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 Life of Pi by Yann Martel (Harvest Books: $14) A boy shares a lifeboat with a tiger on a harrowing trip.

4 The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (Penguin: $14) A teenage girl is haunted by her mother’s death.

5 Digital Fortress by Dan Brown (Griffin: $14.95) A new technology threatens the balance of international power.

6 The King of Torts by John Grisham (Dell: $7.99) A street killing is linked to a conspiracy involving a pharmaceutical giant.

7 Key of Valor by Nora Roberts (Jove: $7.99) A mortal woman tries to free the souls of ancient Celtic demigoddesses.

8 Deception Point by Dan Brown (Pocket Books: $7.99) A president’s reelection rests on an object buried in the Arctic.

9 Three Junes by Julia Glass (Anchor: $14) A Scottish family comes together over three summers.

10 Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier (Vintage: $14.95) A disillusioned Confederate soldier makes his way home.

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*--* 1 Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter (Techpress: $15.95) Fiscal parenting.

2 Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi (Random House: $13.95) A professor keeps literature alive for her students.

3 What Should I Do With My Life? by Po Bronson (Random House: $14.95) People who found themselves.

4 The Five Biggest Lies Bush Told Us About Iraq by Christopher and Robert Scheer and Lakshmi Chaudhry (Seven Stories: $9.95) White House disinformation.

5 Bringing Down the House by Ben Mezrich (Free Press: $14) A blackjack team from MIT bests Las Vegas casinos.

6 Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich (Owl Books: $13) How the poor live in low-wage America.

7 Why Men Love Bitches by Sherry Argov (Adams Media: $14.95) A woman’s guide to relationships.

8 100 Words Every High School Graduate Should Know by American Heritage (Houghton Mifflin: $4.95)

9 Day Hikes Around Los Angeles by Robert Stone (Day Hike Books: $14.95) Guide to the city’s varied wildernesses.

10 Gollum by Andy Serkis (Houghton Mifflin: $9.95) Bringing Tolkien’s imaginative creature to the big screen.

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