Washington Area Bestsellers

Washington Area Bestsellers

Sunday, June 25, 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.
12
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.
3
3
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA(Anchor, $7.99)
(Broadway, $13.95). By Lauren Weisberger.A haughty fashion magazine editor terrorizes her new assistant.
11
4
ANGELS & DEMONS(Pocket Star, $9.99)
(Washington Square, $15). By Dan Brown.The Vatican is threatened at the outset of a papal conclave.
100
5
BLACK WIND(Berkley, $9.99). By Clive Cussler
and Dirk Cussler.Dirk Pitt Sr. & Jr. rally to avert a biochemical attack on the U.S. meant to implicate Japan.
2
6
BLUE SMOKE(Jove, $7.99). By Nora Roberts
Arson inspector Reena Hale's thriving career and budding romance are in jeopardy, thanks to a vengeful firebug.
3
7
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.
7
8
THE KITE RUNNER(Riverhead, $14)
By Khaled Hosseini.An Afghan immigrant returns to his Taliban-ruled country to atone for a childhood betrayal.
87
9
MARCH(Penguin, $14). By Geraldine Brooks
The imagined Civil War experiences of Mr. March, the absent father in Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women."
7
10
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.
3
Nonfiction/General
1
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH: THE PLANETARY
EMERGENCY OF GLOBAL WARMING AND WHAT WE
CAN DO ABOUT IT(Rodale, $21.95). By Al Gore
3
2
NIGHT(FSG, $9). By Elie Wiesel
The Nobel laureate's terrifying account of his experience in Nazi concentration camps during World War II.
30
3
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.
77
4
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.
33
5
PLACES IN BETWEEN(Harvest, $14). By Rory Stewart
Walking across Afghanistan in the footsteps of the Mughal emperor, Babul, weeks after the Taliban's dislodging.
1
6
THE COVENANT WITH BLACK AMERICA
(Third World, $12). Ed. by Tavis Smiley.Prominent African Americans propose a proactive plan for change.
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.
112
8 BIG RUSS & ME: FATHER AND SON: LESSONS OF LIFE(Miramax, $13.95). By Tim Russert.A memoir by the NBC journalist, which includes a tribute to his father. 1
9
THE GLASS CASTLE(Scribner, $14)
By Jeannette Walls.A daughter's memoir of her eccentric parents and the unorthodox upbringing she survived.
17
10
GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL(Norton, $16.95)
By Jared Diamond.The impact of geography and the environment on the course of civilization.
66
Hardcover
Fiction
1
BEACH ROAD(Little, Brown, $27.95)
By James Patterson and Peter de Jonge.Asensational murder case jump-starts a struggling attorney's career.
7
2
THE HUSBAND(Bantam, $27). By Dean Koontz
An unassuming landscaper's wife is kidnapped, and the culprits are demanding $2 million in just 60 hours.
3
3
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.
4
4
TERRORIST(Knopf, $24.95). By John Updike
A frustrated New Jersey high school student becomes a zealous adherent of his local imam's radical views.
2
5
THE COLD MOON(Simon & Schuster, $26)
By Jeffery Deaver.A sadistic serial killer tests NYPD detective Lincoln Rhyme and his partner Amelia Sachs.
3
6
THE BOOK OF THE DEAD(Warner, $25.95)
By Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.FBI agent Pendergast vs. his fiendish brother: the final showdown.
3
7
THE SABOTEURS(Putnam, $25.95). By W.E.B. Griffin
and William E. Butterworth IV.A revival of the WWII-era"Men at War" series with OSS chief Col. Bill Donovan.
2
8
BLUE SCREEN(Putnam, $24.95). By Robert B. Parker
P.I. Sunny Randall's latest gig, protecting a Hollywood starlet, puts her on the turf of police chief Jesse Stone.
1
9
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.
7
10
THE FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT
(Random House, $24.95). By Alan Furst.An Italian journalist aids a resistance newspaper in 1938 Paris.
3
Nonfiction/General
1
WISDOM OF OUR FATHERS: LESSONS AND LETTERS
FROM DAUGHTERS AND SONS
(Random House, $22.95). By Tim Russert
4
2
GODLESS: THE CHURCH OF LIBERALISM
(Crown Forum, $27.95). By Ann Coulter.The polemicist excoriates America's liberal traditions as anti-religious.
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.
27
4
MAYFLOWER: A STORY OF COURAGE, COMMUNITY,
AND WAR(Viking, $29.95). By Nathaniel Philbrick
The saga of Plymouth Colony, stripped of mythology.
6
5
THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $30)
By Thomas L. Friedman.Arevised and expanded edition.
9
6
DISPATCHES FROM THE EDGE: A MEMOIR OF WAR,
DISASTERS, AND SURVIVAL(HarperCollins, $24.95)
By Anderson Cooper.Musings from theCNN reporter.
4
7
FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES
THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95)
By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
61
8
MYTHS, LIES, AND DOWNRIGHT STUPIDITY: GET OUT
THE SHOVEL -- WHY EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS WRONG
(Hyperion, $24.95). By John Stossel.Libertarian views.
5
9
CLEMENTE: THE PASSION AND GRACE OF
BASEBALL'S LAST HERO(Simon & Schuster, $26)
By David Maraniss.Life of the legendary right fielder.
5
10
CHARACTER IS DESTINY: INSPIRING TRUE STORIES
EVERY YOUNG PERSON SHOULD KNOW ...
(Random House, $23.95). By John McCain et al.
1

