Los Angeles Times Bestsellers

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*--* 1 ATONEMENT by Ian McEwan (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday: $26) A 1 6 haunting novel of guilt and redemption that follows several lives through the chaos of England in World War II 2 THE NANNY DIARIES by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus 2 7 (St. Martin’s: $24.95) The travails of an overworked and underappreciated Park Avenue caregiver 3 THE SUMMONS by John Grisham (Doubleday: $27.95) A man 3 10 discovers $3 million in his dead father’s house and hides it from his prodigal brother and a mysterious extortioner 4 EVERYTHING’S EVENTUAL by Stephen King (Scribner: $28) A 4 4 collection of stories about close encounters with the dead and near-dead; includes King’s e-book, “Riding the Bullet.” 5 2nd CHANCE by James Patterson (Little, Brown: $26.95) The 5 7 Women’s Murder Club is back on the case, looking to stop a racist killer who doesn’t like cops 6 THREE FATES by Nora Roberts (Putnam: $25.95) Three Irish 10 2 siblings dodge killers as they travel the world to recover a cherished silver statue and reunite it with its two sisters 7 THE BOOK OF ELEANOR by Pamela Kaufman (Crown: $24.95) A -- 1 tale of power and passion in medieval Europe, told through the eyes of one of its protagonists, Eleanor of Aquitaine 8 BLACK WATER by T. Jefferson Parker (Hyperion: $23.95) 15 2 Homicide detective Merci Rayborn is alone in believing that a sheriff’s deputy didn’t kill his young wife 9 MIDNIGHT RUNNER by Jack Higgins (Putnam: $25.95) The 6 2 surviving member of a powerful family of oil tycoons seeks revenge and humiliation of the United States 10 THE BONDWOMAN’S NARRATIVE by Hannah Crafts (Warner: -- 1 $24.95) Scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. edited this long-lost manuscript, possibly the first novel by a former slave 11 WIDOW’S WALK by Robert B. Parker (Putnam: $24.95) Boston 7 4 detective Spenser defends a sexy young woman against charges that she had her banker husband murdered 12 BALZAC AND THE LITTLE CHINESE SEAMSTRESS by Daj Sijie -- 15 (Alfred A. Knopf: $18) Two Chinese youths use classic Western literature to free their minds in the face of communist re-education 13 THE CORRECTIONS by Jonathan Franzen (Farrar, Straus & 8 32 Giroux: $26) The saga of a dysfunctional Midwestern family living at the end of the 20th century 14 THE COMPANY by Robert Littell (The Overlook Press: -- 1 $28.95) It’s spy versus spy in this epic Cold War thriller, which has CIA spooks searching for a mole in their midst 15 BODY OF LIES by Iris Johansen (Bantam: $24.95) A forensic 12 3 sculptor reconstructs the face of a deceased man only to become entangled in a web of deadly greed

