BESTSELLERS

Los Angeles Times List for May 13, 2007

*--* Fiction weeks on list 1. Simple Genius by David Baldacci (Warner: $26.99) Two 1 former Secret Service agents must work out their demons on and off the job to save their relationship. 2. The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall 2 Smith (Pantheon: $21.95) Precious Ramotswe investigates mysterious deaths in a local hospital. 3. The Woods by Harlan Coben (Dutton: $26.95) A New Jersey 2 prosecutor whose sister was murdered years earlier learns that her killer has struck again. 4. The Children of Hurin by J.R.R. Tolkien with Christopher 2 Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin: $26) A prequel to “The Lord of the Rings.” 5. Body Surfing by Anita Shreve (Little, Brown: $25.99) A 1 young widow finds herself in the clutches of a wealthy family’s power struggles. 6. The Tourists by Jeff Hobbs (Simon & Schuster: $24) A 1 trio of Yale alumni get caught up in a tangled tale of illicit romance. 7. Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult (Atria: $26.95) A small 8 New England town tries to cope after a troubled teen kills 10 at the local high school. 8. The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano (Farrar, Straus 3 & Giroux: $27) Two poets revive a Mexican realist literary movement in the 1970s. 9. Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris (Little, Brown: 3 $23.99) Workers at a Chicago ad agency implode as the go-go 1990s economy goes bust. 10. What Is the What by Dave Eggers (McSweeney’s: $26) A 18 Sudanese refugee finds safety and a sense of belonging elusive in America.

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*--* Nonfiction 1. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne (Beyond Words: $23.95) The 19 book promises the secret to life distilled from oral tradition, literature, religion and philosophy. 2. Einstein by Walter Isaacson (Simon & Schuster: $32) 4 An examination of the life and genius of Albert Einstein, whose curiosity changed physics forever. 3. Where Have All the Leaders Gone? by Lee Iacocca 2 (Scribner: $25) The former Chrysler chief blasts leaders in industry and in the White House. 4. Blackwater by Jeremy Scahill (Nation Books: $26.95) 2 How a military contractor became a combat force providing security in Iraq for U.S. troops. 5. Nixon and Kissinger by Robert Dallek (HarperCollins: 1 $32.50) Ambition, power and rivalry converge in a tumultuous relationship. 6. God Is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens (Twelve: 1 $24.99) The acerbic commentator argues that the world would be a better place without religion. 7. A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah (Farrar, Straus & 6 Giroux: $22) A Sierra Leone boy soldier tells of mass slaughter and starting over at a refugee camp. 8. Do You! by Russell Simmons with Chris Morrow 1 (Gotham: $25) The hip-hop mogul shares his secrets of success by making connections and giving back. 9. Get in the Game by Cal Ripken Jr. with Donald T. 3 Phillips (Gotham: $26) Ripken distills his eight keys to succeeding at baseball and at life. 10. The Loved Dog by Tamar Geller with Andrea Cagan 1 (Simon Spotlight: $24.95) How to train your pet with understanding and respect.

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