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Sunday, March 4, 2007

Paperback
Fiction
1
THE MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER
(Penguin, $14). By Kim Edwards. A doctor regrets deceiving his wife about their twins' birth.
33
2
THE TEMPLAR LEGACY(Ballantine, $7.99)
By Steve Berry. An ex-Justice agent spars with a lethal Templar order seeking a lost archive.
4
3
THE INHERITANCE OF LOSS(Grove, $14)
By Kiran Desai. A judge's retirement is disrupted by political unrest in his Himalayan village.
13
4
IRISH DREAMS(Silhouette, $7.99)
By Nora Roberts. Romance novellas of the Emerald Isle: "Irish Rebel" and "Sullivan's Woman."
4
5
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.
3
6
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.
4
7
DIRTY BLONDE(HarperCollins, $7.99)
By Lisa Scottoline. A federal judge's secret sex life is exposed when she becomes a murder suspect.
2
8
THE KITE RUNNER(Riverhead, $14)
By Khaled Hosseini. An Afghan returns to his Taliban-ruled country to atone for a past betrayal.
113
9
THE WINTER LODGE(Mira, $7.99)
By Susan Wiggs. A fire changes the life of bakery owner Jenny Majesky. Bonus recipe included.
4
10
THE DIVIDE(Signet, $9.99). By Nicholas Evans
The discovery of a daughter's body launches this tale of the painful breakup of one New York family.
1
Nonfiction/General
1
THE MEASURE OF A MAN: A SPIRITUAL
AUTOBIOGRAPHY(HarperSanFrancisco, $14.95)
By Sidney Poitier. The esteemed actor reflects.
5
2
THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING
(Vintage, $13.95). By Joan Didion. A memoir of mourning; winner of a 2005 National Book Award.
2
3
THE GLASS CASTLE(Scribner, $14)
By Jeannette Walls. A daughter's memoir of her eccentric parents and an unorthodox upbringing.
52
4
DREAMS FROM MY FATHER
(Three Rivers, $14.95). By Barack Obama
A memoir by the junior senator from Illinois.
66
5
EAT PRAY LOVE: ONE WOMAN'S SEARCH FOR
EVERYTHING ACROSS ITALY, INDIA AND
INDONESIA(Penguin, $15). By Elizabeth Gilbert
4
6
THE COVENANT IN ACTION(Smiley, $10)
Success stories and more advice--a companion to "The Covenant with Black America."
2
7
THE TIPPING POINT: HOW LITTLE THINGS CAN
MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE(Back Bay, $14.95 )
By Malcolm Gladwell. Fads and their origins.
61
8
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS(Amistad, $14.95)
By Chris Gardner with Quincy Troupe. Gardner's erratic rise from poverty to business success.
13
9
RUNNING WITH SCISSORS(Picador USA, $14)
(St. Martin's, $7.99). By Augusten Burroughs
A memoir full of hilarious and unsettling scenes.
47
10
MANHUNT: THE 12-DAY CHASE FOR LINCOLN'S
KILLER(HarperPerennial, $15.95)
By James L. Swanson. John Wilkes Booth's flight.
2
Hardcover
Fiction
1
STEP ON A CRACK(Little, Brown, $27.99)
By James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge
A throng of dignitaries is kidnapped by terrorists.
3
2
INNOCENT IN DEATH(Putnam, $25.95)
By J.D. Robb. Lt. Eve Dallas grapples with a popular professor's murder and her husband's ex.
1
3
SISTERS(Delacorte, $27). By Danielle Steel
A family tragedy inspires four far-flung, diverse siblings to cohabitate in a New York brownstone.
2
4
DOUBLE BIND(Shaye Areheart, $25)
By Chris Bohjalian. A homeless man's murky past is linked to that of his case worker and Jay Gatsby.
2
5
TEN DAYS IN THE HILLS(Knopf, $26)
By Jane Smiley. A Hollywood house party rife with gossip, sexual tension and talk of war.
1
6
THE ALEXANDRIA LINK(Ballantine, $25.95)
By Steve Berry. A bookseller (and ex-spy) holds the clue to locating the lost library of Alexandria.
