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| Fiction | ||
| 1 | LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA(Vintage, $14.95) By Gabriel Garc¿a M¿rquez. True love is boundless in this tale by the Nobel Prize-winning writer. | 7 |
| 2 | PILLARS OF THE EARTH(NAL, $24.95) By Ken Follett. 12th-century political realities aid and hinder a cathedral's construction in England. | 3 |
| 3 | NEXT(HarperTorch, $9.99). By Michael Crichton A near-future tale of genetic research and its scientific and moral implications. | 1 |
| 4 | WATER FOR ELEPHANTS(Algonquin, $13.95) By Sara Gruen. An orphan discovers love when he joins a circus during the Great Depression. | 29 |
| 5 | THE KITE RUNNER(Riverhead, $14) By Khaled Hosseini. An Afghan returns to his Taliban-ruled country to atone for a past betrayal. | 141 |
| 6 | WILD FIRE(Vision, $9.99). By Nelson DeMille Terrorists plot to detonate nuclear bombs in the U.S. to trigger a U.S. strike in the Middle East. | 2 |
| 7 | THE BANCROFT STRATEGY(St. Martin's, $9.99) By Robert Ludlum. A foundation's ulterior motives may be responsible for a U.S. agent's kidnapping. | 3 |
| 8 | TREASURE OF KHAN(Berkley, $9.99) By Clive Cussler & Dirk Cussler. Dirk Pitt and NUMA aim to stop a ruthless Mongolian tycoon. | 3 |
| 9 | CROSS(Grand Central, $9.99) By James Patterson. While hunting a killer, Alex Cross unwittingly finds clues to his wife's murder. | 8 |
| 10 | BROTHER ODD(Bantam, $7.99). By Dean Koontz Odd Thomas, who is able to see ghosts, has his monastic retreat disrupted by sinister shadows. | 3 |
| Nonfiction/General | ||
| 1 | EAT PRAY LOVE: ONE WOMAN'S SEARCH FOR EVERYTHING ACROSS ITALY, INDIA AND INDONESIA(Penguin, $15). By Elizabeth Gilbert | 41 |
| 2 | INTO THE WILD(Anchor, $13.95) By Jon Krakauer. A true story (now feature film) of a young man's tragic battle with nature. | 11 |
| 3 | THREE CUPS OF TEA: ONE MAN'S MISSION TO PROMOTE PEACE(Penguin, $15) By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin | 32 |
| 4 | THE GLASS CASTLE(Scribner, $14) By Jeannette Walls. A daughter's memoir of her eccentric parents and unorthodox upbringing. | 90 |
| 5 | THE OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA: A NATURAL HISTORY OF FOUR MEALS(Penguin, $16) By Michael Pollan. Surprising origins of foodstuffs. | 12 |
| 6 | BLINK: THE POWER OF THINKING WITHOUT THINKING(Back Bay, $15.99) By Malcolm Gladwell. Behind our snap decisions. | 33 |
| 7 | 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. | 21 |
| 8 | THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE THUNDERBOLT KID: A MEMOIR(Broadway, $14.95). By Bill Bryson A trip down memory lane by a child of the 1950s. | 5 |
| 9 | THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(Picador USA, $16) By Thomas L. Friedman. A further revised edition. | 18 |
| 10 | THE AUDACITY OF HOPE: THOUGHTS ON RECLAIMING THE AMERICAN DREAM (Three Rivers, $14.95). By Barack Obama | 1 |
| Hardcover | ||
| Fiction | ||
| 1 | DOUBLE CROSS(Little, Brown, $27.99) By James Patterson. A D.C. killer with a flair for the dramatic becomes Alex Cross's next case. | 1 |
| 2 | STONE COLD(Grand Central, $26.99) By David Baldacci. A rogue Homeland Security agent is out to kill Camel Club leader Oliver Stone. | 2 |
| 3 | CONFESSOR(Tor, $29.95). By Terry Goodkind Goodkind concludes his "Sword of Truth" SF epic that began with the novel "Wizard's First Rule." | 1 |
| 4 | PROTECT AND DEFEND(Atria, $26.95) By Vince Flynn. Mitch Rapp parries with Iranian operatives after a nuclear site in Iran is leveled. | 3 |
| 5 | RHETT BUTLER'S PEOPLE(St. Martin's, $27.95) By Donald McCaig. A reimagining of "Gone With the Wind" told from Rhett Butler's perspective. | 2 |
| 6 | A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS (Riverhead, $25.95). By Khaled Hosseini Two Afghan women cope with a brutish husband. | 26 |
| 7 | BOOK OF THE DEAD(Putnam, $26.95) By Patricia Cornwell. Dr. Kay Scarpetta's probe of a tennis star's murder leads her to an old nemesis. | 2 |
| 8 | HOME TO HOLLY SPRINGS(Viking, $26.95) By Jan Karon. Father Tim wrestles with his past when he revisits his hometown after 38 years. | 3 |
| 9 | WORLD WITHOUT END(Dutton, $35) By Ken Follett. Revisiting Kingsbridge (setting for "The Pillars of the Earth") two centuries later. | 6 |
| 10 | THE CHASE(Putnam, $26.95). By Clive Cussler A historical thriller pitting a venerable detective agency against a notorious bank robber. | 2 |
| Nonfiction/General | ||
| 1 | I AM AMERICA (AND SO CAN YOU!) (Grand Central, $26.99). By Stephen Colbert Waxing hilarious on the state of the nation. | 6 |
| 2 | THE DARING BOOK FOR GIRLS(Collins, $24.95) By Andrea J. Buchanan & Miriam Peskowitz A manual for young ladies and tomboys alike. | 3 |
| 3 | THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS (Collins, $24.95). By Conn and Hal Iggulden For boys at heart, a paean to simple pastimes. | 29 |
| 4 | BOOM!: VOICES OF THE SIXTIES: PERSONAL REFLECTIONS ON THE '60S AND TODAY (Random House, $28.95). By Tom Brokaw | 2 |
| 5 | MY GRANDFATHER'S SON: A MEMOIR (Harper, $26.95). By Clarence Thomas The Supreme Court justice has his say. | 7 |
| 6 | AMERICAN CREATION: TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY AT THE FOUNDING OF THE REPUBLIC (Knopf, $26.95). By Joseph J. Ellis | 3 |
| 7 | CLAPTON: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY (Broadway, $26). By Eric Clapton. Charting a life chock-full of passion, addictions and music. | 6 |
| 8 | THE AGE OF TURBULENCE: ADVENTURES IN A NEW WORLD(Penguin Press, $35) By Alan Greenspan. The ex-Fed chairman reflects. | 9 |
| 9 | RESCUING SPRITE: A DOG LOVER'S STORY OF JOY AND ANGUISH(Pocket, $22). By Mark R. Levin How an adopted pooch changed a family forever. | 2 |
| 10 | SURRENDER IS NOT AN OPTION: DEFENDING AMERICA AT THE UNITED NATIONS AND ABROAD (Threshold, $27). By John Bolton | 1 |
Rankings reflect sales for the week ended Nov. 18, 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.)
