Washington Area Bestsellers

	Paperback
	Fiction
1	THE ROAD(Vintage, $14.95) By Cormac McCarthy. A man and his son travel to the sea in a charred, post-apocalyptic world.	2
2	HOT STUFF(St. Martin's, $7.99) By Janet Evanovich & Leanne Banks. A new series introducing sassy Irish barkeep Cate Madigan.	1
3	AT RISK(Berkley, $7.99). By Patricia Cornwell A tenacious DA employs new DNA science to solve a 20-year-old murder and bolster a run for governor.	1
4	TWO LITTLE GIRLS IN BLUE(Pocket, $7.99) By Mary Higgins Clark. Twins' telepathic link is a blessing when only one returns after a kidnapping.	3
5	GONE(Ballantine, $7.99). By Jonathan Kellerman Alex Delaware probes an acting studio after a student (who faked her own abduction) is killed.	2
6	THE MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER (Penguin, $14). By Kim Edwards. A doctor regrets deceiving his wife about their twins' birth.	39
7	JUDGE & JURY(Warner, $9.99) By James Patterson and Andrew Gross. An assassin derails a Mafia boss's high-profile trial.	6
8	PROMISE ME(Signet, $9.99). By Harlan Coben Sports agent Myron Bolitar is alarmed when his lover's daughter vanishes after he gives her a lift.	2
9	THE INHERITANCE OF LOSS(Grove, $14) By Kiran Desai. A judge's retirement is disrupted by political unrest in his Himalayan village.	19
10	THE HARD WAY(Dell, $7.99). By Lee Child Former army MP Jack Reacher agrees to help a mercenary find his kidnapped wife and daughter.	2
	Nonfiction/General
1	THE MEASURE OF A MAN: A SPIRITUAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY(HarperSanFrancisco, $14.95) By Sidney Poitier. The esteemed actor reflects.	11
2	BLINK: THE POWER OF THINKING WITHOUT THINKING(Back Bay, $15.99) By Malcolm Gladwell. Behind our snap decisions.	1
3	THE GLASS CASTLE(Scribner, $14) By Jeannette Walls. A daughter's memoir of her eccentric parents and an unorthodox upbringing.	58
4	EAT PRAY LOVE: ONE WOMAN'S SEARCH FOR EVERYTHING ACROSS ITALY, INDIA AND INDONESIA(Penguin, $15). By Elizabeth Gilbert	10
5	STUMBLING ON HAPPINESS(Vintage, $14.95) By Daniel Gilbert. A psychology professor examines why we err in anticipating the future.	3
6	THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING (Vintage, $13.95). By Joan Didion. A memoir of mourning; winner of a 2005 National Book Award.	8
7	MANHUNT: THE 12-DAY CHASE FOR LINCOLN'S KILLER(HarperPerennial, $15.95) By James L. Swanson. John Wilkes Booth's flight.	7
8	DREAMS FROM MY FATHER (Three Rivers, $14.95). By Barack Obama A memoir by the junior senator from Illinois.	72
9	THE TIPPING POINT: HOW LITTLE THINGS CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE(Back Bay, $14.95 ) By Malcolm Gladwell. Fads and their origins.	67
10	THE COVENANT WITH BLACK AMERICA (Third World, $12). Ed. by Tavis Smiley A proactive plan for change in the community.	20
	Hardcover
	Fiction
1	I HEARD THAT SONG BEFORE (Simon & Schuster, $26.95). By Mary Higgins Clark Suspicion and buried bodies mar newlyweds' bliss.	1
2	OBSESSION(Ballantine, $26.95) By Jonathan Kellerman. A former patient of Alex Delaware receives a startling deathbed confession.	2
3	NINETEEN MINUTES(Atria, $26.95) By Jodi Picoult. A student shooter's brief reign of terror and its aftermath.	5
4	WHITE NIGHT: A NOVEL OF THE DRESDEN FILES (Roc, $23.95). By Jim Butcher. Wizard Harry Dresden must stop the slaughter of magic novices.	1
5	BOOMSDAY(Twelve, $24.99) By Christopher Buckley. A blogger causes an uproar with her "plan" for solving the Social Security crisis.	2
6	STEP ON A CRACK(Little, Brown, $27.99) By James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge A throng of dignitaries is kidnapped by terrorists.	9
7	THE ALIBI MAN(Bantam, $26). By Tami Hoag PI Elena Estes squares off against Palm Beach's beau monde (including her ex-fiance) over murder.	2
8	WHITETHORN WOODS(Knopf, $25.95) By Maeve Binchy. An Irish hamlet's celebrated shrine is at risk, thanks to a proposed highway.	5
9	KINGDOM COME: THE FINAL VICTORY (Left Behind, $25.99). By Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins. The Christian series concludes.	1
10	SHOPAHOLIC & BABY(Dial, $24) By Sophie Kinsella. Becky Bloomwood juggles pregnancy, shopping (for a living) and marriage.	6
	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.	8
2	THIS MOMENT ON EARTH: TODAY'S NEW ENVIRONMENTALISTS ...(PublicAffairs, $25) By John Kerry and Teresa Heinz Kerry	3
3	SECOND CHANCE: THREE PRESIDENTS AND THE CRISIS OF AMERICAN SUPERPOWER (Basic, $26.95). By Zbigniew Brzezinski	4
4	HOW DOCTORS THINK(Houghton Mifflin, $26) By Jerome Groopman. Cites physicians' actual case experiences and their good and bad choices.	3
5	THE AUDACITY OF HOPE: THOUGHTS ON RECLAIMINGTHE AMERICAN DREAM (Crown, $25). By Barack Obama	24
6	INFIDEL(Free Press, $26). By Ayaan Hirsi Ali Controversial life of the Muslim women's rights advocate and former Dutch parliamentarian.	9
7	THE LONG ROAD HOME: A STORY OF WAR AND FAMILY(Putnam, $24.95). By Martha Raddatz A deadly ambush of U.S. forces in Baghdad.	2
8	I FEEL BAD ABOUT MY NECK: AND OTHER THOUGHTS ON BEING A WOMAN(Knopf, $19.95) By Nora Ephron. Aging angst.	27
9	THE NEW AMERICAN STORY (Random House, $25.95). By Bill Bradley The former senator offers public policy initiatives.	2
10	IN AN INSTANT: A FAMILY'S JOURNEY OF LOVE AND HEALING(Random House, $25.95) By Lee & Bob Woodruff. The journalist's recovery.	6

Rankings reflect sales for the week ended April 8, 2007. The charts may not be reproduced without permission from Nielsen BookScan. Copyright © 2007 by Nielsen BookScan. (The right-hand column of numbers represents 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.)