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Sunday, February 18, 2007

Paperback
Fiction
1
THE MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER
(Penguin, $14). By Kim Edwards. A doctor regrets deceiving his wife about their twins' birth.
31
2
THE DREAM-HUNTER(St. Martin's, $7.99)
By Sherrilyn Kenyon. A young scientist's search for Atlantis is hindered by a spectral being.
1
3
IRISH DREAMS(Silhouette, $7.99)
By Nora Roberts. Romance novellas of the Emerald Isle: "Irish Rebel" and "Sullivan's Woman."
2
4
THE TEMPLAR LEGACY(Ballantine, $7.99)
By Steve Berry. An ex-Justice agent spars with a lethal Templar order seeking a lost archive.
2
5
THE HOUSE(Dell, $7.99). By Danielle Steel
A client's bequest offers a harried attorney the chance to renovate a grand San Francisco manor.
2
6
THE WINTER LODGE(Mira, $7.99)
By Susan Wiggs. A fire changes the life of bakery owner Jenny Majesky. Bonus recipe included.
2
7
LABYRINTH(Berkley, $15). By Kate Mosse
The lives of two women living 800 years apart are linked by a peculiar stone ring and the Holy Grail.
1
8
CAUSING HAVOC(Berkley, $7.99). By Lori Foster
A letter from his sisters compels rugged loner Dean Conor, an "extreme" fighter, to return home.
1
9
THE INHERITANCE OF LOSS(Grove, $14)
By Kiran Desai. A judge's retirement is disrupted by political unrest in his Himalayan village.
11
10
TONGUE IN CHIC(Signet, $7.99). By Christina Dodd
Nabbed trying to steal a priceless painting, Meadow Szarvas claims amnesia with surprising results.
1
Nonfiction/General
1
THE MEASURE OF A MAN: A SPIRITUAL
AUTOBIOGRAPHY(HarperSanFrancisco, $14.95)
By Sidney Poitier. The esteemed actor reflects.
3
2
DREAMS FROM MY FATHER
(Three Rivers, $14.95). By Barack Obama
A memoir by the junior senator from Illinois.
64
3
THE GLASS CASTLE(Scribner, $14)
By Jeannette Walls. A daughter's memoir of her eccentric parents and an unorthodox upbringing.
50
4
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS(Amistad, $14.95)
By Chris Gardner with Quincy Troupe. Gardner's erratic rise from poverty to business success.
11
5
EAT PRAY LOVE: ONE WOMAN'S SEARCH FOR
EVERYTHING ACROSS ITALY, INDIA AND
INDONESIA(Penguin, $15). By Elizabeth Gilbert
2
6
DON'T MAKE A BLACK WOMAN TAKE OFF HER
EARRINGS: MADEA'S ... COMMENTARIES ON LOVE
AND LIFE(Riverhead, $12.95). By Tyler Perry
1
7
RUNNING WITH SCISSORS(Picador USA, $14)
(St. Martin's, $7.99). By Augusten Burroughs
A memoir full of hilarious and unsettling scenes.
46
8
THE TIPPING POINT: HOW LITTLE THINGS CAN
MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE(Back Bay, $14.95 )
By Malcolm Gladwell. Fads and their origins.
59
9
MANHUNT:THE 12-DAY CHASE FOR LINCOLN'S
KILLER(HarperPerennial, $15.95)
By James L. Swanson. John Wilkes Booth's flight.
1
10
THE FREEDOM WRITERS DIARY
(Back Bay, $14.95 ). By the Freedom Writers with
Erin Gruwell. "Unteachable" students' joint diary.
5
Hardcover
Fiction
1
STEP ON A CRACK(Little, Brown, $27.99)
By James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge
A throng of dignitaries is kidnapped by terrorists.
1
2
NATURAL BORN CHARMER(Morrow, $24.95)
By Susan Elizabeth Phillips. A sexy NFL quarterback meets a recently jilted, spirited woman.
1
3
PLUM LOVIN'(St. Martin's, $16.95)
By Janet Evanovich. Hunky Diesel returns with an intriguing offer for bounty hunter Stephanie Plum.
5
4
HIGH PROFILE(Putnam, $24.95)
By Robert B. Parker. A radio pundit's murder and a stalker drive this Jess Stone/Sunny Randall novel.
1
5
THE ALEXANDRIA LINK(Ballantine, $25.95)
By Steve Berry. A bookseller (and ex-spy) holds the clue to locating the lost library of Alexandria.
2
6
HANNIBAL RISING(Delacorte, $27.95)
By Thomas Harris. A prequel to "Red Dragon" that fleshes out Hannibal Lecter's early years.
