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1 2 MORRIGANS CROSS, by Nora Roberts. (Jove, $7.99.) In this first book of a proposed trilogy, a sorcerer gathers five warriors to help him battle a vampire who lured his twin brother to the dark side.
2 12 THE MEMORY KEEPERS DAUGHTER, by Kim Edwards. (Penguin, $14.) A doctors decision to secretly send his newborn daughter, who has Down syndrome, to an institution haunts everyone involved.
3 2 CAMEL CLUB, by David Baldacci. (Warner Vision, $7.99.) A group of conspiracy theorists stumbles on a plot reaching to the highest levels of government.
4 1 AT FIRST SIGHT, by Nicholas Sparks. (Warner, $13.99.) The young couple from True Believer, who are now expecting a child, get a disturbing message.
5 3 6 RAINIER DRIVE, by Debbie Macomber. (Mira, $7.99.) A fire in Cedar Grove destroys Justine and Seths restaurant and threatens their marriage.
6 7 LIFEGUARD, by James Patterson and Andrew Gross. (Warner, $9.99.) Things go awry when a lifeguard at a Florida resort agrees to take part in a heist.
7 3 CONSENT TO KILL, by Vince Flynn. (Pocket Star, $9.99.) A spy is the target of a conspiracy spawned by the father of a terrorist he killed.
8 2 VANISH, by Tess Gerritsen. (Ballantine, $7.99.) A hospital patient takes hostages, among them a detective who is about to give birth, to make a political point.
9 2 TO DISTRACTION, by Stephanie Laurens. (Avon, $7.99.) A nobleman in search of a wife courts a reluctant redhead with a secret mission of her own.
10 1 DARK DREAMERS, by Christine Feehan and Marjorie M. Liu. (Leisure, $7.99.) A previously published novella by Feehan is accompanied by a paranormal tale from Liu.
11 2 HOLD ME CLOSE, by Kevin Park. (Dorchester, $6.99.) A fictionalized account of a womans murder in Los Angeles in 1947, first published in 1987 .
12 1 LOVER AWAKENED, by J. R. Ward. (Signet Eclipse, $6.99.) A vampire scarred by his past has trouble overcoming his thirst for revenge.
13 101 THE KITE RUNNER, by Khaled Hosseini. (Riverhead, $15.95 and $14.) An Afghan-American returns to Kabul to learn how his friend has fared under the Taliban.
14 1 LOVERS & PLAYERS, by Jackie Collins. (St. Martins, $7.99.) Red Diamonds three sons (and their friends and relations) grapple with sex, secrets and murders on both coasts.
15 1 THE LOVELY BONES, by Alice Sebold. (Little, Brown, $7.50.) A girl looks down from heaven as she describes the aftermath of her kidnapping and murder.
Weeks This On Week List NONFICTION
1 109 RUNNING WITH SCISSORS, by Augusten Burroughs. (Picador, $14 and $7.99.) In the 1970s, a young boy lives with a crazy psychiatrist in a squalid household.
2 35 THE GLASS CASTLE, by Jeannette Walls. (Scribner, $14.) The author, a contributor to MSNBC.com, recalls a bizarre childhood during which she and her siblings were constantly moved from one bleak place to another.
3 34 NIGHT, by Elie Wiesel. (Hill & Wang, $9.) A new translation of an account of the horrors of Auschwitz and Buchenwald, first published in English in 1960.
4 12 1776, by David McCullough. (Simon & Schuster, $18.) An account of Americas founding year, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of John Adams, focusing on the inexperienced George Washington and the heroic citizen soldiers.
5 9 FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS, by James Bradley with Ron Powers. (Bantam, $14 and $7.99.) The story of the six men who raised the flag at Iwo Jima.
6 15 AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, by Al Gore. (Rodale, $21.95.) The former vice president sounds an alarm about global warming in this companion volume to the movie of the same title.
7 134 THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY, by Erik Larson. (Vintage, $14.95.) The tale of an architect and a serial killer, linked by the Chicago Worlds Fair of 1893.
8 109 THE TIPPING POINT, by Malcolm Gladwell. (Back Bay/Little, Brown, $14.95.) A journalists study of social epidemics, otherwise known as fads.
