Southern California Rating:FICTION1 MINUTES TO BURN ...

Southern California Rating:

FICTION

1 MINUTES TO BURN by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz (Cliff Street Books: $25) Stranded on an island in the Galapagos, scientists and Navy SEALs fight to survive an evolutionary catastrophe. Last Week:--; Weeks On List: 1

2 HOSTAGE by Robert Crais (Doubleday: $24.95) When a family is taken hostage, former LAPD SWAT negotiator Jeff Talley steps in and finds that things are not what they seem. Last Week:-- ; Weeks On List: 1

3 THE FOURTH HAND by John Irving (Random House: $26.95) A television reporter loses his hand to a hungry lion in a freak accident that is broadcast on TV. Last Week: 1; Weeks On List: 5

4 HOW TO BE GOOD by Nick Hornby (Riverhead: $24.95) An altruistic doctor wages a carnal and philosophical war between her desires for adultery and being a faithful wife. Last Week: 6; Weeks On List: 4

5 A TRAITOR TO MEMORY by Elizabeth George (Bantam: $26.95) A sensational child murder case from years ago holds clues to the identity of a vicious hit-and-run killer of a divorcee. Last Week: 3; Weeks On List: 7

6 SUZANNE’S DIARY FOR NICHOLAS by James Patterson (Little, Brown: $22.95) A woman gains insights into the boyfriend who left her from a diary written by his late wife, a country doctor. Last Week: 2; Weeks On List:2

7 BLUE DIARY by Alice Hoffman (Putnam: $24.95) A happy marriage and idyllic family life is rocked by a dark revelation about the husband, a seemingly all-around good guy. Last Week: 7; Weeks On List: 2

8 OPEN SEASON by C.J. Box (Putnam: $23.95) A game warden finds himself in a nest of trouble when three elk hunters are killed under mysterious circumstances. Last Week: 8; Weeks On List: 5

9 THE WIND DONE GONE by Alice Randall (Houghton Mifflin: $22) A tale of plantation life on Tara, told by Scarlett’s half-sister and infused with irony and Gothic satire. Last Week: 4; Weeks On List: 9

10 ANY WAY THE WIND BLOWS by E. Lynn Harris (Doubleday: $19.95) A retired bisexual NFL tight end is reunited with the actress-recording star he left at the altar. Last Week: 5; Weeks On List: 3

11 CANE RIVER by Lalita Tademy (Warner: $24.95) A family chronicle about the experiences of four generations of women born into slavery on the Cane River in Louisiana. Last Week: 12; Weeks On List: 6

12 BACK WHEN WE WERE GROWNUPS by Anne Tyler (Alfred A. Knopf: $25) A 50-ish widow and loving mom, coping with midlife, meets an old flame and ponders the road not taken. Last Week: 11; Weeks On List: 14

13 RISE TO REBELLION by Jeff Shaara (Ballantine: $26.95) A dramatization of the events leading from the Boston Massacre in 1770 to the convening of the Continental Congress in 1776. Last Week: --; Weeks On List: 1

14 FATAL VOYAGE by Kathy Reichs (Simon & Schuster: $25) Investigating a plane crash, a forensic anthropologist stumbles on a spare body part. Last Week: --; Weeks On List: 1

15 THE WOMAN NEXT DOOR by Barbara Delinsky (Simon & Schuster: $25) A reclusive widow becomes pregnant, and her female neighbors wonder which of their husbands is to blame. Last Week: --; Weeks On List: 1

NONFICTION

1 JOHN ADAMS by David McCullough (Simon & Schuster: $35) The story of our second president, a man Thomas Jefferson called “the colossus of independence.” Last Week: 1; Weeks On List: 12

2 JUSTICE by Dominick Dunne (Crown: $24) The bespectacled writer describes the high-profile crimes he’s covered as well as a painfully private one: his daughter’s murder. Last Week: 10; Weeks On List: 5

3 FOUNDING BROTHERS by Joseph J. Ellis (Alfred A. Knopf: $26 ) The intertwined lives of America’s founders, their squabbles and collaborations, long before they were deified in history books. Last Week: 4; Weeks On List: 16

4 GHOST SOLDIERS by Hampton Sides (Doubleday: $24.95) How a small group of elite American soldiers made a daring rescue of British and American war prisoners in 1945. Last Week: 9; Weeks On List: 12

5 THE BOTANY OF DESIRE by Michael Pollan (Random House: $24.95) How four plants and their products--apple, potato, tulip and cannabis--have influenced human destiny. Last Week: 6; Weeks On List: 3

6 A PASSION TO WIN by Sumner Redstone with Peter Knobler (Simon & Schuster: $26) A media monarch’s progress: from childhood in a tough Boston neighborhood to his takeover of Viacom. Last Week: --; Weeks On List: 4

