Washington Area Bestsellers
Sunday, March 12, 2006; Page BW11
| Paperback | ||
| Fiction | ||
| 1 | MICAH(Jove, $7.99). By Laurell K. Hamilton Vampire hunter and government agent Anita Blake's were-leopard lover, Micah, tags along on a case. | 1 |
| 2 | DEVIL IN WINTER(Avon, $7.50). By Lisa Kleypas A young heiress dares to propose marriage to society's most flagrant rogue in order to escape her dreadful family. | 1 |
| 3 | RAGE(Ballantine, $7.99). By Jonathan Kellerman Psychiatrist Alex Delaware revisits the chilling case of two teens convicted of killing a toddler eight years earlier. | 1 |
| 4 | KILL THE MESSENGER(Bantam, $7.99). By Tami Hoag A bike courier finds his life in jeopardy because of a parcel meant for a just-murdered defense attorney. | 1 |
| 5 | WITH NO ONE AS WITNESS(HarperTorch, $7.99) By Elizabeth George.Scotland Yard's Lynley and Havers tackle a killing spree with racial overtones. | 1 |
| 6 | IRELAND(Avon, $7.99). By Frank Delaney A BBC reporter's fictionalized saga that recounts the sweeping history of the Emerald Isle. | 1 |
| 7 | FATAL BURN(Kensington, $7.99). By Lisa Jackson A teenager's kidnapping brings her adoptive father and birth mother together to solve the crime--and fall in love. | 1 |
| 8 | THE KITE RUNNER(Riverhead, $14) By Khaled Hosseini.An Afghan immigrant returns to his Taliban-ruled country to atone for a childhood betrayal. | 73 |
| 9 | 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. | 14 |
| 10 | PRETTY WOMAN(Pocket, $7.99). By Fern Michaels Unhappy with her lout of a husband, Rosie tosses him out and vows to change her life--and then wins the lottery. | 1 |
| 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. | 15 |
| 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. | 19 |
| 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. | 23 |
| 4 | 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. | 61 |
| 5 | COLLAPSE: HOW SOCIETIES CHOOSE TO FAIL OR SUCCEED(Penguin, $17). By Jared Diamond The fatal consequences of ecological mismanagement. | 10 |
| 6 | CONFESSIONS OF AN ECONOMIC HIT MAN (Plume, $15). By John Perkins.Charges of financial malfeasance at the expense of developing nations. | 10 |
| 7 | FLYBOYS: A TRUE STORY OF COURAGE (Little, Brown, $7.99). By James Bradley.The dire captivity of eight American POWs held by Japanese forces. | 3 |
| 8 | THE GLASS CASTLE(Scribner, $14) By Jeanette Walls.A daughter's memoir of her eccentric parents and the unorthodox upbringing she survived. | 2 |
| 9 | ANIMALS IN TRANSLATION: USING THE MYSTERIESOF AUTISM TO DECODE ANIMAL BEHAVIOR(Harvest, $15) By Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson | 5 |
| 10 | GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL(Norton, $16.95) By Jared Diamond.The impact of geography and the environment on the course of civilization. | 61 |
| 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. | 3 |
| 2 | THE HOUSE(Delacorte, $27). By Danielle Steel A wealthy client's bequest offers attorney Sarah Anderson the chance to renovate a grand San Francisco manor. | 1 |
| 3 | 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's identity. | 101 |
| 4 | CELL(Scribner, $26.95). By Stephen King A mind-altering pulse sent simultaneously via all mobile phones in America turns its recipients into zombies. | 6 |
| 5 | THE REBELS OF IRELAND: THE DUBLIN SAGA (Doubleday, $28.95). By Edward Rutherfurd.The conclusion of Rutherfurd's sweeping epic of Irish history. | 1 |
| 6 | THE TEMPLAR LEGACY(Ballantine, $24.95) By Steve Berry.An ex- Justice Department agent spars with a lethal Templar order seeking a lost archive. | 2 |
| 7 | THE LAST TEMPLAR(Dutton, $24.95) By Raymond Khoury.Modern-day zealots fromthe Knights Templar hunt for a treasure not seen since 1291. | 6 |
| 8 | IN THE COMPANY OF THE COURTESAN (Random House, $23.95). By Sarah Dunant A woman's troubles and triumphs inRenaissance Venice. | 3 |
| 9 | SOUR PUSS(Bantam, $25). By Rita Mae Brown Harry Haristeen, her corgi and two felines search for clues when murder strikes Virginia Piedmont wineries. | 1 |
| 10 | 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. | 2 |
| 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. | 12 |
| 2 | THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $27.50) By Thomas L. Friedman.Globalism's colossal impact. | 47 |
| 3 | FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95) By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner | 46 |
| 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. | 4 |
| 5 | YOU'RE WEARING THAT? UNDERSTANDING MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS IN CONVERSATION (Random House, $25.95). By Deborah Tannen | 6 |
| 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. | 21 |
| 7 | WITHOUT YOU: A MEMOIR OF LOVE, LOSS, AND THE MUSICAL "RENT"(Simon & Schuster, $25) By Anthony Rapp.Joy and sorrow on and off the stage. | 1 |
| 8 | BLINK: THE POWER OF THINKING WITHOUT THINKING (Little, Brown, $25.95). By Malcolm Gladwell The complex psychology behind our snap decisions. | 46 |
| 9 | AT CANAAN'S EDGE: AMERICA IN THE KING YEARS, 1965-68(Simon & Schuster, $35). By Taylor Branch The third and final volume of a civil rights history. | 6 |
| 10 | TEAM OF RIVALS: THE POLITICAL GENIUS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN(Simon & Schuster, $35) By Doris Kearns Goodwin.Presidential finesse. | 14 |
Rankings reflect sales for the week ended March 5, 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.)
