Washington Area Bestsellers

Washington Area Bestsellers

Sunday, June 4, 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.
9
2
ANGELS & DEMONS(Pocket Star, $9.99)
By Dan Brown.The Illuminati, a secret cabal, threatens the Vatican at the outset of a papal conclave.
97
3
A WEDDING IN DECEMBER(Back Bay, $14.95)
By Anita Shreve.A winter wedding sets the stage for a reunion of college friends, exposing myriad secrets.
4
4
BROKEN PREY(Berkley, $9.99). By John Sandford
Gory slayings, reminiscent of those committed by two incarcerated killers, and a new iPod keep Davenport busy.
4
5
THE KITE RUNNER(Riverhead, $14)
By Khaled Hosseini.An Afghan immigrant returns to his Taliban-ruled country to atone for a childhood betrayal.
84
6
MARCH(Penguin, $14). By Geraldine Brooks
The imagined Civil War experiences of Mr. March, the absent father in Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women."
4
7
MAP OF BONES(Avon, $7.99). By James Rollins
After a slaughter of worshipers, an ancient religious order loots the fabled bones of the Magi from a cathedral.
5
8
TRUE BELIEVER(Warner, $12.95). By Nicholas Sparks
A science reporter, famed for his myth-debunking articles, investigates eerie lights in a North Carolina cemetery.
7
9
THE HISTORY OF LOVE(Norton, $13.95)
By Nicole Krauss.Alost manuscript brings together a lonely WWII refugee living in NYC and a young woman.
1
10
VELOCITY(Bantam, $7.99). By Dean Koontz
An affable bartender is forced to choose a sociopath's next series of victims via menacing, time-sensitive notes.
5
Nonfiction/General
1
NIGHT(FSG, $9). By Elie Wiesel
The Nobel laureate's terrifying account of his experience in Nazi concentration camps during World War II.
27
2
THE COVENANT WITH BLACK AMERICA
(Third World, $12). Ed. by Tavis Smiley.Prominent African Americans propose a proactive plan for change.
12
3
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.
31
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.
74
5
THE GLASS CASTLE(Scribner, $14)
By Jeannette Walls.A daughter's memoir of her eccentric parents and the unorthodox upbringing she survived.
14
6
CONFESSIONS OF AN ECONOMIC HIT MAN
(Plume, $15). By John Perkins.Charges of financial malfeasance at the expense of developing nations.
20
7
THE TRUTH BEHIND THE DA VINCI CODE:
A CHALLENGING RESPONSE TO THE BESTSELLING
NOVEL(Harvest House, $7.99). By Richard Abanes
1
8
COLLAPSE: HOW SOCIETIES CHOOSE TO FAIL
OR SUCCEED(Penguin, $17). By Jared Diamond
The fatal consequences of ecological mismanagement.
22
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.
109
10
HOLY BLOOD, HOLY GRAIL(Dell, $7.99)
By Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh and Henry Lincoln
A controversial exploration of the life of Jesus.
1
Hardcover
Fiction
1
AT RISK(Putnam, $21.95). By Patricia Cornwell
A tenacious DA employs new DNA technology to solve a 20-year-old murder and bolster her run for governor.
1
2
BEACH ROAD(Little, Brown, $27.95)
By James Patterson and Peter de Jonge.Asensational murder case jump-starts a struggling attorney's career.
4
3
DIGGING TO AMERICA(Knopf, $24.95). By Anne Tyler
Two couples' chance meeting at the airport while awaiting their adopted Korean daughters sparks a friendship.
4
4
DEAD WATCH(Putnam, $26.95). By John Sandford
An Army Intelligence veteran is called in when an ex-U.S. senator vanishes, casting suspicion on his political rival.
2
5
I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER(Doubleday, $21.95)
By E. Lynn Harris.A zealous preacher's run for office on an anti-gay platform divides a black Atlanta church.
4
6
THE HARD WAY(Delacorte, $25). By Lee Child
Former army MP Jack Reacher agrees to help a mercenary (also ex-Army) find his kidnapped wife and daughter.
2
7
THE MAN OF MY DREAMS(Random House, $22.95)
By Curtis Sittenfeld.At age 14, with the dissolution of her parents' marriage, Hannah begins her quest for true love.
2
8
THE POE SHADOW(Random House, $24.95)
By Matthew Pearl.Edgar Allan Poe's baffling death and summary burial spur a young attorney to seek the truth.
