BESTSELLERS
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*--* 1 Angels & Demons by Dan Brown (Pocket Books: $7.99) A Harvard scholar uncovers a vendetta against the Catholic Church.
2 Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (Picador: $15) A Greek family embraces the American dream.
3 Deception Point by Dan Brown (Pocket Books: $7.99) A president’s reelection rests on an object buried in the Arctic.
4 Digital Fortress by Dan Brown (Griffin: $14.95) A new technology threatens the balance of international power.
5 The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (Penguin: $14) A teenage girl is haunted by her mother’s death.
6 Life of Pi by Yann Martel (Harvest Books: $14) A boy shares a lifeboat with a tiger on a harrowing trip.
7 The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency by Alexander M. Smith (Anchor: $11.95) Botswana’s favorite private eye.
8 Persuader by Lee Child (Dell: $7.99) An ex-military policeman finds himself tied up in an FBI investigation.
9 The Kalahari Typing School for Men by Alexander M. Smith (Anchor: $11.95) A Botswana detective has a rival.
10 The Last Detective by Robert Crais (Ballantine: $7.99) Kidnappers avenge P.I. Elvis Cole’s actions in Vietnam.
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*--* 1 Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi (Random House: $13.95) A professor keeps literature alive for her students.
2 The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson (Vintage: $14.95) How a serial killer haunted the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair.
3 Moneyball by Michael Lewis (Norton: $13.95) How Billy Beane transformed the Oakland A’s into a winning franchise.
4 1,000 Places to See Before You Die by Patricia Schultz (Workman: $18.95) Trotting the globe.
5 Trump: The Art of the Deal by Donald J. Trump with Tony Schwartz (Warner: $6.99) How Trump took New York.
6 Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki and Sharon L. Lechter (Techpress: $15.95) Fiscal parenting.
7 Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz (Amber-Allen: $12.95) A code of conduct based on Toltec wisdom.
8 Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas (Random House: $12.95) An Iranian girl grows up in Newport Beach.
9 Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom (Broadway: $12.95) Learning life’s lessons from a dying former teacher.
10 Making a Literary Life by Carolyn See (Ballantine: $13.95) Practical insights for would-be writers.
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