9 6 THE TENDER BAR, by J. R. Moehringer. (Hyperion, $14.95.) A coming-of-age memoir of a fatherless boy for whom the regulars at a Long Island saloon become a substitute family.
10 204 GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL, by Jared Diamond. (Norton, $16.95.) An argument that Western dominance is due to geographical advantages.
11 82 IN COLD BLOOD, by Truman Capote. (Vintage, $14.) A savage murder in Kansas in 1959 and its consequences.
12 32 COLLAPSE, by Jared Diamond. (Penguin, $17.) Why some societies succeed and others fail.
13 15 THE COVENANT WITH BLACK AMERICA. (Third World, $12.) Essays aimed at improving life for African-Americans, introduced by Tavis Smiley.
14 3 THE 9/11 REPORT, by Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colón. (Hill & Wang, $16.95.) A graphic adaptation of the 2004 commission report on terrorist attacks.
15* 13 THE PLACES IN BETWEEN, by Rory Stewart. (Harvest/Harcourt, $14.) The author recounts his walk across Afghanistan in the dead of winter.
Weeks This On Week List Advice, How-to and Miscellaneous: Hardcover
1 1 THE CONFIDENT WOMAN, by Joyce Meyer. (Warner Faith, $22.99.) Gaining confidence through faith in Christ.
2 5 GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 2007. (Guinness, $28.95.) An illustrated collection of records about subjects as various as sports and technology.
3 8 LIES AT THE ALTAR, by Robin L. Smith. (Hyperion, $24.95.) A psychologist advises couples on how to turn wedding vows into a successful marriage.
4 23 CESARS WAY, by Cesar Millan with Melissa Jo Peltier. (Harmony, $24.95.) The star of the television show Dog Whisperer offers insight into canine psychology and help solving problems.
5 1 EXPLORING THE LEVELS OF CREATION, by Sylvia Browne. (Hay House, $19.95.) A professed psychic explores life from this world to the next.
Weeks This On Week List Advice, How-to and Miscellaneous: Paperback
1 282 WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOURE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff, Arlene Eisenberg and Sandee Hathaway. (Workman, $13.95.) Advice for parents-to-be. ()
2 7 THE FAT SMASH DIET, by Ian K. Smith. (St. Martins Griffin, $12.95.) A diet plan based around the VH1 show Celebrity Fit Club.
3 294 RICH DAD, POOR DAD, by Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter. (Warner, $16.95.) Teaching ones children how to get rich and stay rich. ()
4 6 WHY DO MEN FALL ASLEEP AFTER SEX?, by Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg. (Three Rivers, $13.95.) Humorous answers to more quirky questions.
5 105 THE FOUR AGREEMENTS, by Don Miguel Ruiz. (Amber-Allen, $12.95.) A code of conduct based on personal freedom. ()
Rankings reflect sales, for the week ended Sept. 9, at almost 4,000 bookstores plus wholesalers serving 60,000 other retailers (gift shops, department stores, newsstands, supermarkets), statistically weighted to represent all such outlets nationwide. An asterisk (*) indicates that a books sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A dagger () indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders. Expanded rankings are available at The New York Times on the Web: nytimes.com/books. '); } function getShareKeywords() { return encodeURIComponent(''); } function getShareSection() { return encodeURIComponent('archives'); } function getShareSectionDisplay() { return encodeURIComponent('archives'); } function getShareByline() { return encodeURIComponent(''); } function getSharePubdate() { return encodeURIComponent('September 24, 2006'); } function getSharePasskey() { return encodeURIComponent(''); } PAPERBACK BEST SELLERS: September 24, 2006
Weeks This On Week List FICTION
1 2 MORRIGAN'S CROSS, by Nora Roberts. (Jove, $7.99.) In this first book of a proposed trilogy, a sorcerer gathers five warriors to help him battle a vampire who lured his twin brother to the dark side.
2 12 THE MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER, by Kim Edwards. (Penguin, $14.) A doctor's decision to secretly send his newborn daughter, who has Down syndrome, to an institution haunts everyone involved.
3 2 CAMEL CLUB, by David Baldacci. (Warner Vision, $7.99.) A group of conspiracy theorists stumbles on a plot reaching to the highest levels of government.
4 1 AT FIRST SIGHT, by Nicholas Sparks. (Warner, $13.99.) The young couple from ''True Believer,'' who are now expecting a child, get a disturbing message.
