Fiction
weeks on list
1. White Oleander
[5]
By Janet Fitch (Little, Brown, $24)
A young girl recounts surviving the travails of foster care.
2. Episode 1: The Phantom Menace
[5]
By Terry Brooks (Ballantine, $25)
Sci-fi veteran's novelization of the prequel to the Star Wars trilogy.
3. Certain Prey
[3]
By John Sandford (Putnam, $24.95)
Two femmes fatales set their sights on police officer Lucas Davenport.
4. East of the Mountains
[7]
By David Guterson (Harcourt Brace, $25)
A diagnosis of cancer brings reflection and a rash decision.
5. The Testament
[15]
By John Grisham (Doubleday, $23.95)
An eccentric billionaire's will causes turmoil.
6. The White House Connection
[1]
By Jack Higgins (Putnam, $25.95)
A thriller packed with political intrigue and high suspense.
7. We'll Meet Again
[7]
By Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster, $25)
A reporter attempts to solve a gruesome, decade-old murder.
8. Dangerous Kiss
[1]
By Jackie Collins (Simon & Schuster, $25)
The gun-toting feminist Lucky Santangelo returns seeking revenge.
9. Abide With Me
[9]
By E. Lynn Harris (Doubleday, $24.95)
An interwoven tale of two African-American couples.
10. Havana Bay
[1]
By Martin Cruz Smith (Random House, $24.95)
Russian investigator Arkady Renko assists his comrades in Cuba.
Nonfiction/General
1. Shy Boy: The Horse That Came in From the Wild
[1]
By Monty Roberts (HarperCollins, $30)
2. The Greatest Generation
[28]
By Tom Brokaw (Random House, $24.95)
3. Tuesdays with Morrie
[74]
By Mitch Albom (Doubleday, $19.95)
4. The Lexus and the Olive Tree
[4]
By Thomas L. Friedman (Farrar Starus Giroux, $27.50)
5. Betrayal: How the Clinton Administration Undermined American Security
[1]
By Bill Gertz (Regnery, $27.95)
6. I'm a Stranger Here Myself
[2]
By Bill Bryson (Random House, $25)
7. Sugar Busters
[42]
By H. Leighton Steward, Morrison C. Berhen, Sam S. Andrews & Luis A. Balart (Ballantine, $22)
8. The Art of Happiness
[16]
By the Dalai Lama (Riverhead, $22.95)
9. The First World War
[1]
By John Keegan (Knopf, $35)
10. Every Man a Tiger
[4]
By Tom Clancy with Chuck Homer (Putnam, $27.95)
The bestseller lists this week are culled from information submitted by Barnes & Noble, Crown, Olsson's and Waldenbooks based on sales from 5/30 - 6/3x. Numbers within brackets, e.g. [5], represent the total number of weeks on the list. The "Washington Is Also Reading" list is based on reports from Chapters, Chuck & Dave's, Maryland Book Exchange, Politics & Prose, Reprint, Trover and Vertigo. Book World bestsellers hotline is 202-334-9000, category code 4175.
(6/27/99)
