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Rankings are based on a Times poll of Southland bookstores.

*--* SO. CAL. RATING Fiction 1 The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards (Penguin: $14) A father hides the birth of a twin from his wife.

2 Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See (Random House: $13.95) Two women in 19th century China.

3 Memories of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Vintage: $11.95) A man reflects on his loves.

4 S Is for Silence by Sue Grafton (Berkley: $7.99) Kinsey Millhone unravels the secret of a woman’s disappearance.

5 The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai (Grove: $14) A retired judge is caught up in Nepal’s independence movement.

6 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (HarperSanFrancisco: $13) An Andalusian shepherd boy searches for treasure in Egypt.

7 Case Histories by Kate Atkinson (Back Bay: $13.99) A private detective tackles three crime cases in and around London.

8 Snow by Orhan Pamuk (Vintage: $14.95) A Turkish poet returns from exile to find ideological strife.

9 Tempest by Troy Denning (Del Rey: $7.99) Han and Leia Solo fight against the dark force that has overtaken their son.

10 The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom (Hyperion: $12) A repairman considers his life.

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*--* SO. CAL. RATING Nonfiction 1 The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls (Scribner: $14) A memoir of breaking away from dysfunctional parents.

2 The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz (Amber-Allen: $12.95) A code of conduct based on Toltec wisdom.

3 Running With Scissors by Augusten Burroughs (Picador: $14) A boy goes to live with his mother’s psychiatrist.

4 1,000 Places to See Before You Die by Patricia Schultz (Workman: $18.95) Trotting the globe.

5 Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama (Three Rivers: $14.95) The senator traces his mixed-raced heritage.

6 Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin (Simon & Schuster: $19.95) Examining Abram Lincoln’s political genius.

7 Bad President by R.D. Rosen et al. (Workman: $8.95) Jokes and photos about President Bush.

8 The Pursuit of Happyness by Chris Gardner (Amistad: $14.95) A homeless man’s struggle to be a successful stockbroker.

9 Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter (TechPress / Warner: $16.95) Fiscal parenting.

10 The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle (New World Library: $14) How to attain enlightenment by living in the now.

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