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Sunday, March 5, 2006

Paperback
Fiction
1
THE CLOSERS(Warner, $7.99). By Michael Connelly
After two years of retirement, Harry Bosch returns to the LAPD in its new cold-case unit.
4
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.
13
3
GILEAD(Picador USA, $14). By Marilynne Robinson
An elderly minister, in failing health, reflects on his enduring faith and a lifetime spent in the same Iowa town.
6
4
SKELETON MAN(HarperTorch, $7.99)
By Tony Hillerman.Leaphorn & Chee hunt for diamonds lost in a 1956 plane collision over the Grand Canyon.
4
5
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.
15
6
HONEYMOON(Warner, $13.95). By James Patterson
& Howard Roughan.An FBI agent suspects the alluring fiancée in a wealthy banker's death.
7
7
THE KITE RUNNER(Riverhead, $14)
By Khaled Hosseini.An Afghan immigrant returns to his Taliban-ruled country to atone for a childhood betrayal.
72
8
THE THIRD SECRET(Ballantine, $7.99). By Steve Berry
The final mystery of Fatima--which Pope John Paul II revealed in 2000--may be more than it seems.
4
9
ROBERT LUDLUM'S THE MOSCOW VECTOR
(St. Martin's, $7.99). By Patrick Larkin.A toxin targeting DNA aids Russia's bid to regain lost territory.
2
10
IMPOSSIBLE(Dell, $7.99). By Danielle Steel
The owner of an influential gallery begins a tempestuous affair with a younger, somewhat Bohemian artist.
4
Nonfiction/General
1
NIGHT(FSG, $9). By Elie Wiesel
The Nobel laureate's terrifying account of his experience in Nazi camps during World War II.
14
2
IN COLD BLOOD(Vintage, $14). By Truman Capote
Its melding of crime reportage and fictional techniques made this account of a grisly murder an instant classic.
18
3
A MILLION LITTLE PIECES(Anchor, $14.95)
By James Frey.Billed as a memoir of addiction recovery, the author now admits to embellishing his tale.
22
4
COLLAPSE: HOW SOCIETIES CHOOSE TO FAIL
OR SUCCEED(Penguin, $17). By Jared Diamond
The fatal consequences of ecological mismanagement.
9
5
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.
60
6
CONFESSIONS OF AN ECONOMIC HIT MAN
(Plume, $15). By John Perkins.Charges of financial malfeasance at the expense of developing nations.
9
7
ANIMALS IN TRANSLATION: USING THE MYSTERIESOF AUTISM TO DECODE ANIMAL BEHAVIOR(Harvest, $15)
By Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson
4
8
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.
101
9
THE GLASS CASTLE(Scribner, $14)
By Jeanette Walls.A daughter's memoir of her eccentric parents and the unorthodox upbringing she survived.
1
10
FLYBOYS: A TRUE STORY OF COURAGE
(Little, Brown, $7.99). By James Bradley.The dire captivity of eight American POWs held by Japanese forces.
2
Hardcover
Fiction
1
THE 5TH HORSEMAN(Little, Brown, $27.95)
By James Patterson and Maxine Paetro.Patients' puzzling deaths at a hospital suggest a ruthless murderer.
2
2
CELL(Scribner, $26.95). By Stephen King
A mind-altering pulse sent simultaneously via all mobile phones in America turns its recipients into zombies.
5
3
THE TEMPLAR LEGACY(Ballantine, $24.95)
By Steve Berry.An ex- Justice Deptartment agent spars with a lethal Templar order seeking a lost archive.
1
4
THE DA VINCI CODE(Doubleday, $24.95)
By Dan Brown.Ciphers and riddles impede a symbologist's quest for the Holy Grail and a murderer.
100
5
THE OLD WINE SHADES(Viking, $25.95)
By Martha Grimes.Richard Jury is intrigued when a family vanishes--but their dog returns nine months later.
1
6
THE LAST TEMPLAR(Dutton, $24.95)
By Raymond Khoury.Modern-day zealots fromthe Knights Templar hunt for a treasure not seen since 1291.
5
7
IN THE COMPANY OF THE COURTESAN
(Random House, $23.95). By Sarah Dunant
A woman's troubles and triumphs inRenaissance Venice.
