Bestseller lists
HARDCOVER BOOKS
FICTION
1. ANATHEM, by Neal Stephenson. (William Morrow, $29.95.) An order of cloistered mathematicians and scientists must save their Earth-like planet when catastrophe threatens. THIS WEEK: 1 LAST WEEK: 0 WEEKS ON LIST: 1
2. THE BOOK OF LIES, by Brad Meltzer. (Grand Central, $25.99.) The murder of the father of Superman's creator, Jerry Siegel, is linked to the biblical story of Cain and Abel. THIS WEEK: 2 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2
3. THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. (Dial, $22.) A journalist meets with residents of the island of Guernsey who resisted the Nazi occupation. THIS WEEK: 3 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 7
4. AMERICAN WIFE, by Curtis Sittenfeld. (Random House, $26.) A pretty librarian marries the alcoholic son of a wealthy political family who somehow becomes president. THIS WEEK: 4 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2
5. DARK CURSE, by Christine Feehan. (Berkley, $24.95.) A Carpathian novel. THIS WEEK: 5 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2
6. THE HOST, by Stephenie Meyer. (Little, Brown, $25.99.) Aliens have taken control of the minds and bodies of most humans, but one woman won't surrender. THIS WEEK: 6 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 19
7. THE KEEPSAKE, by Tess Gerritsen. (Ballantine, $26.) A killer who mummifies his victims is on the loose in Boston. THIS WEEK: 7 LAST WEEK: 0 WEEKS ON LIST: 1
8. DEVIL BONES, by Kathy Reichs. (Scribner, $25.95.) Temperance Brennan, the forensic anthropologist, must identify two victims of voodoo and devil worship. THIS WEEK: 8 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 3
9. THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE, by David Wroblewski. (Ecco, $25.95.) A mute takes refuge with three dogs in the Wisconsin woods after his father's death. THIS WEEK: 9 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 14
10. THE GYPSY MORPH, by Terry Brooks. (Del Rey/Ballantine, $27.) The third volume of the Genesis of Shannara series. THIS WEEK: 10 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 3
11. SILKS, by Dick Francis and Felix Francis. (Putnam, $25.95.) A British defense lawyer and amateur jockey reluctantly represents another jockey who seems to be guilty of murder. THIS WEEK: 11 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 3
12. (x) THE BOURNE SANCTION, by Eric Van Lustbader. (Grand Central, $25.99.) Robert Ludlum's character Jason Bourne pursues the leader of a Muslim terrorist group. THIS WEEK: 12 (x) LAST WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 7
13. HOME, by Marilynne Robinson. (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $25.) The events of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “Gilead” are revisited from another perspective. THIS WEEK: 13 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 2
14. THE FORCE UNLEASHED, by Sean Williams. (Del Rey, $26.) An apprentice to Darth Vader is dispatched to kill the last of his masters enemies; a “Star Wars” novel. THIS WEEK: 14 LAST WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 4
15. SMOKE SCREEN, by Sandra Brown. (Simon & Schuster, $26.95.) Scandalous deaths thwart the investigation of a fatal fire at police headquarters in Charleston, S.C. THIS WEEK: 15 LAST WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 5
16. (x) SUPREME COURTSHIP, by Christopher Buckley. (Twelve, $24.99.) A Washington satire. THIS WEEK: 16 (x) LAST WEEK: 0 WEEKS ON LIST: 1
NONFICTION
1. HOT, FLAT, AND CROWDED, by Thomas L. Friedman. (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $27.95.) How a green revolution can renew America, by the New York Times columnist. THIS WEEK: 1 LAST WEEK: 0 WEEKS ON LIST: 1
2. THE WAR WITHIN, by Bob Woodward. (Simon & Schuster, $32.) White House debates over the Iraq war, 2006-08. THIS WEEK: 2 LAST WEEK: 0 WEEKS ON LIST: 1
3. STORI TELLING, by Tori Spelling with Hilary Liftin. (Simon Spotlight Entertainment, $24.95.) The actress's memoir. (b) THIS WEEK: 3 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 16
4. ARE YOU THERE, VODKA? ITS ME, CHELSEA, by Chelsea Handler. (Simon Spotlight Entertainment, $24.95.) Humorous personal essays from the stand-up comedian. THIS WEEK: 4 LAST WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 21
5. THE FIRST BILLION IS THE HARDEST, by T. Boone Pickens. (Crown Business, $26.95.) An account of Pickens' career and his views about energy policy. THIS WEEK: 5 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 2
