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Sunday, April 9, 2006

Paperback
Fiction
1
THE DA VINCI CODE(Anchor, 14.95; $7.99)
By Dan Brown.A startling murder and ancient cryptograms spur a perilous hunt for the Cup of Christ.
1
2
DARK DEMON(Jove, $9.99). By Christine Feehan
Natalya, a vampire hunter and fearless warrior, finds herself drawn to an immortal who may be an enemy.
1
3
NO PLACE LIKE HOME(Pocket, $9.99)
By Mary Higgins Clark.A woman's tragic past looms when her new husband buys her childhood home.
2
4
THE MERMAID CHAIR(Penguin, $14)
By Sue Monk Kidd.Jessie visits her ailing mother, still grief-stricken after Jessie's father's death 33 years before.
4
5
COUNTDOWN(Bantam, $7.99). By Iris Johansen
Jane Maguire's striking likeness to an ancient Roman actress haunts her once more in this fast-paced thriller.
1
6
THE KITE RUNNER(Riverhead, $14)
By Khaled Hosseini.An Afghan immigrant returns to his Taliban-ruled country to atone for a childhood betrayal.
77
7
ANGELS & DEMONS(Pocket Star, $9.99)
By Dan Brown.The Illuminati, a secret cabal, threatens the Vatican at the outset of a papal conclave.
89
8
BUMP IN THE NIGHT(Jove, $7.99). By J.D. Robb et al.
Tales of paranormal romance from Robb as well as Mary Blayney, Ruth Ryan Langan and Mary Kay McComas.
1
9
THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN
(Hyperion, $12). By Mitch Albom.A parable illustrating the importance of life's smallest acts.
3
10
TIME AND AGAIN(Silhouette, $7.99). By Nora Roberts
Two romance novellas, "Time Was" and "Times Change," featuring the time-traveling Hornblower brothers.
1
Nonfiction/General
1
THE COVENANT WITH BLACK AMERICA
(Third World, $12). Ed. by Tavis Smiley.Prominent African Americans propose a proactive plan for change.
4
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.
23
3
NIGHT(FSG, $9). By Elie Wiesel
The Nobel laureate's terrifying account of his experience in Nazi camps during World War II.
19
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.
65
5
A MILLION LITTLE PIECES(Anchor, $14.95)
By James Frey.The author now admits to fabricating and embellishing his memoir of addiction recovery.
27
6
COLLAPSE: HOW SOCIETIES CHOOSE TO FAIL
OR SUCCEED(Penguin, $17). By Jared Diamond
The fatal consequences of ecological mismanagement.
14
7
SMASHED: STORY OF A DRUNKEN GIRLHOOD
(Penguin, $14). By Koren Zailckas.Now 25 and sober, Zailckas describes a young life defined by alcohol.
3
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.
104
9
THE GLASS CASTLE(Scribner, $14)
By Jeanette Walls.A daughter's memoir of her eccentric parents and the unorthodox upbringing she survived.
6
10
CONFESSIONS OF AN ECONOMIC HIT MAN
(Plume, $15). By John Perkins.Charges of financial malfeasance at the expense of developing nations.
14
Hardcover
Fiction
1
GONE(Ballantine, $26.95). By Jonathan Kellerman
Alex Delaware investigates an offbeat acting studio in the murder of a student who faked her own abduction.
1
2
LABYRINTH(Putnam, $25.95). By Kate Mosse
The lives of two women living 800 years apart are linked by a peculiar stone ring and the mystery of the Grail.
3
3
THE SECRET SUPPER(Atria, $25.95). By Javier Sierra
Prodded by mysterious warnings, the Church inquires into da Vinci's in-progress painting, "The Last Supper."
2
4
TOMB OF THE GOLDEN BIRD(Morrow, $25.95)
By Elizabeth Peters.Amelia Peabody and family stumble into intrigue amid the discovery of King Tut's tomb.
1
5
THE 5TH HORSEMAN(Little, Brown, $27.95)
By James Patterson and Maxine Paetro.Patients' puzzling deaths at a hospital suggest a ruthless murderer.
7
6
THE TENTH CIRCLE(Atria, $26). By Jodi Picoult
Graphic art illustrates this tale (with a "Purgatorio" metaphor) of a family coping with a daughter's rape.
