Los Angeles Times Bestsellers

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*--* 1 THE LOVELY BONES by Alice Sebold (Little, Brown: $21.95) 1 10 A murdered girl tells the story of her grieving family, the killer and the detective who hunts him 2 RED RABBIT by Tom Clancy (Putnam: $28.95) In the early 2 3 1980s, newcomer Jack Ryan stumbles upon a KGB plot to assassinate the pope and create global chaos 3 THE NANNY DIARIES by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus 3 26 (St. Martin’s: $24.95) The travails of an overworked and underappreciated Park Avenue caregiver 4 PASADENA by David Ebershoff (Random House: $24.95) A 5 5 young woman is caught in a love triangle, and the fate of a Southern California ranch hangs in the balance 5 THE EMPEROR OF OCEAN PARK by Stephen L. Carter (Alfred A. 4 12 Knopf: $26.95) A professor is drawn into the underworld of Washington, D.C., by the secrets of his late father, a federal judge 6 ATONEMENT by Ian McEwan (Nan A. Talese/ Doubleday: $26) A 6 25 haunting novel of guilt and redemption that follows several lives through the chaos of England in World War II 7 STANDING IN THE RAINBOW by Fannie Flagg (Random House: 11 3 $25.95) After World War II the world is changing for the Smith family and their colorful neighbors in a quaint Missouri town 8 STONE KISS by Faye Kellerman (Warner: $25.95) Police 9 5 detective Peter Decker uncovers ugly family secrets after his half-brother winds up dead in a seedy New York hotel 9 TWELVE by Nick McDonell (Grove Press: $23) A gritty look 7 6 at life on the edge for the lost souls in the privileged existence of the Manhattan prep school set 10 THE BEACH HOUSE by James Patterson and Peter de Jonge 15 11 (Little, Brown: $26.95) A law student seeks his own justice after his brother’s body is found outside a Long Island manse 11 THE APPRENTICE by Tess Gerritsen (Ballantine: $24.95) -- 1 Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli thinks a jailed serial killer is somehow in on a wealthy doctor’s murder 12 THE FIRST BILLION by Christopher Reich (Delacorte Press: -- 1 $26.95) An investment banker taking a Russian company public sees his partner vanish into the Moscow underworld 13 SHADOW PUPPETS by Orson Scott Card (Tor Books: $25.95) -- 1 The Battle Field children continue their fight against evil forces scheming toward world domination 14 THE BOOK OF ILLUSIONS by Paul Auster (Henry Holt: $24) A -- 1 Vermont professor is obsessed with a silent-movie comedian who has vanished. Reviewed by Jonathan Levi, Page 3 15 A LOVE OF MY OWN by E. Lynn Harris (Doubleday: $24.95) A 10 4 pair of high-powered executives at a hip urban magazine yearn for meaning beyond the boardroom

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*--* 1 THE PERRICONE PRESCRIPTION by Nicholas Perricone 1 3 (HarperCollins: $27.50) A guide to aging that argues that good nutrition, not lotions, is the best treatment for your skin 2 SNOBBERY by Joseph Epstein (Houghton Mifflin: $25) A 3 4 meditation on the nature of pretentiousness and an attack on some of its most merciless practitioners 3 SLANDER by Ann Coulter (Crown: $25.95) A political 4 9 pundit takes on the media and explains how liberal bias is threatening to ruin the country 4 SACRED CONTRACTS by Caroline Myss (Harmony: $25) Lessons -- 11 in decoding symbols, myths, intuition and coincidences to understand your purpose in life 5 LET’S ROLL by Lisa Beamer with Ken Abraham (Tyndale -- 1 House: $24.99) The widow of a passenger aboard United Flight 93 on Sept. 11 tells her story of loss, faith and hope 6 WHO MOVED MY CHEESE? by Spencer Johnson (Putnam: $19.95) 6 126 The coauthor of “The One-Minute Manager” uses the parable of mice in a maze to discuss managing change 7 NO LIFEGUARD ON DUTY by Janice Dickinson (ReganBooks: -- 1 $24.95) The 1970s supermodel recalls a heady runway life filled with sex and drugs and her rehab and recovery 8 STUPID WHITE MEN AND OTHER SORRY EXCUSES FOR THE STATE 2 27 OF THE NATION by Michael Moore (ReganBooks: $24.95) Lampooning the government and more 9 A MIND AT A TIME by Mel Levine (Simon & Schuster: $26) A -- 9 pediatrics professor argues that schools need to teach children based on their individual learning styles 10 SELF MATTERS by Phillip C. McGraw (Simon & Schuster: 10 32 $25) A self-improvement guru and “Oprah” regular teaches readers how to “create your life from the inside out.” 11 THE CELL by John Miller, Michael Stone and Chris -- 1 Mitchell (Hyperion: $24.95) How terrorism investigators were stonewalled by higher-ups as they tried to untangle anti-American cells 12 GOOD TO GREAT by Jim Collins (HarperCollins: $27.50) How 11 9 a great product, a healthy corporate culture and a disciplined work force can propel a company to success 13 THE POWER OF NOW by Eckhart Tolle (New World Library: 8 12 $21.95) How to improve relationships and encourage happiness and contentment by living in the present 14 THE RIGHT WORDS AT THE RIGHT TIME by Marlo Thomas 5 16 (Pocket Books: $25) The actress and author is joined by a host of luminaries sharing words of wisdom they’ve found useful 15 HOW TO LOSE FRIENDS AND ALIENATE PEOPLE by Toby Young 14 4 (Da Capo: $24) A journalist’s memoir presents an unflattering portrait of himself, the media and Manhattan’s social scene

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