4
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.
21
8
PLUM LOVIN'(St. Martin's, $16.95)
By Janet Evanovich. Hunky Diesel returns with an intriguing offer for bounty hunter Stephanie Plum.
7
9
HIGH PROFILE(Putnam, $24.95)
By Robert B. Parker. A radio pundit's murder and a stalker drive this Jess Stone/Sunny Randall novel.
9
10
NEXT(HarperCollins, $27.95)
By Michael Crichton. A near-future tale of genetic research and its scientific and moral implications.
10
Nonfiction/General
1
A LONG WAY GONE: MEMOIRS OF A BOY SOLDIER
(FSG, $22). By Ishmael Beah. Recalling the horrors of the civil war in Sierra Leone.
2
2
THE AUDACITY OF HOPE: THOUGHTS ON
RECLAIMINGTHE AMERICAN DREAM
(Crown, $25). By Barack Obama
18
3
THE FIGHT FOR JERUSALEM: RADICAL ISLAM,
THEWEST, AND THE FUTURE OF THE HOLY CITY
(Regnery, $27.95). By Dore Gold
1
4
POWER, FAITH, AND FANTASY: AMERICA IN THE
MIDDLE EAST, 1776 TO THE PRESENT
(Norton, $35). By Michael B. Oren
5
5
SOMEBODY'S GOTTA SAY IT
(HarperCollins, $25.95). By Neal Boortz
The syndicated radio host assails liberal policies.
1
6
PALESTINE PEACE NOT APARTHEID
(Simon & Schuster, $27). By Jimmy Carter
The broker of the Camp David Accords weighs in.
13
7
SUPREME CONFLICT(Penguin Press, $27.95)
By Jan Crawford Greenburg. A reporter's look at George W. Bush's nominations to the Court.
5
8
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.
6
9
INFIDEL(Free Press, $26). By Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Controversial life of the Muslim women's rights advocate and former Dutch parliamentarian.
3
10
THE INNOCENT MAN: MURDER AND INJUSTICE
IN A SMALL TOWN(Doubleday, $28.95)
By John Grisham. A 1982 case of rape and murder.
19

Rankings reflect sales for the week ended Feb. 25, 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. The advice/miscellaneous list to the right reflects sales from 2/4/07 to 2/25/07.)

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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.	33
2	THE TEMPLAR LEGACY(Ballantine, $7.99) By Steve Berry. An ex-Justice agent spars with a lethal Templar order seeking a lost archive.	4
3	THE INHERITANCE OF LOSS(Grove, $14) By Kiran Desai. A judge's retirement is disrupted by political unrest in his Himalayan village.	13
4	IRISH DREAMS(Silhouette, $7.99) By Nora Roberts. Romance novellas of the Emerald Isle: "Irish Rebel" and "Sullivan's Woman."	4
5	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.	3
6	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.	4
7	DIRTY BLONDE(HarperCollins, $7.99) By Lisa Scottoline. A federal judge's secret sex life is exposed when she becomes a murder suspect.	2
8	THE KITE RUNNER(Riverhead, $14) By Khaled Hosseini. An Afghan returns to his Taliban-ruled country to atone for a past betrayal.	113
9	THE WINTER LODGE(Mira, $7.99) By Susan Wiggs. A fire changes the life of bakery owner Jenny Majesky. Bonus recipe included.	4
10	THE DIVIDE(Signet, $9.99). By Nicholas Evans The discovery of a daughter's body launches this tale of the painful breakup of one New York family.	1
	Nonfiction/General
1	THE MEASURE OF A MAN: A SPIRITUAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY(HarperSanFrancisco, $14.95) By Sidney Poitier. The esteemed actor reflects.	5
2	THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING (Vintage, $13.95). By Joan Didion. A memoir of mourning; winner of a 2005 National Book Award.	2
3	THE GLASS CASTLE(Scribner, $14) By Jeannette Walls. A daughter's memoir of her eccentric parents and an unorthodox upbringing.	52
