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Sunday, January 21, 2007

Paperback
Fiction
1
THE MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER
(Penguin, $14). By Kim Edwards. A doctor regrets deceiving his wife about their twins' birth.
27
2
HONEYMOON(Warner, $7.99)
By James Patterson & Howard Roughan. An FBI agent suspects the fiancée in a banker's death.
10
3
POINT BLANK(Jove, $7.99). By Catherine Coulter
Married FBI agents Sherlock and Savich track a psychopath who kidnapped a popular comedian.
2
4
THE INHERITANCE OF LOSS(Grove, $14)
By Kiran Desai. A judge's retirement is unsettled by political unrest in his Himalayan village.
7
5
SWEETWATER CREEK(HarperCollins, $9.99)
By Anne Rivers Siddons. A girl's coming-of-age tale set in South Carolina's lowlands.
3
6
SLOW BURN(Ballantine, $7.99). By Julie Garwood
Kate MacKenna copes with her mother's death, a grand inheritance and a killer with murky motives.
3
7
THE HUNT CLUB(Signet, $9.99)
By John Lescroart. P.I. Wyatt Hunt draws on his cadre of associates to help the police find a killer.
2
8
THE HOSTAGE(Jove, $9.99). By W.E.B. Griffin
A diplomat's murder and the Iraqi oil-for-food scandal meld in this Charley Castillo thriller.
2
9
IRISH HEARTS(Silhouette, $14.95)
By Nora Roberts. The romance novellas "Iris Thoroughbred" and "Irish Rose" in one volume.
1
10
GONE(Bantam, $7.99). By Lisa Gardner
P.I. "Rainie" Conner vanishes on a rural Oregon road, leaving her family to find the truth.
2
Nonfiction/General
1
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS(Amistad, $14.95)
By Chris Gardner with Quincy Troupe. Gardner's erratic rise from poverty to business success.
7
2
THE IRAQ STUDY GROUP REPORT: THE WAY
FORWARD--A NEW APPROACH(Vintage, $10.95)
James A. Baker III and Lee H. Hamilton, et al.
5
3
THE GLASS CASTLE(Scribner, $14)
By Jeannette Walls. A daughter's memoir of her eccentric parents and an unorthodox upbringing.
46
4
DREAMS FROM MY FATHER
(Three Rivers, $14.95). By Barack Obama
A memoir of youth by the senator from Illinois.
60
5
RUNNING WITH SCISSORS(Picador USA, $14)
(St. Martin's, $7.99). By Augusten Burroughs
A memoir full of hilarious and unsettling scenes.
42
6
THE TIPPING POINT: HOW LITTLE THINGS CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE(Back Bay, $14.95 )
By Malcolm Gladwell. Fads and their origins.
56
7
THE FREEDOM WRITERS DIARY
(Back Bay, $14.95 ). By the Freedom Writers with
Erin Gruwell. Inner-city students' joint diary.
1
8
A WALK IN THE WOODS: REDISCOVERING
AMERICA ON THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL
(Anchor, $7.99). By Bill Bryson
2
9
YOU'RE WEARING THAT? UNDERSTANDING
MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS IN CONVERSATION
(Ballantine, $14.95). By Deborah Tannen
1
10
THE PLACES IN BETWEEN(Harvest, $14)
By Rory Stewart. Walking across post-Taliban Afghanistan in the footsteps of a Mughal emperor.
16
Hardcover
Fiction
1
PLUM LOVIN'(St. Martin's, $16.95)
By Janet Evanovich. Hunky Diesel returns with an intriguing offer for bounty hunter Stephanie Plum.
1
2
THE HUNTERS(Putnam, $26.95)
By W.E.B. Griffin. Special agent Charley Castillo aims to solve a U.S. diplomat's murder in Uruguay.
2
3
FOR ONE MORE DAY(Hyperion, $21.95)
By Mitch Albom. Charley Benetto, crushed by his mother's death, is granted one final day with her.
15
4
CROSS(Little Brown, $27.99)
By James Patterson. Forensic psychologist Alex Cross unwittingly finds clues to his wife's murder.
8
5
NEXT(HarperCollins, $27.95)
By Michael Crichton. A near-future tale of genetic research and its scientific and moral implications.
6
6
EXILE(Henry Holt, $26)
By Richard North Patterson. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict propels this murder whodunit.
2
7
HANNIBAL RISING(Delacorte, $27.95)
By Thomas Harris. A prequel to "Red Dragon" that fleshes out Hannibal Lecter's early years.