5 3 6 RAINIER DRIVE, by Debbie Macomber. (Mira, $7.99.) A fire in Cedar Grove destroys Justine and Seth's restaurant and threatens their marriage.
6 7 HOLD ME CLOSE, by Kevin Park. (Dorchester, $6.99.) Things go awry when a lifeguard at a Florida resort agrees to take part in a heist.
7 3 CONSENT TO KILL, by Vince Flynn. (Pocket Star, $9.99.) A spy is the target of a conspiracy spawned by the father of a terrorist he killed.
8 2 VANISH, by Tess Gerritsen. (Ballantine, $7.99.) A hospital patient takes hostages, among them a detective who is about to give birth, to make a political point.
9 2 TO DISTRACTION, by Stephanie Laurens. (Avon, $7.99.) A nobleman in search of a wife courts a reluctant redhead with a secret mission of her own.
10 1 DARK DREAMERS, by Christine Feehan and Marjorie M. Liu. (Leisure, $7.99.) A previously published novella by Feehan is accompanied by a paranormal tale from Liu.
11 2 THE BLACK DAHLIA, by James Ellroy. (Mysterious, $13.99; Warner, $7.50.) A fictionalized account of a woman's murder in Los Angeles in 1947, first published in 1987 and now the basis for a movie.
12 1 LOVER AWAKENED, by J. R. Ward. (Signet Eclipse, $6.99.) A vampire scarred by his past has trouble overcoming his thirst for revenge.
13 101 THE KITE RUNNER, by Khaled Hosseini. (Riverhead, $15.95 and $14.) An Afghan-American returns to Kabul to learn how his friend has fared under the Taliban.
14 1 LOVERS & PLAYERS, by Jackie Collins. (St. Martin's, $7.99.) Red Diamond's three sons (and their friends and relations) grapple with sex, secrets and murders on both coasts.
15 1 THE LOVELY BONES, by Alice Sebold. (Little, Brown, $7.50.) A girl looks down from heaven as she describes the aftermath of her kidnapping and murder.
Weeks This On Week List NONFICTION
1 109 RUNNING WITH SCISSORS, by Augusten Burroughs. (Picador, $14 and $7.99.) In the 1970's, a young boy lives with a crazy psychiatrist in a squalid household.
2 35 THE GLASS CASTLE, by Jeannette Walls. (Scribner, $14.) The author, a contributor to MSNBC.com, recalls a bizarre childhood during which she and her siblings were constantly moved from one bleak place to another.
3 34 NIGHT, by Elie Wiesel. (Hill & Wang, $9.) A new translation of an account of the horrors of Auschwitz and Buchenwald, first published in English in 1960.
4 12 1776, by David McCullough. (Simon & Schuster, $18.) An account of America's founding year, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of John Adams, focusing on the inexperienced George Washington and the heroic citizen soldiers.
5 9 FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS, by James Bradley with Ron Powers. (Bantam, $14 and $7.99.) The story of the six men who raised the flag at Iwo Jima.
6 15 AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, by Al Gore. (Rodale, $21.95.) The former vice president sounds an alarm about global warming in this companion volume to the movie of the same title.
7 134 THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY, by Erik Larson. (Vintage, $14.95.) The tale of an architect and a serial killer, linked by the Chicago World's Fair of 1893.
8 109 THE TIPPING POINT, by Malcolm Gladwell. (Back Bay/Little, Brown, $14.95.) A journalist's study of social epidemics, otherwise known as fads.
9 6 THE TENDER BAR, by J. R. Moehringer. (Hyperion, $14.95.) A coming-of-age memoir of a fatherless boy for whom the regulars at a Long Island saloon become a substitute family.
10 204 GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL, by Jared Diamond. (Norton, $16.95.) An argument that Western dominance is due to geographical advantages.
11 82 IN COLD BLOOD, by Truman Capote. (Vintage, $14.) A savage murder in Kansas in 1959 and its consequences.
12 32 COLLAPSE, by Jared Diamond. (Penguin, $17.) Why some societies succeed and others fail.
13 15 THE COVENANT WITH BLACK AMERICA. (Third World, $12.) Essays aimed at improving life for African-Americans, introduced by Tavis Smiley.
