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Sunday, September 23, 2007

Paperback
Fiction
1
THE COLLECTORS(Grand Central, $9.99)
By David Baldacci. The Camel Club reunites to solve a murder at the Library of Congress.
3
2
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS(Algonquin, $13.95)
By Sara Gruen. An orphan discovers love when he joins a traveling circus amid the Great Depression.
20
3
THE KITE RUNNER(Riverhead, $14)
By Khaled Hosseini. An Afghan returns to his Taliban-ruled country to atone for a past betrayal.
132
4
ACT OF TREASON(Pocket, $9.99)
By Vince Flynn. Unorthodox CIA agent Mitch Rapp copes with an attack on a presidential candidate.
3
5
AT FIRST SIGHT(Grand Central, $7.99)
By Nicholas Sparks. Jeremy Marsh and Lexie Darnell cope with the stress of engagement.
3
6
THE EMPEROR'S CHILDREN(Vintage, $14.95)
By Claire Messud. A social satire revolving around a vainglorious clique of young Manhattanites.
9
7
WHAT CAME BEFORE HE SHOT HER
(HarperCollins, $7.99). By Elizabeth George
Who was the youth who shot Lynley's wife?
1
8
74 SEASIDE AVENUE(Mira, $7.99)
By Debbie Macomber. Another spell in Cedar Cove, Wash., and a crisis for a chess superstar.
3
9
EXILE(St. Martin's, $9.99)
By Richard North Patterson. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict propels this murder whodunit.
3
10
THE MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER
(Penguin, $14). By Kim Edwards. A doctor regrets deceiving his wife about their twins' birth.
60
Nonfiction/General
1
EAT PRAY LOVE: ONE WOMAN'S SEARCH FOR
EVERYTHING ACROSS ITALY, INDIA AND
INDONESIA(Penguin, $15). By Elizabeth Gilbert
32
2
THE OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA: A NATURAL HISTORY
OF FOUR MEALS(Penguin, $16)
By Michael Pollan. Surprising origins of foodstuffs.
3
3
THE LOOMING TOWER:AL-QAEDA AND THE ROAD
TO 9/11(Vintage, $15.95). By Lawrence Wright
The ascent of post-World War II radical Islam.
4
4
THE MEASURE OF A MAN: A SPIRITUAL AUTO-
BIOGRAPHY(HarperSanFrancisco, $14.95)
By Sidney Poitier. The esteemed actor reflects.
25
5
THE GLASS CASTLE(Scribner, $14)
By Jeannette Walls. A daughter's memoir of her eccentric parents and an unorthodox upbringing.
81
6
THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(Picador USA, $16)
By Thomas L. Friedman. A further revised edition.
9
7
NIGHT(FSG, $9). By Elie Wiesel
The terrifying account of his experiences in Nazi concentration camps during World War II.
62
8
90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN: A TRUE STORY OF DEATH
AND LIFE(Revell, $12.99). By Don Piper. A Baptist minister declared dead returns to life.
12
9
BLINK: THE POWER OF THINKING WITHOUT
THINKING(Back Bay, $15.99)
By Malcolm Gladwell. Behind our snap decisions.
24
10
THREE CUPS OF TEA: ONE MAN'S MISSION
TO PROMOTE PEACE(Penguin, $15)
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
23
Hardcover
Fiction
1
YOU'VE BEEN WARNED(Little, Brown, $27.99)
By James Patterson & Howard Roughan. Vivid, grisly nightmares upend a young nanny's life.
1
2
A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS
(Riverhead, $25.95). By Khaled Hosseini
Two Afghani women cope with a brutish husband.
17
3
BONES TO ASHES(Scribner, $25.95)
By Kathy Reichs. A cold case becomes personal for forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan.
3
4
THE WHEEL OF DARKNESS
(Grand Central, $25.99). By Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child. Aloysius Pendergast returns.
3
5
PONTOON: A NOVEL OF LAKE WOBEGON
(Viking, $25.95). By Garrison Keillor. The thrilling past of 82-year-old Evelyn Peterson is revealed.
1
6
THE QUICKIE(Little, Brown, $27.99)
By James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge
A scorned wife finds revenge isn't so sweet.
11
7
THE 47TH SAMURAI(Simon & Schuster, $26)
By Stephen Hunter. Bob Lee Swagger navigates Japanese culture and history to retrieve a relic.
