Los Angeles Times Bestsellers

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*--* 1 ATONEMENT by Ian McEwan (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday: $26) A 1 5 haunting novel of guilt and redemption that follows several lives through the chaos of England in World War II 2 THE NANNY DIARIES by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus 6 6 (St. Martin’s: $24.95) The travails of an overworked and underappreciated Park Avenue caregiver 3 THE SUMMONS by John Grisham (Doubleday: $27.95) A man 5 9 discovers $3 million in his dead father’s house and hides it from his prodigal brother and a mysterious extortioner 4 EVERYTHING’S EVENTUAL by Stephen King (Scribner: $28) A 3 3 collection of stories about close encounters with the dead and near-dead; includes King’s e-book, “Riding the Bullet.” 5 2nd CHANCE by James Patterson (Little, Brown: $26.95) The 2 6 Women’s Murder Club is back on the case, looking to stop a racist killer who doesn’t like cops 6 MIDNIGHT RUNNER by Jack Higgins (Putnam: $25.95) The -- 1 surviving member of a powerful family of oil tycoons seeks revenge and to humiliate the United States 7 WIDOW’S WALK by Robert B. Parker (Putnam: $24.95) Boston 4 3 detective Spenser defends a sexy young woman against charges that she had her banker husband murdered 8 THE CORRECTIONS by Jonathan Franzen (Farrar, Straus and -- 31 Giroux: $26) The saga of a dysfunctional Midwestern family living at the end of the 20th century 9 THE ENGLISH ASSASSIN by Daniel Silva (Putnam: $25.95) An 12 6 art restorer and spy finds himself framed for the murder of a client and untangles a web of betrayals to find the killer 10 THREE FATES by Nora Roberts (Putnam: $25.95) Three Irish -- 1 siblings dodge killers as they travel the world to recover a cherished silver statue and reunite it with its two sisters 11 THE GOOD MEN by Charmaine Craig (Riverhead: $24.95) A -- 7 village rector and the women he loves cope with their desires as inquisitors hunt for heretics in 14th century France 12 BODY OF LIES by Iris Johansen (Bantam: $24.95) A forensic 14 2 sculptor reconstructs the face of a deceased man only to become entangled in a web of deadly greed 13 GOULD’S BOOK OF FISH by Richard Flanagan (Grove Press: -- 1 $27.50) A rollicking tale of 19th century Tasmania and of a roguish painter of fish who’s locked in one of its prisons 14 THE STONE MONKEY by Jeffery Deaver (Simon & Schuster: 8 4 $25) A smuggler sabotages a ship full of Chinese immigrants and then tries to evade the survivors 15 BLACK WATER by T. Jefferson Parker (Hyperion: $23.95) -- 1 Detective Merci Rayborn is alone in believing that a sheriff’s deputy didn’t kill his wife. Reviewed by Eugen Weber, Page 16

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*--* 1 STUPID WHITE MEN ... AND OTHER SORRY EXCUSES FOR THE 1 7 STATE OF THE NATION by Michael Moore (Regan Books: $24.95) Lampooning the Bush administration and more 2 LUCKY MAN by Michael J. Fox (Hyperion: $22.95) A -- 1 heartfelt candid memoir by the celebrity, describing his rise to fame and the effect of Parkinson’s disease on his life 3 BIAS by Bernard Goldberg (Regnery: $27.95) A veteran CBS 7 14 reporter argues that the mainstream media have been seriously damaged by a liberal, closed-minded worldview 4 THE NATURAL by Joe Klein (Doubleday: $22.95) The “Primary 3 3 Colors” author looks at the strengths and flaws of former President Bill Clinton 5 THE UNIVERSE IN A NUTSHELL by Stephen Hawking (Bantam: 5 15 $35) The celebrated physicist offers up a look at space, time and the origin and future of the universe 6 BODY FOR LIFE by Bill Phillips and Michael D’Orso 10 4 (HarperCollins: $26) A 12-week program of weightlifting and cardiovascular exercise, along with nutrition and motivation tips 7 SELF MATTERS by Phillip C. McGraw (Simon & Schuster: $25) 2 12 A self-improvement guru and “Oprah” regular teaches readers how to “create your life from the inside out.” 8 WHAT WENT WRONG by Bernard Lewis (Oxford University: $23) -- 7 An esteemed historian describes the Islamic Middle East’s fall from enlightenment into repression and tyranny 9 BLINDED BY THE RIGHT by David Brock (Crown: $25.95) -- 2 Conspiracies, schemes and character assassination are the focus of these confessions by a self-described “ex-conservative.” 10 THE GREAT MOVIES by Roger Ebert (Broadway Books: $27.50) 8 2 The film critic gives an enthusiastic thumbs up to 100 classics of the screen in this series of essays 11 THE POWER OF NOW by Eckhart Tolle (New World Library: 9 3 $21.95) How to improve relationships and encourage happiness and contentment by living in the present 12 THE BEST DEMOCRACY MONEY CAN BUY by Greg Palast (Pluto -- 1 Press: $25) Polemics by a British reporter against globalization and its harmful effect on the world 13 NEGOTIATING WITH THE DEAD by Margaret Atwood (Oxford 12 3 University Press: $18) A novelist reflects on her art, contemplating the sources of creativity and the challenges of the writing life 14 SACRED CONTRACTS by Caroline Myss (Harmony: $25) Lessons -- 8 in decoding symbols, myths, intuition and coincidences to understand your purpose in life 15 REPORT FROM GROUND ZERO by Dennis Smith (Viking: $24.95) 14 2 The diary of a retired New York City firefighter who joined the rescue effort in the wake of the terrorist attacks

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