7 WHO MOVED MY CHEESE? by Spencer Johnson (Putnam: $19.95) The co-author of “The One Minute Manager” uses the parable of mice in a maze to show people how to manage change. Last Week: 2; Weeks On List: 73

8 STOLEN LIVES by Malika Oufkir with Michele Fitoussi (Talk Miramax: $24) A young woman spends 20 years in jail after her father tries to assassinate the king of Morocco. Last Week: 12; Weeks On List: 8

9 NEXT by Michael Lewis (W.W. Norton: $23.95) How the Internet has redefined our concepts of power, prestige and profit, and may dictate shifts in our practice of democracy. Last Week: --; Weeks On List: 1

10 A SHORT GUIDE TO A HAPPY LIFE by Anna Quindlen (Random House: $12.95) The columnist reflects on what it takes to “get a life” by living deeply rather than merely existing. Last Week: --; Weeks On List: 37

11 NICKEL AND DIMED by Barbara Ehrenreich (Henry Holt: $23) Concealing her identity, the author worked a series of low-paying jobs to see if the American dream is available to everyone. Last Week: 5; Weeks On List: 9

12 SUPREME INJUSTICE by Alan M. Dershowitz (Oxford University: $25) The Supreme Court’s role in the 2000 presidential election and how partisanship decided the outcome. Last Week: --; Weeks On List: 3

13 IT’S NOT ABOUT THE BIKE by Lance Armstrong with Sally Jenkins (Putnam: $24.95) Triumph in the life of a champion cyclist, from overcoming cancer to winning the Tour de France. Last Week: --; Weeks On List: 16

14 SEABISCUIT by Laura Hillenbrand (Random House: $24.95) How three men transformed a thoroughbred horse from a neurotic also-ran into an American sports icon. Last Week: 3; Weeks On List: 23

15 TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE by Mitch Albom (Doubleday: $19.95) A sportswriter’s story of the life lessons he received during weekly visits to an older dying friend. 11 173

Paperbacks

FICTION

1 GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING by Tracy Chevalier (Plume: $12) The woman who inspired a Vermeer painting.

2 THE BEAR AND THE DRAGON by Tom Clancy (Berkley: $7.99) Jack Ryan faces brewing trouble in Russia and China.

3 THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER & CLAY by Michael Chabon (Picador: $15) Cousins in the comic biz.

4 THE RED TENT by Anita Diamant (Picador USA: $14) The blossoming of Dinah, Jacob’s only daughter, in Genesis.

5 THE FEAST OF LOVE by Charles Baxter (Vintage: $13) Love, sacrifice and redemption in Michigan lives.

6 FOUR BLONDES by Candace Bushnell (Atlantic Monthly: $12) A quartet of stories about love, sex among New Yorkers.

7 THE LAST PRECINCT by Patricia Cornwell (Berkley: $7.99 ) Mangled corpses crowd Kay Scarpetta’s morgue.

8 BEE SEASON by Myla Goldberg (Vintage: $13) A young girl wins her family’s attention after excelling at spelling bees.

9 THE HUMAN STAIN by Philip Roth (Vintage: $14) Sex and scandal surround an aging faculty dean in a quiet town.

10 THE SWITCH by Sandra Brown (Warner Vision: $7.99) An identical twin seeks to avenge her sister’s murder.

NONFICTION

1 RICH DAD, POOR DAD by Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter (Techpress: $15.95) Adventures in fiscal parenting.

2 ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY by David Sedaris (Little, Brown: $14.95) Wisecracking essays on life in Paris and elsewhere.

3 INTO THIN AIR by Jon Krakauer (Anchor Books: $7.99) A personal account of 1996’s tragic Mt. Everest expeditions.

4 WORST-CASE SCENARIO SURVIVAL HANDBOOK: TRAVEL by J. Piven & D. Borgenicht (Chronicle: $14.95) Help on the run.

5 THE EDUCATION OF A FELON by Edward Bunker (Griffin: $14.95) Life in California’s toughest prisons.

6 THE BETRAYAL OF AMERICA by Vincent Bugliosi (Thunders Mouth Press/Nation Books: $9.95) Notes on Election 2000.

7 BAND OF BROTHERS by Stephen E. Ambrose (Touchstone Books: $16) The elite fighting force Easy Company.

8 THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO SURVIVAL HANDBOOK by Joshua Piven & David Borgenicht (Chronicle: $14.95) S-O-S!

9 IN THE HEART OF THE SEA by Nathaniel Philbrick (Penguin: $14) The whaling tragedy that inspired “Moby Dick.”

10 A HEARTBREAKING WORK OF STAGGERING GENIUS by Dave Eggers (Vintage: $14) A 22-year-old raises his kid brother.