6. THE LIMITS OF POWER, by Andrew Bacevich. (Metropolitan/Holt, $24.) A retired Army colonel argues that Americans themselves are responsible for the country's woes. (b) THIS WEEK: 6 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 5
7. THE OBAMA NATION, by Jerome R. Corsi. (Threshold, $28.) The Democratic candidate as an extreme leftist, from a co-author of “Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry.” (b) THIS WEEK: 7 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 7
8. (x) FLEECED, by Dick Morris and Eileen McGann. (Harper, $26.95.) Americans are fleeced by government, business, labor unions and lobbyists. (b) THIS WEEK: 8 (x) LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 12
9. WHEN YOU ARE ENGULFED IN FLAMES, by David Sedaris. (Little, Brown, $25.99.) The humorist's latest essays. THIS WEEK: 9 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 15
10. THE CASE AGAINST BARACK OBAMA, by David Freddoso. (Regnery, $27.95.) The Democratic candidate as a calculating extreme leftist. (b) THIS WEEK: 10 LAST WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 6
11. THE HOUSE AT SUGAR BEACH, by Helene Cooper. (Simon & Schuster, $25.) A New York Times reporter's memoir of growing up in, and fleeing from, Liberia. THIS WEEK: 11 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 2
12. THE STRONGEST TRIBE, by Bing West. (Random House, $28.) How the war in Iraq has turned around. THIS WEEK: 12 LAST WEEK: 0 WEEKS ON LIST: 1
13. (x) WESLEY THE OWL, by Stacey O'Brien. (Free Press, $23.) A biologist adopts, and comes to love, a barn owl. THIS WEEK: 13 (x) LAST WEEK: 0 WEEKS ON LIST: 1
14. BLACK BELT PATRIOTISM, by Chuck Norris. (Regnery, $26.95.) How to apply the founding fathers' wisdom to today's problems like immigration and global terrorism. THIS WEEK: 14 LAST WEEK: 0 WEEKS ON LIST: 1
15. THE TROUBLE WITH BOYS, by Peg Tyre. (Crown, $24.95.) The national debate about why boys are falling behind girls' achievement in school. THIS WEEK: 15 LAST WEEK: 0 WEEKS ON LIST: 1
16. (x) ANTICANCER, by David Servan-Schreiber. (Viking, 25.95.) A doctor and scientist who had brain cancer describes natural methods of health care that can prevent cancer or aid in its treatment. THIS WEEK: 16 (x) LAST WEEK: 0 WEEKS ON LIST: 1
ADVICE, HOW-TO AND MISCELLANEOUS
1. THE LAST LECTURE, by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow. (Hyperion, $21.95.) Thoughts on “seizing every moment” from Pausch, a Carnegie Mellon professor who died of pancreatic cancer at age 47. THIS WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 23
2. BREAKTHROUGH, by Suzanne Somers. (Crown, $25.95.) Eight steps to wellness: advice on hormone therapy from Somers and a group of doctors. THIS WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 1
3. THE SECRET, by Rhonda Byrne. (Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95.) The law of attraction as a key to getting what you want. THIS WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 88
4. MYSTICAL TRAVELER, by Sylvia Browne. (Hay House, $22.95.) The self-professed psychic explains how to advance to a higher level of spirituality. THIS WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 1
5. THE GONE FISHIN' PORTFOLIO, by Alexander Green. (Wiley, $27.95.) A guide to hands-off investing for the long term. (b) THIS WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 1
6. THE 4-HOUR WORKWEEK, by Timothy Ferriss. (Crown, $19.95.) Reconstructing your life so it's not all about work. THIS WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 42
7. YOU: STAYING YOUNG, by Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz et al. (Free Press, $26.) The principles of longevity and how to combat aging's effects. THIS WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 29
8. THE SOUTH BEACH DIET SUPERCHARGED, by Arthur Agatston with Joseph Signorile. (Rodale, $25.95.) A guide to faster weight loss. THIS WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 18
9. THE TRUTH ABOUT CHEATING, by M. Gary Neuman. (Wiley, $24.95.) The author of “Emotional Infidelity” explains why husbands stray and what their wives can do to prevent it. THIS WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 1
10. SIX DISCIPLINES EXECUTION REVOLUTION, by Gary Harpst. (Six Disciplines Publishing, $12.95.) Strategies for small and midsize businesses. (b) THIS WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 4
PAPERBACK BOOKS
NON-FICTION
1. EAT, PRAY, LOVE, by Elizabeth Gilbert. (Penguin, $15.) A writer's yearlong journey in search of self. THIS WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 86
2. THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. (Penguin, $15.) A former climber builds schools in villages in Pakistan and Afghanistan. THIS WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 85
