Los Angeles Times Bestsellers

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*--* 1 THE LOVELY BONES by Alice Sebold (Little, Brown: $21.95) 1 6 A murdered girl tells the story of her grieving family, the killer and the detective who hunts him 2 THE NANNY DIARIES by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus 4 22 (St. Martin’s: $24.95) The travails of an overworked and underappreciated Park Avenue caregiver 3 THE EMPEROR OF OCEAN PARK by Stephen L. Carter (Alfred A. 2 8 Knopf: $26.95) A professor is drawn into the underworld of Washington, D.C., by the secrets of his late father, a federal judge 4 ATONEMENT by Ian McEwan (Nan A. Talese/ Doubleday: $26) A 6 21 haunting novel of guilt and redemption that follows several lives through the chaos of England in World War II 5 THE BEACH HOUSE by James Patterson and Peter de Jonge 3 7 (Little, Brown: $26.95) A law student seeks his own justice after his brother’s body is found outside a Long Island manse 6 TWELVE by Nick McDonell (Grove Press: $23) A gritty look 11 2 at life on the edge for the lost souls in the privileged existence of the Manhattan prep school set 7 THE DIVE FROM CLAUSEN’S PIER by Ann Packer (Alfred A. 15 7 Knopf: $24) A young woman struggles with the meaning of her life after a catastrophe changes her relationship with her fiance 8 BAD BOY BRAWLY BROWN by Walter Mosley (Little, Brown: 8 4 $24.95) Easy Rawlins returns, looking for a woman’s son among revolutionaries and grieving for his dead crony, Mouse 9 THE ELEVENTH HOUR by Catherine Coulter (Putnam: $24.95) -- 1 An FBI agent hunts the killer of his brother, a priest murdered in the confessional, with an unlikely witness’ help 10 THE REMNANT by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins (Tyndale 5 4 House: $24.99) The tribulation has begun, and world leader/antichrist Nicolae Carpathia calls for blood 11 PASADENA by David Ebershoff (Random House: $24.95) A -- 1 young woman is caught in a love triangle and the fate of a Southern California ranch hangs in the balance 12 THE SHELTERS OF STONE by Jean M. Auel (Crown: $28.95) -- 10 Cavewoman Ayla has to negotiate warring tribes and win over her beloved’s family in the latest “Earth’s Children” installment 13 HARD EIGHT by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin’s: $25.95) New 7 6 Jersey’s favorite bounty hunter, Stephanie Plum, faces all kinds of thugs as she hunts for a missing girl and her mother 14 SUNSET IN ST. TROPEZ by Danielle Steel (Delacorte Press: 9 5 $19.95) A group of old friends tries not to let personal tragedy mar a sojourn on the French Riviera 15 STONE KISS by Faye Kellerman (Warner: $25.95) Police -- 1 detective Peter Decker finds mob connections and family secrets after his half-brother winds up dead in a New York hotel

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*--* 1 STUPID WHITE MEN AND OTHER SORRY EXCUSES FOR THE STATE 1 23 OF THE NATION by Michael Moore (ReganBooks: $24.95) Lampooning the government and more 2 WHO MOVED MY CHEESE? by Spencer Johnson (Putnam: $19.95) 11 122 The coauthor of “The One-Minute Manager” uses the parable of mice in a maze to discuss managing change 3 THE RIGHT WORDS AT THE RIGHT TIME by Marlo Thomas 5 13 (Pocket Books: $25) The actress and author is joined by a host of luminaries sharing words of wisdom they’ve found useful 4 SLANDER by Ann Coulter (Crown: $25.95) A political 3 5 pundit takes on the media and explains how liberal bias is ruining the country. Reviewed by Andrew H. Malcolm, Page 6 5 SELF MATTERS by Phillip C. McGraw (Simon & Schuster: 4 28 $25) A self-improvement guru and “Oprah” regular teaches readers how to “create your life from the inside out.” 6 THE SEXUAL LIFE OF CATHERINE M. by Catherine Millet -- 7 (Grove Press: $23) A French art critic with a gifted superego looks back on 30 years of indulging her id 7 GOOD TO GREAT by Jim Collins (HarperCollins: $27.50) How 8 6 a great product, a healthy corporate culture and a disciplined work force can propel a company to success 8 GET WITH THE PROGRAM! by Bob Greene (Simon & Schuster: 9 2 $24) Oprah’s personal trainer combines an exercise plan with a look at the emotional connection to eating 9 THE POWER OF NOW by Eckhart Tolle (New World Library: -- 9 $21.95) How to improve relationships and encourage happiness and contentment by living in the present 10 YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS by John McEnroe with James Kaplan 2 7 (Putnam: $25.95) The brash tennis great serves up career highlights laced with insight 11 FISH by Stephen C. Lundin, Harry Paul and John 7 4 Christensen (Hyperion: $19.95) Lessons on management told via the fishmongers at Seattle’s Pike Place Market 12 WHY I AM A CATHOLIC by Garry Wills (Houghton Mifflin: 12 2 $26) The historian reflects on his deep sense of faith and challenges the authority of the papacy 13 LUCKY by Alice Sebold (Scribner: $22) The writer -- 2 recounts her rape when she was a college freshman, from the incident itself to the police investigation and trial 14 BODY-FOR-LIFE by Bill Phillips and Michael D’Orso 6 15 (HarperCollins: $26) A 12-week program of weightlifting and cardiovascular exercise along with nutrition and motivation tips 15 HOW TO LOSE FRIENDS AND ALIENATE PEOPLE by Toby Young -- 1 (Da Capo: $24) A journalist’s memoir presents an unflattering portrait of himself, the media and Manhattan’s social scene

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