1
9
BLUE SHOES AND HAPPINESS(Pantheon, $21.95)
By Alexander McCall Smith.Precious Ramotswe's "No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" faces more challenges.
6
10
TWO LITTLE GIRLS IN BLUE(Simon & Schuster, $25.95)
By Mary Higgins Clark.Twins' telepathic link is a blessing when only one girl is returned after their kidnapping.
8
Nonfiction/General
1
WISDOM OF OUR FATHERS: LESSONS AND LETTERS
FROM DAUGHTERS AND SONS
(Random House, $22.95). By Tim Russert
1
2
DISPATCHES FROM THE EDGE: A MEMOIR OF WAR,
DISASTERS, AND SURVIVAL(HarperCollins, $24.95)
By Anderson Cooper.Musings from theCNN reporter.
1
3
MARLEY & ME: LIFE AND LOVE WITH THE
WORLD'S WORST DOG(Morrow, $21.95)
By John Grogan.For the love of an unruly Labrador.
24
4
MAYFLOWER: A STORY OF COURAGE, COMMUNITY,
AND WAR(Viking, $29.95). By Nathaniel Philbrick
The saga of Plymouth Colony, stripped of mythology.
3
5
AMERICA: THE LAST BEST HOPE: VOLUME I:
FROM THE AGE OF DISCOVERY TO A WORLD AT WAR
(Nelson Current, $29.99). By William J. Bennett
1
6
THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $30)
By Thomas L. Friedman.Arevised and expanded edition.
6
7
FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES
THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95)
By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
58
8
DON'T MAKE A BLACK WOMAN TAKE OFF HER
EARRINGS: MADEA'S UNINHIBITED COMMENTARIES
ON LOVE AND LIFE(Riverhead, $23.95). By Tyler Perry
7
9
THE MIGHTY & THE ALMIGHTY: REFLECTIONS
ON AMERICA, GOD, AND WORLD AFFAIRS
(HarperCollins, $25.95). By Madeleine Albright
4
10
MYTHS, LIES, AND DOWNRIGHT STUPIDITY: GET OUT
THE SHOVEL -- WHY EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS WRONG
(Hyperion, $24.95). By John Stossel.Libertarian views.
2

Rankings reflect sales for the week ended May 28, 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 5/1 to 5/28.)

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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.	9
2	ANGELS & DEMONS(Pocket Star, $9.99) By Dan Brown.The Illuminati, a secret cabal, threatens the Vatican at the outset of a papal conclave.	97
3	A WEDDING IN DECEMBER(Back Bay, $14.95) By Anita Shreve.A winter wedding sets the stage for a reunion of college friends, exposing myriad secrets.	4
4	BROKEN PREY(Berkley, $9.99). By John Sandford Gory slayings, reminiscent of those committed by two incarcerated killers, and a new iPod keep Davenport busy.	4
5	THE KITE RUNNER(Riverhead, $14) By Khaled Hosseini.An Afghan immigrant returns to his Taliban-ruled country to atone for a childhood betrayal.	84
6	MARCH(Penguin, $14). By Geraldine Brooks The imagined Civil War experiences of Mr. March, the absent father in Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women."	4
7	MAP OF BONES(Avon, $7.99). By James Rollins After a slaughter of worshipers, an ancient religious order loots the fabled bones of the Magi from a cathedral.	5
8	TRUE BELIEVER(Warner, $12.95). By Nicholas Sparks A science reporter, famed for his myth-debunking articles, investigates eerie lights in a North Carolina cemetery.	7
9	THE HISTORY OF LOVE(Norton, $13.95) By Nicole Krauss.Alost manuscript brings together a lonely WWII refugee living in NYC and a young woman.	1
10	VELOCITY(Bantam, $7.99). By Dean Koontz An affable bartender is forced to choose a sociopath's next series of victims via menacing, time-sensitive notes.	5
	Nonfiction/General
1	NIGHT(FSG, $9). By Elie Wiesel The Nobel laureate's terrifying account of his experience in Nazi concentration camps during World War II.	27
2	THE COVENANT WITH BLACK AMERICA (Third World, $12). Ed. by Tavis Smiley.Prominent African Americans propose a proactive plan for change.	12
3	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.	31
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.	74