3. SARAH, by Kaylene Johnson. (Epicenter, $15.95.) The career of Sarah Palin, the Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential nominee. (b) THIS WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 2
4. A LONG WAY GONE, by Ishmael Beah. (Sarah Crichton/Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $12.) A former child soldier from Sierra Leone describes his drug-crazed killing spree and his return to humanity. THIS WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 6
5. (x) CHANGE YOUR BRAIN, CHANGE YOUR LIFE, by Daniel G. Amen. (Three Rivers, $15.) Instructions for conquering anxiety, depression and anger. THIS WEEK: 5 (x) WEEKS ON LIST: 14
6. THE AUDACITY OF HOPE, by Barack Obama. (Three Rivers; $14.95, Vintage; $7.99.) The Illinois senator asks Americans to move beyond political divisions. THIS WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 38
7. INTO THE WILD, by Jon Krakauer. (Anchor, $12.95.) A man's obsession with the wilderness ends in tragedy. THIS WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 164
8. CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN, with a foreword by Barack Obama. (Three Rivers, $13.95.) Speeches and policy proposals from Obama's presidential campaign. THIS WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 1
9. 90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN, by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey. (Revell, $12.99.) A minister on the other-worldly experience he had after an accident. THIS WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 99
10. DREAMS FROM MY FATHER, by Barack Obama. (Three Rivers, $14.95.) The senator on life as the son of a black African father and a white American mother. THIS WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 113
11. MIKE'S ELECTION GUIDE, by Michael Moore. (Grand Central, $13.99.) The filmmaker's take on 2008. THIS WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 3
12. (x) I HOPE THEY SERVE BEER IN HELL, by Tucker Max. (Citadel, $12.95.) Life as a drunken womanizer. THIS WEEK: 12 (x) WEEKS ON LIST: 50
13. THE WORLD IS FLAT, by Thomas L. Friedman. (Picador, $16.) The New York Times columnist's analysis of 21st-century economics and foreign policy. THIS WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 35
14. ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MIRACLE, by Barbara Kingsolver with Steven L. Hopp and Camille Kingsolver. (Harper Perennial, $14.95.) The novelist and her family spend a year eating homegrown or local food. THIS WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 20
15. THE ZOOKEEPER'S WIFE, by Diane Ackerman. (Norton, $14.95.) How a Warsaw couple sheltered Jews and members of the Resistance during World War II. THIS WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 1
16. MARLEY & ME, by John Grogan. (Harper, $13.95.) Lessons learned from a neurotic dog. THIS WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 27
17. THE TIPPING POINT, by Malcolm Gladwell. (Back Bay/Little, Brown, $14.95.) A study of social epidemics. THIS WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 213
18. THE GLASS CASTLE, by Jeannette Walls. (Scribner, $15.) The author recalls a bizarre childhood during which she and her siblings moved constantly. THIS WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 136
19. (x) THE OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA, by Michael Pollan. (Penguin, $16.) Tracking food from soil to plate. THIS WEEK: 19 (x) WEEKS ON LIST: 55
20. THE DUCHESS, by Amanda Foreman. (Random House, $15.95.) aka Georgiana Spencer, the great-great-great-great-aunt of Diana, Princess of Wales. THIS WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 3
ADVICE
1. A NEW EARTH, by Eckhart Tolle. (Plume, $14.) A spiritual teacher prescribes letting go of the ego to help end conflict and suffering. THIS WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 33
2. SKINNY BITCH, by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin. (Running Press, $13.95.) Vegan diet advice from the world of modeling. THIS WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 62
3. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOURE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel. (Workman, $14.95.) Advice for parents-to-be. (b) THIS WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 378
4. SOUL WISDOM, by Zhi Gang Sha. (Atria, $16.) A doctor of Western and traditional Chinese medicine on how to harness the power of the soul for healing and personal transformation. (b) THIS WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 10