8
7
FOR ONE MORE DAY(Hyperion, $21.95)
By Mitch Albom. Charley Benetto, mourning his mother's death, is granted one final day with her.
19
8
CROSS(Little Brown, $27.99)
By James Patterson. Forensic psychologist Alex Cross unwittingly finds clues to his wife's murder.
12
9
HIDE(Bantam, $25). By Lisa Gardner
The discovery of mummified corpses in a buried chamber at a mental hospital launches this thriller.
2
10
FAMILY TREE(Doubleday, $25.95)
By Barbara Delinksy. A baby girl's birth prompts an old-line New England family to confront its past.
1
Nonfiction/General
1
THE AUDACITY OF HOPE: THOUGHTS ON
RECLAIMINGTHE AMERICAN DREAM
(Crown, $25). By Barack Obama
16
2
WHAT A PARTY!: MY LIFE AMONG DEMOCRATS
(Thomas Dunne, $24.95)
By Terry McAuliffe with Steve Kettmann
2
3
PALESTINE PEACE NOT APARTHEID
(Simon & Schuster, $27). By Jimmy Carter
The broker of the Camp David Accords weighs in.
11
4
POWER, FAITH, AND FANTASY: AMERICA IN THE
MIDDLE EAST, 1776 TO THE PRESENT
(Norton, $35). By Michael B. Oren
3
5
INFIDEL(Free Press, $26). By Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Controversial life of the Muslim women's-rights advocate and former Dutch parliamentarian.
1
6
SUPREME CONFLICT(Penguin Press, $27.95)
By Jan Crawford Greenburg. A reporter's look at George W.Bush's nominations to the Court.
3
7
THE LITTLE BOOK OF PLAGIARISM
(Pantheon, $10.95). By Richard A. Posner
Examining the practice in the realm of publishing.
1
8
THE INNOCENT MAN: MURDER AND INJUSTICE
IN A SMALL TOWN(Doubleday, $28.95)
By John Grisham. A 1982 case of rape and murder.
17
9
IN SPITE OF THE GODS: THE RISE OF MODERN INDIA
(Doubleday, $26). By Edward Luce
The maturation of the democratic behemoth.
5
10
SEA OF THUNDER: FOUR COMMANDERS AND THELAST GREAT NAVAL CAMPAIGN 1941-1945
(Simon & Schuster, $27). By Evan Thomas
2

Rankings reflect sales for the week ended Feb. 11, 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.	31
2	THE DREAM-HUNTER(St. Martin's, $7.99) By Sherrilyn Kenyon. A young scientist's search for Atlantis is hindered by a spectral being.	1
3	IRISH DREAMS(Silhouette, $7.99) By Nora Roberts. Romance novellas of the Emerald Isle: "Irish Rebel" and "Sullivan's Woman."	2
4	THE TEMPLAR LEGACY(Ballantine, $7.99) By Steve Berry. An ex-Justice agent spars with a lethal Templar order seeking a lost archive.	2
5	THE HOUSE(Dell, $7.99). By Danielle Steel A client's bequest offers a harried attorney the chance to renovate a grand San Francisco manor.	2
6	THE WINTER LODGE(Mira, $7.99) By Susan Wiggs. A fire changes the life of bakery owner Jenny Majesky. Bonus recipe included.	2
7	LABYRINTH(Berkley, $15). By Kate Mosse The lives of two women living 800 years apart are linked by a peculiar stone ring and the Holy Grail.	1
8	CAUSING HAVOC(Berkley, $7.99). By Lori Foster A letter from his sisters compels rugged loner Dean Conor, an "extreme" fighter, to return home.	1
9	THE INHERITANCE OF LOSS(Grove, $14) By Kiran Desai. A judge's retirement is disrupted by political unrest in his Himalayan village.	11
10	TONGUE IN CHIC(Signet, $7.99). By Christina Dodd Nabbed trying to steal a priceless painting, Meadow Szarvas claims amnesia with surprising results.	1
	Nonfiction/General
1	THE MEASURE OF A MAN: A SPIRITUAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY(HarperSanFrancisco, $14.95) By Sidney Poitier. The esteemed actor reflects.	3
2	DREAMS FROM MY FATHER (Three Rivers, $14.95). By Barack Obama A memoir by the junior senator from Illinois.	64
3	THE GLASS CASTLE(Scribner, $14) By Jeannette Walls. A daughter's memoir of her eccentric parents and an unorthodox upbringing.	50
