Washington Area Bestsellers
Sunday, February 18, 2007; Page BW14
| 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.)
