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mindstretch

mindstretch, by Pamela McLaughlin. (Warner,

Trang Martinez suspects her Pilates

1 $24.95.)

instructor may also be a vicious serial killer.

1

sageknights of darkhorn

darkhorn, by Gerry Banion.

$26.95.) Astrid Soulblighter attempts to

2 (Morrow,

reclaim the throne from the wicked Scarkrig clan.

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thinner by age nine.

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empanadas in worcester

worcester, by James Wirzbicki.

(Farar, Straus & Giroux, $27.50.) Traveling from

Khartoum to Madras to Rhode Island, a commentator for CNN suggests globalization means a stranger

but friendlier world in the 21st century.

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wrong: the liberal plan to hijack your life

and pervert your kids

kids, by Katie Crispin.

(ReganBooks/HarperCollins, $25.95.) The host of

TV¡¯s ¡°Smashmouth¡± takes aim at ¡°Hollywood mindmolesters,¡± ¡°media jihadis,¡± public school teachers,

and others.

a Yale professor and an underwear model to

3 leads

the Middle East, where they uncover clues to a

conspiracy kept hidden by the Shriners.

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great fish

fish, by Liz Martin. (Simon & Schuster,

The Biblical story of Jonah, retold from

4 $23.95.)

the point of view of the whale.

3

4

jockstraps ain¡¯ t for eating

7

eating, by J. D.

Preggerson. (St. Martin¡¯s, $29.95.) The former

Mississippi coach offers advice and anecdotes about

football and life.

2

needs improvement in all areas

areas, by Margot

nick boyle¡¯ s shock blade: lynchpin

lynchpin, by Simon

Moskowitz. (Broadman & Holman, $24.99.) After

a coup by Admiral Chao threatens to destroy the

Internet, the ShockBlade team is forced to ally

with their Chinese rivals.

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6

kindness to birds

birds, by Preston Brooks. (Penguin 2

Press, $25.95.) On a journey across the Midwest,

a downsized factory worker named Gabriel touches

the lives of several people wounded by life.

6 Declaration of Independence, focusing on the

7

a whiff of gingham and pecorino

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pecorino, by

Jennifer Austin-Meyers. (Osprey, $19.95.) On a

hilltop villa in Sicily, an American divorcee finds

new love with a local cheesemaker involved in a

blood feud.

3

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indict to unnerve

unnerve, by Vic Chaster. (Putnam, 11

$24.95.) A prosecutor is the target of an investigation spawned by the daughter of an international assassin he paralyzed in a golf accident.

& Schuster, $21.95.) A tell-all

7 (Fireside/Simon

memoir by the actress known as the ¡°Queen Bee

expense the burberry

burberry, by Eve Smoot. (Simon

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6

Press, $9.95.) An ethicist offers intellectual

9 Chicago

speculation on whether society has a place for the

5

with Sean Boyland. (ReagonBooks/Harper4 Kilby

Collins, $29.95.) An attack on President George W.

Bush, written by his former kindergarden teacher.

Schuster, $23.95.) A young woman in

9 and

Manhattan spends her days testing luxury goods

5

bonds sealed in freedom

freedom, by Lawrence Dubbin. 5 19

(Knopf, $30.) An account of the signing of the

friendship of Washington, Jefferson, and a littleknown Philadelphia orphan.

secrets of before-time

before-time, by T. Addison Rich. 7

(Morrow, $26.95.) In a post-nuclear future inhabited by intelligent cockroaches, Lt. Cccyxx discovers there was once a race of sentient humans.

with Double-Ds.¡±

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the lavender willow

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willow, by Thomas Quinn.

(Viking, $24.95.) On Nantucket, a beautiful nun

who¡¯s given up on love finds herself attracted to

a psychic who may be a dangerous arsonist.

on¡ªholes

on¡ªholes, by Lewis I. Talbert. (University of

10

cumin: the spice that saved the world

world, by

Arthur Grunberg. (Walker & Company, $19.95.)

How a rarely used seasoning occupies a central

place in Western history.

cap¡¯ n jay & us

us, by Matt McKenna. (Osprey,

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by the ghost of Ulysses Grant, a

13 Accompanied

young writer goes in search of his ancestor, a gay

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adjust levels for death

death, by Kent Clear.

(Delacorte, $20.) At the funeral of a music producer, the chief of a secret counter-terrorism

team has to protect a sultry pop star who¡¯s

marked for murder.

A newspaper columnist and his daughter

11 $22,95.)

learn lessons from a mischievous squirrel.

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guess

guess, by Hayden Callister. (Little, Brown, $25.95.)

economist analyzes the importance of random

12 An

choices in everything from investments to choosing

1

sushi to professional bull-riding.

13

Civil War soldier.

the jane austen women¡¯ s investigators

club

club, by Loretta Nyer. (St. Martin¡¯s, $24.95.)

Housewives inspired by the 19th century novelist

probe a murder mystery in their quiet suburb.

1

jenna vs. chelsea

chelsea, by David Fenner and Josh

Decherd. (ReganBooks/HarperCollins, $21.95.)

Drawing on current trends, two political consultants

handicap the 2032 presidential election.

recurrently obnoxious.¡±

they play red rover in heaven

heaven, by Gary

Reed. (Hyperion, $19.95.) A grouchy old man

discovers the afterlife is a lot like the summer

camp he tried to have closed.

manassas

manassas, by Josh Holt Cready.

(ReganBooks/HarperCollins, $26.95.)

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moan loud and act like you mean it: a porn

star¡¯ s guide to life

life, by Natasha Tates.

and her nights partying and complaining.

10

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cracked like teeth

teeth, by Dexter Eagan. (Morrow,

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the balthazar tablet

tablet, by Tim Drew.

(Doubleday, $24.95.) The murder of a cardinal

Last Weeks

Week On List

A memoir of petty crime, drunken brawls,

1 $25.95.)

and recovery, by a winter who was addicted to paint

3

The fifteenth volume of the ¡°Bloodrealms¡± series.

NONFICTION

1

abandon the creamsickles

creamsickles, by William Su-choi 10 12

Cappo. (Little, Brown, $24.95.) Humorous essays on

family and childhood, by the author of ¡°Which Dog

Means I¡¯m Fired?¡±

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eagle¡¯s flight

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flight, by Alan Jost. (Penguin Press,

$25.95.) An account of the training and mission of

an elite commando team sent to rescue Winston

Churchill¡¯s bulldog from the Nazis during World

War II.

4

what¡¯ s spoken of beyond

beyond, by Elsa Shane with

Deering. (Dutton, $24.95.) A self-described

14 Tom

¡°paratransient¡± relates conversations she¡¯s had with

the dead.

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distinguishable from those of the book above. A dagger (?) indicates that some bookstores report receiving

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