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*--* 1 The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (Doubleday: $24.95) A 1 7 Louvre curator’s murder leads to clues hidden in Leonardo’s paintings and a secret society with something to hide

2 The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger (Doubleday: 2 3 $21.95) A recent college grad puts up with a nightmare of a boss at a high-fashion magazine

3 The Second Time Around by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & 4 3 Schuster: $26) The private plane of a biotech executive crashes amid revelations that he’s looted money from investors

4 No Second Chance by Harlan Coben (Dutton: $24.95) A -- 1 plastic surgeon searches for his kidnapped infant daughter after a shooting that leaves him wounded and his wife dead

5 Villa Incognito by Tom Robbins (Bantam: $24) The 13 2 outlandish experiences of a family with the blood of a mischievous folkoric creature running through their veins

6 The Guardian by Nicholas Sparks (Warner: $24.95) A young -- 3 woman is caught between mourning her late husband and the unwanted affections of a stalker

7 Lost Light by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown: $25.95) A 5 6 film employee’s murder and the heist of $1 million used as a movie prop draw Harry Bosch into the role of avenging angel

8 A Cold Heart by Jonathan Kellerman (Ballantine: $26.95) 8 2 Alex Delaware pursues a killer through the City of Angels whose victims are various gifted artists murdered as they stage comebacks

9 The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (Little, Brown: $21.95) 3 46 A murdered girl tells the story of her grieving family still learning to cope, the killer and the detective who hunts him

10 The King of Torts by John Grisham (Doubleday: $27.95) The 10 14 case of a young man charged in a street killing turns out to be tied to a conspiracy involving a pharmaceutical giant

11 Left Behind: Armageddon by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. 9 4 Jenkins (Tyndale House: $24.99) The Tribulation Force is drawn to the Middle East as a final war against the anti-Christ nears

12 Drinking Coffee Elsewhere by ZZ Packer (Riverhead: -- 1 $24.95) Black girls and young women learn to cope with the vagaries of life in this collection of short stories

13 Good Faith by Jane Smiley (Alfred A. Knopf: $26) A -- 1 small-town real estate agent gets drawn into a dubious development deal in the high-rolling 1980s

14 All He Ever Wanted by Anita Shreve (Little, Brown: 6 3 $25.95) An English professor recounts an obsessive romance born of a hotel fire at the turn of the 20th century

15 Drop City by T.C. Boyle (Viking: $25.95) Mounting -- 7 pressures cause the denizens of a commune in 1970s California to relocate to the wilds of Alaska

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*--* SO. CAL. RATING Nonfiction LAST WEEK WEEKS ON LIST

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*--* 1 Stupid White Men and Other Sorry Excuses for the State 11 61 of the Nation by Michael Moore (ReganBooks: $24.95) Lampooning the Bush administration and more

2 Atkins for Life by Robert C. Atkins (St. Martin’s: 1 15 $24.95) The late physician’s mission against low-fat diets argues that carbohydrates are the true culprits in weight gain

3 Leap of Faith by Queen Noor (Miramax Books: $25.95) The 3 7 life and times of a Princeton student who is courted by a Middle Eastern monarch and becomes Jordanian royalty

4 What Should I Do With My Life? by Po Bronson (Random 14 15 House: $24.95) A look at 50 professionals, some successful, some not, and their thoughts on pursuing dreams through their careers

5 Black Dahlia Avenger by Steve Hodel (Arcade: $27.95) A 2 4 new investigation into the killer who eluded police after committing a Jack the Ripper-like murder of a young woman in 1947

6 The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle (New World Library: 7 38 $21.95) How to improve relationships and encourage happiness and contentment by living in the present

7 Krakatoa by Simon Winchester (HarperCollins: $25.95) The 4 2 cataclysmic eruption in 1883 of a volcanic island in Indonesia and its after-effects, felt the world over

8 A Million Little Pieces by James Frey (Doubleday: -- 1 $22.95) A realistic and harrowing memoir tracing the author’s addiction and recovery. (Reviewed by Jeff Turrentine, Page 16)

9 The Mailroom by David Rensin (Ballantine: $24.95) -- 9 Hollywood agents past and present describe what it’s like to start at the bottom in a talent agency and dream of the top

10 The Traveler’s Gift by Andy Andrews (Thomas Nelson: -- 1 $19.99) An allegorical tale showing the importance of seeking wisdom and acting decisively in the effort to overcome life’s hardships

11 Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson (Putnam: $19.95) -- 148 The co-author of “The One-Minute Manager� uses the parable of mice in a maze to discuss managing change

12 The Purpose-Driven Life by Rick Warren (Zondervan: -- 10 $19.99) How the principles of worship, community, discipleship, ministry and evangelism lead to a fulfilled life

13 The Savage Nation by Michael Savage (WND Books: $24.99) -- 16 The confrontational radio show host is on a mission to save the nation from itself, railing against feminism and the lack of school prayer

14 High Trust Selling by Todd Duncan (Thomas Nelson: -- 2 $22.99) The aptitudes, abilities and communication skills that can make a salesperson successful

15 Once Upon a Time by J. Randy Taraborrelli (Warner: -- 2 $25.95) A look at the lonely life of a princess in the fairy tale marriage of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco

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