14 3 THE 9/11 REPORT, by Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colón. (Hill & Wang, $16.95.) A graphic adaptation of the 2004 commission report on terrorist attacks.
15* 13 THE PLACES IN BETWEEN, by Rory Stewart. (Harvest/Harcourt, $14.) The author recounts his walk across Afghanistan in the dead of winter.
Weeks This On Week List Advice, How-to and Miscellaneous: Hardcover
1 1 THE CONFIDENT WOMAN, by Joyce Meyer. (Warner Faith, $22.99.) Gaining confidence through faith in Christ.
2 5 GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 2007. (Guinness, $28.95.) An illustrated collection of records about subjects as various as sports and technology.
3 8 LIES AT THE ALTAR, by Robin L. Smith. (Hyperion, $24.95.) A psychologist advises couples on how to turn wedding vows into a successful marriage.
4 23 CESAR'S WAY, by Cesar Millan with Melissa Jo Peltier. (Harmony, $24.95.) The star of the television show ''Dog Whisperer'' offers insight into canine psychology and help solving problems.
5 1 EXPLORING THE LEVELS OF CREATION, by Sylvia Browne. (Hay House, $19.95.) A professed psychic explores life from this world to the next.
Weeks This On Week List Advice, How-to and Miscellaneous: Paperback
1 282 WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff, Arlene Eisenberg and Sandee Hathaway. (Workman, $13.95.) Advice for parents-to-be. ()
2 7 THE FAT SMASH DIET, by Ian K. Smith. (St. Martin's Griffin, $12.95.) A diet plan based around the VH1 show ''Celebrity Fit Club.''
3 294 RICH DAD, POOR DAD, by Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter. (Warner, $16.95.) Teaching one's children how to get rich and stay rich. ()
4 6 WHY DO MEN FALL ASLEEP AFTER SEX?, by Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg. (Three Rivers, $13.95.) Humorous answers to more quirky questions.
5 105 THE FOUR AGREEMENTS, by Don Miguel Ruiz. (Amber-Allen, $12.95.) A code of conduct based on personal freedom. ()
Rankings reflect sales, for the week ended Sept. 9, at almost 4,000 bookstores plus wholesalers serving 60,000 other retailers (gift shops, department stores, newsstands, supermarkets), statistically weighted to represent all such outlets nationwide. An asterisk (*) indicates that a book's sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A dagger () indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders. Expanded rankings are available at The New York Times on the Web: nytimes.com/books.
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Weeks This On Week List FICTION
1 2 MORRIGANS CROSS, by Nora Roberts. (Jove, $7.99.) In this first book of a proposed trilogy, a sorcerer gathers five warriors to help him battle a vampire who lured his twin brother to the dark side.
2 12 THE MEMORY KEEPERS DAUGHTER, by Kim Edwards. (Penguin, $14.) A doctors decision to secretly send his newborn daughter, who has Down syndrome, to an institution haunts everyone involved.
3 2 CAMEL CLUB, by David Baldacci. (Warner Vision, $7.99.) A group of conspiracy theorists stumbles on a plot reaching to the highest levels of government.
4 1 AT FIRST SIGHT, by Nicholas Sparks. (Warner, $13.99.) The young couple from True Believer, who are now expecting a child, get a disturbing message.
5 3 6 RAINIER DRIVE, by Debbie Macomber. (Mira, $7.99.) A fire in Cedar Grove destroys Justine and Seths restaurant and threatens their marriage.
6 7 LIFEGUARD, by James Patterson and Andrew Gross. (Warner, $9.99.) Things go awry when a lifeguard at a Florida resort agrees to take part in a heist.
7 3 CONSENT TO KILL, by Vince Flynn. (Pocket Star, $9.99.) A spy is the target of a conspiracy spawned by the father of a terrorist he killed.
8 2 VANISH, by Tess Gerritsen. (Ballantine, $7.99.) A hospital patient takes hostages, among them a detective who is about to give birth, to make a political point.
9 2 TO DISTRACTION, by Stephanie Laurens. (Avon, $7.99.) A nobleman in search of a wife courts a reluctant redhead with a secret mission of her own.
10 1 DARK DREAMERS, by Christine Feehan and Marjorie M. Liu. (Leisure, $7.99.) A previously published novella by Feehan is accompanied by a paranormal tale from Liu.