5. THE POWER OF NOW, by Eckhart Tolle. (New World Library, $14.) A guide to personal growth and spiritual enlightenment. THIS WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 48
6. THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES, by Gary Chapman. (Northfield, $13.99.) How to communicate love in a way a spouse will understand. THIS WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 64
7. THE PURPOSE-DRIVEN LIFE, by Rick Warren. (Zondervan, $14.99.) Finding meaning in ones life through God. THIS WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 33
8. MONEY, AND THE LAW OF ATTRACTION, by Esther and Jerry Hicks. (Hay House, $16.95.) Improving your physical and financial well-being. (b) THIS WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 5
9. HUNGRY GIRL, by Lisa Lillien. (St. Martins Griffin, $17.95.) Recipes for burgers, nachos, pizza, fudge, onion rings and other “guilty” foods without the guilt. THIS WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 18
10. SKINNY BITCH IN THE KITCH, by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin. (Running Press, $14.95.) Vegan recipes from the authors of “Skinny Bitch.” THIS WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 16
PAPERBACK BOOKS
TRADE FICTION
1. THE SHACK, by William P. Young. (Windblown Media, $14.99.) A man whose daughter was abducted receives an invitation to an isolated shack, apparently from God. (b) THIS WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 17
2. THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO, by Junot Diaz. (Riverhead, $14.) A nerdy Dominican-American struggles to escape a family curse. THIS WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 2
3. THE CHOICE, by Nicholas Sparks. (Grand Central, $13.99.) How a North Carolina man's decisions about love and death play out in his life. THIS WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 4
4. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, by Sara Gruen. (Algonquin, $13.95.) A young man and an elephant save a Depression-era circus. THIS WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 54
5. BAREFOOT, by Elin Hilderbrand. (Back Bay/Little, Brown, $13.99.) Three women with various problems spend a transformative summer together on Nantucket. THIS WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 14
6. (x) THE ALCHEMIST, by Paulo Coelho. (HarperOne, $13.95.) A Spanish shepherd boy travels to Egypt in search of treasure. THIS WEEK: 6 (x) WEEKS ON LIST: 53
7. NIGHTS IN RODANTHE, by Nicholas Sparks. (Grand Central, $13.99.) Romance ignites between a middle-aged man and woman at a North Carolina inn. THIS WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 6
8. THE KITE RUNNER, by Khaled Hosseini. (Riverhead, $15.95 and $14.) An Afghan-American returns to Kabul to learn how a childhood friend has fared. THIS WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 54
9. THE ALMOST MOON, by Alice Sebold. (Little, Brown, $14.99.) A woman accustomed to satisfying the needs of her clinging family finally reaches the point of no return. THIS WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 1
10. THE ROAD, by Cormac McCarthy. (Vintage, $14.95.) A father and son travel in post-apocalypse America. THIS WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 54
11. SECOND CHANCE, by Jane Green. (Plume, $15.) A group of 30-something friends reconsider their lives after one of their number is killed in a terrorist attack. THIS WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 16
12. NINETEEN MINUTES, by Jodi Picoult. (Washington Square, $15.) The aftermath of a high school shooting reveals the fault lines in a small New Hampshire town. THIS WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 32
13. THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES, by Sue Monk Kidd. (Penguin, $14.) In South Carolina in 1964, a teenage girl tries to discover the secret to her mother's past. THIS WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 13
14. LOVING FRANK, by Nancy Horan. (Ballantine, $14.) A story of the romance between Frank Lloyd Wright and Mamah Borthwick Cheney. THIS WEEK: 14 WEEKS ON LIST: 22
15. OUT STEALING HORSES, by Per Petterson. (Picador, $14.) In a remote cabin, a Norwegian man circles around his memories. THIS WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 12
16. (x) THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB, by Kate Jacobs. (Berkley, $14.) A group of women meet weekly at a New York City yarn shop. THIS WEEK: 16 (x) WEEKS ON LIST: 37