5	THE GLASS CASTLE(Scribner, $14) By Jeannette Walls.A daughter's memoir of her eccentric parents and the unorthodox upbringing she survived.	14
6	CONFESSIONS OF AN ECONOMIC HIT MAN (Plume, $15). By John Perkins.Charges of financial malfeasance at the expense of developing nations.	20
7	THE TRUTH BEHIND THE DA VINCI CODE: A CHALLENGING RESPONSE TO THE BESTSELLING NOVEL(Harvest House, $7.99). By Richard Abanes	1
8	COLLAPSE: HOW SOCIETIES CHOOSE TO FAIL OR SUCCEED(Penguin, $17). By Jared Diamond The fatal consequences of ecological mismanagement.	22
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.	109
10	HOLY BLOOD, HOLY GRAIL(Dell, $7.99) By Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh and Henry Lincoln A controversial exploration of the life of Jesus.	1
	Hardcover
	Fiction
1	AT RISK(Putnam, $21.95). By Patricia Cornwell A tenacious DA employs new DNA technology to solve a 20-year-old murder and bolster her run for governor.	1
2	BEACH ROAD(Little, Brown, $27.95) By James Patterson and Peter de Jonge.Asensational murder case jump-starts a struggling attorney's career.	4
3	DIGGING TO AMERICA(Knopf, $24.95). By Anne Tyler Two couples' chance meeting at the airport while awaiting their adopted Korean daughters sparks a friendship.	4
4	DEAD WATCH(Putnam, $26.95). By John Sandford An Army Intelligence veteran is called in when an ex-U.S. senator vanishes, casting suspicion on his political rival.	2
5	I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER(Doubleday, $21.95) By E. Lynn Harris.A zealous preacher's run for office on an anti-gay platform divides a black Atlanta church.	4
6	THE HARD WAY(Delacorte, $25). By Lee Child Former army MP Jack Reacher agrees to help a mercenary (also ex-Army) find his kidnapped wife and daughter.	2
7	THE MAN OF MY DREAMS(Random House, $22.95) By Curtis Sittenfeld.At age 14, with the dissolution of her parents' marriage, Hannah begins her quest for true love.	2
8	THE POE SHADOW(Random House, $24.95) By Matthew Pearl.Edgar Allan Poe's baffling death and summary burial spur a young attorney to seek the truth.	1
9	BLUE SHOES AND HAPPINESS(Pantheon, $21.95) By Alexander McCall Smith.Precious Ramotswe's "No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" faces more challenges.	6
10	TWO LITTLE GIRLS IN BLUE(Simon & Schuster, $25.95) By Mary Higgins Clark.Twins' telepathic link is a blessing when only one girl is returned after their kidnapping.	8
	Nonfiction/General
1	WISDOM OF OUR FATHERS: LESSONS AND LETTERS FROM DAUGHTERS AND SONS (Random House, $22.95). By Tim Russert	1
2	DISPATCHES FROM THE EDGE: A MEMOIR OF WAR, DISASTERS, AND SURVIVAL(HarperCollins, $24.95) By Anderson Cooper.Musings from theCNN reporter.	1
3	MARLEY & ME: LIFE AND LOVE WITH THE WORLD'S WORST DOG(Morrow, $21.95) By John Grogan.For the love of an unruly Labrador.	24
4	MAYFLOWER: A STORY OF COURAGE, COMMUNITY, AND WAR(Viking, $29.95). By Nathaniel Philbrick The saga of Plymouth Colony, stripped of mythology.	3
5	AMERICA: THE LAST BEST HOPE: VOLUME I: FROM THE AGE OF DISCOVERY TO A WORLD AT WAR (Nelson Current, $29.99). By William J. Bennett	1
6	THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $30) By Thomas L. Friedman.Arevised and expanded edition.	6
7	FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95) By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner	58
8	DON'T MAKE A BLACK WOMAN TAKE OFF HER EARRINGS: MADEA'S UNINHIBITED COMMENTARIES ON LOVE AND LIFE(Riverhead, $23.95). By Tyler Perry	7
9	THE MIGHTY & THE ALMIGHTY: REFLECTIONS ON AMERICA, GOD, AND WORLD AFFAIRS (HarperCollins, $25.95). By Madeleine Albright	4
10	MYTHS, LIES, AND DOWNRIGHT STUPIDITY: GET OUT THE SHOVEL -- WHY EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS WRONG (Hyperion, $24.95). By John Stossel.Libertarian views.	2