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Sunday, October 8, 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.
15
2
MARY, MARY(Warner Vision, $9.99)
By James Patterson.Hollywood's A-list stars look to Alex Cross to protect them from a vicious serial killer.
1
3
PREDATOR(Berkley, $9.99). By Patricia Cornwell
Forensic examiner Kay Scarpetta, now based in Florida, is stymied by a series of bizarre slayings and thorny clues.
1
4
THE CAMEL CLUB(Warner Vision, $7.99)
By David Baldacci.A band of conspiracy theorists finds intrigue after witnessing a murder on Roosevelt Island.
5
5
ORDINARY HEROES(Warner, $7.99). By Scott Turow
A cache of lost letters compels a retired crime reporter to delve into his father's murky WWII service.
1
6
DREAM MAKERS(Silhouette, $7.99). By Nora Roberts
More of Roberts's romance novellas reissued: This volume contains "Untamed" and "Less of a Stranger."
1
7
MORRIGAN'S CROSS(Jove, $7.99). By Nora Roberts
A paranormal romance featuring a 12th-century sorcerer charged with defeating a sinister vampiress, Lilith.
5
8
AT FIRST SIGHT(Warner, $13.99). By Nicholas Sparks
Jeremy Marsh and Lexie Darnell, last seen in Sparks's "True Believer," are coping with the stress of engagement.
4
9
THE KITE RUNNER(Riverhead, $14)
By Khaled Hosseini.An Afghan immigrant returns to his Taliban-ruled country to atone for a childhood betrayal.
102
10
TOXIC BACHELORS(Dell, $7.99). By Danielle Steel
Charles, Adam and Gray, confirmed bachelors thriving professionally at mid-life, meet their romantic matches.
1
Nonfiction/General
1
RUNNING WITH SCISSORS(Picador USA, $14)
(St. Martin's, $7.99). By Augusten Burroughs
A memoir chock-full of hilarious and unsettling moments.
28
2
TEAM OF RIVALS:THE POLITICAL GENIUS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN(Simon & Schuster, $19.95)
By Doris Kearns Goodwin.Presidential finesse.
1
3
THE GLASS CASTLE(Scribner, $14)
By Jeannette Walls.A daughter's memoir of her eccentric parents and the unorthodox upbringing she survived.
32
4
THE CITY OF FALLING ANGELS(Penguin, $15)
By John Berendt.Venice, where the author moved in 1997, is affectionately portrayed here in all its glory and decay.
1
5
THE TRAVELS OF A T-SHIRT IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY:
AN ECONOMIST EXAMINES ... WORLD TRADE
(Wiley, $16.95). By Pietra Rivoli.Globalization's effects.
1
6
1776(Simon & Schuster, $18). By David McCullough
Military campaigns and personal narratives tell the story of the first full year of the American Revolution.
15
7
TEACHER MAN: A MEMOIR(Scribner, $15)
By Frank McCourt.The author of "Angela's Ashes" recounts his tenure in the NYC public school system.
2
8
NIGHT(FSG, $9). By Elie Wiesel
The Nobel laureate's terrifying account of his experience in Nazi concentration camps during World War II.
45
9
THE TRUTH: (WITH JOKES) (Plume, $15)
By Al Franken.The cheeky satirist's follow-up to "Lies" aims to debunk the conservative media spin.
1
10
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.
45
Hardcover
Fiction
1
FOR ONE MORE DAY(Hyperion, $21.95)
By Mitch Albom.Charley Benetto is granted one final day with his mother, whose recent death left him devastated.
1
2
UNDER ORDERS(Putnam, $25.95). By Dick Francis
Champion jockey turned PI Sid Halley faces murder and suspected race-fixing at the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
1
3
THE BOOK OF FATE(Warner, $25.99). By Brad Meltzer
A thriller laced with Masonic lore in which a West Wing staffer, presumed dead, reappears after eight years.
4
4
THE MISSION SONG(Little, Brown, $26.99)
By John le Carré.A translator for British intelligence learns of a plot to loot the mineral wealth of the Congo.
2
5
THE ROAD(Knopf, $24). By Cormac McCarthy
A man and his son travel to the sea in a charred, post-apocalyptic world devoid of civilization.
1
6
FRAGILE THINGS: SHORT FICTIONS AND WONDERS
(Morrow, $26.95). By Neil Gaiman.A collection of short stories (and poems) from the graphics and fantasy author.
1
7
THE THIRTEENTH TALE(Atria, $26)
By Diane Setterfield.A bookseller's daughter visits the ruined estate of a celebrated author in this gothic tale.
