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mindstretch, by Pamela McLaughlin. (Warner,

mindstretch 1 teeth, by Dexter Eagan. (Morrow,
cracked like teeth 1
1 $24.95.) Trang Martinez suspects her Pilates
instructor may also be a vicious serial killer. 1 $25.95.) A memoir of petty crime, drunken brawls,
and recovery, by a winter who was addicted to paint
thinner by age nine.
darkhorn, by Gerry Banion.
sageknights of darkhorn 1 3
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2 (Morrow, $26.95.) Astrid Soulblighter attempts to
reclaim the throne from the wicked Scarkrig clan.
worcester, by James Wirzbicki.
empanadas in worcester
(Farar, Straus & Giroux, $27.50.) Traveling from
The fifteenth volume of the Bloodrealms series. 2 Khartoum to Madras to Rhode Island, a commenta-
tor for CNN suggests globalization means a stranger
tablet, by Tim Drew.
the balthazar tablet 3 58 but friendlier world in the 21st century.
(Doubleday, $24.95.) The murder of a cardinal
3 leads a Yale professor and an underwear model to
the Middle East, where they uncover clues to a
wrong: the liberal plan to hijack your life
kids, by Katie Crispin.
and pervert your kids
1

conspiracy kept hidden by the Shriners. (ReganBooks/HarperCollins, $25.95.) The host of

fish, by Liz Martin. (Simon & Schuster,
great fish
4 $23.95.) The Biblical story of Jonah, retold from
the point of view of the whale.
lynchpin, by Simon
nick boyle s shock blade: lynchpin
Moskowitz. (Broadman & Holman, $24.99.) After
5 a coup by Admiral Chao threatens to destroy the
Internet, the ShockBlade team is forced to ally
with their Chinese rivals.
birds, by Preston Brooks. (Penguin 2
kindness to birds
Press, $25.95.) On a journey across the Midwest,
6 a downsized factory worker named Gabriel touches
the lives of several people wounded by life.
pecorino, by
a whiff of gingham and pecorino
Jennifer Austin-Meyers. (Osprey, $19.95.) On a
7 hilltop villa in Sicily, an American divorcee finds
new love with a local cheesemaker involved in a
blood feud.
unnerve, by Vic Chaster. (Putnam, 11
indict to unnerve
$24.95.) A prosecutor is the target of an investi-
8 gation spawned by the daughter of an interna-
tional assassin he paralyzed in a golf accident.
burberry, by Eve Smoot. (Simon
expense the burberry
9 and Schuster, $23.95.) A young woman in
Manhattan spends her days testing luxury goods
and her nights partying and complaining.
before-time, by T. Addison Rich. 7
secrets of before-time
(Morrow, $26.95.) In a post-nuclear future inhab-
10 ited by intelligent cockroaches, Lt. Cccyxx discov-
ers there was once a race of sentient humans.
heaven, by Gary
they play red rover in heaven
Reed. (Hyperion, $19.95.) A grouchy old man
11 discovers the afterlife is a lot like the summer
camp he tried to have closed.
willow, by Thomas Quinn.
the lavender willow
(Viking, $24.95.) On Nantucket, a beautiful nun
12 whos given up on love finds herself attracted to
a psychic who may be a dangerous arsonist.
manassas, by Josh Holt Cready.
manassas
(ReganBooks/HarperCollins, $26.95.)
13 Accompanied by the ghost of Ulysses Grant, a
young writer goes in search of his ancestor, a gay
Civil War soldier.
the jane austen women s investigators
club, by Loretta Nyer. (St. Martins, $24.95.)
14 club
Housewives inspired by the 19th century novelist
probe a murder mystery in their quiet suburb.
death, by Kent Clear.
adjust levels for death
(Delacorte, $20.) At the funeral of a music pro-
15 ducer, the chief of a secret counter-terrorism
team has to protect a sultry pop star whos
marked for murder.
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weighted to represent all such outlets nationwide. An asterisk (*) indicates that a books sales are barely
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3 TVs Smashmouth takes aim at Hollywood mind-
5 18 molesters, media jihadis, public school teachers,
and others.
areas, by Margot
needs improvement in all areas 3 4
1
4 Kilby with Sean Boyland. (ReagonBooks/Harper-
Collins, $29.95.) An attack on President George W.
Bush, written by his former kindergarden teacher.
eating, by J. D.
jockstraps ain t for eating 7 2
Preggerson. (St. Martins, $29.95.) The former
4 5 Mississippi coach offers advice and anecdotes about
football and life.
freedom, by Lawrence Dubbin. 5 19
bonds sealed in freedom
(Knopf, $30.) An account of the signing of the
6 11 6 Declaration of Independence, focusing on the
friendship of Washington, Jefferson, and a little-
known Philadelphia orphan.
moan loud and act like you mean it: a porn 4 31
life, by Natasha Tates.
star s guide to life
3
7 (Fireside/Simon & Schuster, $21.95.) A tell-all
memoir by the actress known as the Queen Bee
with Double-Ds.
chelsea, by David Fenner and Josh
jenna vs. chelsea 1
1 Decherd. (ReganBooks/HarperCollins, $21.95.)
8 Drawing on current trends, two political consultants
handicap the 2032 presidential election.
onholes, by Lewis I. Talbert. (University of
onholes 9 18
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9 Chicago Press, $9.95.) An ethicist offers intellectual
speculation on whether society has a place for the
recurrently obnoxious.
world, by
cumin: the spice that saved the world 12 9
12 112 Arthur Grunberg. (Walker & Company, $19.95.)
10 How a rarely used seasoning occupies a central
place in Western history.
us, by Matt McKenna. (Osprey,
cap n jay & us 8 40
8 12 11 $22,95.) A newspaper columnist and his daughter
learn lessons from a mischievous squirrel.
guess, by Hayden Callister. (Little, Brown, $25.95.)
guess 1
14 28 12 An economist analyzes the importance of random
choices in everything from investments to choosing
sushi to professional bull-riding.
creamsickles, by William Su-choi 10 12
abandon the creamsickles
Cappo. (Little, Brown, $24.95.) Humorous essays on
13 family and childhood, by the author of Which Dog
1 Means Im Fired?
beyond, by Elsa Shane with
what s spoken of beyond 15 6
14 Tom Deering. (Dutton, $24.95.) A self-described
paratransient relates conversations shes had with
the dead.
9 14
flight, by Alan Jost. (Penguin Press,
eagles flight 11 4
$25.95.) An account of the training and mission of
15 an elite commando team sent to rescue Winston
Churchills bulldog from the Nazis during World
War II.