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*--* 1 STUPID WHITE MEN ... AND OTHER SORRY EXCUSES FOR THE 1 8 STATE OF THE NATION by Michael Moore (ReganBooks: $24.95) Lampooning the Bush administration and more 2 LUCKY MAN by Michael J. Fox (Hyperion: $22.95) A 2 2 heartfelt, candid memoir by the celebrity, describing his rise to fame and the effect of Parkinson’s disease on his life 3 THE NATURAL by Joe Klein (Doubleday: $22.95) The 4 4 “Primary Colors” author looks at the strengths and weaknesses of former President Clinton 4 WHO MOVED MY CHEESE? by Spencer Johnson (Putnam: $19.95) -- 107 The co-author of “The One-Minute Manager” uses the parable of mice in a maze to discuss managing change 5 KNIGHT by Bob Knight with Bob Hammel (Dunne Books: -- 2 $25.95) The fiery college basketball coach tells his side of the storied 29 years on the bench at Indiana University 6 A MIND AT A TIME by Mel Levine (Simon & Schuster: $26) A -- 2 pediatrics professor argues that schools need to teach children based on their individual learning styles 7 SELF MATTERS by Phillip C. McGraw (Simon & Schuster: 7 13 $25) A self-improvement guru and “Oprah” regular teaches readers how to “create your life from the inside out.” 8 BLINDED BY THE RIGHT by David Brock (Crown: $25.95) 9 3 Conspiracies, schemes and character assassination are the focus of these confessions by a self-described “ex-conservative.” 9 THE WISDOM OF MENOPAUSE by Christiane Northrup (Bantam: -- 8 $27.95) A physician describes symptoms and treatments for menopause 10 BODY FOR LIFE by Bill Phillips and Michael D’Orso 6 5 (HarperCollins: $26) A 12-week program of weightlifting and cardiovascular exercise, along with nutrition and motivation tips 11 THE POWER OF NOW by Eckhart Tolle (New World Library: 11 4 $21.95) How to improve relationships and encourage happiness and contentment by living in the present 12 F’D COMPANIES by Philip J. Kaplan (Simon & Schuster: -- 1 $18) A sharp take on the greed and faulty business logic that fueled the dot-com bubble 13 REPORT FROM GROUND ZERO by Dennis Smith (Viking: $24.95) 15 3 The diary of a retired New York City firefighter who joined the rescue effort in the wake of the terrorist attacks 14 WHAT WENT WRONG by Bernard Lewis (Oxford University: 8 8 $23) An esteemed historian describes the Islamic Middle East’s fall from enlightenment into repression and tyranny 15 SACRED CONTRACTS by Caroline Myss (Harmony: $25) Lessons 14 9 in decoding symbols, myths, intuition and coincidences to understand your purpose in life

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*--* 1 THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER AND CLAY by Michael Chabon (Picador: $15) Cousins in the comics biz 2 FAHRENHEIT 451 by Ray Bradbury (Ballantine: $6.99) An alternate future when government makes books the enemy 3 FALL ON YOUR KNEES by Ann-Marie MacDonald (Scribner: $14) The travails of a family in coal-mining Nova Scotia 4 THE LAST TIME THEY MET by Anita Shreve (Little, Brown: $13.95) Two poets share a lifelong passion 5 DEATH IN HOLY ORDERS by P.D. James (Fawcett: $7.99) Adam Dalgliesh faces a horrific case at a remote college 6 GOOD IN BED by Jennifer Weiner (Washington Square Press: $13) A tell-all column helps a woman change her life 7 MYSTIC RIVER by Dennis Lehane (William Morrow: $7.99) A girl’s murder causes three friends to confront their pasts 8 THREE APPLES FELL FROM HEAVEN by Micheline Aharonian Marcom (Riverhead: $14) A tale of the Armenian genocide 9 COLD PARADISE by Stuart Woods (Signet: $7.99) Private eye Stone Barrington is on the trail of a femme fatale 10 ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE by Mary Higgins Clark (Pocket: $7.99) A century-old mystery has new corpses

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*--* 1 RICH DAD, POOR DAD by Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter (Techpress: $15.95) Adventures in fiscal parenting 2 THE FOUR AGREEMENTS by Don Miguel Ruiz (Amber-Allen: $12.95) Life lessons based on ancient Toltec wisdom 3 A BEAUTIFUL MIND by Sylvia Nasar (Touchstone: $16) A brilliant mathematics professor’s battle with schizophrenia 4 FAST FOOD NATION by Eric Schlosser (HarperCollins: $13.95) The unappetizing practices of the junk-food industry 5 THE WRINKLE CURE by Nicholas Perricone (Warner: $13.95) Using antioxidants to keep the skin looking young 6 SEABISCUIT by Laura Hillenbrand (Ballantine: $15) How a thoroughbred horse went from also-ran to sports icon 7 9-11 by Noam Chomsky (Seven Stories Press: $8.95) An alternative view of the U.S.-led war on terrorism 8 KILLING PABLO by Mark Bowden (Penguin: $14) The hunt to capture the head of a Colombian cocaine cartel 9 THE ARTIST’S WAY by Julia Cameron (Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam: $15.95) Unleashing your creativity 10 LIVE IN A BETTER WAY by the Dalai Lama (Penguin: $13) The spiritual leader on the importance of cultivating decency

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