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Washington Area Bestsellers

Sunday, April 15, 2007

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.

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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.

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7

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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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.

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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.

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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.)

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