BESTSELLERS

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

2 The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (Back Bay: $13.95) A murdered girl tells the story of those left behind.

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

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

5 The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger (Broadway: $13.95) A college grad enters fashion publishing.

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

7 The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers (Bantam: $6.99) A deaf-mute becomes the town confidant.

8 The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead: $14) A writer returns to Kabul to rescue the son of a childhood friend.

9 Digital Fortress by Dan Brown (Griffin: $14.95) A new technology threatens the balance of international power.

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

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*--* 1 Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi (Random House: $13.95) A professor keeps literature alive for her students.

2 The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson (Vintage: $14.95) How a serial killer haunted the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair.

3 Living History by Hillary Rodham Clinton (Scribner: $16) The senator and former first lady’s memoirs.

4 1,000 Places to See Before You Die by Patricia Schultz (Workman: $18.95) Trotting the globe.

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

6 Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz (Amber-Allen: $12.95) A code of conduct based on Toltec wisdom.

7 Friends ‘Til the End by David Wild (Time: $24.95) A commemorative companion edition to the late television comedy.

8 Seven Ages of Paris by Alistair Horne (Vintage: $16) The seven great eras in Paris from the 13th century to 1969.

9 Beyond Belief by Elaine Pagels (Vintage: $13) How early Christians embraced the gospel of John over that of Thomas.

10 Smart Women Finish Rich by David Bach (Broadway: $14.95) How to manage your financial future.

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