2
8
THE TWO MINUTE RULE(Simon & Schuster, $24.95)
By Robert Crais.Max, a bank robber on parole, turns to the fed who nabbed him to help solve Max's son's murder.
1
9
SEA CHANGE(Putnam, $24.95). By Robert B. Parker
Small-town Mass. sheriff Jesse Stone probes the murder of a visiting Florida heiress with some kinky sexual whims.
3
10 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. 7
Nonfiction/General
1
MARLEY & ME: LIFE AND LOVE WITH THE
WORLD'S WORST DOG(Morrow, $21.95)
By John Grogan.For the love of an unruly Labrador.
11
2
THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $27.50)
By Thomas L. Friedman.Globalism's colossal impact.
46
3
FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES
THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95)
By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
45
4
MANHUNT: THE 12-DAY CHASE FOR LINCOLN'S KILLER
(Morrow, $26.95). By James L. Swanson.John Wilkes Booth's sensational, elusive flight from Washington, D.C.
3
5
YOU'RE WEARING THAT? UNDERSTANDING MOTHERS
AND DAUGHTERS IN CONVERSATION
(Random House, $25.95). By Deborah Tannen
5
6
THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING(Knopf, $23.95)
By Joan Didion.A memoir of mourning; winner of the 2005 National Book Award for nonfiction.
20
7
NIGHT(FSG, $19.95). By Elie Wiesel
Wiesel's memoir of the Holocaust--a wrenching act of witness--is the new selection of Oprah's Book Club.
4
8
TEAM OF RIVALS: THE POLITICAL GENIUS
OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN(Simon & Schuster, $35)
By Doris Kearns Goodwin.Presidential finesse.
13
9
BLINK: THE POWER OF THINKING WITHOUT THINKING
(Little, Brown, $25.95). By Malcolm Gladwell
The complex psychology behind our snap decisions.
45
10
JAWBREAKER: THE ATTACK ON BIN LADEN AND
AL QAEDA(Crown, $25.95). By Gary Bernsten
Firsthand revelations from a CIA field commander.
1

Rankings reflect sales for the week ended Feb. 26, 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. The advice/miscellaneous list below reflects sales from 1/30/06 to 2/26/06.)

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	Paperback
	Fiction
1	THE CLOSERS(Warner, $7.99). By Michael Connelly After two years of retirement, Harry Bosch returns to the LAPD in its new cold-case unit.	4
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.	13
3	GILEAD(Picador USA, $14). By Marilynne Robinson An elderly minister, in failing health, reflects on his enduring faith and a lifetime spent in the same Iowa town.	6
4	SKELETON MAN(HarperTorch, $7.99) By Tony Hillerman.Leaphorn & Chee hunt for diamonds lost in a 1956 plane collision over the Grand Canyon.	4
5	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.	15
6	HONEYMOON(Warner, $13.95). By James Patterson & Howard Roughan.An FBI agent suspects the alluring fiancée in a wealthy banker's death.	7
7	THE KITE RUNNER(Riverhead, $14) By Khaled Hosseini.An Afghan immigrant returns to his Taliban-ruled country to atone for a childhood betrayal.	72
8	THE THIRD SECRET(Ballantine, $7.99). By Steve Berry The final mystery of Fatima--which Pope John Paul II revealed in 2000--may be more than it seems.	4
9	ROBERT LUDLUM'S THE MOSCOW VECTOR (St. Martin's, $7.99). By Patrick Larkin.A toxin targeting DNA aids Russia's bid to regain lost territory.	2
10	IMPOSSIBLE(Dell, $7.99). By Danielle Steel The owner of an influential gallery begins a tempestuous affair with a younger, somewhat Bohemian artist.	4
	Nonfiction/General
1	NIGHT(FSG, $9). By Elie Wiesel The Nobel laureate's terrifying account of his experience in Nazi camps during World War II.	14
2	IN COLD BLOOD(Vintage, $14). By Truman Capote Its melding of crime reportage and fictional techniques made this account of a grisly murder an instant classic.	18
