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Fiction Hardcover

1. THE DA VINCI CODE

By Dan Brown (Doubleday $24.95)

A murder mystery that involves the death of the head curator at the Louvre.

2. THE KING OF TORTS

By John Grisham (Doubleday $27.95)

The author’s latest legal thriller.

3. THE LOVELY BONES

By Alice Sebold (Little, Brown $21.95)

A novel told by the soul of a 14-year-old girl who was brutally murdered.

4. THE JESTER

By James Patterson and Andrew Gross (Little, Brown $27.95)

The popular mystery authors team up to write a historical thriller.

5. THE VANISHED MAN

By Jeffery Deaver (Simon & Schuster $25)

Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs look for a killer they dub “the conjurer.”

6. BACK STORY

By Robert B. Parker (Putnam $24.95)

Veteran private eye Spenser returns to solve a 30-year-old murder case.

7. THE RELUCTANT SUITOR

By Kathleen E. Woodiwiss (Morrow $24.95)

The latest romance novel from the author of “The Flame and the Flower.”

8. DATING GAME

By Danielle Steel (Delacorte $26.95)

A novel about dating for the second time.

9. SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME

By Judith McNaught (Atria $25)

A thriller about the disappearance of a Broadway star’s husband.

10. THE CONFESSOR

By Daniel Silva (Putnam $25.95)

The return of Gabriel Allon, art restorer and spy.

Nonfiction Hardcover

1. ATKINS FOR LIFE

By Dr. Robert C. Atkins (St. Martin’s $24.95)

A comprehensive diet guide.

2. LEAP OF FAITH

By Queen Noor (Miramax $25.95)

The queen of Jordan’s memoir.

3. STUPID WHITE MEN

By Michael Moore (ReganBooks $24.95)

The provocateur filmmaker and author discusses the state of the nation.

4. THE PURPOSE-DRIVEN LIFE

By Rick Warren (Zondervan $19.99)

Applies the lessons in “The Purpose-Driven Church” to individual experience.

5. THE POWER OF FULL ENGAGEMENT

By Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz (Free Press $26)

An energy-management guide.

6. JARHEAD

By Anthony Swofford (Scribner $24)

A Marine’s account of the Persian Gulf war and other battles.

7. GOOD TO GREAT

By Jim Collins (HarperBusiness $27.50)

Profiles of successful companies.

8. THE HUNT FOR BIN LADEN

By Robin Moore (Random House $24.95)

Focuses on the Green Berets in Afghanistan after Sept. 11, 2001.

9. THE SAVAGE NATION

By Michael Savage (WND Books $24.99)

The radio talk-show host on patriotism, family and American values.

10. DERELICTION OF DUTY

By Robert Patterson (Regnery $27.95)

A critical portrait of the Clinton administration, by a former military aide.