5
8
SHADOW DANCE(Ballantine, $25.95)
By Julie Garwood. An ancient Scottish family feud threatens Kate MacKenna's pending nuptials.
3
9
THE BOLEYN INHERITANCE(Touchstone, $25.95)
By Philippa Gregory. The deceit of Jane Boleyn, sister-in-law of Anne Boleyn, at Henry VIII's court.
5
10
THE CAT WHO HAD 60 WHISKERS
(Putnam, $23.95). By Lilian Jackson Braun. Arson, theft and a possible murder hit Moose County.
2
Nonfiction/General
1
THE AUDACITY OF HOPE: THOUGHTS ON
RECLAIMINGTHE AMERICAN DREAM
(Crown, $25). By Barack Obama
12
2
PALESTINE PEACE NOT APARTHEID
(Simon & Schuster, $27). By Jimmy Carter
The broker of the Camp David Accords weighs in.
7
3
ABOUT ALICE(Random House, $14.95)
By Calvin Trillin. The veteran New Yorker writer reflects on the love of his life, his late wife, Alice.
2
4
MY FATHER, MY PRESIDENT: A PERSONAL
ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE OF GEORGE H.W. BUSH
(Warner, $29.99). By Doro Bush Koch
1
5
THE INNOCENT MAN: MURDER AND INJUSTICE
IN A SMALL TOWN(Doubleday, $28.95)
By John Grisham. A 1982 case of rape and murder.
13
6
I FEEL BAD ABOUT MY NECK: AND OTHER
THOUGHTS ON BEING A WOMAN
(Knopf, $19.95). By Nora Ephron. Aging angst.
23
7
THE GOD DELUSION(Houghton Mifflin, $27)
By Richard Dawkins. A critical rejection of religious faith and the idea of intelligent design.
8
8
THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $30)
By Thomas L. Friedman. A revised edition.
29
9
ON THE WEALTH OF NATIONS
(Atlantic Monthly, $21.95). By P.J. O'Rourke
The respected satirist on Adam Smith's classic.
1
10
MARLEY & ME: LIFE AND LOVE WITH THE
WORLD'S WORST DOG(Morrow, $21.95)
By John Grogan. For the love of an unruly Labrador.
53

Rankings reflect sales for the week ended Jan. 14, 2007. The charts may not be reproduced without permission from Nielsen BookScan. Copyright © 2007 by Nielsen BookScan. (The 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 regrets deceiving his wife about their twins' birth.	27
2	HONEYMOON(Warner, $7.99) By James Patterson & Howard Roughan. An FBI agent suspects the fiancée in a banker's death.	10
3	POINT BLANK(Jove, $7.99). By Catherine Coulter Married FBI agents Sherlock and Savich track a psychopath who kidnapped a popular comedian.	2
4	THE INHERITANCE OF LOSS(Grove, $14) By Kiran Desai. A judge's retirement is unsettled by political unrest in his Himalayan village.	7
5	SWEETWATER CREEK(HarperCollins, $9.99) By Anne Rivers Siddons. A girl's coming-of-age tale set in South Carolina's lowlands.	3
6	SLOW BURN(Ballantine, $7.99). By Julie Garwood Kate MacKenna copes with her mother's death, a grand inheritance and a killer with murky motives.	3
7	THE HUNT CLUB(Signet, $9.99) By John Lescroart. P.I. Wyatt Hunt draws on his cadre of associates to help the police find a killer.	2
8	THE HOSTAGE(Jove, $9.99). By W.E.B. Griffin A diplomat's murder and the Iraqi oil-for-food scandal meld in this Charley Castillo thriller.	2
9	IRISH HEARTS(Silhouette, $14.95) By Nora Roberts. The romance novellas "Iris Thoroughbred" and "Irish Rose" in one volume.	1
10	GONE(Bantam, $7.99). By Lisa Gardner P.I. "Rainie" Conner vanishes on a rural Oregon road, leaving her family to find the truth.	2
	Nonfiction/General
1	THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS(Amistad, $14.95) By Chris Gardner with Quincy Troupe. Gardner's erratic rise from poverty to business success.	7
2	THE IRAQ STUDY GROUP REPORT: THE WAY FORWARD--A NEW APPROACH(Vintage, $10.95) James A. Baker III and Lee H. Hamilton, et al.	5
3	THE GLASS CASTLE(Scribner, $14) By Jeannette Walls. A daughter's memoir of her eccentric parents and an unorthodox upbringing.	46
