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Sunday, December 3, 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.
23
2
THE CELL(Pocket Star, $9.99). By Stephen King
A mind-altering pulse sent simultaneously to all mobile phones in America turns its recipients into zombies.
1
3
VALLEY OF SILENCE(Jove, $7.99). By Nora Roberts
The conclusion of the "Circle Trilogy" finds six warriors battling the minions of the vampire Lilith.
4
4
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.
4
5
THE TENTH CIRCLE(Washington Square, $15)
By Jodi Picoult.Graphic art illustrates this "Purgatorio" tale of a family coping with a daughter's rape.
5
6
THE INHERITANCE OF LOSS(Grove, $14)
By Kiran Desai.A retired judge, his granddaughter and cook cope with political unrest in a Himalayan village.
3
7
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.
4
8
FOREVER ODD(Bantam, $7.99). By Dean Koontz
Odd Thomas, who can see the dead, is "asked" for help by the ghost of his father's best friend, recently murdered.
3
9
THE KITE RUNNER(Riverhead, $14). By Khaled Hosseini
An Afghan immigrant returns to his Taliban-ruled country to atone for a childhood betrayal.
105
10
REBELLION(Silhouette, $7.99). By Nora Roberts
The Scottish-English conflict of the 18th century finds a parallel in the romance between Serena and Brigham.
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.
36
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.
8
3
THE GLASS CASTLE(Scribner, $14)
By Jeannette Walls.A daughter's memoir of her eccentric parents and the unorthodox upbringing she survived.
40
4
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS(Amistad, $14.95)
By Chris Gardner with Quincy Troupe.Gardner's erratic rise from impoverished youth to prosperous broker.
1
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.
54
6
TEAM OF RIVALS: THE POLITICAL GENIUS
OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN(Simon & Schuster, $19.95)
By Doris Kearns Goodwin.Presidential finesse.
9
7
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.
53
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.
7
9
1776(Simon & Schuster, $18). By David McCullough
Military campaigns and personal narratives tell the story of the first full year of the American Revolution.
21
10
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.
126
Hardcover
Fiction
1
CROSS(Little Brown, $27.99). By James Patterson
Hunting for a serial killer/rapist, forensic psychologist Alex Cross inadvertently finds clues to his wife's murder.
2
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.
9
3
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.
4
4
NATURE GIRL(Knopf, $25.95). By Carl Hiaasen
Offended by a real estate sales call, a woman takes the telemarketer on a wild Everglades adventure.
2
5
WILD FIRE(Warner, $26.99). By Nelson DeMille
Terrorists plot to force a U.S. nuclear strike in the Middle East by detonating nuclear bombs on U.S. soil.
3
6
THE SHAPE SHIFTER(HarperCollins, $26.95)
By Tony Hillerman.Startling new clues in an unsolved case lure Lt. Joe Leaphorn out of retirement.
1
7
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.
6
8
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.
5
9
SANTA CRUISE(Scribner, $22). By Mary Higgins Clark
and Carol Higgins Clark.A yuletide charity cruise is thwarted by dangerous criminals.
2
10
AGAINST THE DAY(Penguin Press, $35)
By Thomas Pynchon.An eclectic cast become snared in the mad rush of events preceding the cataclysm of WWI.
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.
6
2
THE INNOCENT MAN: MURDER AND INJUSTICE
IN A SMALL TOWN(Doubleday, $28.95)
By John Grisham.A1982 case of rape and murder.
7
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.
9
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.
9
5
MARLEY & ME: LIFE AND LOVE WITH THE
WORLD'S WORST DOG(Morrow, $21.95)
By John Grogan. For the love of an unruly Labrador.
47
6
I FEEL BAD ABOUT MY NECK: AND OTHER
THOUGHTS ON BEING A WOMAN
(Knopf, $19.95). By Nora Ephron.Aging angst.
17
7
THE GOD DELUSION(Houghton Mifflin, $27)
By Richard Dawkins.A critical rejection of religious faith, its perceived intolerance and the idea of intelligent design.
4
8
THUNDERSTRUCK(Crown, $25.95). By Erik Larson
How wireless communication burst onto the public stage with the 1910 manhunt for murderer H.H. Crippen.
4
9
PALESTINE: PEACE NOT APARTHEID
(Simon & Schuster, $27). By Jimmy Carter.The former president, broker of the Camp David Accords, weighs in.
1
10
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.
