Washington Area Bestsellers

Washington Area Bestsellers

Sunday, August 6, 2006

Paperback
Fiction
1
THE MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER(Penguin, $14)
By Kim Edwards.A doctor comes to regret telling his wife that one of their twins, a girl, died during delivery.
6
2
LIFEGUARD(Warner, $9.99). By James Patterson
with Maxine Paetro.A Boston boy's promising life in Palm Beach goes to pot after a failed $60-million art heist.
1
3
BORN TO BE WILD(Jove, $7.99). By Catherine Coulter
A soap-opera star finds her family in Oregon less than comforting when she flees there after an attack on her life.
1
4
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA(Anchor, $7.99)
(Broadway, $13.95). By Lauren Weisberger.A haughty fashion magazine editor terrorizes her new assistant.
17
5
CHILL FACTOR(Pocket, $9.99). By Sandra Brown
A blizzard strands Lily Barton in a rural cabin with a man who may be a serial killer.
2
6
DANGEROUS(Silhouette, $7.99). By Nora Roberts
Three classic novellas from the romance master: "Risky Business," "Storm Warning" and "The Welcoming."
1
7
SCANDAL IN SPRING(Avon, $7.99). By Lisa Kleypas
Daisy Bowman is being pressured to find a suitor by her father (or else he will choose) in this historical romance.
1
8
SMITTEN(HarperTorch, $7.99). By Janet Evanovich
A single mom begins to fall for the carpenter who hired her as an assistant despite her notable lack of experience.
9
THE KITE RUNNER(Riverhead, $14)
By Khaled Hosseini.An Afghan immigrant returns to his Taliban-ruled country to atone for a childhood betrayal.
93
10
MARKER(Berkley, $9.99). By Robin Cook
The peculiar deaths of young, post-surgery patients piques the interest of medical examiner Laurie Montgomery.
1
Nonfiction/General
1
1776(Simon & Schuster, $18). By David McCullough
Military campaigns and personal narratives tell the story of the first full year of the American Revolution.
6
2
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH: THE PLANETARY
EMERGENCY OF GLOBAL WARMING AND WHAT WE
CAN DO ABOUT IT(Rodale, $21.95). By Al Gore
9
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.
36
4
NIGHT(FSG, $9). By Elie Wiesel
The Nobel laureate's terrifying account of his experience in Nazi concentration camps during World War II.
36
5
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.
118
6
THE GLASS CASTLE(Scribner, $14)
By Jeannette Walls.A daughter's memoir of her eccentric parents and the unorthodox upbringing she survived.
23
7
RUNNING WITH SCISSORS(Picador USA, $14)
By Augusten Burroughs. A coming-of-age memoir chock-full of hilarious as well as disturbing moments.
19
8
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.
39
9
THE PLACES IN BETWEEN(Harvest, $14)
By Rory Stewart.Walking across post-Taliban Afghanistan in the footsteps of the Mughal emperor Babul.
6
10
GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL(Norton, $16.95)
