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*--* 1 The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (Little, Brown: $21.95) 1 17 A murdered girl tells the story of her grieving family, the killer and the detective who hunts him

2 The Murder Book by Jonathan Kellerman (Ballantine: 3 2 $26.95) Alex Delaware teams up with old pal Milo Sturgis to investigate a killing that has gone unsolved for 20 years

3 Q Is for Quarry by Sue Grafton (Putnam: $26.95) At the -- 1 end of their police careers, two men enlist the help of Kinsey Millhone to help solve an old murder

4 You Shall Know Our Velocity by Dave Eggers (McSweeney’s: 7 2 $22) A pair of friends take an around-the-world trip, handing out money to strangers

5 Blessings by Anna Quindlen (Random House: $24.95) A 2 4 foundling left at a reclusive woman’s estate affects the matron and her handyman in ways neither could have imagined

6 The Crush by Sandra Brown (Warner: $26.95) A grizzled -- 1 detective and a professional hit man share a love interest, a surgeon who may have secrets in her past

7 I Don’t Know How She Does It by Allison Pearson (Alfred -- 1 A. Knopf: $23) A darkly humorous tale of a woman juggling her high-powered career and family life

8 Writing Los Angeles edited by David L. Ulin (Library of -- 1 America: $40) L.A. through the eyes of writers through the years. (Reviewed by Steve Wasserman, Page 3)

9 Ignorance by Milan Kundera (HarperCollins: $23.95) Two -- 1 expatriate Czechs returning to Prague for a visit rediscover one another and the depth of emotion that homecoming brings

10 Nights in Roadanthe by Nicholas Sparks (Warner: $22.95) A 5 4 chance meeting on the North Carolina coast propels a man and woman into a short-lived affair that affects their lives for years

11 Blue Shoe by Anne Lamott (Riverhead Books: $24.95) A 12 2 recently divorced young mother relies on faith as she confronts her illusions about love and the secrets of her family’s past

12 Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros (Alfred A. Knopf: $24) In her 6 2 first novel since “The House on Mango Street,” Cisneros recounts the saga of the Reyes family in both Mexico and the United States

13 December 6 by Martin Cruz Smith (Simon & Schuster: $26) A -- 1 roguish American nightclub owner plans his escape from Tokyo the day before the attacks on Pearl Harbor

14 The Autograph Man by Zadie Smith (Random House: $24.95) -- 1 An egotistical autograph dealer deals with his father’s death and resists his friends’ entreaties to embrace Jewish mysticism

15 From a Buick 8 by Stephen King (Scribner: $28) 4 4 Pennsylvania state troopers stumble into a haunted world in the interior of an abandoned vintage automobile

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*--* SO. CAL. RATING Nonfiction LAST WEEK WEEKS ON LIST

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*--* 1 Sandy Koufax by Jane Leavy (HarperCollins: $23.95) A 3 4 look at the career of the Dodger pitcher, arguably the game’s greatest southpaw, and the social mores he confronted

2 Live From New York by Tom Shales and James Andrew Miller -- 1 (Little, Brown: $25.95) A backstage recounting of the comic genius and egos of “Saturday Night Live.”

3 Leadership by Rudolph W. Giuliani (Miramax: $25.95) The 2 2 former New York City mayor recalls how life’s lessons helped him deal with the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks

4 Longitudes and Attitudes by Thomas L. Friedman (Farrar, 1 6 Straus & Giroux: $26) The New York Times foreign affairs columnist reflects on the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks

5 Stupid White Men and Other Sorry Excuses for the State 15 32 of the Nation by Michael Moore (ReganBooks: $24.95) Lampooning the government and more

6 Let Freedom Ring by Sean Hannity (ReganBooks: $25.95) A 6 7 star of Fox News’ “Hannity & Colmes” argues that liberal ideas are undermining America’s war on terrorism

7 Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson (Putnam: $19.95) 5 133 The coauthor of “The One-Minute Manager” uses the parable of mice in a maze to discuss managing change

8 Let’s Roll by Lisa Beamer with Ken Abraham (Tyndale -- 7 House: $24.99) The widow of a passenger aboard United Airlines Flight 93 on Sept. 11 tells her story of loss, faith and hope

9 Abraham by Bruce Feiler (HarperCollins: $23.95) An 11 3 author travels the Middle East, creating a portrait of the biblical patriarch Abraham and his relations to Judaism, Islam and Christianity

10 Rich Dad’s Prophecy by Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. -- 1 Lechter (Warner: $21.95) The authors predict a stock market crash and advise how to prepare for it

11 The Demon in the Freezer by Richard Preston (Random -- 1 House: $24.95) Why we should be worried that smallpox could be used as a biological weapon

12 Good to Great by Jim Collins (HarperCollins: $27.50) How 7 13 a great product, a healthy corporate culture and a disciplined work force can propel a company to success

13 Motherhood & Hollywood by Patricia Heaton (Villard: -- 1 $22.95) Essays from the “Everybody Loves Raymond” star on marriage, child-rearing and success

14 The Perricone Prescription by Nicholas Perricone 4 10 (HarperCollins: $27.50) A guide to aging that argues that good nutrition, not lotions, is the best treatment for your skin

15 The Conversations by Michael Ondaatje (Alfred A. Knopf: 10 3 $35) Insights into the invisible art of film editing with Walter Murch, who worked on “The Godfather” and “The English Patient.”

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