Washington Area Bestsellers
Sunday, September 3, 2006; Page BW11
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| 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. | 10 |
| 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. | 5 |
| 3 | CONSENT TO KILL(Pocket Star, $9.99). By Vince Flynn Mitch Rapp, CIA assassin, juggles multiple adversaries, a $20 million bounty on his head and his wife's pregnancy. | 1 |
| 4 | THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA(Anchor, $7.99) (Broadway, $13.95). By Lauren Weisberger.A haughty fashion magazine editor terrorizes her new assistant. | 21 |
| 5 | THE KITE RUNNER(Riverhead, $14) By Khaled Hosseini.An Afghan immigrant returns to his Taliban-ruled country to atone for a childhood betrayal. | 97 |
| 6 | 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. | 6 |
| 7 | CARAMEL FLAVA(Atria, $15). By Zane An anthology of stories previously featured on Zane's Web site, Eroticanoir.com, with a black and Latino bent. | 1 |
| 8 | THE 9/11 REPORT: A GRAPHIC ADAPTATION (Hill & Wang, $16.95). By Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colón An illustrated rendition of the 9/11 Commission's report. | 1 |
| 9 | DANGEROUS(Silhouette, $7.99). By Nora Roberts Three classic novellas from the romance master: "Risky Business," "Storm Warning" and "The Welcoming." | 5 |
| 10 | THE SEA(Vintage, $12.95). By John Banville A middle-aged Irishman, mourning the loss of his wife, retreats to the seaside town where he vacationed as a boy. | 1 |
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| 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. | 10 |
| 2 | 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. | 40 |
| 3 | RUNNING WITH SCISSORS(Picador USA, $14) By Augusten Burroughs. A coming-of-age memoir chock-full of hilarious as well as disturbing moments. | 23 |
| 4 | WHY DO MEN FALL ASLEEP AFTER SEX? (Three Rivers, $13.95). By Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg.Round two of "ask your doctor" queries. | 4 |
| 5 | NIGHT(FSG, $9). By Elie Wiesel The Nobel laureate's terrifying account of his experience in Nazi concentration camps during World War II. | 40 |
| 6 | AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH: THE PLANETARY EMERGENCY OF GLOBAL WARMING AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT(Rodale, $21.95). By Al Gore | 13 |
| 7 | THE GLASS CASTLE(Scribner, $14) By Jeannette Walls.A daughter's memoir of her eccentric parents and the unorthodox upbringing she survived. | 27 |
| 8 | 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. | 122 |
| 9 | THE PLACES IN BETWEEN(Harvest, $14) By Rory Stewart.Walking across post-Taliban Afghanistan in the footsteps of the Mughal emperor Babul. | 10 |
| 10 | GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL(Norton, $16.95) By Jared Diamond.The impact of geography and the environment on the course of civilization. | 75 |
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| 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. | 4 |
| 2 | THE AFGHAN(Putnam, $26.95). By Frederick Forsyth U.S. and British intelligence attempt to foil an al-Qaeda plot by sending an operative to infiltrate the group. | 1 |
| 3 | RICOCHET(Simon & Schuster, $25.95) By Sandra Brown.A homicide detective's effort to take down a drug lord is thwarted by an influential judge. | 2 |
| 4 | HUNTERS OF DUNE(Tor, $27.95). By Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.A sequel to "Chapterhouse: Dune," following Frank Herbert's original story arc for the series. | 1 |
| 5 | 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. | 4 |
| 6 | THE RUINS(Knopf, $24.95). By Scott Smith A Mexican holiday turns terrifying for four Americans who encounter a carnivorous plant amid Mayan ruins. | 6 |
| 7 | HAPPINESS SOLD SEPARATELY(Warner, $21.99) By Lolly Winston.Infertility leads to infidelity in the marriage of Elinor and Ted Mackey. | 2 |
| 8 | CRISIS(Putnam, $25.95). By Robin Cook Medical examiner Jack Stapleton agrees to help his brother-in-law, a dedicated doctor accused of malpractice. | 3 |
| 9 | 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. | 7 |
| 10 | 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. | 5 |
| 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. | 4 |
| 2 | STATE OF EMERGENCY: THE THIRD WORLD INVASION AND CONQUEST OF AMERICA(Thomas Dunne, $24.95) By Patrick J. Buchanan.Reactingtoillegal immigration. | 1 |
| 3 | I FEEL BAD ABOUT MY NECK: AND OTHER THOUGHTS ABOUT BEING A WOMAN (Knopf, $19.95). By Nora Ephron.Aging angst. | 4 |
| 4 | MARLEY & ME: LIFE AND LOVE WITH THE WORLD'S WORST DOG(Morrow, $21.95) By John Grogan.For the love of an unruly Labrador. | 38 |
| 5 | THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $30) By Thomas L. Friedman.Arevised and expanded edition. | 19 |
| 6 | FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMIST EXPLORES THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95) By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner | 71 |
| 7 | THE LOOMING TOWER: AL-QAEDA AND THE ROAD TO 9/11(Knopf, $27.95). By Lawrence Wright The ascent of post-WWII radical Islam and its aftermath. | 3 |
| 8 | LA BELLA FIGURA: A FIELD GUIDE TO THE ITALIAN MIND (Broadway, $23.95). By Beppe Severgnini.Cultural observations and anecdotes from the Italian journalist. | 1 |
| 9 | THE ACCIDENTAL INVESTMENT BANKER: INSIDE THE DECADE THAT TRANSFORMED WALL STREET (Oxford Univ., $26). By Jonathan A. Knee | 1 |
| 10 | THE OVERACHIEVERS: THE SECRET LIVES OF DRIVEN KIDS(Hyperion, $24.95). By Alexandra Robbins The highly competitive climate of today's high schools. | 1 |
Rankings reflect sales for the week ended Aug. 27, 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 7/31 to 8/27.)