11 2 HOLD ME CLOSE, by Kevin Park. (Dorchester, $6.99.) A fictionalized account of a womans murder in Los Angeles in 1947, first published in 1987 .
12 1 LOVER AWAKENED, by J. R. Ward. (Signet Eclipse, $6.99.) A vampire scarred by his past has trouble overcoming his thirst for revenge.
13 101 THE KITE RUNNER, by Khaled Hosseini. (Riverhead, $15.95 and $14.) An Afghan-American returns to Kabul to learn how his friend has fared under the Taliban.
14 1 LOVERS & PLAYERS, by Jackie Collins. (St. Martins, $7.99.) Red Diamonds three sons (and their friends and relations) grapple with sex, secrets and murders on both coasts.
15 1 THE LOVELY BONES, by Alice Sebold. (Little, Brown, $7.50.) A girl looks down from heaven as she describes the aftermath of her kidnapping and murder.
Weeks This On Week List NONFICTION
1 109 RUNNING WITH SCISSORS, by Augusten Burroughs. (Picador, $14 and $7.99.) In the 1970s, a young boy lives with a crazy psychiatrist in a squalid household.
2 35 THE GLASS CASTLE, by Jeannette Walls. (Scribner, $14.) The author, a contributor to MSNBC.com, recalls a bizarre childhood during which she and her siblings were constantly moved from one bleak place to another.
3 34 NIGHT, by Elie Wiesel. (Hill & Wang, $9.) A new translation of an account of the horrors of Auschwitz and Buchenwald, first published in English in 1960.
4 12 1776, by David McCullough. (Simon & Schuster, $18.) An account of Americas founding year, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of John Adams, focusing on the inexperienced George Washington and the heroic citizen soldiers.
5 9 FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS, by James Bradley with Ron Powers. (Bantam, $14 and $7.99.) The story of the six men who raised the flag at Iwo Jima.
6 15 AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, by Al Gore. (Rodale, $21.95.) The former vice president sounds an alarm about global warming in this companion volume to the movie of the same title.
7 134 THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY, by Erik Larson. (Vintage, $14.95.) The tale of an architect and a serial killer, linked by the Chicago Worlds Fair of 1893.
8 109 THE TIPPING POINT, by Malcolm Gladwell. (Back Bay/Little, Brown, $14.95.) A journalists study of social epidemics, otherwise known as fads.
9 6 THE TENDER BAR, by J. R. Moehringer. (Hyperion, $14.95.) A coming-of-age memoir of a fatherless boy for whom the regulars at a Long Island saloon become a substitute family.
10 204 GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL, by Jared Diamond. (Norton, $16.95.) An argument that Western dominance is due to geographical advantages.
11 82 IN COLD BLOOD, by Truman Capote. (Vintage, $14.) A savage murder in Kansas in 1959 and its consequences.
12 32 COLLAPSE, by Jared Diamond. (Penguin, $17.) Why some societies succeed and others fail.
13 15 THE COVENANT WITH BLACK AMERICA. (Third World, $12.) Essays aimed at improving life for African-Americans, introduced by Tavis Smiley.
14 3 THE 9/11 REPORT, by Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colón. (Hill & Wang, $16.95.) A graphic adaptation of the 2004 commission report on terrorist attacks.
15* 13 THE PLACES IN BETWEEN, by Rory Stewart. (Harvest/Harcourt, $14.) The author recounts his walk across Afghanistan in the dead of winter.
Weeks This On Week List Advice, How-to and Miscellaneous: Hardcover
1 1 THE CONFIDENT WOMAN, by Joyce Meyer. (Warner Faith, $22.99.) Gaining confidence through faith in Christ.
2 5 GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 2007. (Guinness, $28.95.) An illustrated collection of records about subjects as various as sports and technology.
3 8 LIES AT THE ALTAR, by Robin L. Smith. (Hyperion, $24.95.) A psychologist advises couples on how to turn wedding vows into a successful marriage.
4 23 CESARS WAY, by Cesar Millan with Melissa Jo Peltier. (Harmony, $24.95.) The star of the television show Dog Whisperer offers insight into canine psychology and help solving problems.
5 1 EXPLORING THE LEVELS OF CREATION, by Sylvia Browne. (Hay House, $19.95.) A professed psychic explores life from this world to the next.
