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Sunday, November 5, 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.
19
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.
5
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.
5
4
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."
4
5
THE HISTORIAN(Back Bay, $15.99)
By Elizabeth Kostova.Three generations of one family pursue Dracula by means of a mysterious medieval book.
3
6
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.
4
7
THE CAMEL CLUB(Warner Vision, $7.99)
By David Baldacci.A band of conspiracy theorists finds intrigue after witnessing a murder on Roosevelt Island.
9
8
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.
2
9
SAVING FISH FROM DROWNING(Ballantine, $14.95)
By Amy Tan.A Burmese vacation is scuttled when American travelers are seized by a mystical rebel tribe.
1
10
THE TENTH CIRCLE(Washington Square, $15)
By Jodi Picoult.Graphic art illustrates this "Purgatorio" tale of a family coping with a daughter's rape.
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.
32
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.
4
3
THE GLASS CASTLE(Scribner, $14)
By Jeannette Walls.A daughter's memoir of her eccentric parents and the unorthodox upbringing she survived.
36
4
TEAM OF RIVALS: THE POLITICAL GENIUS
OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN(Simon & Schuster, $19.95)
By Doris Kearns Goodwin.Presidential finesse.
5
5
DREAMS FROM MY FATHER(Three Rivers, $14.95)
By Barack Obama.A memoir of a challenging, often lonely youth by the freshman senator from Illinois.
50
6
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.
5
7
THE END OF FAITH: RELIGION, TERROR, AND THE
FUTURE OF REASON(Norton, $13.95). By Sam Harris
Religious conviction (in all its forms) as menace.
4
8
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
9
NIGHT(FSG, $9). By Elie Wiesel
The Nobel laureate's terrifying account of his experience in Nazi concentration camps during World War II.
46
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.
49
Hardcover
Fiction
1
LISEY'S STORY(Scribner, $28). By Stephen King
The widow of a celebrated horror writer finds sorting through her husband's papers cathartic and revelatory.
1
2
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.
2
3
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.
5
4
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.
3
5
HUNDRED-DOLLAR BABY(Putnam, $24.95)
By Robert B. Parker.BostonP.I.Spenser tussles with the mob when once and future client April Kyle asks for help.
1
6
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.
3
7
THIRTEEN MOONS(Random House, $26.95)
By Charles Frazier.North Carolina native Will Cooper recounts a rousing life spanning much of the 19th century.
4
8
WHAT CAME BEFORE HE SHOT HER
(HarperCollins, $26.95). By Elizabeth George.The scarred life of the youth who shot Inspector Lynley's wife.
2
9
THE BANCROFT STRATEGY(St. Martin's, $26.95)
By Robert Ludlum.A foundation's ulterior motives may be responsible for a U.S. agent's kidnapping.
2
10
FIRST IMPRESSIONS(Silhouette, $17.95)
By Nora Roberts.An affluent bachelor moves to the country in search of a tranquil life but finds love instead.
1
Nonfiction/General
1
THE AUDACITY OF HOPE: THOUGHTS ON RECLAIMING
THE AMERICAN DREAM(Crown, $25)
By Barack Obama.The Illinois senator's social contract.
2
2
THE INNOCENT MAN: MURDER AND INJUSTICE
IN A SMALL TOWN(Doubleday, $28.95)
By John Grisham.Probing a 1982 case of rape and murder.
3
3
STATE OF DENIAL: BUSH AT WAR, PART III
(Simon & Schuster, $30). By Bob Woodward
New details on the administration's war plans in Iraq.
5
4
THE GOD DELUSION(Houghton Mifflin, $27)
By Richard Dawkins.A critical rejection of religious faith, its perceived intolerance and the idea of intelligent design.
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.
5
6
THUNDERSTRUCK(Crown, $25.95). By Erik Larson
How wireless communication burst onto the public stage with the 1910 manhunt for murderer Dr. H.H. Crippen.
1
7
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.
2
8
I FEEL BAD ABOUT MY NECK: AND OTHER
THOUGHTS ON BEING A WOMAN
(Knopf, $19.95). By Nora Ephron.Aging angst.
13
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.
46
10
MY SECRET: A POSTSECRET BOOK(Regan, $19.95)
By Frank Warren.A collection of anonymous postcards from teenagers and college students across the country.
