Fiction Hardcover
1. 3RD DEGREE
By James Patterson (Little, Brown $26.95)
A police officer must stop terrorists and help an abused friend.
2. THE DA VINCI CODE
By Dan Brown (Doubleday $24.95)
A murder mystery that involves the head curator at the Louvre.
3. THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN
By Mitch Albom (Hyperion $19.95)
A novel about one man’s encounters in heaven.
4. THE LAST JUROR
By John Grisham (Doubleday $27.95)
The story of a journalist and a murder trial.
5. RANSOM
By Danielle Steel (Delacorte $26.95)
A novel about the kidnapping of a multimillionaire’s children.
6. THE PRINCES OF IRELAND: The Dublin Saga
By Edward Rutherfurd (Doubleday $27.95)
The first of a planned two-volume series set in ancient Ireland.
7. A DEATH IN VIENNA
By Daniel Silva (Putnam $25.95)
The third thriller featuring art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon.
8. THE AMATEUR MARRIAGE
By Anne Tyler (Knopf $24.95)
A novel about the marriage of a mismatched couple.
9. THE IDEAL BRIDE
By Stephanie Laurens (Morrow $22.95)
A romance develops between a diplomat’s widow and a cunning politician.
10. THE BIRTH OF VENUS
By Sarah Dunant (Random House $21.95)
A novel about a young female artist in 15th Century Florence, Italy.
Nonfiction Hardcover
1. THE SOUTH BEACH DIET
By Dr. Arthur Agatston (Rodale $24.95)
A low-carb diet that includes meal plans.
2. THE PURPOSE-DRIVEN LIFE
By Rick Warren (Zondervan $19.99)
Applies the lessons in “The Purpose-Driven Church” to personal experience.
3. THE PROPER CARE & FEEDING OF HUSBANDS
By Laura Schlessinger (HarperCollins $24.95)
The radio psychologist offers advice to wives.
4. DELIVER US FROM EVIL
By Sean Hannity (ReganBooks $26.95)
The conservative Fox News host criticizes liberal politicians.
5. THE AUTOMATIC MILLIONAIRE
By David Bach (Broadway $19.95)
Advice on long-term financial planning.
6. THE ULTIMATE WEIGHT SOLUTION
By Phil McGraw (Free Press $26)
The self-help guru offers his seven keys to weight loss.
7. THE FABRIC OF THE COSMOS
By Brian Greene (Knopf $28.95)
A physicist looks at space, time and our understanding of them.
8. AMERICAN DYNASTY
By Kevin Phillips (Viking $25.95)
Follows four generations of the Bush family and their effect on American politics.
9. THE PRICE OF LOYALTY
By Ron Suskind (Simon & Schuster $26)
Former Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill looks at the current Bush administration.
10. LIES AND THE LYING LIARS WHO TELL THEM
By Al Franken (Dutton $24.95)
The liberal political satirist attacks conservatives.
