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Published 9:00 pm Saturday, May 8, 2004
Hardcover fiction
1. The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown (Doubleday: $24.95) A Louvre curator’s killing leads to clues hidden in Leonardo’s paintings and a secret society with something to hide.
2. The Five People You Meet in Heaven, by Mitch Albom (Hyperion: $19.95) An amusement park maintenance man faces his life, death and afterlife in this three-part parable.
3. Therapy, by Jonathan Kellerman (Ballantine: $26.95) Alex Delaware discovers that the slaying of a couple found dead in a Mustang convertible is tied to a celebrity psychologist.
4. Bergdorf Blondes, by Plum Sykes (Miramax: $23.95) Botoxed, peeled and tanned-to-kill, Park Avenue princesses search for an ATM (rich boyfriend) or a P.H. (potential husband).
5. The Full Cupboard of Life, by Alexander McCall Smith (Pantheon: $19.95) A Botswana detective is hired by a wealthy businesswoman to divine the true intentions of four suitors.
6. Angels and Demons, by Dan Brown (Atria: $17.95) A Harvard scholar uncovers a vendetta against the Roman Catholic Church by a secret society known as the Illuminati.
7. Nighttime Is My Time, by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon &Schuster: $25.95) On the eve of their 20-year high school reunion, a serial killer plots revenge against those who once humiliated him.
8. The Known World, by Edward P. Jones (Amistad/HarperCollins: $24.95) A black slave owner’s plantation is the setting for a tale of love and betrayal in antebellum Virginia.
9. Little Children, by Tom Perrotta (St. Martin’s: $24.95) A group of thirtysomething parents confront their fears as they raise their suburban offspring.
10. The Birth of Venus, by Sara Dunant (Random House: $21.95) A love story amid the political, religious and artistic ferment in 14th century Florence.
Hardcover nonfiction
1. Plan of Attack, by Bob Woodward (Simon &Schuster: $28) A behind-the-scenes look at how George W. Bush and his war council came to launch a preemptive attack on Iraq.
2. Against All Enemies, by Richard A. Clarke (Free Press: $27) The former counter-terrorism advisor questions the Bush administration’s response to threats before Sept. 11 and its focus on Iraq since.
3. Eats, Shoots and Leaves, by Lynne Truss (Gotham: $17.50) A British novelist and journalist offers her zero-tolerance approach to punctuation, drawn from a pioneering BBC series.
4. Trump: How to Get Rich, by Donald J. Trump with Meredith McIver (Random House: $21.95) The billionaire real estate mogul turned television star riffs on how to succeed in business.
5. Worse Than Watergate, by John W. Dean (Little, Brown: $22.95) Former White House counsel details how President Bush has damaged the nation more than President Nixon or Watergate.
6. Ten Minutes From Normal, by Karen Hughes (Viking Press: $25.95) Longtime Bush counselor tells about the 2000 campaign and balancing the needs of family, faith, work and politics.
7. The Power of Intention, by Wayne W. Dyer (Hay House: $24.95) How to spark creativity by drawing upon a field of energy that exists all around us.
8. Blue Blood, by Edward Conlon (Riverhead Books: $26.95) A New York Police Dept. detective paints a vivid picture of life on the force.
9. The Purpose-Driven Life, by Rick Warren (Zondervan: $19.99) How the “God-ordained” principles of worship, community, discipleship, ministry and evangelism bring fulfillment.
10. House of Bush, House of Saud, by Craig Unger (Scribner: $26) The courting of the Bush family network by the Saudi royal family and how it has affected U.S. government policy.
Los Angeles Times