3
8
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.
5
9
IMPERIUM: A NOVEL OF ANCIENT ROME
(Simon & Schuster, $26). By Robert Harris.A domestic servant narrates this novel of Cicero's rise to power.
2
10
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.
9
Nonfiction/General
1
STATE OF DENIAL: BUSH AT WAR, PART III
(Simon & Schuster, $30). By Bob Woodward
The failures of the administration's war plans in Iraq.
1
2
CULTURE WARRIOR(Broadway, $26). By Bill O'Reilly
Hot-button cultural issues pepper this take on the battle between secular-progressives and traditionalists.
1
3
THE GREATEST STORY EVER SOLD: THE DECLINE AND
FALL OF TRUTH FROM 9/11 TO KATRINA
(Penguin Press, $25.95). By Frank Rich
2
4
IN THE LINE OF FIRE: A MEMOIR(Free Press, $28)
By Pervez Musharaff.The rise to power of the president of Pakistan and the current crisis with militant Islam.
1
5
SAVING GRACES: FINDING SOLACE AND STRENGTH
FROM FRIENDS AND STRANGERS(Broadway, $24.95)
By Elizabeth Edwards.An emotional memoir of survival.
1
6
I FEEL BAD ABOUT MY NECK: AND OTHER
THOUGHTS ON BEING A WOMAN
(Knopf, $19.95). By Nora Ephron.Aging angst.
9
7
FIASCO: THE AMERICAN MILITARY ADVENTURE
IN IRAQ(Penguin Press, $27.95). By Thomas E. Ricks
The strategic failures of U.S. military commanders.
9
8
IMPERIAL LIFE IN THE EMERALD CITY:
INSIDE IRAQ'SGREEN ZONE(Knopf, $25.95)
By Rajiv Chandrasekaran.A reporter's Iraq experience.
2
9
MARLEY & ME: LIFE AND LOVE WITH THE
WORLD'S WORST DOG(Morrow, $21.95)
By John Grogan.For the love of an unruly Labrador.
43
10
I SHOULDN'T EVEN BE DOING THIS!: AND OTHER
THINGS THAT STRIKE ME AS FUNNY
(Hyperion, $23.95). By Bob Newhart.A comic's memoir.
1

Rankings reflect sales for the week ended Oct. 1, 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 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.	15
2	MARY, MARY(Warner Vision, $9.99) By James Patterson.Hollywood's A-list stars look to Alex Cross to protect them from a vicious serial killer.	1
3	PREDATOR(Berkley, $9.99). By Patricia Cornwell Forensic examiner Kay Scarpetta, now based in Florida, is stymied by a series of bizarre slayings and thorny clues.	1
4	THE CAMEL CLUB(Warner Vision, $7.99) By David Baldacci.A band of conspiracy theorists finds intrigue after witnessing a murder on Roosevelt Island.	5
5	ORDINARY HEROES(Warner, $7.99). By Scott Turow A cache of lost letters compels a retired crime reporter to delve into his father's murky WWII service.	1
6	DREAM MAKERS(Silhouette, $7.99). By Nora Roberts More of Roberts's romance novellas reissued: This volume contains "Untamed" and "Less of a Stranger."	1
7	MORRIGAN'S CROSS(Jove, $7.99). By Nora Roberts A paranormal romance featuring a 12th-century sorcerer charged with defeating a sinister vampiress, Lilith.	5
8	AT FIRST SIGHT(Warner, $13.99). By Nicholas Sparks Jeremy Marsh and Lexie Darnell, last seen in Sparks's "True Believer," are coping with the stress of engagement.	4
9	THE KITE RUNNER(Riverhead, $14) By Khaled Hosseini.An Afghan immigrant returns to his Taliban-ruled country to atone for a childhood betrayal.	102
10	TOXIC BACHELORS(Dell, $7.99). By Danielle Steel Charles, Adam and Gray, confirmed bachelors thriving professionally at mid-life, meet their romantic matches.	1
	Nonfiction/General
1	RUNNING WITH SCISSORS(Picador USA, $14) (St. Martin's, $7.99). By Augusten Burroughs A memoir chock-full of hilarious and unsettling moments.	28
2	TEAM OF RIVALS:THE POLITICAL GENIUS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN(Simon & Schuster, $19.95) By Doris Kearns Goodwin.Presidential finesse.	1
3	THE GLASS CASTLE(Scribner, $14) By Jeannette Walls.A daughter's memoir of her eccentric parents and the unorthodox upbringing she survived.	32
