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.

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2

THE MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER

(Penguin, $14). By Kim Edwards. A doctor regrets deceiving his wife about their twins' birth.

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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.

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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."

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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.

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3

EAT PRAY LOVE: ONE WOMAN'S SEARCH FOR

EVERYTHING ACROSS ITALY, INDIA AND

INDONESIA(Penguin, $15). By Elizabeth Gilbert

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4

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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5

DREAMS FROM MY FATHER

(Three Rivers, $14.95). By Barack Obama

A memoir by the junior senator from Illinois.

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6

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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.)


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