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*--* Fiction weeks on list 1. Hollywood Crows by Joseph Wambaugh (Little, Brown: 1 $26.99) Two cops become ensnared in a femme fatale’s nasty divorce. 2. Lush Life by Richard Price (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: 4 $26) The layered lives of victims and perpetrators are explored in the aftermath of a Manhattan shooting. 3. Compulsion by Jonathan Kellerman (Ballantine: $27) A 1 blood stain in a stolen luxury car sets Alex Delaware on the trail of a serial killer. 4. Our Story Begins by Tobias Wolff (Knopf: $26.95) New 1 short stories reflecting contemporary American life by the master of the form. 5. Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella (Dial Press: $25) An 3 ambitious woman finds her fortunes improved after a three-year bout of amnesia. 6. Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri (Knopf: $25) Stories 1 of American-born children and their Bengali parents straddling cultures. 7. A Prisoner of Birth by Jeffrey Archer (St. Martin’s: 4 $27.95) An illiterate Londoner is framed for his future brother-in-law’s murder. 8. The Appeal by John Grisham (Doubleday: $27.95) A 9 billionaire enlists political help to kill a $41-million jury award over toxic-waste dumping. 9. Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult (Atria: $26.95) A killer 4 offers to donate his heart to his victim’s sister. 10. The Silver Swan by Benjamin Black (Henry Holt: $25) 4 Dublin pathologist Garret Quirke doubts suicide as the cause of a woman’s death. *--*

*--* Nonfiction 1. Beautiful Boy by David Sheff (Houghton Mifflin: $24) 5 A father’s struggle with his talented son’s addiction to crystal meth. 2. Stop Whining, Start Living by Laura Schlessinger 3 (HarperCollins: $24.95) Tips on getting out of a rut. 3. In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan (Penguin Press: 13 $21.95) A look at dietary sacred cows. 4. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne (Beyond Words: $23.95) 66 Life’s secrets distilled from oral tradition, literature, religion and philosophy. 5. Born Standing Up by Steve Martin (Scribner: $25) The 17 comedian reflects on the evolution of his art. 6. Mistaken Identity by Don and Susie Van Ryn and 1 Newell, Colleen and Whitney Cerak (Howard Books: $21.99) A young woman believed dead is in a coma. 7. The Third Jesus by Deepak Chopra (Harmony: $24) The 6 case for a more mystical interpretation of Jesus. 8. The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss (Crown: 3 $19.95) How to reduce workload, outsource the routine, train your boss and other tips. 9. The Breakthrough Company by Keith R. McFarland 1 (Crown: $27.50) Keys to making your company a runaway success. 10. sTORI Telling by Tori Spelling (Simon Spotlight: 3 $24.95) The “90210” star tells all. *--*

1. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen ($13.95)

2. Peony in Love by Lisa See ($14)

3. Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris ($13.99)

4. The Gathering by Anne Enright ($14)

5. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini ($15)

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Nonfiction

1. A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle ($14)

2. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert ($15)

3. Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin ($15)

4. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama ($14.95)

5. The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle ($14)

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Rankings are based on a Times poll of Southland bookstores.