Washington Area Bestsellers

Sunday, September 10, 2006; Page BW11

Paperback
Fiction
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MORRIGAN'S CROSS(Jove, $7.99). By Nora Roberts

A paranormal romance featuring a 12th-century sorcerer charged with defeating a sinister vampiress.

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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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THE CAMEL CLUB(Warner Vision, $7.99)

By David Baldacci.A band of conspiracy theorists finds intrigue after witnessing a murder on Roosevelt Island.

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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.

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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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TO DISTRACTION(Avon, $7.99). By Stephanie Laurens

Social crusader Phoebe Malleson is wary but beguiled by the wooing of Viscount Paignton in this Regency romance.

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6 RAINIER DRIVE(Mira, $7.99). By Debbie Macomber

More in the lives of Cedar Cove's residents, including an arsonist's torching of the Lighthouse restaurant.

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VANISH(Ballantine, $7.99). By Tess Gerritsen

A desperate woman, motives unknown, takes hostages at a hospital, including pregnant detective Jane Rizzoli.

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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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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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL(Norton, $16.95)

By Jared Diamond.The impact of geography and the environment on the course of civilization.

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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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Hardcover
Fiction
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RISE AND SHINE(Random House, $24.95)

By Anna Quindlen.The lives of the Fitzmaurice sisters change irrevocably after a faux pas on morning TV.

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ALL AUNT HAGAR'S CHILDREN(Amistad, $25.95)

By Edward P. Jones.Washington, D.C., is the setting for these 14 short stories by the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer.

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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 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.

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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.

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THE EMPEROR'S CHILDREN(Knopf, $25)

By Claire Messud.A social satire revolving around a vainglorious clique of young Manhattanites.

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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.

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ARMAGEDDON'S CHILDREN(Ballantine, $26.95)

By Terry Brooks.The launch of a new series set on a post-apocalyptic Earth, continuing the "Word/Void" sagas.

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DRAGON FIRE(Forge, $24.95). By William S. Cohen

A former soldier and ex-senator heeds the president's call for help when the secretary of defense is assassinated.

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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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Nonfiction/General
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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

STATE OF EMERGENCY: THE THIRD WORLD INVASION

AND CONQUEST OF AMERICA(Thomas Dunne, $24.95)

By Patrick J. Buchanan.Reactingtoillegal immigration.

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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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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.

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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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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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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.

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ELIZABETH(Warner, $26.99). By J. Randy Taraborrelli

A sympathetic portrait of screen siren Elizabeth Taylor, from the marriages to the extraordinary charitable work.

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THE OVERACHIEVERS: THE SECRET LIVES OF DRIVEN KIDS(Hyperion, $24.95). By Alexandra Robbins

The highly competitive climate of today's high schools.

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LA BELLA FIGURA: A FIELD GUIDE TO THE ITALIAN MIND

(Broadway, $23.95). By Beppe Severgnini.Cultural observations and anecdotes from the Italian journalist.

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Rankings reflect sales for the week ended Sept. 3, 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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