4
7
THE TEMPLAR LEGACY(Ballantine, $24.95)
By Steve Berry.An ex-Justice Department agent spars with a lethal Templar order seeking a lost archive.
6
8
PRIOR BAD ACTS(Bantam, $26). By Tami Hoag
A judge finds her life in jeopardy after an unpopular pre-trial ruling in the case of an accused serial killer.
2
9
THE DA VINCI CODE(Doubleday, $24.95)
By Dan Brown.Ciphers and riddles impede a symbologist's quest for the Holy Grail and a wily killer.
105
10
THE LAST TEMPLAR(Dutton, $24.95)
By Raymond Khoury.Modern-day zealots fromthe Knights Templar hunt for a treasure not seen since 1291.
10
Nonfiction/General
1
AMERICAN THEOCRACY: THE PERIL AND POLITICS OF
RADICAL RELIGION, OIL, AND BORROWED MONEY IN
THE 21ST CENTURY(Viking, $26.95). By Kevin Phillips
2
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.
16
3
COBRA II: THE INSIDE STORY OF THE INVASION
AND OCCUPATION OFIRAQ(Pantheon, $27.95)
By Michael R. Gordon and Bernard E. Trainor
3
4
GAME OF SHADOWS: BARRY BONDS, BALCO, AND
THE STEROIDS SCANDAL THAT ROCKED PROFESSIONAL
SPORTS(Gotham, $26). By Mark Fainaru-Wada et al.
2
5
THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $27.50)
By Thomas L. Friedman.Globalism's colossal impact.
51
6
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.
8
7
THE JESUS PAPERS: EXPOSING THE GREATEST
COVER-UP IN HISTORY(HarperSanFrancisco, $27.95)
By Michael Baigent.Speculating on the life of Christ.
1
8
MISQUOTING JESUS: THE STORY BEHIND WHO
CHANGED THE BIBLE AND WHY
(HarperSanFrancisco, $24.95). By Bart D. Ehrman
4
9
FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES
THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95)
By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
50
10
THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION: THE BEGINNINGS
OF OUR RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS(Knopf, $30)
By Karen Armstrong.The upheaval of 900 B.C.-200 B.C.
1

Rankings reflect sales for the week ended April 2, 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.)

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	Paperback
	Fiction
1	THE DA VINCI CODE(Anchor, 14.95; $7.99) By Dan Brown.A startling murder and ancient cryptograms spur a perilous hunt for the Cup of Christ.	1
2	DARK DEMON(Jove, $9.99). By Christine Feehan Natalya, a vampire hunter and fearless warrior, finds herself drawn to an immortal who may be an enemy.	1
3	NO PLACE LIKE HOME(Pocket, $9.99) By Mary Higgins Clark.A woman's tragic past looms when her new husband buys her childhood home.	2
4	THE MERMAID CHAIR(Penguin, $14) By Sue Monk Kidd.Jessie visits her ailing mother, still grief-stricken after Jessie's father's death 33 years before.	4
5	COUNTDOWN(Bantam, $7.99). By Iris Johansen Jane Maguire's striking likeness to an ancient Roman actress haunts her once more in this fast-paced thriller.	1
6	THE KITE RUNNER(Riverhead, $14) By Khaled Hosseini.An Afghan immigrant returns to his Taliban-ruled country to atone for a childhood betrayal.	77
7	ANGELS & DEMONS(Pocket Star, $9.99) By Dan Brown.The Illuminati, a secret cabal, threatens the Vatican at the outset of a papal conclave.	89
8	BUMP IN THE NIGHT(Jove, $7.99). By J.D. Robb et al. Tales of paranormal romance from Robb as well as Mary Blayney, Ruth Ryan Langan and Mary Kay McComas.	1
9	THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN (Hyperion, $12). By Mitch Albom.A parable illustrating the importance of life's smallest acts.	3
10	TIME AND AGAIN(Silhouette, $7.99). By Nora Roberts Two romance novellas, "Time Was" and "Times Change," featuring the time-traveling Hornblower brothers.	1
	Nonfiction/General
1	THE COVENANT WITH BLACK AMERICA (Third World, $12). Ed. by Tavis Smiley.Prominent African Americans propose a proactive plan for change.	4
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.	23