By Jared Diamond.The impact of geography and the environment on the course of civilization.
72
Hardcover
Fiction
1
THE MESSENGER(Putnam, $25.95). By Daniel Silva
When a terrorist attack strikes the Vatican, art restorer and occasional Mossad agent Gabriel Allon is summoned.
1
2
ANGELS FALL(Putnam, $25.95). By Nora Roberts
Boston chef Renee Gilmore looks for solace in Wyoming after surviving a shooting, but she finds murder instead.
3
3
PHANTOM: SWORD OF TRUTH: BOOK 10
(Tor, $29.95). By Terry Goodkind.The fantasy epic continues as Lord Rahl seeks his missing wife, Kahlan.
2
4
TWELVE SHARP(St. Martin's, $26.95)
By Janet Evanovich.Bungling bounty hunter Stephanie Plum puts aside job anxiety to find a missing child.
6
5
THE RUINS(Knopf, $24.95). By Scott Smith
A Mexican holiday turns terrifying for four Americans who encounter a carnivorous plant amid Mayan ruins.
2
6
BEACH ROAD(Little, Brown, $27.95)
By James Patterson and Peter de Jonge.Asensational murder case jump-starts a struggling attorney's career.
13
7
CAN'T WAIT TO GET TO HEAVEN
(Random House, $25.95). By Fannie Flagg.A comic, affecting tale of life in small town Elmwood Springs, Mo.
4
8
THE EXPECTED ONE(Touchstone, $25.95)
By Kathleen McGowan.A scholar stumbles across the Magdalene scrolls while conducting research in France.
1
9
BREAK NO BONES(Scribner, $25.95). By Kathy Reichs
Spunky forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan unearths more than old bones at a Native American burial ground.
3
10
PEGASUS DESCENDING(Simon & Schuster, $26)
By James Lee Burke.The brutal murder of a friend 25 years earlier comes back to hauntDave Robicheaux.
2
Nonfiction/General
1
FIASCO: THE AMERICAN MILITARY ADVENTURE
IN IRAQ(Penguin Press, $27.95). By Thomas E. Ricks
The strategic failures of U.S. military commanders.
1
2
THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $30)
By Thomas L. Friedman.Arevised and expanded edition.
15
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.
33
4
THE ONE PERCENT DOCTRINE: DEEP INSIDE
AMERICA'S PURSUIT OF ITS ENEMIES SINCE 9/11
(Simon & Schuster, $27). By Ron Suskind
6
5
FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES
THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95)
By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
67
6
THE LANGUAGE OF GOD: A SCIENTIST PRESENTS
EVIDENCE FOR BELIEF(Free Press, $26)
By Francis S. Collins.A geneticist's faith-based approach.
2
7
CONSERVATIVES WITHOUT CONSCIENCE
(Viking, $25.95). By John W. Dean.An erstwhile Republican warns his party has gone astray.
3
8
GODLESS: THE CHURCH OF LIBERALISM
(Crown Forum, $27.95). By Ann Coulter.The polemicist excoriates America's liberal traditions as anti-religious.
8
9
MAYFLOWER: A STORY OF COURAGE, COMMUNITY,
AND WAR(Viking, $29.95). By Nathaniel Philbrick
The saga of Plymouth Colony, stripped of mythology.
12
10
HEAT: AN AMATEUR'S ADVENTURES AS KITCHEN
SLAVE, LINE COOK, PASTA-MAKER AND APPRENTICE
... IN TUSCANY(Knopf, $25.95). By Bill Buford
6

