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Sunday, June 11, 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.
10
2
4TH OF JULY(Warner Vision, $9.99)
By James Patterson and Maxine Paetro.The latest in the Women's Murder Club series features Lt. Lindsay Boxer.
1
3
BLUE SMOKE(Jove, $7.99). By Nora Roberts
Arson inspector Reena Hale's thriving career and budding romance are in jeopardy thanks to a firebug with a grudge.
1
4
ANGELS & DEMONS(Pocket Star, $9.99)
By Dan Brown.The Illuminati, a secret cabal, threatens the Vatican at the outset of a papal conclave.
98
5
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.
5
6
THE JURY(Zebra, $6.99). By Fern Michaels
This "Revenge of the Sisterhood" novel finds the group aiding the battered wife of the national security advisor.
1
7
THE KITE RUNNER(Riverhead, $14)
By Khaled Hosseini.An Afghan immigrant returns to his Taliban-ruled country to atone for a childhood betrayal.
85
8
SUMMER OF ROSES(Bantam, $7.50). By Luanne Rice
Mara, who fled to Nova Scotia to escape an abusive husband, returns home to help her ailing grandmother.
1
9
CORDINA'S ROYAL FAMILY: BENNETT & CAMILLA
(Silhouette, $7.99). By Nora Roberts.The novellas "The Playboy Prince" and "Cordina's Crown Jewel."
1
10
MARCH(Penguin, $14). By Geraldine Brooks
The imagined Civil War experiences of Mr. March, the absent father in Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women."
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.
28
2
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH: THE PLANETARY
EMERGENCY OF GLOBAL WARMING AND WHAT WE
CAN DO ABOUT IT(Rodale, $21.95). By Al Gore
1
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.
32
4
THE COVENANT WITH BLACK AMERICA
(Third World, $12). Ed. by Tavis Smiley.Prominent African Americans propose a proactive plan for change.
13
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.
75
6
THE GLASS CASTLE(Scribner, $14)
By Jeannette Walls.A daughter's memoir of her eccentric parents and the unorthodox upbringing she survived.
15
7
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.
110
8
GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL(Norton, $16.95)
By Jared Diamond.The impact of geography and the environment on the course of civilization.
65
9
CONFESSIONS OF AN ECONOMIC HIT MAN
(Plume, $15). By John Perkins.Charges of financial malfeasance at the expense of developing nations.
21
10
COLLAPSE: HOW SOCIETIES CHOOSE TO FAIL
OR SUCCEED(Penguin, $17). By Jared Diamond
The fatal consequences of ecological mismanagement.
23
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.
2
2
THE HUSBAND(Bantam, $27). By Dean Koontz
An unassuming landscaper's wife is kidnapped, and the culprits are demanding $2 million in cash in 60 hours.
1
3
BEACH ROAD(Little, Brown, $27.95)
By James Patterson and Peter de Jonge.Asensational murder case jump-starts a struggling attorney's career.
5
4
THE BOOK OF THE DEAD(Warner, $25.95)
By Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.FBI agent Pendergast vs. his fiendish brother: the final showdown.
1
5
THE COLD MOON(Simon & Schuster, $26)
By Jeffery Deaver.A sadistic serial killer tests NYPD detective Lincoln Rhyme and his partner Amelia Sachs.
1
6
DARK SIDE OF THE MOON(St. Martin's, $19.95)
By Sherrilyn Kenyon.Ravyn, a were-leopard Dark-Hunter, and his paramour, Susan, battle supernatural villains.
1
7
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.
5
8
KILLER DREAMS(Bantam, $26). By Iris Johansen
A sleep therapist's creation, a drug to combat insomnia, is used as a sinister mind-control agent.
1
9
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.
3
10
THE FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT
(Random House, $24.95). By Alan Furst.An Italian journalist aids a resistance newspaper in 1938 Paris.
1
Nonfiction/General
1
WISDOM OF OUR FATHERS: LESSONS AND LETTERS
FROM DAUGHTERS AND SONS
(Random House, $22.95). By Tim Russert
2
2
DISPATCHES FROM THE EDGE: A MEMOIR OF WAR,
DISASTERS, AND SURVIVAL(HarperCollins, $24.95)
By Anderson Cooper.Musings from theCNN reporter.
2
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.
25
4
THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $30)
By Thomas L. Friedman.Arevised and expanded edition.
7
5
MAYFLOWER: A STORY OF COURAGE, COMMUNITY,
AND WAR(Viking, $29.95). By Nathaniel Philbrick
The saga of Plymouth Colony, stripped of mythology.
4
6
FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES
THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95)
By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
59
7
DON'T MAKE A BLACK WOMAN TAKE OFF HER
EARRINGS: MADEA'S UNINHIBITED COMMENTARIES
ON LOVE AND LIFE(Riverhead, $23.95). By Tyler Perry
8
8
REVOLUTIONARY CHARACTERS: WHAT MADE
THE FOUNDERS DIFFERENT(Penguin Press, $25.95)
By Gordon Wood.Essays on an exceptional generation.
1
9
CLEMENTE: THE PASSION AND GRACE OF
BASEBALL'S LAST HERO(Simon & Schuster, $26)
By David Maraniss.Right fielder Roberto Clemente.