1
8
PLAY DIRTY(Simon & Schuster, $26.95)
By Sandra Brown. Fresh from prison, a former NFL star is offered a tidy sum for an unusual request.
4
9
AWAY(Random House, $23.95). By Amy Bloom
Lillian Leyb, a Russian Jew in mid-1920s NYC, begins a rousing quest to find her lost daughter.
4
10
LOVING FRANK(Ballantine, $23.95)
By Nancy Horan. A fictional look at the bond between Frank Lloyd Wright and Mamah Cheney.
3
Nonfiction/General
1
GIVING: HOW EACH OF US CAN CHANGE
THE WORLD(Knopf, $24.95). By Bill Clinton
Extolling the virtues of volunteering and charity.
2
2
POWER TO THE PEOPLE(Regnery, $27.95)
By Laura Ingraham. The conservative radio host outlines her blueprint for revitalizing America.
1
3
THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS
(Collins, $24.95). By Conn and Hal Iggulden
For boys at heart, a paean to simple pastimes.
20
4
WORLD WAR IV: THE LONG STRUGGLE AGAINST
ISLAMOFACISM(Doubleday, $24.95)
By Norman Podhoretz. Rallying for the Iraq War.
1
5
DEAD CERTAIN: THE PRESIDENCY OF
GEORGE W. BUSH(Free Press, $28)
By Robert Draper. Unprecedented access.
2
6
THE ISRAEL LOBBY AND U.S. FOREIGN POLICY
(FSG, $26). By John J. Mearsheimer and
Stephen M. Walt. A critical, provocative appraisal.
3
7
THE WAR: AN INTIMATE HISTORY, 1941-1945
(Knopf, $50). By Geoffrey C. Ward. The companion to Ken Burns's PBS documentary.
1
8
THE WORLD WITHOUT US
(Thomas Dunne, $24.95). By Alan Weisman
The fate of the planet if humans ceased to exist.
7
9
THE GREAT UPHEAVAL: AMERICA AND THE
BIRTHOF THE MODERN WORLD, 1788-1800
(HarperCollins, $29.95). By Jay Winik
1
10
BROKEN GOVERNMENT: HOW REPUBLICAN RULE
DESTROYED ...(Viking, $25.95). By John W. Dean
Tarnishing the wheels and cogs of government.
1

Rankings reflect sales for the week ended Sept. 16, 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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	Paperback
	Fiction
1	THE COLLECTORS(Grand Central, $9.99) By David Baldacci. The Camel Club reunites to solve a murder at the Library of Congress.	3
2	WATER FOR ELEPHANTS(Algonquin, $13.95) By Sara Gruen. An orphan discovers love when he joins a traveling circus amid the Great Depression.	20
3	THE KITE RUNNER(Riverhead, $14) By Khaled Hosseini. An Afghan returns to his Taliban-ruled country to atone for a past betrayal.	132
4	ACT OF TREASON(Pocket, $9.99) By Vince Flynn. Unorthodox CIA agent Mitch Rapp copes with an attack on a presidential candidate.	3
5	AT FIRST SIGHT(Grand Central, $7.99) By Nicholas Sparks. Jeremy Marsh and Lexie Darnell cope with the stress of engagement.	3
6	THE EMPEROR'S CHILDREN(Vintage, $14.95) By Claire Messud. A social satire revolving around a vainglorious clique of young Manhattanites.	9
7	WHAT CAME BEFORE HE SHOT HER (HarperCollins, $7.99). By Elizabeth George Who was the youth who shot Lynley's wife?	1
8	74 SEASIDE AVENUE(Mira, $7.99) By Debbie Macomber. Another spell in Cedar Cove, Wash., and a crisis for a chess superstar.	3
9	EXILE(St. Martin's, $9.99) By Richard North Patterson. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict propels this murder whodunit.	3
10	THE MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER (Penguin, $14). By Kim Edwards. A doctor regrets deceiving his wife about their twins' birth.	60
	Nonfiction/General
1	EAT PRAY LOVE: ONE WOMAN'S SEARCH FOR EVERYTHING ACROSS ITALY, INDIA AND INDONESIA(Penguin, $15). By Elizabeth Gilbert	32
2	THE OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA: A NATURAL HISTORY OF FOUR MEALS(Penguin, $16) By Michael Pollan. Surprising origins of foodstuffs.	3
3	THE LOOMING TOWER:AL-QAEDA AND THE ROAD TO 9/11(Vintage, $15.95). By Lawrence Wright The ascent of post-World War II radical Islam.	4
