Bestsellers

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*--* 1 Angels & Demons by Dan Brown (Pocket Books: $7.99) A scholar uncovers a vendetta against the Catholic Church.

2 Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (Picador: $15) A Greek family embraces the American dream.

3 The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (Penguin: $14) A teenage girl is haunted by her mother’s death.

4 Life of Pi by Yann Martel (Harvest Books: $14) A boy shares a lifeboat with a tiger on a harrowing trip.

5 Master and Commander by Patrick O’Brian (W.W. Norton: $13) Adventure on the high seas in the Napoleonic Wars.

6 The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency by Alexander M. Smith (Anchor: $11.95) Botswana’s favorite private eye.

7 Deception Point by Dan Brown (Pocket Books: $7.99) A president’s reelection rests on an object buried in the Arctic.

8 Key of Knowledge by Nora Roberts (Jove: $7.99) Three women friends try to free the souls of ancient demigoddesses.

9 Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier (Plume: $14) The young woman who inspired a Vermeer painting.

10 Hornet Flight, by Ken Follett (New American Library: $7.99) The Danish resistance in World War II.

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*--* 1 1,000 Places to See Before You Die by Patricia Schultz (Workman: $18.95) For real and armchair travelers.

2 100 Words Every High School Graduate Should Know by American Heritage (Houghton Mifflin: $4.95)

3 The Metrosexual Guide to Style, by Michael Flocker (DaCapo: $12.95) Style pointers for the upscale male.

4 Still More George W. Bushisms by Jacob Weisberg (Fireside: $9.95) Presidential phrases gathered by Slate’s editor.

5 Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki & Sharon Lechter (Techpress: $15.95) Fiscal parenting.

6 This Book Will Change Your Life by Benrik (Plume: $18) 365 daily ways to make your life a lot more interesting.

7 Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom (Broadway: $12.95) Learning life’s lessons from a dying former teacher.

8 Blueprint for Disaster by Darby Conley (Andrews McMeel: $10.95) Uppity pets run their hapless owner’s life.

9 Doga: Yoga for Dogs by Jennifer Brilliant & William Berloni (Chronicle: $14.95) Like it says.

10 First Time Director by Gil Bettman (Michael Wiese: $27.95) How to make your breakthrough movie.

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