-for-food scandal meld in this Charley Castillo thriller. | 1 |
| 2 | 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. | 93 |
| 3 | MARY, MARY(Little, Brown, $27.95) By James Patterson.Hollywood's A-list stars look to Alex Cross to protect them from a vicious serial killer. | 7 |
| 4 | S IS FOR SILENCE(Putnam, $26.95). By Sue Grafton P.I. Kinsey Millhone looks into the case of Violet Sullivan, an impetuous mother who vanished 34 years earlier. | 4 |
| 5 | EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE(Ballantine, $25.95) By Judith McNaught.A romantic dalliance in the tropics ensnares a young woman in a high-profile murder inquiry. | 2 |
| 6 | ON THE RUN(Bantam, $26). By Iris Johansen A mother and daughter, both in CIA protective custody, are forced to flee when their location is discovered. | 2 |
| 7 | ALL NIGHT LONG(Putnam, $24.95) By Jayne Ann Krentz.The suspicious death of a friend leads a journalist into a web of political maneuvering. | 1 |
| 8 | THE CAMEL CLUB(Warner, $26.95). By David Baldacci A band of zealous conspiracy theorists stumbles across intrigue after witnessing a murder on Roosevelt Island. | 10 |
| 9 | TURNING ANGEL(Scribner, $25.95). By Greg Iles When he confesses to their secret affair, a respected small town doctor becomes suspect No. 1 in the murder of a teen. | 2 |
| 10 | THE LIGHTHOUSE(Knopf, $25.95). By P.D. James Commander Dalgliesh is dispatched to Combe Island, an isolated retreat for the well-to-do, where murder is afoot. | 6 |
| Nonfiction/General | ||
| 1 | STATE OF WAR: THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE CIA AND THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION(Free Press, $26) By James Risen.Exposing the domestic spying scandal. | 1 |
| 2 | MARLEY & ME: LIFE AND LOVE WITH THE WORLD'S WORST DOG(Morrow, $21.95) By John Grogan.For the love of an unruly Labrador. | 4 |
| 3 | THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $27.50) By Thomas L. Friedman.Globalism's colossal impact. | 39 |
| 4 | THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING(Knopf, $23.95) By Joan Didion.A memoir of mourning; winner of the 2005 National Book Award for nonfiction. | 13 |
| 5 | FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95) By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner | 38 |
| 6 | MY FRIEND LEONARD(Riverhead, $24.95) By James Frey.Frey recounts his continued recovery from substance abuse with the aid of a pal he met in rehab. | 2 |
| 7 | TEAM OF RIVALS: THE POLITICAL GENIUS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN(Simon & Schuster, $35) By Doris Kearns Goodwin.Presidential finesse. | 10 |
| 8 | OUR ENDANGERED VALUES: AMERICA'S MORAL CRISIS(Simon & Schuster, $25). By Jimmy Carter Cautioning against religious fundamentalism's influence. | 9 |
| 9 | TEACHER MAN: A MEMOIR(Scribner, $26) By Frank McCourt.The author of "Angela's Ashes" recounts his tenure in the NYC public school system. | 7 |
| 10 | 1776(Simon & Schuster, $32). By David McCullough Military campaigns and personal narratives tell the story of the first full year of the American Revolution. | 27 |
Rankings reflect sales for the week ended January 8, 2006. The charts may not be reproduced without permission from Nielsen BookScan. Copyright © 2006 by Nielsen BookScan. (Right-hand column of italicized numbers reflects weeks on this list, which premiered in Book World on Jan. 11, 2004. Advice, reference and self-help books appear on a separate, monthly list.)
