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

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*--* 1 Saturday by Ian McEwan (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday: $26) A 1 3 day in the life of a neurosurgeon brings both quotidian and earth-shattering struggles in post-Sept. 11 London.

2 Ya-Yas in Bloom by Rebecca Wells (HarperCollins: $24.95) -- 1 How the unconditional bonds of the sisterhood of Ya-Ya were forged through marriages, child-rearing, bigotry and crises of faith.

3 Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran 3 4 Foer (Houghton Mifflin: $24.95) A 9-year-old wunderkind seeks the lock that fits a key belonging to his dead father.

4 With No One as Witness by Elizabeth George 2 3 (HarperCollins: $26.95) New Scotland Yard is all over the trail of a serial killer once the latest victim turns out to be white.

5 The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (Doubleday: $24.95) A 4 107 Louvre curator’s killing leads to clues hidden in Leonardo’s paintings and a secret society with something to hide.

6 Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith by Matthew Woodring -- 1 Stover (Del Rey: $25.95) Yoda and fellow masters try to protect the Jedi Council amid civil war and the arrival of a dark new Sith lord.

7 The Serpent on the Crown by Elizabeth Peters (William -- 1 Morrow: $25.95) A widow begs Egyptologist Amelia Peabody for help in undoing a curse that killed her collector husband.

8 Cold Service by Robert B. Parker (Putnam: $24.95) 13 4 Spenser nurses his wounded friend Hawk and tries to destroy the gang of Ukrainian thugs that controls his suburban Boston town.

9 The Broker by John Grisham (Doubleday: $27.95) A 7 13 high-rolling attorney wins a pardon by agreeing to lead the CIA to a satellite surveillance system and the agents who want to buy it.

10 Honeymoon by James Patterson and Howard Roughan (Little, 5 7 Brown: $27.95) FBI agent John O’Hara hunts for the killer of a young investment broker who was about to go on his honeymoon.

11 Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld (Random House: $21.95) An 6 9 Indiana teen on a scholarship tries to overcome her outsider status at a prestigious Boston prep school.

12 Gilead by Marilynne Robinson (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: 10 11 $23) An aging minister facing death explains his life and religious beliefs in a letter to his young son.

13 The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd (Viking: $24.95) A -- 1 woman called home to cope with her troubled mother finds herself drawn to a Benedictine monk on an island in South Carolina.

14 Alibi by Joseph Kanon (Henry Holt: $26) A U.S. Army war -- 1 crimes investigator finds himself in post-World War II Venice trying to ferret out Nazi sympathizers and worse.

15 The Da Vinci Code Special illustrated Edition by Dan -- 16 Brown (Doubleday: $35) The blockbuster thriller, complete with images of the artwork, symbols and sites in the text.

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

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*--* 1 Blink by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown: $25.95) 1 12 Gladwell explores why decisions are so often made in an instant and whether we can really trust those first instincts.

2 The Purpose-Driven Life by Rick Warren (Zondervan: 2 105 $19.99) How the “God-ordained” principles of worship, community, discipleship, ministry and evangelism bring fulfillment.

3 French Women Don’t Get Fat by Mireille Guiliano (Knopf: 5 13 $22) The chief executive of the French wine conglomerate Clicquot Inc. reveals the French secret of eating for pleasure without the bulge.

4 Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott 8 4 (Riverhead: $24.95) The novelist and essayist offers a new compilation of columns that examines her country and her Christian faith.

5 The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous & Broke by Suze 4 4 Orman (Riverhead: $24.95) How to get out from under student loans and credit card debt and manage money.

6 On Bull... by Harry G. Frankfurt (Princeton University 10 3 Press: $9.95) A leading philosopher takes on society’s view of the fine line between truth and lying.

7 Your Best Life Now by Joel Osteen (Warner Faith: $19.99) 13 22 Seven steps to improving your life by using faith to develop self-esteem, let go of the past and fulfill your potential.

8 Collapse by Jared Diamond (Viking: $29.95) Diamond 7 14 examines why great societies such as the Anasazi and the Maya collapsed and what modern society can do to prevent future die-offs.

9 DisneyWar by James B. Stewart (Simon & Schuster: $29.95) 3 8 A look inside the personality conflicts that raged inside the media giant, making it anything but the happiest place on Earth.

10 Conspiracy of Fools by Kurt Eichenwald (Broadway Books: 6 3 $26) The saga of the corporate dealings and financial trickery behind Enron’s meteoric rise and disastrous fall.

11 He’s Just Not That Into You by Greg Behrendt and Liz 11 28 Tuccillo (Simon Spotlight Entertainment: $19.95) A no-excuses guide to help women understand guys and get on with their lives.

12 Secrets of the Millionaire Mind by T. Harv Eker -- 2 (HarperCollins: $19.95) A physical fitness entrepreneur reveals the secrets of how millionaires acquire wealth.

13 A Deadly Game by Catherine Crier (ReganBooks: $27.95) A 12 4 legal analyst tells the inside story of the Scott Peterson investigation and includes photos, documents and evidence files.

14 America (The Book): A Citizen’s Guide to Democracy by -- 24 Jon Stewart et al. (Warner: $24.95) Comedy writers poke fun at U.S. politics and our institutions of democracy.

15 By Myself and Then Some by Lauren Bacall (HarperCollins: -- 4 $26.95) The actress who stole Humphrey Bogart’s heart updates her 1980 biography to cover the last 25 years.

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