Rankings reflect sales for the week ended July 30, 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 6/26 to 7/30.)

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	Paperback
	Fiction
1	THE MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER(Penguin, $14) By Kim Edwards.A doctor comes to regret telling his wife that one of their twins, a girl, died during delivery.	6
2	LIFEGUARD(Warner, $9.99). By James Patterson with Maxine Paetro.A Boston boy's promising life in Palm Beach goes to pot after a failed $60-million art heist.	1
3	BORN TO BE WILD(Jove, $7.99). By Catherine Coulter A soap-opera star finds her family in Oregon less than comforting when she flees there after an attack on her life.	1
4	THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA(Anchor, $7.99) (Broadway, $13.95). By Lauren Weisberger.A haughty fashion magazine editor terrorizes her new assistant.	17
5	CHILL FACTOR(Pocket, $9.99). By Sandra Brown A blizzard strands Lily Barton in a rural cabin with a man who may be a serial killer.	2
6	DANGEROUS(Silhouette, $7.99). By Nora Roberts Three classic novellas from the romance master: "Risky Business," "Storm Warning" and "The Welcoming."	1
7	SCANDAL IN SPRING(Avon, $7.99). By Lisa Kleypas Daisy Bowman is being pressured to find a suitor by her father (or else he will choose) in this historical romance.	1
8	SMITTEN(HarperTorch, $7.99). By Janet Evanovich A single mom begins to fall for the carpenter who hired her as an assistant despite her notable lack of experience.
9	THE KITE RUNNER(Riverhead, $14) By Khaled Hosseini.An Afghan immigrant returns to his Taliban-ruled country to atone for a childhood betrayal.	93
10	MARKER(Berkley, $9.99). By Robin Cook The peculiar deaths of young, post-surgery patients piques the interest of medical examiner Laurie Montgomery.	1
	Nonfiction/General
1	1776(Simon & Schuster, $18). By David McCullough Military campaigns and personal narratives tell the story of the first full year of the American Revolution.	6
2	AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH: THE PLANETARY EMERGENCY OF GLOBAL WARMING AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT(Rodale, $21.95). By Al Gore	9
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.	36
4	NIGHT(FSG, $9). By Elie Wiesel The Nobel laureate's terrifying account of his experience in Nazi concentration camps during World War II.	36
5	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.	118
6	THE GLASS CASTLE(Scribner, $14) By Jeannette Walls.A daughter's memoir of her eccentric parents and the unorthodox upbringing she survived.	23
7	RUNNING WITH SCISSORS(Picador USA, $14) By Augusten Burroughs. A coming-of-age memoir chock-full of hilarious as well as disturbing moments.	19
8	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.	39
9	THE PLACES IN BETWEEN(Harvest, $14) By Rory Stewart.Walking across post-Taliban Afghanistan in the footsteps of the Mughal emperor Babul.	6
10	GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL(Norton, $16.95) By Jared Diamond.The impact of geography and the environment on the course of civilization.	72
	Hardcover
	Fiction
1	THE MESSENGER(Putnam, $25.95). By Daniel Silva When a terrorist attack strikes the Vatican, art restorer and occasional Mossad agent Gabriel Allon is summoned.	1
2	ANGELS FALL(Putnam, $25.95). By Nora Roberts Boston chef Renee Gilmore looks for solace in Wyoming after surviving a shooting, but she finds murder instead.	3
3	PHANTOM: SWORD OF TRUTH: BOOK 10 (Tor, $29.95). By Terry Goodkind.The fantasy epic continues as Lord Rahl seeks his missing wife, Kahlan.	2
4	TWELVE SHARP(St. Martin's, $26.95) By Janet Evanovich.Bungling bounty hunter Stephanie Plum puts aside job anxiety to find a missing child.	6
5	THE RUINS(Knopf, $24.95). By Scott Smith A Mexican holiday turns terrifying for four Americans who encounter a carnivorous plant amid Mayan ruins.	2
6	BEACH ROAD(Little, Brown, $27.95) By James Patterson and Peter de Jonge.Asensational murder case jump-starts a struggling attorney's career.	13
7	CAN'T WAIT TO GET TO HEAVEN (Random House, $25.95). By Fannie Flagg.A comic, affecting tale of life in small town Elmwood Springs, Mo.	4
8	THE EXPECTED ONE(Touchstone, $25.95) By Kathleen McGowan.A scholar stumbles across the Magdalene scrolls while conducting research in France.	1
9	BREAK NO BONES(Scribner, $25.95). By Kathy Reichs Spunky forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan unearths more than old bones at a Native American burial ground.	3
10	PEGASUS DESCENDING(Simon & Schuster, $26) By James Lee Burke.The brutal murder of a friend 25 years earlier comes back to hauntDave Robicheaux.	2
	Nonfiction/General
1	FIASCO: THE AMERICAN MILITARY ADVENTURE IN IRAQ(Penguin Press, $27.95). By Thomas E. Ricks The strategic failures of U.S. military commanders.	1
2	THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $30) By Thomas L. Friedman.Arevised and expanded edition.	15
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.	33
4	THE ONE PERCENT DOCTRINE: DEEP INSIDE AMERICA'S PURSUIT OF ITS ENEMIES SINCE 9/11 (Simon & Schuster, $27). By Ron Suskind	6
5	FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95) By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner	67
6	THE LANGUAGE OF GOD: A SCIENTIST PRESENTS EVIDENCE FOR BELIEF(Free Press, $26) By Francis S. Collins.A geneticist's faith-based approach.	2
7	CONSERVATIVES WITHOUT CONSCIENCE (Viking, $25.95). By John W. Dean.An erstwhile Republican warns his party has gone astray.	3
8	GODLESS: THE CHURCH OF LIBERALISM (Crown Forum, $27.95). By Ann Coulter.The polemicist excoriates America's liberal traditions as anti-religious.	8
9	MAYFLOWER: A STORY OF COURAGE, COMMUNITY, AND WAR(Viking, $29.95). By Nathaniel Philbrick The saga of Plymouth Colony, stripped of mythology.	12
10	HEAT: AN AMATEUR'S ADVENTURES AS KITCHEN SLAVE, LINE COOK, PASTA-MAKER AND APPRENTICE ... IN TUSCANY(Knopf, $25.95). By Bill Buford	6