4

Rankings reflect sales for the week ended Nov. 26, 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. The advice/miscellaneous list below reflects sales from 10/30 to 11/26.)

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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.	23
2	THE CELL(Pocket Star, $9.99). By Stephen King A mind-altering pulse sent simultaneously to all mobile phones in America turns its recipients into zombies.	1
3	VALLEY OF SILENCE(Jove, $7.99). By Nora Roberts The conclusion of the "Circle Trilogy" finds six warriors battling the minions of the vampire Lilith.	4
4	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.	4
5	THE TENTH CIRCLE(Washington Square, $15) By Jodi Picoult.Graphic art illustrates this "Purgatorio" tale of a family coping with a daughter's rape.	5
6	THE INHERITANCE OF LOSS(Grove, $14) By Kiran Desai.A retired judge, his granddaughter and cook cope with political unrest in a Himalayan village.	3
7	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.	4
8	FOREVER ODD(Bantam, $7.99). By Dean Koontz Odd Thomas, who can see the dead, is "asked" for help by the ghost of his father's best friend, recently murdered.	3
9	THE KITE RUNNER(Riverhead, $14). By Khaled Hosseini An Afghan immigrant returns to his Taliban-ruled country to atone for a childhood betrayal.	105
10	REBELLION(Silhouette, $7.99). By Nora Roberts The Scottish-English conflict of the 18th century finds a parallel in the romance between Serena and Brigham.	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.	36
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.	8
3	THE GLASS CASTLE(Scribner, $14) By Jeannette Walls.A daughter's memoir of her eccentric parents and the unorthodox upbringing she survived.	40
4	THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS(Amistad, $14.95) By Chris Gardner with Quincy Troupe.Gardner's erratic rise from impoverished youth to prosperous broker.	1
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.	54
6	TEAM OF RIVALS: THE POLITICAL GENIUS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN(Simon & Schuster, $19.95) By Doris Kearns Goodwin.Presidential finesse.	9
7	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.	53
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.	7
9	1776(Simon & Schuster, $18). By David McCullough Military campaigns and personal narratives tell the story of the first full year of the American Revolution.	21
10	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.	126
	Hardcover
	Fiction
1	CROSS(Little Brown, $27.99). By James Patterson Hunting for a serial killer/rapist, forensic psychologist Alex Cross inadvertently finds clues to his wife's murder.	2
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.	9
3	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.	4
4	NATURE GIRL(Knopf, $25.95). By Carl Hiaasen Offended by a real estate sales call, a woman takes the telemarketer on a wild Everglades adventure.	2
5	WILD FIRE(Warner, $26.99). By Nelson DeMille Terrorists plot to force a U.S. nuclear strike in the Middle East by detonating nuclear bombs on U.S. soil.	3
6	THE SHAPE SHIFTER(HarperCollins, $26.95) By Tony Hillerman.Startling new clues in an unsolved case lure Lt. Joe Leaphorn out of retirement.	1
7	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.	6
8	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.	5
9	SANTA CRUISE(Scribner, $22). By Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark.A yuletide charity cruise is thwarted by dangerous criminals.	2
10	AGAINST THE DAY(Penguin Press, $35) By Thomas Pynchon.An eclectic cast become snared in the mad rush of events preceding the cataclysm of WWI.	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.	6
2	THE INNOCENT MAN: MURDER AND INJUSTICE IN A SMALL TOWN(Doubleday, $28.95) By John Grisham.A1982 case of rape and murder.	7
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.	9
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.	9
5	MARLEY & ME: LIFE AND LOVE WITH THE WORLD'S WORST DOG(Morrow, $21.95) By John Grogan. For the love of an unruly Labrador.	47
6	I FEEL BAD ABOUT MY NECK: AND OTHER THOUGHTS ON BEING A WOMAN (Knopf, $19.95). By Nora Ephron.Aging angst.	17
7	THE GOD DELUSION(Houghton Mifflin, $27) By Richard Dawkins.A critical rejection of religious faith, its perceived intolerance and the idea of intelligent design.	4
8	THUNDERSTRUCK(Crown, $25.95). By Erik Larson How wireless communication burst onto the public stage with the 1910 manhunt for murderer H.H. Crippen.	4
9	PALESTINE: PEACE NOT APARTHEID (Simon & Schuster, $27). By Jimmy Carter.The former president, broker of the Camp David Accords, weighs in.	1
10	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.	4