FICTION Last week/Weeks on list

1. The Da Vinci Code, 1/157

by Dan Brown (illustrated edition)

2. Prior Bad Acts, —/1

by Tami Hoag

3. The 5th Horseman, 3/6

by James Patterson

and Maxine Paetro

4. The Tenth Circle, 4/3

by Jodi Picoult

5. The House, 2/4

by Danielle Steel

NONFICTION

1. Marley and Me, 1/23

by John Grogan

2. American Theocracy, —/1

by Kevin Phillips

3. Game of Shadows, —/1

by Mark Fainaru-Wada

and Lance Williams

4. Cobra II, 3/2

by Michael Gordon

and Bernard Trainor

5. The World Is Flat, 2/51

by Thomas Friedman

ADVICE, HOW-TO

AND MISCELLANEOUS

1. French Women 1/23

Don't Get Fat,

by Mirelle Guiliano

2. Inspiration, 2/4

by Wayne W. Dyer

3. The Purpose-Driven Life, 3/167

by Rick Warren

4. Your Best Life Now, 4/74

by Joel Osteen

5. Ultrametabolism, 5/1

by Mark Hyman

PAPERBACK FICTION

1. No Place Like Home, 1/1

by Mary Higgins Clark

2. Kill the Messenger, 2/4

by Tami Hoag

3. The Mermaid Chair, 3/3

by Sue Monk Kidd

4. Rage, 4/4

by Jonathan Kellerman

5. Pretty Woman, 5/4

by Fern Michaels

PAPERBACK NONFICTION

1. Night, 1/10

by Elie Wiesel

2. The Covenant 2/3

With Black America,

Introduction by Tavis Smiley

3. In Cold Blood, 3/58

by Truman Capote

4. A Million Little Pieces, 4/27

by James Frey

5. The Tipping Point, 5/85

by Malcolm Gladwell

PAPERBACK ADVICE,

HOW-TO AND MISCELLANEOUS

1. Rich Dad, Poor Dad, 1/271

by Robert T. Kiyosaki

2. 365: No Repeats, 2/21

by Rachel Ray

3. What to Expect When 3/258

You're Expecting,

by Heidi Murkoff, Arlene Eisenberg

and Sandee Hathaway

4. The South Beach Diet, 4/43

by Arthur Agatston

5. Why Do Men Have Nipples? 5/26

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by Mark Leyner

and Billy Goldberg

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