17. BRIDGE OF SIGHS, by Richard Russo. (Vintage, $14.95.) The entangled lives of an upstate New York couple and their friend. THIS WEEK: 17 WEEKS ON LIST: 5
18. THE WEDNESDAY LETTERS, by Jason F. Wright. (Berkley, $13.) Two brothers and a sister learn about their family's past through their parents' love letters. THIS WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 2
19. RUN, by Ann Patchett. (Harper Perennial, $14.95.) Two young black men, adopted in childhood by a Boston politician, encounter their birth mother and sister. THIS WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 6
20. (x) THE LAST SUMMER (OF YOU AND ME), by Ann Brashares. (Riverhead, $14.) The bond between two sisters is tested by a romance with an old friend. THIS WEEK: 20 (x) WEEKS ON LIST: 19
MASS MARKET
1. BOOK OF THE DEAD, by Patricia Cornwell. (Berkley, $9.99.) The forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta opens a private practice in Charleston, S.C. THIS WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2
2. NIGHTS IN RODANTHE, by Nicholas Sparks. (Grand Central, $7.99.) Romance ignites between a middle-aged man and woman at a North Carolina inn. THIS WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 7
3. STONE COLD, by David Baldacci. (Vision, $9.99.) Members of Washington's Camel Club are being stalked to prevent them from uncovering government secrets. THIS WEEK: 3 WEEKS ON LIST: 3
4. 8 SANDPIPER WAY, by Debbie Macomber. (Mira, $7.99.) Romantic intrigue in Cedar Cove, Wash. THIS WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 3
5. PROTECT AND DEFEND, by Vince Flynn. (Pocket, $9.99.) An American counterterrorism operative must avert catastrophe in nuclear Iran. THIS WEEK: 5 WEEKS ON LIST: 3
6. PLAYING FOR PIZZA, by John Grisham. (Dell, $7.99.) An American third-string quarterback joins the Italian National Football League's Parma Panthers. THIS WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 8
7. COMPULSION, by Jonathan Kellerman. (Ballantine, $9.99.) Several Los Angeles women are murdered, and the psychologist-detective Alex Delaware investigates. THIS WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 3
8. DEAD UNTIL DARK, by Charlaine Harris. (Ace, $7.99.) A psychic cocktail waitress in small-town Louisiana falls in love with a bad-boy vampire. THIS WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 1
9. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED, by James Patterson and Howard Roughan. (Vision, $9.99.) An aspiring photographer working as a nanny has terrible visions. THIS WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 7
10. SWEET REVENGE, by Diane Mott Davidson. (Avon, $7.99.) While catering a breakfast, Goldy Schulz thinks she spots her ex-husband's supposedly dead killer. THIS WEEK: 10 WEEKS ON LIST: 3
11. KEEPING FAITH, by Jodi Picoult. (Avon, $7.99.) A child starts hearing divine voices in the aftermath of her parents' divorce. THIS WEEK: 11 WEEKS ON LIST: 2
12. TRUNK MUSIC, by Michael Connelly. (Grand Central, $7.99.) Harry Bosch's inquiry into a movie producer's murder leads to Las Vegas; a reprint of a 1997 book. THIS WEEK: 12 WEEKS ON LIST: 3
13. DARK LIGHT, by Jayne Castle. (Jove, $7.99.) The boss of the Ghost Hunter Guild turns to a reporter in hopes of uncovering a conspiracy within his organization. THIS WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 3
14. (x) NOAH, by Jacquelyn Frank. (Zebra/Kensington, $6.99.) The Demon King reaches out to the woman who has been tormenting him in vivid dreams. THIS WEEK: 14 (x) WEEKS ON LIST: 3
15. COLD HEARTED, by Beverly Barton. (Zebra/Kensington, $6.99.) A PI wonders why every man who gets close to Jordan Price seems to end up dead. THIS WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 2
16. THE EDGE OF DESIRE, by Stephanie Laurens. (Avon, $7.99.) Needing help, Lady Letitia Randall seduces the man who left her to fight for king and country. THIS WEEK: 16 WEEKS ON LIST: 3
17. (x) LIVING DEAD IN DALLAS, by Charlaine Harris. (Ace, $7.99.) A vampire asks the psychic waitress Sookie Stackhouse to track down one of his missing companions. THIS WEEK: 17 (x) WEEKS ON LIST: 1
18. SWEET TROUBLE, by Susan Mallery. (HQN, $6.99.) When Jesse Keyes returns to Seattle, her sisters are less than warm, and an old lover is reluctant to see her. THIS WEEK: 18 WEEKS ON LIST: 3
19. (x) CRITICAL, by Robin Cook. (Berkley, $9.99.) A medical examiner investigates infection deaths at Manhattan hospitals whose main financial backer is a Mafia don. THIS WEEK: 19 (x) WEEKS ON LIST: 2
20. BEVERLY HILLS DEAD, by Stuart Woods. (Signet, $9.99.) Murder and political intrigue during the Hollywood Red Scare of the 1940s. THIS WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 1
