Washington Area Bestsellers
Sunday, November 12, 2006; Page BW11
| Paperback | ||
| Fiction | ||
| 1 | VALLEY OF SILENCE(Jove, $7.99). By Nora Roberts The conclusion of the "Circle Trilogy" finds the six warriors battling the minions of the vampire Lilith. | 1 |
| 2 | 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. | 20 |
| 3 | THE AMBLER WARNING(St. Martin's, $9.99) By Robert Ludlum.A covert U.S. operative is detained in a government hospital for reasons unknown. | 1 |
| 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." | 5 |
| 5 | 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. | 6 |
| 6 | CONSPIRACY GAME(Jove, $7.99). By Christine Feehan Briony, a woman with psychic senses, encounters a soldier who possesses "ghostwalking" abilities--romance follows. | 1 |
| 7 | 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. | 6 |
| 8 | THANKSGIVING(HarperTorch, $7.99) By Janet Evanovich.A holiday tale spiced with romance from the author of the madcap Stephanie Plum mysteries. | 1 |
| 9 | HALO: GHOSTS OF ONYX(Tor, $12.95). By Eric Nylund A beleaguered Earth seeks salvation from Covenant forces in this novelized adaptation of the Xbox video game. | 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. | 2 |
| 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. | 33 |
| 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. | 5 |
| 3 | THE GLASS CASTLE(Scribner, $14) By Jeannette Walls.A daughter's memoir of her eccentric parents and the unorthodox upbringing she survived. | 37 |
| 4 | TEAM OF RIVALS: THE POLITICAL GENIUS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN(Simon & Schuster, $19.95) By Doris Kearns Goodwin.Presidential finesse. | 6 |
| 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. | 51 |
| 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. | 50 |
| 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. | 6 |
| 8 | 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. | 5 |
| 9 | 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. | 125 |
| 10 | 1776(Simon & Schuster, $18). By David McCullough Military campaigns and personal narratives tell the story of the first full year of the American Revolution. | 18 |
| Hardcover | ||
| Fiction | ||
| 1 | DEAR JOHN(Warner, $24.99). By Nicholas Sparks The budding romance between an aimless soldier and a conscientious college student is altered by 9/11. | 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. | 3 |
| 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. | 6 |
| 4 | 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. | 2 |
| 5 | H.R.H.(Delacorte, $27). By Danielle Steel A pampered princess, eager to help others, meets (and falls for) a charming doctor while volunteering in Africa. | 1 |
| 6 | 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. | 4 |
| 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. | 5 |
| 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. | 3 |
| 9 | 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. | 2 |
| 10 | 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. | 4 |
| Nonfiction/General | ||
| 1 | THE AUDACITY OF HOPE: THOUGHTS ON RECLAIMING THE AMERICAN DREAM(Crown, $25) By Barack Obama.The Illinois senator's social contract. | 3 |
| 2 | THE INNOCENT MAN: MURDER AND INJUSTICE IN A SMALL TOWN(Doubleday, $28.95) By John Grisham.A1982 case of rape and murder. | 4 |
| 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. | 6 |
| 4 | CULTURE WARRIOR(Broadway, $26) By Bill O'Reilly.Hot-button cultural issues pepper this take on the struggle between the left and the right. | 6 |
| 5 | 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. | 3 |
| 6 | A HAND TO GUIDE ME: LEGENDS AND LEADERS CELEBRATE THE PEOPLE WHO SHAPED THEIR LIVES (Meredith, $24.95). By Denzel Washington | 1 |
| 7 | 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. | 2 |
| 8 | CHARACTER IS DESTINY: INSPIRING TRUE STORIES EVERY YOUNG PERSON SHOULD KNOW ... (Random House, $23.95). By John McCain et al. | 2 |
| 9 | BLOOD AND THUNDER: AN EPIC OF THE AMERICAN WEST(Doubleday, $26.95) By Hampton Sides.The subjugation of the Navajo nation. | 2 |
| 10 | I FEEL BAD ABOUT MY NECK: AND OTHER THOUGHTS ON BEING A WOMAN (Knopf, $19.95). By Nora Ephron.Aging angst. | 14 |
Rankings reflect sales for the week ended Nov. 5, 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.)