1

Rankings reflect sales for the week ended Oct. 29, 2006. The charts may not be reproduced without permission from Nielsen BookScan. Copyright © 2006 by Nielsen BookScan. (Right-hand column of italiczed numnbers reflects weeks on this list, which premiered in Book World on Jan. 11, 2004. The advice/miscellaneous list below reflects sales from 9/25 to 10/29.)

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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.	19
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.	5
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.	5
4	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."	4
5	THE HISTORIAN(Back Bay, $15.99) By Elizabeth Kostova.Three generations of one family pursue Dracula by means of a mysterious medieval book.	3
6	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.	4
7	THE CAMEL CLUB(Warner Vision, $7.99) By David Baldacci.A band of conspiracy theorists finds intrigue after witnessing a murder on Roosevelt Island.	9
8	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.	2
9	SAVING FISH FROM DROWNING(Ballantine, $14.95) By Amy Tan.A Burmese vacation is scuttled when American travelers are seized by a mystical rebel tribe.	1
10	THE TENTH CIRCLE(Washington Square, $15) By Jodi Picoult.Graphic art illustrates this "Purgatorio" tale of a family coping with a daughter's rape.	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.	32
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.	4
3	THE GLASS CASTLE(Scribner, $14) By Jeannette Walls.A daughter's memoir of her eccentric parents and the unorthodox upbringing she survived.	36
4	TEAM OF RIVALS: THE POLITICAL GENIUS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN(Simon & Schuster, $19.95) By Doris Kearns Goodwin.Presidential finesse.	5
5	DREAMS FROM MY FATHER(Three Rivers, $14.95) By Barack Obama.A memoir of a challenging, often lonely youth by the freshman senator from Illinois.	50
6	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.	5
7	THE END OF FAITH: RELIGION, TERROR, AND THE FUTURE OF REASON(Norton, $13.95). By Sam Harris Religious conviction (in all its forms) as menace.	4
8	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
9	NIGHT(FSG, $9). By Elie Wiesel The Nobel laureate's terrifying account of his experience in Nazi concentration camps during World War II.	46
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.	49
	Hardcover
	Fiction
1	LISEY'S STORY(Scribner, $28). By Stephen King The widow of a celebrated horror writer finds sorting through her husband's papers cathartic and revelatory.	1
2	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.	2
3	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.	5
4	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.	3
5	HUNDRED-DOLLAR BABY(Putnam, $24.95) By Robert B. Parker.BostonP.I.Spenser tussles with the mob when once and future client April Kyle asks for help.	1
6	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.	3
7	THIRTEEN MOONS(Random House, $26.95) By Charles Frazier.North Carolina native Will Cooper recounts a rousing life spanning much of the 19th century.	4
8	WHAT CAME BEFORE HE SHOT HER (HarperCollins, $26.95). By Elizabeth George.The scarred life of the youth who shot Inspector Lynley's wife.	2
9	THE BANCROFT STRATEGY(St. Martin's, $26.95) By Robert Ludlum.A foundation's ulterior motives may be responsible for a U.S. agent's kidnapping.	2
10	FIRST IMPRESSIONS(Silhouette, $17.95) By Nora Roberts.An affluent bachelor moves to the country in search of a tranquil life but finds love instead.	1
	Nonfiction/General
1	THE AUDACITY OF HOPE: THOUGHTS ON RECLAIMING THE AMERICAN DREAM(Crown, $25) By Barack Obama.The Illinois senator's social contract.	2
2	THE INNOCENT MAN: MURDER AND INJUSTICE IN A SMALL TOWN(Doubleday, $28.95) By John Grisham.Probing a 1982 case of rape and murder.	3
3	STATE OF DENIAL: BUSH AT WAR, PART III (Simon & Schuster, $30). By Bob Woodward New details on the administration's war plans in Iraq.	5
4	THE GOD DELUSION(Houghton Mifflin, $27) By Richard Dawkins.A critical rejection of religious faith, its perceived intolerance and the idea of intelligent design.	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.	5
6	THUNDERSTRUCK(Crown, $25.95). By Erik Larson How wireless communication burst onto the public stage with the 1910 manhunt for murderer Dr. H.H. Crippen.	1
7	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.	2
8	I FEEL BAD ABOUT MY NECK: AND OTHER THOUGHTS ON BEING A WOMAN (Knopf, $19.95). By Nora Ephron.Aging angst.	13
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.	46
10	MY SECRET: A POSTSECRET BOOK(Regan, $19.95) By Frank Warren.A collection of anonymous postcards from teenagers and college students across the country.	1