3	A MILLION LITTLE PIECES(Anchor, $14.95) By James Frey.Billed as a memoir of addiction recovery, the author now admits to embellishing his tale.	22
4	COLLAPSE: HOW SOCIETIES CHOOSE TO FAIL OR SUCCEED(Penguin, $17). By Jared Diamond The fatal consequences of ecological mismanagement.	9
5	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.	60
6	CONFESSIONS OF AN ECONOMIC HIT MAN (Plume, $15). By John Perkins.Charges of financial malfeasance at the expense of developing nations.	9
7	ANIMALS IN TRANSLATION: USING THE MYSTERIESOF AUTISM TO DECODE ANIMAL BEHAVIOR(Harvest, $15) By Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson	4
8	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.	101
9	THE GLASS CASTLE(Scribner, $14) By Jeanette Walls.A daughter's memoir of her eccentric parents and the unorthodox upbringing she survived.	1
10	FLYBOYS: A TRUE STORY OF COURAGE (Little, Brown, $7.99). By James Bradley.The dire captivity of eight American POWs held by Japanese forces.	2
	Hardcover
	Fiction
1	THE 5TH HORSEMAN(Little, Brown, $27.95) By James Patterson and Maxine Paetro.Patients' puzzling deaths at a hospital suggest a ruthless murderer.	2
2	CELL(Scribner, $26.95). By Stephen King A mind-altering pulse sent simultaneously via all mobile phones in America turns its recipients into zombies.	5
3	THE TEMPLAR LEGACY(Ballantine, $24.95) By Steve Berry.An ex- Justice Deptartment agent spars with a lethal Templar order seeking a lost archive.	1
4	THE DA VINCI CODE(Doubleday, $24.95) By Dan Brown.Ciphers and riddles impede a symbologist's quest for the Holy Grail and a murderer.	100
5	THE OLD WINE SHADES(Viking, $25.95) By Martha Grimes.Richard Jury is intrigued when a family vanishes--but their dog returns nine months later.	1
6	THE LAST TEMPLAR(Dutton, $24.95) By Raymond Khoury.Modern-day zealots fromthe Knights Templar hunt for a treasure not seen since 1291.	5
7	IN THE COMPANY OF THE COURTESAN (Random House, $23.95). By Sarah Dunant A woman's troubles and triumphs inRenaissance Venice.	2
8	THE TWO MINUTE RULE(Simon & Schuster, $24.95) By Robert Crais.Max, a bank robber on parole, turns to the fed who nabbed him to help solve Max's son's murder.	1
9	SEA CHANGE(Putnam, $24.95). By Robert B. Parker Small-town Mass. sheriff Jesse Stone probes the murder of a visiting Florida heiress with some kinky sexual whims.	3
10	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.	7
	Nonfiction/General
1	MARLEY & ME: LIFE AND LOVE WITH THE WORLD'S WORST DOG(Morrow, $21.95) By John Grogan.For the love of an unruly Labrador.	11
2	THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $27.50) By Thomas L. Friedman.Globalism's colossal impact.	46
3	FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95) By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner	45
4	MANHUNT: THE 12-DAY CHASE FOR LINCOLN'S KILLER (Morrow, $26.95). By James L. Swanson.John Wilkes Booth's sensational, elusive flight from Washington, D.C.	3
5	YOU'RE WEARING THAT? UNDERSTANDING MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS IN CONVERSATION (Random House, $25.95). By Deborah Tannen	5
6	THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING(Knopf, $23.95) By Joan Didion.A memoir of mourning; winner of the 2005 National Book Award for nonfiction.	20
7	NIGHT(FSG, $19.95). By Elie Wiesel Wiesel's memoir of the Holocaust--a wrenching act of witness--is the new selection of Oprah's Book Club.	4
8	TEAM OF RIVALS: THE POLITICAL GENIUS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN(Simon & Schuster, $35) By Doris Kearns Goodwin.Presidential finesse.	13
9	BLINK: THE POWER OF THINKING WITHOUT THINKING (Little, Brown, $25.95). By Malcolm Gladwell The complex psychology behind our snap decisions.	45
10	JAWBREAKER: THE ATTACK ON BIN LADEN AND AL QAEDA(Crown, $25.95). By Gary Bernsten Firsthand revelations from a CIA field commander.	1