4	THE MEASURE OF A MAN: A SPIRITUAL AUTO- BIOGRAPHY(HarperSanFrancisco, $14.95) By Sidney Poitier. The esteemed actor reflects.	25
5	THE GLASS CASTLE(Scribner, $14) By Jeannette Walls. A daughter's memoir of her eccentric parents and an unorthodox upbringing.	81
6	THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(Picador USA, $16) By Thomas L. Friedman. A further revised edition.	9
7	NIGHT(FSG, $9). By Elie Wiesel The terrifying account of his experiences in Nazi concentration camps during World War II.	62
8	90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN: A TRUE STORY OF DEATH AND LIFE(Revell, $12.99). By Don Piper. A Baptist minister declared dead returns to life.	12
9	BLINK: THE POWER OF THINKING WITHOUT THINKING(Back Bay, $15.99) By Malcolm Gladwell. Behind our snap decisions.	24
10	THREE CUPS OF TEA: ONE MAN'S MISSION TO PROMOTE PEACE(Penguin, $15) By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin	23
	Hardcover
	Fiction
1	YOU'VE BEEN WARNED(Little, Brown, $27.99) By James Patterson & Howard Roughan. Vivid, grisly nightmares upend a young nanny's life.	1
2	A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS (Riverhead, $25.95). By Khaled Hosseini Two Afghani women cope with a brutish husband.	17
3	BONES TO ASHES(Scribner, $25.95) By Kathy Reichs. A cold case becomes personal for forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan.	3
4	THE WHEEL OF DARKNESS (Grand Central, $25.99). By Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child. Aloysius Pendergast returns.	3
5	PONTOON: A NOVEL OF LAKE WOBEGON (Viking, $25.95). By Garrison Keillor. The thrilling past of 82-year-old Evelyn Peterson is revealed.	1
6	THE QUICKIE(Little, Brown, $27.99) By James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge A scorned wife finds revenge isn't so sweet.	11
7	THE 47TH SAMURAI(Simon & Schuster, $26) By Stephen Hunter. Bob Lee Swagger navigates Japanese culture and history to retrieve a relic.	1
8	PLAY DIRTY(Simon & Schuster, $26.95) By Sandra Brown. Fresh from prison, a former NFL star is offered a tidy sum for an unusual request.	4
9	AWAY(Random House, $23.95). By Amy Bloom Lillian Leyb, a Russian Jew in mid-1920s NYC, begins a rousing quest to find her lost daughter.	4
10	LOVING FRANK(Ballantine, $23.95) By Nancy Horan. A fictional look at the bond between Frank Lloyd Wright and Mamah Cheney.	3
	Nonfiction/General
1	GIVING: HOW EACH OF US CAN CHANGE THE WORLD(Knopf, $24.95). By Bill Clinton Extolling the virtues of volunteering and charity.	2
2	POWER TO THE PEOPLE(Regnery, $27.95) By Laura Ingraham. The conservative radio host outlines her blueprint for revitalizing America.	1
3	THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS (Collins, $24.95). By Conn and Hal Iggulden For boys at heart, a paean to simple pastimes.	20
4	WORLD WAR IV: THE LONG STRUGGLE AGAINST ISLAMOFACISM(Doubleday, $24.95) By Norman Podhoretz. Rallying for the Iraq War.	1
5	DEAD CERTAIN: THE PRESIDENCY OF GEORGE W. BUSH(Free Press, $28) By Robert Draper. Unprecedented access.	2
6	THE ISRAEL LOBBY AND U.S. FOREIGN POLICY (FSG, $26). By John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt. A critical, provocative appraisal.	3
7	THE WAR: AN INTIMATE HISTORY, 1941-1945 (Knopf, $50). By Geoffrey C. Ward. The companion to Ken Burns's PBS documentary.	1
8	THE WORLD WITHOUT US (Thomas Dunne, $24.95). By Alan Weisman The fate of the planet if humans ceased to exist.	7
9	THE GREAT UPHEAVAL: AMERICA AND THE BIRTHOF THE MODERN WORLD, 1788-1800 (HarperCollins, $29.95). By Jay Winik	1
10	BROKEN GOVERNMENT: HOW REPUBLICAN RULE DESTROYED ...(Viking, $25.95). By John W. Dean Tarnishing the wheels and cogs of government.	1