4	THE CITY OF FALLING ANGELS(Penguin, $15) By John Berendt.Venice, where the author moved in 1997, is affectionately portrayed here in all its glory and decay.	1
5	THE TRAVELS OF A T-SHIRT IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY: AN ECONOMIST EXAMINES ... WORLD TRADE (Wiley, $16.95). By Pietra Rivoli.Globalization's effects.	1
6	1776(Simon & Schuster, $18). By David McCullough Military campaigns and personal narratives tell the story of the first full year of the American Revolution.	15
7	TEACHER MAN: A MEMOIR(Scribner, $15) By Frank McCourt.The author of "Angela's Ashes" recounts his tenure in the NYC public school system.	2
8	NIGHT(FSG, $9). By Elie Wiesel The Nobel laureate's terrifying account of his experience in Nazi concentration camps during World War II.	45
9	THE TRUTH: (WITH JOKES) (Plume, $15) By Al Franken.The cheeky satirist's follow-up to "Lies" aims to debunk the conservative media spin.	1
10	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.	45
	Hardcover
	Fiction
1	FOR ONE MORE DAY(Hyperion, $21.95) By Mitch Albom.Charley Benetto is granted one final day with his mother, whose recent death left him devastated.	1
2	UNDER ORDERS(Putnam, $25.95). By Dick Francis Champion jockey turned PI Sid Halley faces murder and suspected race-fixing at the Cheltenham Gold Cup.	1
3	THE BOOK OF FATE(Warner, $25.99). By Brad Meltzer A thriller laced with Masonic lore in which a West Wing staffer, presumed dead, reappears after eight years.	4
4	THE MISSION SONG(Little, Brown, $26.99) By John le Carré.A translator for British intelligence learns of a plot to loot the mineral wealth of the Congo.	2
5	THE ROAD(Knopf, $24). By Cormac McCarthy A man and his son travel to the sea in a charred, post-apocalyptic world devoid of civilization.	1
6	FRAGILE THINGS: SHORT FICTIONS AND WONDERS (Morrow, $26.95). By Neil Gaiman.A collection of short stories (and poems) from the graphics and fantasy author.	1
7	THE THIRTEENTH TALE(Atria, $26) By Diane Setterfield.A bookseller's daughter visits the ruined estate of a celebrated author in this gothic tale.	3
8	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.	5
9	IMPERIUM: A NOVEL OF ANCIENT ROME (Simon & Schuster, $26). By Robert Harris.A domestic servant narrates this novel of Cicero's rise to power.	2
10	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.	9
	Nonfiction/General
1	STATE OF DENIAL: BUSH AT WAR, PART III (Simon & Schuster, $30). By Bob Woodward The failures of the administration's war plans in Iraq.	1
2	CULTURE WARRIOR(Broadway, $26). By Bill O'Reilly Hot-button cultural issues pepper this take on the battle between secular-progressives and traditionalists.	1
3	THE GREATEST STORY EVER SOLD: THE DECLINE AND FALL OF TRUTH FROM 9/11 TO KATRINA (Penguin Press, $25.95). By Frank Rich	2
4	IN THE LINE OF FIRE: A MEMOIR(Free Press, $28) By Pervez Musharaff.The rise to power of the president of Pakistan and the current crisis with militant Islam.	1
5	SAVING GRACES: FINDING SOLACE AND STRENGTH FROM FRIENDS AND STRANGERS(Broadway, $24.95) By Elizabeth Edwards.An emotional memoir of survival.	1
6	I FEEL BAD ABOUT MY NECK: AND OTHER THOUGHTS ON BEING A WOMAN (Knopf, $19.95). By Nora Ephron.Aging angst.	9
7	FIASCO: THE AMERICAN MILITARY ADVENTURE IN IRAQ(Penguin Press, $27.95). By Thomas E. Ricks The strategic failures of U.S. military commanders.	9
8	IMPERIAL LIFE IN THE EMERALD CITY: INSIDE IRAQ'SGREEN ZONE(Knopf, $25.95) By Rajiv Chandrasekaran.A reporter's Iraq experience.	2
9	MARLEY & ME: LIFE AND LOVE WITH THE WORLD'S WORST DOG(Morrow, $21.95) By John Grogan.For the love of an unruly Labrador.	43
10	I SHOULDN'T EVEN BE DOING THIS!: AND OTHER THINGS THAT STRIKE ME AS FUNNY (Hyperion, $23.95). By Bob Newhart.A comic's memoir.	1