Rankings reflect sales for the week ended June 18, 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.	12
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.	3
3	THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA(Anchor, $7.99) (Broadway, $13.95). By Lauren Weisberger.A haughty fashion magazine editor terrorizes her new assistant.	11
4	ANGELS & DEMONS(Pocket Star, $9.99) (Washington Square, $15). By Dan Brown.The Vatican is threatened at the outset of a papal conclave.	100
5	BLACK WIND(Berkley, $9.99). By Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler.Dirk Pitt Sr. & Jr. rally to avert a biochemical attack on the U.S. meant to implicate Japan.	2
6	BLUE SMOKE(Jove, $7.99). By Nora Roberts Arson inspector Reena Hale's thriving career and budding romance are in jeopardy, thanks to a vengeful firebug.	3
7	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.	7
8	THE KITE RUNNER(Riverhead, $14) By Khaled Hosseini.An Afghan immigrant returns to his Taliban-ruled country to atone for a childhood betrayal.	87
9	MARCH(Penguin, $14). By Geraldine Brooks The imagined Civil War experiences of Mr. March, the absent father in Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women."	7
10	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.	3
	Nonfiction/General
1	AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH: THE PLANETARY EMERGENCY OF GLOBAL WARMING AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT(Rodale, $21.95). By Al Gore	3
2	NIGHT(FSG, $9). By Elie Wiesel The Nobel laureate's terrifying account of his experience in Nazi concentration camps during World War II.	30
3	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.	77
4	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.	33
5	PLACES IN BETWEEN(Harvest, $14). By Rory Stewart Walking across Afghanistan in the footsteps of the Mughal emperor, Babul, weeks after the Taliban's dislodging.	1
6	THE COVENANT WITH BLACK AMERICA (Third World, $12). Ed. by Tavis Smiley.Prominent African Americans propose a proactive plan for change.	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.	112
8	BIG RUSS & ME: FATHER AND SON: LESSONS OF LIFE(Miramax, $13.95). By Tim Russert.A memoir by the NBC journalist, which includes a tribute to his father.	1
9	THE GLASS CASTLE(Scribner, $14) By Jeannette Walls.A daughter's memoir of her eccentric parents and the unorthodox upbringing she survived.	17
10	GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL(Norton, $16.95) By Jared Diamond.The impact of geography and the environment on the course of civilization.	66
	Hardcover
	Fiction
1	BEACH ROAD(Little, Brown, $27.95) By James Patterson and Peter de Jonge.Asensational murder case jump-starts a struggling attorney's career.	7
2	THE HUSBAND(Bantam, $27). By Dean Koontz An unassuming landscaper's wife is kidnapped, and the culprits are demanding $2 million in just 60 hours.	3
3	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.	4
4	TERRORIST(Knopf, $24.95). By John Updike A frustrated New Jersey high school student becomes a zealous adherent of his local imam's radical views.	2
5	THE COLD MOON(Simon & Schuster, $26) By Jeffery Deaver.A sadistic serial killer tests NYPD detective Lincoln Rhyme and his partner Amelia Sachs.	3
6	THE BOOK OF THE DEAD(Warner, $25.95) By Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.FBI agent Pendergast vs. his fiendish brother: the final showdown.	3
7	THE SABOTEURS(Putnam, $25.95). By W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV.A revival of the WWII-era"Men at War" series with OSS chief Col. Bill Donovan.	2
8	BLUE SCREEN(Putnam, $24.95). By Robert B. Parker P.I. Sunny Randall's latest gig, protecting a Hollywood starlet, puts her on the turf of police chief Jesse Stone.	1
9	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.	7
10	THE FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT (Random House, $24.95). By Alan Furst.An Italian journalist aids a resistance newspaper in 1938 Paris.	3
	Nonfiction/General
1	WISDOM OF OUR FATHERS: LESSONS AND LETTERS FROM DAUGHTERS AND SONS (Random House, $22.95). By Tim Russert	4
2	GODLESS: THE CHURCH OF LIBERALISM (Crown Forum, $27.95). By Ann Coulter.The polemicist excoriates America's liberal traditions as anti-religious.	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.	27
4	MAYFLOWER: A STORY OF COURAGE, COMMUNITY, AND WAR(Viking, $29.95). By Nathaniel Philbrick The saga of Plymouth Colony, stripped of mythology.	6
5	THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $30) By Thomas L. Friedman.Arevised and expanded edition.	9
6	DISPATCHES FROM THE EDGE: A MEMOIR OF WAR, DISASTERS, AND SURVIVAL(HarperCollins, $24.95) By Anderson Cooper.Musings from theCNN reporter.	4
7	FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95) By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner	61
8	MYTHS, LIES, AND DOWNRIGHT STUPIDITY: GET OUT THE SHOVEL -- WHY EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS WRONG (Hyperion, $24.95). By John Stossel.Libertarian views.	5
9	CLEMENTE: THE PASSION AND GRACE OF BASEBALL'S LAST HERO(Simon & Schuster, $26) By David Maraniss.Life of the legendary right fielder.	5
10	CHARACTER IS DESTINY: INSPIRING TRUE STORIES EVERY YOUNG PERSON SHOULD KNOW ... (Random House, $23.95). By John McCain et al.	1