3	NIGHT(FSG, $9). By Elie Wiesel The Nobel laureate's terrifying account of his experience in Nazi camps during World War II.	19
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.	65
5	A MILLION LITTLE PIECES(Anchor, $14.95) By James Frey.The author now admits to fabricating and embellishing his memoir of addiction recovery.	27
6	COLLAPSE: HOW SOCIETIES CHOOSE TO FAIL OR SUCCEED(Penguin, $17). By Jared Diamond The fatal consequences of ecological mismanagement.	14
7	SMASHED: STORY OF A DRUNKEN GIRLHOOD (Penguin, $14). By Koren Zailckas.Now 25 and sober, Zailckas describes a young life defined by alcohol.	3
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.	104
9	THE GLASS CASTLE(Scribner, $14) By Jeanette Walls.A daughter's memoir of her eccentric parents and the unorthodox upbringing she survived.	6
10	CONFESSIONS OF AN ECONOMIC HIT MAN (Plume, $15). By John Perkins.Charges of financial malfeasance at the expense of developing nations.	14
	Hardcover
	Fiction
1	GONE(Ballantine, $26.95). By Jonathan Kellerman Alex Delaware investigates an offbeat acting studio in the murder of a student who faked her own abduction.	1
2	LABYRINTH(Putnam, $25.95). By Kate Mosse The lives of two women living 800 years apart are linked by a peculiar stone ring and the mystery of the Grail.	3
3	THE SECRET SUPPER(Atria, $25.95). By Javier Sierra Prodded by mysterious warnings, the Church inquires into da Vinci's in-progress painting, "The Last Supper."	2
4	TOMB OF THE GOLDEN BIRD(Morrow, $25.95) By Elizabeth Peters.Amelia Peabody and family stumble into intrigue amid the discovery of King Tut's tomb.	1
5	THE 5TH HORSEMAN(Little, Brown, $27.95) By James Patterson and Maxine Paetro.Patients' puzzling deaths at a hospital suggest a ruthless murderer.	7
6	THE TENTH CIRCLE(Atria, $26). By Jodi Picoult Graphic art illustrates this tale (with a "Purgatorio" metaphor) of a family coping with a daughter's rape.	4
7	THE TEMPLAR LEGACY(Ballantine, $24.95) By Steve Berry.An ex-Justice Department agent spars with a lethal Templar order seeking a lost archive.	6
8	PRIOR BAD ACTS(Bantam, $26). By Tami Hoag A judge finds her life in jeopardy after an unpopular pre-trial ruling in the case of an accused serial killer.	2
9	THE DA VINCI CODE(Doubleday, $24.95) By Dan Brown.Ciphers and riddles impede a symbologist's quest for the Holy Grail and a wily killer.	105
10	THE LAST TEMPLAR(Dutton, $24.95) By Raymond Khoury.Modern-day zealots fromthe Knights Templar hunt for a treasure not seen since 1291.	10
	Nonfiction/General
1	AMERICAN THEOCRACY: THE PERIL AND POLITICS OF RADICAL RELIGION, OIL, AND BORROWED MONEY IN THE 21ST CENTURY(Viking, $26.95). By Kevin Phillips	2
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.	16
3	COBRA II: THE INSIDE STORY OF THE INVASION AND OCCUPATION OFIRAQ(Pantheon, $27.95) By Michael R. Gordon and Bernard E. Trainor	3
4	GAME OF SHADOWS: BARRY BONDS, BALCO, AND THE STEROIDS SCANDAL THAT ROCKED PROFESSIONAL SPORTS(Gotham, $26). By Mark Fainaru-Wada et al.	2
5	THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $27.50) By Thomas L. Friedman.Globalism's colossal impact.	51
6	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.	8
7	THE JESUS PAPERS: EXPOSING THE GREATEST COVER-UP IN HISTORY(HarperSanFrancisco, $27.95) By Michael Baigent.Speculating on the life of Christ.	1
8	MISQUOTING JESUS: THE STORY BEHIND WHO CHANGED THE BIBLE AND WHY (HarperSanFrancisco, $24.95). By Bart D. Ehrman	4
9	FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95) By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner	50
10	THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION: THE BEGINNINGS OF OUR RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS(Knopf, $30) By Karen Armstrong.The upheaval of 900 B.C.-200 B.C.	1