Washington paperback bestsellers


Fiction
1

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO

(Vintage, $14.95). By Stieg Larsson. First book in the late Swede's "Millennium Trilogy"; basis of new film.

65
2

THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE

(Vintage, $15.95). By Stieg Larsson. Sex trafficking between Sweden and Eastern Europe is exposed.

26
3

TRUE BLUE (Vision, $9.99)

By David Baldacci. A cop (her sister is the D.C. chief of police) aims to resurrect her career and solve a murder.

4
4

THE SCARPETTA FACTOR (Berkley, $9.99)

By Patricia Cornwell. Scarpetta, wary of accepting a program offer from CNN, tackles yet another crime.

3
5

FORD COUNTY (Bantam, $15; Dell, $7.99)

By John Grisham. A debut batch of short fiction set in the same Mississippi community as "A Time to Kill."

4
6

PURSUIT OF HONOR (Pocket, $9.99)

By Vince Flynn. A shocking al-Qaeda attack in D.C. summons Mitch Rapp and his team to action.

3
7

1022 EVERGREEN PLACE (Mira, $7.99)

By Debbie Macomber. This new Cedar Cove tale finds a single mom smitten with the man next door.

3
8

LITTLE BEE (Simon & Schuster, $14)

By Chris Cleave. This wry second novel from a British journalist explores the state of war and refugees.

30
9

SPARTAN GOLD (Berkley, $9.99). By Clive Cussler

with Grant Blackwood. Twelve bottles of rare wine hold the key to an ancient, long-lost treasure.

3
10

HALF BROKE HORSES (Scribner, $15)

By Jeanette Walls. A novel drawn from the real-life exploits of the author's Texan grandmother.

2
Nonfiction/General
1

EAT PRAY LOVE: ONE WOMAN'S SEARCH FOR

EVERYTHING ACROSS ITALY, INDIA AND INDONESIA

(Penguin, $15). By Elizabeth Gilbert. New feature film.

146
2

THE OFFICIAL SAT STUDY GUIDE (SECOND EDITION)

(College Board, $21.99). This revised manual offers 10 practice tests and loads of tips.

42
3

THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES: THE SECRET TO LOVE

THAT LASTS (Northfield, $14.99). By Gary D. Chapman

Understanding the needs of that someone special.

2
4

THREE CUPS OF TEA: ONE MAN'S MISSION

TO PROMOTE PEACE (Griffin, $19.95)

By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin

175
5

NIGHT (FSG, $9). By Elie Wiesel

The terrifying account of his experiences in Nazi concentration camps during World War II.

68
6

CRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS: TOOLS FOR TALKING

WHEN STAKES ARE HIGH (McGraw-Hill, $16.95)

By Kerry Patterson et al. For all aspects of your life.

3
7

MENNONITE IN A LITTLE BLACK DRESS: A MEMOIR

OF GOING HOME (Holt, $14). By Rhoda Janzen

Coping, all at once, with a stray husband and car crash.

22
8

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO SPANISH-ENGLISH

ENGLISH-SPANISH DICTIONARY

(Simon & Schuster, $5.99). Fifth edition.

1
9

THE GLASS CASTLE (Scribner, $14)

By Jeannette Walls. A daughter's memoir of her eccentric parents and unorthodox upbringing.

118
10

BLINK: THE POWER OF THINKING WITHOUT

THINKING (Back Bay, $15.99)

By Malcolm Gladwell. Behind our snap decisions.

77

Rankings reflect sales for the week ended Sept. 19, 2010. The charts may not be reproduced without permission from Nielsen BookScan. Copyright © 2010 by Nielsen BookScan. (The right-hand column of numbers represents weeks on this list, which premiered in Book World on Jan. 11, 2004. The bestseller lists in print alternate between hardcover and paperback; the complete list can be found online.)

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