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.
3

Rankings reflect sales for the week ended June 4, 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.	10
2	4TH OF JULY(Warner Vision, $9.99) By James Patterson and Maxine Paetro.The latest in the Women's Murder Club series features Lt. Lindsay Boxer.	1
3	BLUE SMOKE(Jove, $7.99). By Nora Roberts Arson inspector Reena Hale's thriving career and budding romance are in jeopardy thanks to a firebug with a grudge.	1
4	ANGELS & DEMONS(Pocket Star, $9.99) By Dan Brown.The Illuminati, a secret cabal, threatens the Vatican at the outset of a papal conclave.	98
5	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.	5
6	THE JURY(Zebra, $6.99). By Fern Michaels This "Revenge of the Sisterhood" novel finds the group aiding the battered wife of the national security advisor.	1
7	THE KITE RUNNER(Riverhead, $14) By Khaled Hosseini.An Afghan immigrant returns to his Taliban-ruled country to atone for a childhood betrayal.	85
8	SUMMER OF ROSES(Bantam, $7.50). By Luanne Rice Mara, who fled to Nova Scotia to escape an abusive husband, returns home to help her ailing grandmother.	1
9	CORDINA'S ROYAL FAMILY: BENNETT & CAMILLA (Silhouette, $7.99). By Nora Roberts.The novellas "The Playboy Prince" and "Cordina's Crown Jewel."	1
10	MARCH(Penguin, $14). By Geraldine Brooks The imagined Civil War experiences of Mr. March, the absent father in Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women."	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.	28
2	AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH: THE PLANETARY EMERGENCY OF GLOBAL WARMING AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT(Rodale, $21.95). By Al Gore	1
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.	32
4	THE COVENANT WITH BLACK AMERICA (Third World, $12). Ed. by Tavis Smiley.Prominent African Americans propose a proactive plan for change.	13
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.	75
6	THE GLASS CASTLE(Scribner, $14) By Jeannette Walls.A daughter's memoir of her eccentric parents and the unorthodox upbringing she survived.	15
7	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.	110
8	GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL(Norton, $16.95) By Jared Diamond.The impact of geography and the environment on the course of civilization.	65
9	CONFESSIONS OF AN ECONOMIC HIT MAN (Plume, $15). By John Perkins.Charges of financial malfeasance at the expense of developing nations.	21
10	COLLAPSE: HOW SOCIETIES CHOOSE TO FAIL OR SUCCEED(Penguin, $17). By Jared Diamond The fatal consequences of ecological mismanagement.	23
	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.	2
2	THE HUSBAND(Bantam, $27). By Dean Koontz An unassuming landscaper's wife is kidnapped, and the culprits are demanding $2 million in cash in 60 hours.	1
3	BEACH ROAD(Little, Brown, $27.95) By James Patterson and Peter de Jonge.Asensational murder case jump-starts a struggling attorney's career.	5
4	THE BOOK OF THE DEAD(Warner, $25.95) By Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.FBI agent Pendergast vs. his fiendish brother: the final showdown.	1
5	THE COLD MOON(Simon & Schuster, $26) By Jeffery Deaver.A sadistic serial killer tests NYPD detective Lincoln Rhyme and his partner Amelia Sachs.	1
6	DARK SIDE OF THE MOON(St. Martin's, $19.95) By Sherrilyn Kenyon.Ravyn, a were-leopard Dark-Hunter, and his paramour, Susan, battle supernatural villains.	1
7	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.	5
8	KILLER DREAMS(Bantam, $26). By Iris Johansen A sleep therapist's creation, a drug to combat insomnia, is used as a sinister mind-control agent.	1
9	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.	3
10	THE FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT (Random House, $24.95). By Alan Furst.An Italian journalist aids a resistance newspaper in 1938 Paris.	1
	Nonfiction/General
1	WISDOM OF OUR FATHERS: LESSONS AND LETTERS FROM DAUGHTERS AND SONS (Random House, $22.95). By Tim Russert	2
2	DISPATCHES FROM THE EDGE: A MEMOIR OF WAR, DISASTERS, AND SURVIVAL(HarperCollins, $24.95) By Anderson Cooper.Musings from theCNN reporter.	2
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.	25
4	THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $30) By Thomas L. Friedman.Arevised and expanded edition.	7
5	MAYFLOWER: A STORY OF COURAGE, COMMUNITY, AND WAR(Viking, $29.95). By Nathaniel Philbrick The saga of Plymouth Colony, stripped of mythology.	4
6	FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95) By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner	59
7	DON'T MAKE A BLACK WOMAN TAKE OFF HER EARRINGS: MADEA'S UNINHIBITED COMMENTARIES ON LOVE AND LIFE(Riverhead, $23.95). By Tyler Perry	8
8	REVOLUTIONARY CHARACTERS: WHAT MADE THE FOUNDERS DIFFERENT(Penguin Press, $25.95) By Gordon Wood.Essays on an exceptional generation.	1
9	CLEMENTE: THE PASSION AND GRACE OF BASEBALL'S LAST HERO(Simon & Schuster, $26) By David Maraniss.Right fielder Roberto Clemente.	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.	3