4	THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS(Amistad, $14.95) By Chris Gardner with Quincy Troupe. Gardner's erratic rise from poverty to business success.	11
5	EAT PRAY LOVE: ONE WOMAN'S SEARCH FOR EVERYTHING ACROSS ITALY, INDIA AND INDONESIA(Penguin, $15). By Elizabeth Gilbert	2
6	DON'T MAKE A BLACK WOMAN TAKE OFF HER EARRINGS: MADEA'S ... COMMENTARIES ON LOVE AND LIFE(Riverhead, $12.95). By Tyler Perry	1
7	RUNNING WITH SCISSORS(Picador USA, $14) (St. Martin's, $7.99). By Augusten Burroughs A memoir full of hilarious and unsettling scenes.	46
8	THE TIPPING POINT: HOW LITTLE THINGS CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE(Back Bay, $14.95 ) By Malcolm Gladwell. Fads and their origins.	59
9	MANHUNT:THE 12-DAY CHASE FOR LINCOLN'S KILLER(HarperPerennial, $15.95) By James L. Swanson. John Wilkes Booth's flight.	1
10	THE FREEDOM WRITERS DIARY (Back Bay, $14.95 ). By the Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell. "Unteachable" students' joint diary.	5
	Hardcover
	Fiction
1	STEP ON A CRACK(Little, Brown, $27.99) By James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge A throng of dignitaries is kidnapped by terrorists.	1
2	NATURAL BORN CHARMER(Morrow, $24.95) By Susan Elizabeth Phillips. A sexy NFL quarterback meets a recently jilted, spirited woman.	1
3	PLUM LOVIN'(St. Martin's, $16.95) By Janet Evanovich. Hunky Diesel returns with an intriguing offer for bounty hunter Stephanie Plum.	5
4	HIGH PROFILE(Putnam, $24.95) By Robert B. Parker. A radio pundit's murder and a stalker drive this Jess Stone/Sunny Randall novel.	1
5	THE ALEXANDRIA LINK(Ballantine, $25.95) By Steve Berry. A bookseller (and ex-spy) holds the clue to locating the lost library of Alexandria.	2
6	HANNIBAL RISING(Delacorte, $27.95) By Thomas Harris. A prequel to "Red Dragon" that fleshes out Hannibal Lecter's early years.	8
7	FOR ONE MORE DAY(Hyperion, $21.95) By Mitch Albom. Charley Benetto, mourning his mother's death, is granted one final day with her.	19
8	CROSS(Little Brown, $27.99) By James Patterson. Forensic psychologist Alex Cross unwittingly finds clues to his wife's murder.	12
9	HIDE(Bantam, $25). By Lisa Gardner The discovery of mummified corpses in a buried chamber at a mental hospital launches this thriller.	2
10	FAMILY TREE(Doubleday, $25.95) By Barbara Delinksy. A baby girl's birth prompts an old-line New England family to confront its past.	1
	Nonfiction/General
1	THE AUDACITY OF HOPE: THOUGHTS ON RECLAIMINGTHE AMERICAN DREAM (Crown, $25). By Barack Obama	16
2	WHAT A PARTY!: MY LIFE AMONG DEMOCRATS (Thomas Dunne, $24.95) By Terry McAuliffe with Steve Kettmann	2
3	PALESTINE PEACE NOT APARTHEID (Simon & Schuster, $27). By Jimmy Carter The broker of the Camp David Accords weighs in.	11
4	POWER, FAITH, AND FANTASY: AMERICA IN THE MIDDLE EAST, 1776 TO THE PRESENT (Norton, $35). By Michael B. Oren	3
5	INFIDEL(Free Press, $26). By Ayaan Hirsi Ali Controversial life of the Muslim women's-rights advocate and former Dutch parliamentarian.	1
6	SUPREME CONFLICT(Penguin Press, $27.95) By Jan Crawford Greenburg. A reporter's look at George W.Bush's nominations to the Court.	3
7	THE LITTLE BOOK OF PLAGIARISM (Pantheon, $10.95). By Richard A. Posner Examining the practice in the realm of publishing.	1
8	THE INNOCENT MAN: MURDER AND INJUSTICE IN A SMALL TOWN(Doubleday, $28.95) By John Grisham. A 1982 case of rape and murder.	17
9	IN SPITE OF THE GODS: THE RISE OF MODERN INDIA (Doubleday, $26). By Edward Luce The maturation of the democratic behemoth.	5
10	SEA OF THUNDER: FOUR COMMANDERS AND THELAST GREAT NAVAL CAMPAIGN 1941-1945 (Simon & Schuster, $27). By Evan Thomas	2