4	DREAMS FROM MY FATHER (Three Rivers, $14.95). By Barack Obama A memoir of youth by the senator from Illinois.	60
5	RUNNING WITH SCISSORS(Picador USA, $14) (St. Martin's, $7.99). By Augusten Burroughs A memoir full of hilarious and unsettling scenes.	42
6	THE TIPPING POINT: HOW LITTLE THINGS CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE(Back Bay, $14.95 ) By Malcolm Gladwell. Fads and their origins.	56
7	THE FREEDOM WRITERS DIARY (Back Bay, $14.95 ). By the Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell. Inner-city students' joint diary.	1
8	A WALK IN THE WOODS: REDISCOVERING AMERICA ON THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL (Anchor, $7.99). By Bill Bryson	2
9	YOU'RE WEARING THAT? UNDERSTANDING MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS IN CONVERSATION (Ballantine, $14.95). By Deborah Tannen	1
10	THE PLACES IN BETWEEN(Harvest, $14) By Rory Stewart. Walking across post-Taliban Afghanistan in the footsteps of a Mughal emperor.	16
	Hardcover
	Fiction
1	PLUM LOVIN'(St. Martin's, $16.95) By Janet Evanovich. Hunky Diesel returns with an intriguing offer for bounty hunter Stephanie Plum.	1
2	THE HUNTERS(Putnam, $26.95) By W.E.B. Griffin. Special agent Charley Castillo aims to solve a U.S. diplomat's murder in Uruguay.	2
3	FOR ONE MORE DAY(Hyperion, $21.95) By Mitch Albom. Charley Benetto, crushed by his mother's death, is granted one final day with her.	15
4	CROSS(Little Brown, $27.99) By James Patterson. Forensic psychologist Alex Cross unwittingly finds clues to his wife's murder.	8
5	NEXT(HarperCollins, $27.95) By Michael Crichton. A near-future tale of genetic research and its scientific and moral implications.	6
6	EXILE(Henry Holt, $26) By Richard North Patterson. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict propels this murder whodunit.	2
7	HANNIBAL RISING(Delacorte, $27.95) By Thomas Harris. A prequel to "Red Dragon" that fleshes out Hannibal Lecter's early years.	5
8	SHADOW DANCE(Ballantine, $25.95) By Julie Garwood. An ancient Scottish family feud threatens Kate MacKenna's pending nuptials.	3
9	THE BOLEYN INHERITANCE(Touchstone, $25.95) By Philippa Gregory. The deceit of Jane Boleyn, sister-in-law of Anne Boleyn, at Henry VIII's court.	5
10	THE CAT WHO HAD 60 WHISKERS (Putnam, $23.95). By Lilian Jackson Braun. Arson, theft and a possible murder hit Moose County.	2
	Nonfiction/General
1	THE AUDACITY OF HOPE: THOUGHTS ON RECLAIMINGTHE AMERICAN DREAM (Crown, $25). By Barack Obama	12
2	PALESTINE PEACE NOT APARTHEID (Simon & Schuster, $27). By Jimmy Carter The broker of the Camp David Accords weighs in.	7
3	ABOUT ALICE(Random House, $14.95) By Calvin Trillin. The veteran New Yorker writer reflects on the love of his life, his late wife, Alice.	2
4	MY FATHER, MY PRESIDENT: A PERSONAL ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE OF GEORGE H.W. BUSH (Warner, $29.99). By Doro Bush Koch	1
5	THE INNOCENT MAN: MURDER AND INJUSTICE IN A SMALL TOWN(Doubleday, $28.95) By John Grisham. A 1982 case of rape and murder.	13
6	I FEEL BAD ABOUT MY NECK: AND OTHER THOUGHTS ON BEING A WOMAN (Knopf, $19.95). By Nora Ephron. Aging angst.	23
7	THE GOD DELUSION(Houghton Mifflin, $27) By Richard Dawkins. A critical rejection of religious faith and the idea of intelligent design.	8
8	THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $30) By Thomas L. Friedman. A revised edition.	29
9	ON THE WEALTH OF NATIONS (Atlantic Monthly, $21.95). By P.J. O'Rourke The respected satirist on Adam Smith's classic.	1
10	MARLEY & ME: LIFE AND LOVE WITH THE WORLD'S WORST DOG(Morrow, $21.95) By John Grogan. For the love of an unruly Labrador.	53