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Sunday, November 12, 2006

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.)

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	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