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Sunday, October 29, 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.
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.)

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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.	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