Weeks This On Week List Advice, How-to and Miscellaneous: Paperback
1 282 WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOURE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff, Arlene Eisenberg and Sandee Hathaway. (Workman, $13.95.) Advice for parents-to-be. ()
2 7 THE FAT SMASH DIET, by Ian K. Smith. (St. Martins Griffin, $12.95.) A diet plan based around the VH1 show Celebrity Fit Club.
3 294 RICH DAD, POOR DAD, by Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter. (Warner, $16.95.) Teaching ones children how to get rich and stay rich. ()
4 6 WHY DO MEN FALL ASLEEP AFTER SEX?, by Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg. (Three Rivers, $13.95.) Humorous answers to more quirky questions.
5 105 THE FOUR AGREEMENTS, by Don Miguel Ruiz. (Amber-Allen, $12.95.) A code of conduct based on personal freedom. ()
Rankings reflect sales, for the week ended Sept. 9, at almost 4,000 bookstores plus wholesalers serving 60,000 other retailers (gift shops, department stores, newsstands, supermarkets), statistically weighted to represent all such outlets nationwide. An asterisk (*) indicates that a books sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A dagger () indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders. Expanded rankings are available at The New York Times on the Web: nytimes.com/books. '); } function getShareKeywords() { return encodeURIComponent(''); } function getShareSection() { return encodeURIComponent('archives'); } function getShareSectionDisplay() { return encodeURIComponent('archives'); } function getShareByline() { return encodeURIComponent(''); } function getSharePubdate() { return encodeURIComponent('September 24, 2006'); } function getSharePasskey() { return encodeURIComponent(''); } PAPERBACK BEST SELLERS: September 24, 2006
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Weeks This On Week List FICTION
1 2 MORRIGAN'S CROSS, by Nora Roberts. (Jove, $7.99.) In this first book of a proposed trilogy, a sorcerer gathers five warriors to help him battle a vampire who lured his twin brother to the dark side.
2 12 THE MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER, by Kim Edwards. (Penguin, $14.) A doctor's decision to secretly send his newborn daughter, who has Down syndrome, to an institution haunts everyone involved.
3 2 CAMEL CLUB, by David Baldacci. (Warner Vision, $7.99.) A group of conspiracy theorists stumbles on a plot reaching to the highest levels of government.
4 1 AT FIRST SIGHT, by Nicholas Sparks. (Warner, $13.99.) The young couple from ''True Believer,'' who are now expecting a child, get a disturbing message.
5 3 6 RAINIER DRIVE, by Debbie Macomber. (Mira, $7.99.) A fire in Cedar Grove destroys Justine and Seth's restaurant and threatens their marriage.
6 7 HOLD ME CLOSE, by Kevin Park. (Dorchester, $6.99.) Things go awry when a lifeguard at a Florida resort agrees to take part in a heist.
7 3 CONSENT TO KILL, by Vince Flynn. (Pocket Star, $9.99.) A spy is the target of a conspiracy spawned by the father of a terrorist he killed.
8 2 VANISH, by Tess Gerritsen. (Ballantine, $7.99.) A hospital patient takes hostages, among them a detective who is about to give birth, to make a political point.
9 2 TO DISTRACTION, by Stephanie Laurens. (Avon, $7.99.) A nobleman in search of a wife courts a reluctant redhead with a secret mission of her own.
10 1 DARK DREAMERS, by Christine Feehan and Marjorie M. Liu. (Leisure, $7.99.) A previously published novella by Feehan is accompanied by a paranormal tale from Liu.
11 2 THE BLACK DAHLIA, by James Ellroy. (Mysterious, $13.99; Warner, $7.50.) A fictionalized account of a woman's murder in Los Angeles in 1947, first published in 1987 and now the basis for a movie.
12 1 LOVER AWAKENED, by J. R. Ward. (Signet Eclipse, $6.99.) A vampire scarred by his past has trouble overcoming his thirst for revenge.
13 101 THE KITE RUNNER, by Khaled Hosseini. (Riverhead, $15.95 and $14.) An Afghan-American returns to Kabul to learn how his friend has fared under the Taliban.
14 1 LOVERS & PLAYERS, by Jackie Collins. (St. Martin's, $7.99.) Red Diamond's three sons (and their friends and relations) grapple with sex, secrets and murders on both coasts.
