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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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3

THE GLASS CASTLE(Scribner, $14)

By Jeannette Walls. A daughter's memoir of her eccentric parents and an unorthodox upbringing.

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4

DREAMS FROM MY FATHER

(Three Rivers, $14.95). By Barack Obama

A memoir by the junior senator from Illinois.

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5

EAT PRAY LOVE: ONE WOMAN'S SEARCH FOR

EVERYTHING ACROSS ITALY, INDIA AND

INDONESIA(Penguin, $15). By Elizabeth Gilbert

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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.

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8

THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS(Amistad, $14.95)

By Chris Gardner with Quincy Troupe. Gardner's erratic rise from poverty to business success.

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9

RUNNING WITH SCISSORS(Picador USA, $14)

(St. Martin's, $7.99). By Augusten Burroughs

A memoir full of hilarious and unsettling scenes.

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10

MANHUNT: THE 12-DAY CHASE FOR LINCOLN'S

KILLER(HarperPerennial, $15.95)

By James L. Swanson. John Wilkes Booth's flight.

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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.

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8

PLUM LOVIN'(St. Martin's, $16.95)

By Janet Evanovich. Hunky Diesel returns with an intriguing offer for bounty hunter Stephanie Plum.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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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