4	DREAMS FROM MY FATHER (Three Rivers, $14.95). By Barack Obama A memoir by the junior senator from Illinois.	66
5	EAT PRAY LOVE: ONE WOMAN'S SEARCH FOR EVERYTHING ACROSS ITALY, INDIA AND INDONESIA(Penguin, $15). By Elizabeth Gilbert	4
6	THE COVENANT IN ACTION(Smiley, $10) Success stories and more advice--a companion to "The Covenant with Black America."	2
7	THE TIPPING POINT: HOW LITTLE THINGS CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE(Back Bay, $14.95 ) By Malcolm Gladwell. Fads and their origins.	61
8	THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS(Amistad, $14.95) By Chris Gardner with Quincy Troupe. Gardner's erratic rise from poverty to business success.	13
9	RUNNING WITH SCISSORS(Picador USA, $14) (St. Martin's, $7.99). By Augusten Burroughs A memoir full of hilarious and unsettling scenes.	47
10	MANHUNT: THE 12-DAY CHASE FOR LINCOLN'S KILLER(HarperPerennial, $15.95) By James L. Swanson. John Wilkes Booth's flight.	2
	Hardcover
	Fiction
1	STEP ON A CRACK(Little, Brown, $27.99) By James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge A throng of dignitaries is kidnapped by terrorists.	3
2	INNOCENT IN DEATH(Putnam, $25.95) By J.D. Robb. Lt. Eve Dallas grapples with a popular professor's murder and her husband's ex.	1
3	SISTERS(Delacorte, $27). By Danielle Steel A family tragedy inspires four far-flung, diverse siblings to cohabitate in a New York brownstone.	2
4	DOUBLE BIND(Shaye Areheart, $25) By Chris Bohjalian. A homeless man's murky past is linked to that of his case worker and Jay Gatsby.	2
5	TEN DAYS IN THE HILLS(Knopf, $26) By Jane Smiley. A Hollywood house party rife with gossip, sexual tension and talk of war.	1
6	THE ALEXANDRIA LINK(Ballantine, $25.95) By Steve Berry. A bookseller (and ex-spy) holds the clue to locating the lost library of Alexandria.	4
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.	21
8	PLUM LOVIN'(St. Martin's, $16.95) By Janet Evanovich. Hunky Diesel returns with an intriguing offer for bounty hunter Stephanie Plum.	7
9	HIGH PROFILE(Putnam, $24.95) By Robert B. Parker. A radio pundit's murder and a stalker drive this Jess Stone/Sunny Randall novel.	9
10	NEXT(HarperCollins, $27.95) By Michael Crichton. A near-future tale of genetic research and its scientific and moral implications.	10
	Nonfiction/General
1	A LONG WAY GONE: MEMOIRS OF A BOY SOLDIER (FSG, $22). By Ishmael Beah. Recalling the horrors of the civil war in Sierra Leone.	2
2	THE AUDACITY OF HOPE: THOUGHTS ON RECLAIMINGTHE AMERICAN DREAM (Crown, $25). By Barack Obama	18
3	THE FIGHT FOR JERUSALEM: RADICAL ISLAM, THEWEST, AND THE FUTURE OF THE HOLY CITY (Regnery, $27.95). By Dore Gold	1
4	POWER, FAITH, AND FANTASY: AMERICA IN THE MIDDLE EAST, 1776 TO THE PRESENT (Norton, $35). By Michael B. Oren	5
5	SOMEBODY'S GOTTA SAY IT (HarperCollins, $25.95). By Neal Boortz The syndicated radio host assails liberal policies.	1
6	PALESTINE PEACE NOT APARTHEID (Simon & Schuster, $27). By Jimmy Carter The broker of the Camp David Accords weighs in.	13
7	SUPREME CONFLICT(Penguin Press, $27.95) By Jan Crawford Greenburg. A reporter's look at George W. Bush's nominations to the Court.	5
8	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.	6
9	INFIDEL(Free Press, $26). By Ayaan Hirsi Ali Controversial life of the Muslim women's rights advocate and former Dutch parliamentarian.	3
10	THE INNOCENT MAN: MURDER AND INJUSTICE IN A SMALL TOWN(Doubleday, $28.95) By John Grisham. A 1982 case of rape and murder.	19