Washington Area Bestsellers
Sunday, March 25, 2007; Page BW14
| Paperback | ||
| Fiction | ||
| 1 | JUDGE & JURY(Warner, $9.99) By James Patterson and Andrew Gross. An assassin derails a Mafia boss's high-profile trial. | 3 |
| 2 | THE MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER (Penguin, $14). By Kim Edwards. A doctor regrets deceiving his wife about their twins' birth. | 36 |
| 3 | PRIOR BAD ACTS(Bantam, $7.99) By Tami Hoag. A judge's life is at risk after a pre-trial ruling in an accused serial killer's case. | 3 |
| 4 | THE INHERITANCE OF LOSS(Grove, $14) By Kiran Desai. A judge's retirement is disrupted by political unrest in his Himalayan village. | 16 |
| 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. | 5 |
| 6 | THE TRAITOR(St. Martin's, $7.99) By Stephen Coonts. Murder, al-Qaeda and a G-8 summit coalesce in this Tommy Carmellini thriller. | 2 |
| 7 | BLUE SHOES AND HAPPINESS(Anchor, $12.95) By Alexander McCall Smith. Dilemmas for Precious Ramotswe's "No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency." | 1 |
| 8 | MORNING COMES SOFTLY(Avon, $7.99) By Debbie Macomber. This romance reissue features a modern twist on the mail-order bride. | 3 |
| 9 | HITCHED(Pocket Star, $7.99) By Carol Higgins Clark. A case of pilfered bridal gowns distracts PI (and bride-to-be) Regan Reilly. | 3 |
| 10 | THE NAMESAKE(Mariner, $14) By Jhumpa Lahiri. Vignettes in the lives of an Indian family that immigrates to Cambridge, Mass. | 1 |
| Nonfiction/General | ||
| 1 | THE MEASURE OF A MAN: A SPIRITUAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY(HarperSanFrancisco, $14.95) By Sidney Poitier. The esteemed actor reflects. | 8 |
| 2 | THE GLASS CASTLE(Scribner, $14) By Jeannette Walls. A daughter's memoir of her eccentric parents and an unorthodox upbringing. | 55 |
| 3 | EAT PRAY LOVE: ONE WOMAN'S SEARCH FOR EVERYTHING ACROSS ITALY, INDIA AND INDONESIA(Penguin, $15). By Elizabeth Gilbert | 7 |
| 4 | THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING (Vintage, $13.95). By Joan Didion. A memoir of mourning; winner of a 2005 National Book Award. | 5 |
| 5 | DREAMS FROM MY FATHER (Three Rivers, $14.95). By Barack Obama A memoir by the junior senator from Illinois. | 69 |
| 6 | THE TIPPING POINT: HOW LITTLE THINGS CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE(Back Bay, $14.95 ) By Malcolm Gladwell. Fads and their origins. | 64 |
| 7 | MANHUNT: THE 12-DAY CHASE FOR LINCOLN'S KILLER(HarperPerennial, $15.95) By James L. Swanson. John Wilkes Booth's flight. | 4 |
| 8 | THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS(Amistad, $14.95) By Chris Gardner with Quincy Troupe. Gardner's erratic rise from poverty to business success. | 16 |
| 9 | THREE CUPS OF TEA: ONE MAN'S MISSION TO PROMOTE PEACE(Penguin, $15) By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin | 2 |
| 10 | NIGHT(FSG, $9). By Elie Wiesel The terrifying account of his experiences in Nazi concentration camps during World War II. | 51 |
| Hardcover | ||
| Fiction | ||
| 1 | NINETEEN MINUTES(Atria, $26.95) By Jodi Picoult. A student shooter's brief reign of terror (a cue to the title) and its aftermath. | 2 |
| 2 | WHITETHORN WOODS(Knopf, $25.95) By Maeve Binchy. An Irish hamlet's celebrated shrine is at risk thanks to a proposed highway. | 2 |
| 3 | DADDY'S GIRL(HarperCollins, $25.95) By Lisa Scottoline. A law professor gets swept up in a prison riot, with deadly consequences. | 1 |
| 4 | SHOPAHOLIC & BABY(Dial, $24) By Sophie Kinsella. Becky Bloomwood juggles pregnancy, shopping (for a living) and marriage. | 3 |
| 5 | STEP ON A CRACK(Little, Brown, $27.99) By James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge A throng of dignitaries is kidnapped by terrorists. | 6 |
| 6 | SISTERS(Delacorte, $27). By Danielle Steel A family tragedy inspires four far-flung, diverse siblings to cohabitate in a New York brownstone. | 5 |
| 7 | 300(Dark Horse, $30). By Frank Miller & Lynn Varley. The Battle of Thermopylae told via a graphic novel; the basis for the blockbuster film. | 2 |
| 8 | THE WATCHMAN(Simon & Schuster, $25.95) By Robert Crais. Ex-mercenary Joe Pike protects an heiress who witnessed something she shouldn't. | 3 |
| 9 | 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. | 4 |
| 10 | 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. | 5 |
| 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. | 5 |
| 2 | THE AUDACITY OF HOPE: THOUGHTS ON RECLAIMINGTHE AMERICAN DREAM (Crown, $25). By Barack Obama | 21 |
| 3 | IN AN INSTANT: A FAMILY'S JOURNEY OF LOVE AND HEALING(Random House, $25.95) By Lee & Bob Woodruff. The journalist's recovery. | 3 |
| 4 | THE HARDCORE DIARIES(WWE, $24) By Mick Foley. The third memoir from the 15-year professional wrestling veteran superstar. | 2 |
| 5 | INFIDEL(Free Press, $26). By Ayaan Hirsi Ali Controversial life of the Muslim women's rights advocate and former Dutch parliamentarian. | 6 |
| 6 | SECOND CHANCE: THREE PRESIDENTS AND THE CRISIS OF AMERICAN SUPERPOWER (Basic, $26.95). By Zbigniew Brzezinski | 1 |
| 7 | I FEEL BAD ABOUT MY NECK: AND OTHER THOUGHTS ON BEING A WOMAN (Knopf, $19.95). By Nora Ephron. Aging angst. | 26 |
| 8 | POWER, FAITH, AND FANTASY: AMERICA IN THE MIDDLE EAST, 1776 TO THE PRESENT (Norton, $35). By Michael B. Oren | 8 |
| 9 | RELIGIOUS LITERACY: WHAT EVERY AMERICAN NEEDSTO KNOW--AND DOESN'T (HarperSanFran, $24.95). By Stephen Prothero | 1 |
| 10 | SUPREME CONFLICT(Penguin Press, $27.95) By Jan Crawford Greenburg. A reporter's look at George W. Bush's nominations to the Court. | 7 |
Rankings reflect sales for the week ended March 18, 2007. The charts may not be reproduced without permission from Nielsen BookScan. Copyright ? 2007 by Nielsen BookScan. (The right-hand column of 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.)
