Washington Area Bestsellers

Sunday, August 13, 2006; Page BW11

Paperback
Fiction
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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.

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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.

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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.

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DANGEROUS(Silhouette, $7.99). By Nora Roberts

Three classic novellas from the romance master: "Risky Business," "Storm Warning" and "The Welcoming."

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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.

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THE KITE RUNNER(Riverhead, $14)

By Khaled Hosseini.An Afghan immigrant returns to his Taliban-ruled country to atone for a childhood betrayal.

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SMITTEN(HarperTorch, $7.99). By Janet Evanovich

A single mom begins to fall for the carpenter who hired her as an assistant despite her lack of experience.

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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.

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MARKER(Berkley, $9.99). By Robin Cook

The peculiar deaths of young, post-surgery patients piques the interest of medical examiner Laurie Montgomery.

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THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA(Anchor, $7.99)

(Broadway, $13.95). By Lauren Weisberger.A haughty fashion magazine editor terrorizes her new assistant.

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Nonfiction/General
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1776(Simon & Schuster, $18). By David McCullough

Military campaigns and personal narratives tell the story of the first full year of the American Revolution.

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2

AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH: THE PLANETARY

EMERGENCY OF GLOBAL WARMING AND WHAT WE

CAN DO ABOUT IT(Rodale, $21.95). By Al Gore

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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.

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4

NIGHT(FSG, $9). By Elie Wiesel

The Nobel laureate's terrifying account of his experience in Nazi concentration camps during World War II.

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WHY DO MEN FALL ASLEEP AFTER SEX?

(Three Rivers, $13.95). By Mark Leyner and

Billy Goldberg.Round two of "ask your doctor" queries.

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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.

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RUNNING WITH SCISSORS(Picador USA, $14)

By Augusten Burroughs. A coming-of-age memoir chock-full of hilarious as well as disturbing moments.

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THE GLASS CASTLE(Scribner, $14)

By Jeannette Walls.A daughter's memoir of her eccentric parents and the unorthodox upbringing she survived.

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FROM BEIRUT TO JERUSALEM(Anchor, $15.95)

By Thomas L. Friedman.A foreign correspondent's take on the Mideast--winner of the 1989National Book Award.

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THE PLACES IN BETWEEN(Harvest, $14)

By Rory Stewart.Walking across post-Taliban Afghanistan in the footsteps of the Mughal emperor Babul.

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Hardcover
Fiction
1

JUDGE & JURY(Little, Brown, $27.99)

By James Patterson and Andrew Gross.A ruthless mafia boss recruits an assassin to derail his high-profile trial.

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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.

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THE NIGHT GARDENER(Little, Brown, $24.99)

By George P. Pelecanos.Three former police colleagues reunite to solve a series of teen slayings 15 years earlier.

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4

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.

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THE RUINS(Knopf, $24.95). By Scott Smith

A Mexican holiday turns terrifying for four Americans who encounter a carnivorous plant amid Mayan ruins.

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PHANTOM: SWORD OF TRUTH: BOOK 10

(Tor, $29.95). By Terry Goodkind.The fantasy epic continues as Lord Rahl seeks his missing wife, Kahlan.

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TWELVE SHARP(St. Martin's, $26.95)

By Janet Evanovich.Bungling bounty hunter Stephanie Plum puts aside job anxiety to find a missing child.

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THE EXPECTED ONE(Touchstone, $25.95)

By Kathleen McGowan.A scholar stumbles across the Magdalene scrolls while conducting research in France.

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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.

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BEACH ROAD(Little, Brown, $27.95)

By James Patterson and Peter de Jonge.Asensational murder case jump-starts a struggling attorney's career.

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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.

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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.

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3

THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE

TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $30)

By Thomas L. Friedman.Arevised and expanded edition.

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4

I FEEL BAD ABOUT MY NECK: AND OTHER

THOUGHTS ABOUT BEING A WOMAN

(Knopf, $19.95). By Nora Ephron.Aging angst.

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5

THE ONE PERCENT DOCTRINE: DEEP INSIDE

AMERICA'S PURSUIT OF ITS ENEMIES SINCE 9/11

(Simon & Schuster, $27). By Ron Suskind

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FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES

THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95)

By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

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CONSERVATIVES WITHOUT CONSCIENCE

(Viking, $25.95). By John W. Dean.An erstwhile Republican warns his party has gone astray.

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MAYFLOWER: A STORY OF COURAGE, COMMUNITY,

AND WAR(Viking, $29.95). By Nathaniel Philbrick

The saga of Plymouth Colony, stripped of mythology.

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9

THE LANGUAGE OF GOD: A SCIENTIST PRESENTS

EVIDENCE FOR BELIEF(Free Press, $26)

By Francis S. Collins.A geneticist's faith-based approach.

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HEAT: AN AMATEUR'S ADVENTURES AS KITCHEN

SLAVE, LINE COOK, PASTA-MAKER AND APPRENTICE

... IN TUSCANY(Knopf, $25.95). By Bill Buford

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Rankings reflect sales for the week ended August 6, 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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