Los Angeles Times Bestsellers

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*--* 1 THE LOVELY BONES by Alice Sebold (Little, Brown: $21.95) 1 8 A murdered girl tells the story of her grieving family, the killer and the detective who hunts him 2 RED RABBIT by Tom Clancy (Putnam: $28.95) In the early -- 1 1980s, newcomer Jack Ryan stumbles upon a KGB plot to assassinate the pope and create global chaos 3 THE EMPEROR OF OCEAN PARK by Stephen L. Carter (Alfred A. 2 10 Knopf: $26.95) A professor is drawn into the underworld of Washington, D.C., by the secrets of his late father, a federal judge 4 THE NANNY DIARIES by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus 3 24 (St. Martin’s: $24.95) The travails of an overworked and underappreciated Park Avenue caregiver 5 STONE KISS by Faye Kellerman (Warner: $25.95) Police 11 3 detective Peter Decker uncovers ugly family secrets after his half-brother winds up dead in a seedy New York hotel 6 ATONEMENT by Ian McEwan (Nan A. Talese/ Doubleday: $26) A 4 23 haunting novel of guilt and redemption that follows several lives through the chaos of England in World War II 7 THE ELEVENTH HOUR by Catherine Coulter (Putnam: $24.95) 5 3 An FBI agent hunts the killer of his brother, a priest murdered in the confessional, with an unlikely witness’ help 8 THE DIVE FROM CLAUSEN’S PIER by Ann Packer (Alfred A. 12 9 Knopf: $24) A young woman struggles with the meaning of her life after a catastrophe changes her relationship with her fiance 9 YOU ARE NOT A STRANGER HERE by Adam Haslett (Doubleday: -- 1 $21.95) A story collection exploring the complex relations between mental illness and the doctors who look for a cure 10 PASADENA by David Ebershoff (Random House: $24.95) A 8 3 young woman is caught in a love triangle, and the fate of a Southern California ranch hangs in the balance 11 STANDING IN THE RAINBOW by Fannie Flagg (Random House: -- 1 $25.95) After World War II the world is changing for the Smith family and their colorful neighbors in a quaint Missouri town 12 TWELVE by Nick McDonell (Grove Press: $23) A gritty look 7 4 at life on the edge for the lost souls in the privileged existence of the Manhattan prep school set 13 PRAGUE by Arthur Phillips (Random House: $24.95) Five -- 2 young seekers of love and experience move to central Europe after the Soviet Union’s collapse 14 THE BEACH HOUSE by James Patterson and Peter de Jonge 6 9 (Little, Brown: $26.95) A law student seeks his own justice after his brother’s body is found outside a Long Island manse 15 A LOVE OF MY OWN by E. Lynn Harris (Doubleday: $24.95) A 9 2 pair of high-powered executives at a hip urban magazine yearn for meaning beyond the boardroom

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*--* 1 SLANDER by Ann Coulter (Crown: $25.95) A political 1 7 pundit takes on the media and explains how liberal bias is threatening to ruin the country 2 STUPID WHITE MEN AND OTHER SORRY EXCUSES FOR THE STATE 4 25 OF THE NATION by Michael Moore (ReganBooks: $24.95) Lampooning the government and more 3 SELF MATTERS by Phillip C. McGraw (Simon & Schuster: 2 30 $25) A self-improvement guru and “Oprah” regular teaches readers how to “create your life from the inside out.” 4 WHO MOVED MY CHEESE? by Spencer Johnson (Putnam: $19.95) 8 124 The coauthor of “The One-Minute Manager” uses the parable of mice in a maze to discuss managing change 5 THE PERRICONE PRESCRIPTION by Nicholas Perricone -- 1 (HarperCollins: $27.50) A guide to aging that argues that good nutrition, not lotions, is the best treatment for your skin 6 GOOD TO GREAT by Jim Collins (HarperCollins: $27.50) How -- 7 a great product, a healthy corporate culture and a disciplined work force can propel a company to success 7 THE ART OF TRAVEL by Alain de Botton (Pantheon: $23) -- 1 William Wordsworth, Vincent van Gogh and others make appearances in this collection of essays on traveling 8 SYLVIA BROWNE’S BOOK OF DREAMS by Sylvia Browne with 5 2 Lindsay Harrison (Dutton: $25.95) Heeding the messages of dreams to reconnect with our selves and our loved ones 9 WHY I AM A CATHOLIC by Garry Wills (Houghton Mifflin: 13 4 $26) The historian reflects on his deep sense of faith and challenges the authority of the papacy 10 GET WITH THE PROGRAM! by Bob Greene (Simon & Schuster: 6 4 $24) Oprah’s personal trainer combines an exercise plan with a look at the emotional connection to eating 11 THE SEXUAL LIFE OF CATHERINE M. by Catherine Millet 3 9 (Grove Press: $23) A French art critic with a gifted superego looks back on 30 years of indulging her id 12 THE POWER OF NOW by Eckhart Tolle (New World Library: -- 10 $21.95) How to improve relationships and encourage happiness and contentment by living in the present 13 HOW TO LOSE FRIENDS AND ALIENATE PEOPLE by Toby Young -- 2 (Da Capo: $24) A journalist’s memoir presents an unflattering portrait of himself, the media and Manhattan’s social scene 14 KOBA THE DREAD by Martin Amis (Talk Miramax: $24.95) A -- 4 history of the mass killings in Lenin’s and Stalin’s Russia with a memoir questioning the Left’s support of the Soviets 15 SIX DAYS OF WAR by Michael B. Oren (Oxford University -- 1 Press: $30) A complete history of the Six Day War of 1967, when Israel conquered the West Bank and the Gaza Strip

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