Archive for Sunday, March 23, 2008
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| Fiction | weeks on list | |
| 1. | Lush Life by Richard Price (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $26) The layered lives of victims, perpetrators and Manhattan’s Lower East Side are explored in the aftermath of a shooting. | 1 |
| 2. | The Silver Swan by Benjamin Black (Henry Holt: $25) Dublin pathologist Garret Quirke investigates the questionable suicide of a woman with a double life in this latest from John Banville, writing under a pseudonym. | 1 |
| 3. | The Appeal by John Grisham (Doubleday: $27.95) A billionaire enlists political help to kill a $41-million jury award over toxic-waste dumping. | 6 |
| 4. | Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella (Dial Press: $25) An ambitious young woman finds her fortunes vastly improved after waking up from a three-year bout of amnesia. | 1 |
| 5. | Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult (Atria: $26.95) A man on death row for murdering a girl and her stepfather complicates matters when he offers to donate his heart to the girl’s sister. | 1 |
| 6. | People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks (Viking: $25.95) A rare-books expert traces the history of a priceless Jewish tome to 15th century Spain. | 9 |
| 7. | A Prisoner of Birth by Jeffrey Archer (St. Martin’s: $27.95) Four well-connected friends frame an illiterate London man for the murder of his future brother-in-law. | 1 |
| 8. | A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead: $25.95) Two Afghan women struggle to survive jihad, civil war and Taliban tyranny. | 42 |
| 9. | 7th Heaven by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown: $27.99) Det. Lindsay Boxer seeks a murderous arsonist and a missing teen. | 5 |
| 10. | The Senator’s Wife by Sue Miller (Knopf: $24.95) A bride learns from a politician’s long-suffering spouse. | 8 |
| 11. | Friend of the Devil by Peter Robinson (William Morrow: $24.95) Two police detectives examine their feelings for each other as they discover a connection between a pair of gruesome murders. | 1 |
| 12. | Beautiful Children by Charles Bock (Random House: $25) A spoiled brat runs away from his disinterested parents into a seedy but lively Las Vegas street life. | 6 |
| 13. | Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana by Anne Rice (Knopf: $25.95) A young Jesus struggles for a sense of purpose among his kin before facing his destiny. | 1 |
| 14. | The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison (Eos: $24.95) Rachel Morgan fends off evil forces as she copes with her boyfriend’s murder. | 2 |
| 15. | Honor Thyself by Danielle Steel (Delacorte: $27) An Oscar-winning actress loses her memory in a Paris terrorist attack and must rebuild her life piece by piece. | 1 |
| Nonfiction | ||
| 1. | Beautiful Boy by David Sheff (Houghton Mifflin: $24) A father recounts his talented son’s descent into methamphetamine addiction. | 2 |
| 2. | The Third Jesus by Deepak Chopra (Harmony: $24) Chopra makes a case for a more modern, and mystical, interpretation of Jesus Christ. | 3 |
| 3. | In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan (Penguin Press: $21.95) A look at dietary sacred cows. | 10 |
| 4. | The Secret by Rhonda Byrne (Beyond Words: $23.95) Life’s secrets distilled from oral tradition, literature, religion and philosophy. | 63 |
| 5. | Losing It by Valerie Bertinelli (Free Press: $26) How the teen TV star then rock musician’s wife got her life back. | 2 |
| 6. | The Age of American Unreason by Susan Jacoby (Pantheon: $26) A history of American society’s descent into anti-intellectual junk culture. | 4 |
| 7. | Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington by Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein (Abrams: $18.95) Washington double-speak meets ancient philosophy in this joke- and cartoon-filled tome. | 1 |
| 8. | Hope’s Boy by Andrew Bridge (Hyperion: $22.95) An advocate for children tells the harrowing story of his life in the foster-care system. | 3 |
| 9. | The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss (Crown: $19.95) How to reduce workload, outsource the routine, train your boss and other tips. | 2 |
| 10. | Happier Than God by Neale Donald Walsch (Hampton Roads: $18.95) The author of “Conversations With God” describes how a direct collaboration with God can improve one’s life. | 1 |
| 11. | Why Women Should Rule the World by Dee Dee Myers (Harper: $24.95) The former White House press secretary argues that more females in positions of power would allow for more consensus building. | 1 |
| 12. | Born Standing Up by Steve Martin (Scribner: $25) The comedian reflects on the evolution of his art. | 16 |
| 13. | Women & Money by Suze Orman (Spiegel & Grau: $24.95) How to harness your finances, fix your credit and save for retirement. | 11 |
| 14. | The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn and Hal Iggulden (HarperCollins: $24.95) Learn how to tie knots, find true north and perform other skills. | 40 |
| 15. | Liberal Fascism by Jonah Goldberg (Doubleday: $27.95) Goldberg argues that modern liberalism’s roots are not far removed from early 20th century fascism. | 2 |
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