Fiction Hardcover
1. EASY PREY
By John Sandford (Putnam $25.95)
A murder mystery about a supermodel killed at a party.
2. BEFORE I SAY GOODBYE
By Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster $26)
An ambitious young woman gets caught up in political conspiracy.
3. THE BRETHREN
By John Grisham (Doubleday $27.95)
Another thriller, this one featuring three former judges.
4. THE BLUEST EYE
By Toni Morrison (Knopf $15)
An 11-year-old girl struggles with self-acceptance.
5. STANDOFF
By Sandra Brown (Warner $19.95)
A reporter stumbles into the biggest story of her life.
6. THE EMPTY CHAIR
By Jeffery Deaver (Simon & Schuster $25)
A 16-year-old orphan is suspected of rape and murder.
7. THE WEDDING
By Danielle Steel (Delacorte $26.95)
Hollywood is the backdrop for this story of romance.
8. STAR WARS: ROGUE PLANET
By Greg Bear (Del Rey $26)
Obi-Wan Kenobi and family embark on another adventure.
9. BACK ROADS
By Tawni O’Dell (Viking $24.95)
A gritty portrait of a man’s struggle to keep his conscience.
10. HE SHALL THUNDER IN THE SKY
By Elizabeth Peters (Avon $25)
The further adventures of archeologist Amelia Peabody.
Nonfiction Hardcover
1. WHO MOVED MY CHEESE?
By Spencer Johnson (Putnam $19.95)
Dealing with changes in your life.
2. SOUL STORIES
By Gary Zukav (Simon & Schuster $24)
A collection of stories on metaphysical themes.
3. TEN THINGS I WISH I’D KNOWN–BEFORE I WENT OUT INTO THE REAL WORLD
By Maria Shriver (Warner $19.95)
Maria Shriver discusses her life experiences.
4. TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE
By Mitch Albom (Doubleday $19.95)
A journalist shares what he learned about life during visits with a dying professor.
5. BODY FOR LIFE
By Bill Phillips and Michael D’Orso
(HarperCollins $25)
Body-builder Bill Phillips’ 12-week weight-lifting program.
6. EATING WELL FOR OPTIMUM HEALTH
By Dr. Andrew Weil (Knopf $25)
A guide to food, diet and nutrition.
7. FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
By James Bradley, with Ron Powers
(Bantam $24.95)
Recounts the story of the six American men who raised the flag at the Battle of Iwo Jima.
8. SIMPLE ABUNDANCE
By Sarah Ban Breathnach (Warner $21)
Inspirational stories about appreciating life.
9. NO SUCH THING AS A BAD DAY
By Hamilton Jordan (Longstreet, $22)
Part memoir, part cancer survival story, by Jimmy Carter’s White House chief of staff.
10. HOW TO KNOW GOD
By Deepak Chopra (Harmony $24)
The seven ways people know God, and how they correspond to the anatomy of our brains.