15 1 THE LOVELY BONES, by Alice Sebold. (Little, Brown, $7.50.) A girl looks down from heaven as she describes the aftermath of her kidnapping and murder.
Weeks This On Week List NONFICTION
1 109 RUNNING WITH SCISSORS, by Augusten Burroughs. (Picador, $14 and $7.99.) In the 1970's, a young boy lives with a crazy psychiatrist in a squalid household.
2 35 THE GLASS CASTLE, by Jeannette Walls. (Scribner, $14.) The author, a contributor to MSNBC.com, recalls a bizarre childhood during which she and her siblings were constantly moved from one bleak place to another.
3 34 NIGHT, by Elie Wiesel. (Hill & Wang, $9.) A new translation of an account of the horrors of Auschwitz and Buchenwald, first published in English in 1960.
4 12 1776, by David McCullough. (Simon & Schuster, $18.) An account of America's founding year, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of John Adams, focusing on the inexperienced George Washington and the heroic citizen soldiers.
5 9 FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS, by James Bradley with Ron Powers. (Bantam, $14 and $7.99.) The story of the six men who raised the flag at Iwo Jima.
6 15 AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, by Al Gore. (Rodale, $21.95.) The former vice president sounds an alarm about global warming in this companion volume to the movie of the same title.
7 134 THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY, by Erik Larson. (Vintage, $14.95.) The tale of an architect and a serial killer, linked by the Chicago World's Fair of 1893.
8 109 THE TIPPING POINT, by Malcolm Gladwell. (Back Bay/Little, Brown, $14.95.) A journalist's study of social epidemics, otherwise known as fads.
9 6 THE TENDER BAR, by J. R. Moehringer. (Hyperion, $14.95.) A coming-of-age memoir of a fatherless boy for whom the regulars at a Long Island saloon become a substitute family.
10 204 GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL, by Jared Diamond. (Norton, $16.95.) An argument that Western dominance is due to geographical advantages.
11 82 IN COLD BLOOD, by Truman Capote. (Vintage, $14.) A savage murder in Kansas in 1959 and its consequences.
12 32 COLLAPSE, by Jared Diamond. (Penguin, $17.) Why some societies succeed and others fail.
13 15 THE COVENANT WITH BLACK AMERICA. (Third World, $12.) Essays aimed at improving life for African-Americans, introduced by Tavis Smiley.
14 3 THE 9/11 REPORT, by Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colón. (Hill & Wang, $16.95.) A graphic adaptation of the 2004 commission report on terrorist attacks.
15* 13 THE PLACES IN BETWEEN, by Rory Stewart. (Harvest/Harcourt, $14.) The author recounts his walk across Afghanistan in the dead of winter.
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1 1 THE CONFIDENT WOMAN, by Joyce Meyer. (Warner Faith, $22.99.) Gaining confidence through faith in Christ.
2 5 GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 2007. (Guinness, $28.95.) An illustrated collection of records about subjects as various as sports and technology.
3 8 LIES AT THE ALTAR, by Robin L. Smith. (Hyperion, $24.95.) A psychologist advises couples on how to turn wedding vows into a successful marriage.
4 23 CESAR'S WAY, by Cesar Millan with Melissa Jo Peltier. (Harmony, $24.95.) The star of the television show ''Dog Whisperer'' offers insight into canine psychology and help solving problems.
5 1 EXPLORING THE LEVELS OF CREATION, by Sylvia Browne. (Hay House, $19.95.) A professed psychic explores life from this world to the next.
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1 282 WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff, Arlene Eisenberg and Sandee Hathaway. (Workman, $13.95.) Advice for parents-to-be. ()
2 7 THE FAT SMASH DIET, by Ian K. Smith. (St. Martin's Griffin, $12.95.) A diet plan based around the VH1 show ''Celebrity Fit Club.''
3 294 RICH DAD, POOR DAD, by Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter. (Warner, $16.95.) Teaching one's children how to get rich and stay rich. ()
4 6 WHY DO MEN FALL ASLEEP AFTER SEX?, by Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg. (Three Rivers, $13.95.) Humorous answers to more quirky questions.
5 105 THE FOUR AGREEMENTS, by Don Miguel Ruiz. (Amber-Allen, $12.95.) A code of conduct based on personal freedom. ()
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