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FICTION

1. THE APPEAL

by John Grisham

Doubleday

Political and legal intrigue ensue when a Mississippi court decides against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste.

2. 7TH HEAVEN

by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

Little, Brown

In San Francisco, Detective Lindsay Boxer and the Women's Murder Club hunt for an arsonist and a missing teenager.

3. DUMA KEY

by Stephen King

Scribner

A Minnesota contractor moves to Florida to recover from an injury and begins to create paintings with mysterious power.

4. STRANGER IN PARADISE

by Robert B. Parker

Putnam

Jesse Stone, the police chief of Paradise, Massachusetts, must protect a hit man's intended victim.

5. A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS

by Khaled Hosseini

Riverhead

A friendship between two women in Afghanistan against the backdrop of 30 years of war.

6. PLUM LUCKY

by Janet Evanovich

St Martin's

Stephanie's grandmother finds a bag of cash and goes gambling in Atlantic City, pursued by the money's owner.

7. WORLD WITHOUT END

by Ken Follett

Dutton

Love and intrigue in Kingsbridge, the medieval English cathedral town at the center of Follett's Pillars of the Earth.

8. THE SENATOR'S WIFE

by Sue Miller

Knopf

A woman lives with her husband's persistent infidelity.

9. PEOPLE OF THE BOOK

by Geraldine Brooks

Viking

A rare-book expert unlocks the secrets of a medieval manuscript.

10. SIZZLE AND BURN

by Jayne Ann Krentz

Putnam

A member of the Arcane Society, dedicated to paranormal research, helps a woman with psychic powers.

11. WHERE THE HEART LEADS

by Stephanie Laurens

Morrow

With the help of a well-born amateur detective, a society woman in London investigates the disappearance of several orphans in the 15th Cynster novel.

NONFICTION

1. IN DEFENSE OF FOOD

by Michael Pollan

Penguin Press

A manifesto urges us to "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants."

2. AN INCONVENIENT BOOK

by Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe

Threshold Editions

Beck's solutions to problems including global warming and political correctness.

3. REAL CHANGE

by Newt Gingrich with Vince Haley and Rick Tyler

Regnery

How to build a better America, from the former speaker of the House.

4. I AM AMERICA (AND SO CAN YOU!)

by Stephen Colbert et al

Grand Central

The wit and wisdom of the mock pundit of Comedy Central's Colbert Report.

5. TOM CRUISE

by Andrew Morton

St Martin's

An unauthorized biography of the movie star.

6. HOPE'S BOY

by Andrew Bridge

Hyperion

A memoir of a childhood in foster care by an advocate for poor children.

7. LIBERAL FASCISM

by Jonah Goldberg

Doubleday

This "alternative history of American liberalism reveals its roots in, and commonalities with, classical fascism."

8. QUIET STRENGTH

by Tony Dungy with Nathan Whitaker

Tyndale

A memoir by the first black coach to win a Super Bowl (He did it with the Indianapolis Colts last year.)

9. ICEMAN

by Chuck Liddell with Chad Millman

Dutton

A mixed martial artist who competes for the Ultimate Fighting Championship describes his life and his fights.

10. GEOGRAPHY OF BLISS

by Eric Weiner

Twelve

A writer explores to what degree an individual's happiness is intertwined with a shared geography and culture.

11. THE COMMISSION

by Philip Shenon

Twelve

The story behind the Sept. 11 report.

12. BOOM!

by Tom Brokaw

Random House

The retired news anchor assesses the 1960s.
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