Washington Area Bestsellers
Sunday, October 29, 2006; Page BW11
| 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. | 18 |
| 2 | DANCE OF THE GODS(Jove, $7.99). By Nora Roberts This fantasy adventure, book No. 2 in Roberts's "Circle Trilogy," is the sequel to "Morrigan's Cross." | 3 |
| 3 | 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. | 4 |
| 4 | 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. | 4 |
| 5 | SKELETON COAST(Berkley, $16). By Clive Cussler and Jack DuBrul.A fanatical group plotting off the African coast challenges the spy ship Oregon and her crew. | 3 |
| 6 | THE HISTORIAN(Back Bay, $15.99) By Elizabeth Kostova.Three generations of one family pursue Dracula by means of a mysterious medieval book. | 2 |
| 7 | 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. | 4 |
| 8 | THE CAMEL CLUB(Warner Vision, $7.99) By David Baldacci.A band of conspiracy theorists finds intrigue after witnessing a murder on Roosevelt Island. | 8 |
| 9 | MORRIGAN'S CROSS(Jove, $7.99). By Nora Roberts A paranormal romance that features a 12th-century sorcerer charged with defeating a sinister vampiress. | 8 |
| 10 | THE LIGHTHOUSE(Vintage, $13.95). By P.D. James Commander Dalgliesh is dispatched to Combe Island, an isolated retreat for the well-to-do, where murder is afoot. | 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. | 31 |
| 2 | FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS(Bantam, $14; $7.99) By James Bradley with Ron Powers.The life of Bradley's father, John, who served in the Pacific in WWII. | 3 |
| 3 | MARIE ANTOINETTE: THE JOURNEY(Anchor, $16.95) By Antonia Fraser.An sympathetic biography of the French queen, the basis for Sophia Coppola's new film. | 2 |
| 4 | THE GLASS CASTLE(Scribner, $14) By Jeannette Walls.A daughter's memoir of her eccentric parents and the unorthodox upbringing she survived. | 35 |
| 5 | TEAM OF RIVALS: THE POLITICAL GENIUS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN(Simon & Schuster, $19.95) By Doris Kearns Goodwin.Presidential finesse. | 4 |
| 6 | 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. | 48 |
| 7 | 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. | 4 |
| 8 | 1491: NEW REVELATIONS OF THE AMERICAS BEFORE COLUMBUS(Vintage, $14.95) By Charles C. Mann.Sorting fact from fiction. | 1 |
| 9 | TEACHER MAN: A MEMOIR(Scribner, $15) By Frank McCourt.The author of "Angela's Ashes" recounts his tenure in the NYC public school system. | 5 |
| 10 | AMERICA (THE BOOK): A CITIZEN'S GUIDE TO DEMOCRACY INACTION(Warner, $15.99) By Jon Stewart and the Daily Show. "Teachers' edition." | 3 |
| Hardcover | ||
| Fiction | ||
| 1 | THE COLLECTORS(Warner, $26.99). By David Baldacci The Camel Club reunites to solve a murder at the Library of Congress, which reveals a rogue CIA agent's treachery. | 1 |
| 2 | 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. | 4 |
| 3 | ACT OF TREASON(Atria, $25.95). By Vince Flynn Unorthodox CIA agent Mitch Rapp's newest case involves a presidential candidate attacked just before the election. | 2 |
| 4 | THIRTEEN MOONS(Random House, $26.95) By Charles Frazier.North Carolina native Will Cooper recounts a rousing life spanning much of the 19th century. | 3 |
| 5 | ECHO PARK(Little, Brown, $26.99) By Michael Connelly.Det.Harry Bosch suspects political prying in a killer's admission of guilt in a 1993 cold case. | 2 |
| 6 | WHAT CAME BEFORE HE SHOT HER (HarperCollins, $26.95). By Elizabeth George.The scarred life of the youth who shot Inspector Lynley's wife. | 1 |
| 7 | 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. | 4 |
| 8 | 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. | 7 |
| 9 | MOTOR MOUTH(HarperCollins, $26.95) By Janet Evanovich.Alex Barnaby suspects fraud when her NASCAR-driving paramour loses an important race. | 3 |
| 10 | THE BANCROFT STRATEGY(St. Martin's, $26.95) By Robert Ludlum.A foundation's sinister ulterior motives may be responsible for a U.S. agent's kidnapping. | 1 |
| Nonfiction/General | ||
| 1 | THE INNOCENT MAN: MURDER AND INJUSTICE IN A SMALL TOWN(Doubleday, $28.95) By John Grisham.Probing a 1982 case of rape/murder. | 2 |
| 2 | STATE OF DENIAL: BUSH AT WAR, PART III (Simon & Schuster, $30). By Bob Woodward New details on the administration's war plans in Iraq. | 4 |
| 3 | THE AUDACITY OF HOPE: THOUGHTS ON RECLAIMING THE AMERICAN DREAM(Crown, $25) By Barack Obama.The Illinois senator's social contract. | 1 |
| 4 | THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE THUNDERBOLT KID: A MEMOIR(Broadway, $25). By Bill Bryson A trip down memory lane by a child of the 1950s. | 1 |
| 5 | CULTURE WARRIOR(Broadway, $26) By Bill O'Reilly.Hot-button cultural issues pepper this take on the struggle between the left and the right. | 4 |
| 6 | I FEEL BAD ABOUT MY NECK: AND OTHER THOUGHTS ON BEING A WOMAN (Knopf, $19.95). By Nora Ephron.Aging angst. | 12 |
| 7 | A PHOTOGRAPHER'S LIFE: 1990-2005 (Random House, $75). By Annie Leibovitz A range of work from the award-winning artist. | 1 |
| 8 | WHAT I KNOW FOR SURE: MY STORY OF GROWING UP IN AMERICA(Doubleday, $23.95). By Tavis Smiley The radio and talk show host's insular Indiana childhood. | 1 |
| 9 | SOLDIER: THE LIFE OF COLIN POWELL(Knopf, $28.95) By Karen DeYoung.An illuminating portrait of the retired Army general and former secretary of state. | 2 |
| 10 | TEMPTING FAITH: AN INSIDE STORY OF POLITICAL SEDUCTION(Free Press, $25). By David Kuo.An evangelist goes to Washington, with unexpected results. | 1 |
Rankings reflect sales for the week ended Oct. 22, 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.)
