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*--* 1 The Broker by John Grisham (Doubleday: $27.95) A 1 5 high-roller attorney is pardoned to lead the CIA to a powerful satellite surveillance system and the shadowy agents who want to buy it.

2 The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (Doubleday: $24.95) A 2 99 Louvre curator’s killing leads to clues hidden in Leonardo’s paintings and a secret society with something to hide.

3 The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom 5 72 (Hyperion: $19.95) An amusement park maintenance man faces his life, death and afterlife in this three-part parable.

4 Conviction by Richard North Patterson (Random House: 4 2 $25.95) The lawyer handling the appeal in a capital murder case has doubts about her client’s guilt as time runs out on his life.

5 State of Fear by Michael Crichton (HarperCollins: $27.95) 3 9 A globe-trotting thriller involving nefarious environmentalists and manufactured threats of global warming.

6 Survivor in Death by J.D. Robb (Putnam: $23.95) NYPD Lt. -- 1 Eve Dallas investigates the massacre of an Upper West Side lawyer and his family while protecting a 10-year-old eyewitness.

7 Snobs by Julian Fellowes (St. Martin’s Press: $23.95) The -- 1 “Gosford Park” screenwriter weaves a comedy of manners in the 1990s London of social climbers and aristocratic snobs.

8 The Plot Against America by Philip Roth (Houghton 6 20 Mifflin: $26) Charles Lindbergh becomes president in 1940, setting the country on a course of isolationism and nationwide pogroms.

9 I Am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe (Farrar, Straus & -- 13 Giroux: $28.95) A North Carolina ingenue tries to fit in with an elite university’s beautiful-people-in-training.

10 The Da Vinci Code Special Illustrated Edition by Dan -- 12 Brown (Doubleday: $35) The blockbuster thriller, complete with images of the artwork, symbols and sights in the text.

11 The Chrysanthemum Palace by Bruce Wagner (Simon & 12 2 Schuster: $23) A trio of privileged Hollywood progeny deal with their scarred lives in this star-crossed tale of friendship.

12 Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami (Knopf: $25.95) A 7 3 Tokyo teen who calls himself Kafka runs away because of Oedipal fears, and an elderly man embarks on a metaphysical quest.

13 The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (Penguin: -- 12 $24.95) In postwar Barcelona, the son of a bookstore owner tries to unearth the story of a long-dead novelist.

14 Gilead by Marilynne Robinson (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: 9 5 $23) An aging minister facing death explains his life and religious beliefs in a letter to his young son.

15 At Risk by Stella Rimington (Alfred A. Knopf: $24) A 11 2 British intelligence agent stares down an “invisible” terrorist threat from within the country’s borders.

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*--* 1 Blink by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown: $25.95) 1 4 Gladwell explores why decisions are so often made in an instant and whether we can really trust those first instincts.

2 Collapse by Jared Diamond (Viking: $29.95) Diamond 3 6 examines why great societies such as the Anasazi and the Maya collapsed and what modern society can do to prevent future die-offs.

3 French Women Don’t Get Fat by Mireille Guiliano (Knopf: 2 5 $22) The chief executive of the French wine conglomerate Clicquot Inc. reveals the French secret of eating for pleasure without the bulge.

4 He’s Just Not That Into You by Greg Behrendt and Liz 6 21 Tuccillo (Simon Spotlight Entertainment: $19.95) The no-excuses guide to help women understand guys and get on with their lives.

5 Your Best Life Now by Joel Osteen (Warner Faith: $19.99) 7 14 Seven steps to improving your life by using faith to develop self-esteem, let go of the past and fulfill your potential.

6 Chronicles, Volume One by Bob Dylan (Simon & Schuster: 4 19 $24) The songwriter reflects on the influences that helped shape him and his struggle to rediscover his creativity.

7 Rebels on the Backlot by Sharon Waxman -- 1 (HarperEntertainment: $25.95) How six maverick directors conquered Hollywood’s entrenched studio system.

8 Start Late, Finish Rich by David Bach (Broadway: $25) The 12 5 author of “Automatic Millionaire” offers a plan for how to “spend less, save more, and make more,” even if you started late.

9 America (The Book): A Citizen’s Guide to Democracy 8 21 Inaction by Jon Stewart et al. (Warner: $24.95) Comedy writers poke fun at U.S. politics and our institutions of democracy.

10 The Purpose-Driven Life by Rick Warren (Zondervan: 11 98 $19.99) How the “God-ordained” principles of worship, community, discipleship, ministry and evangelism bring fulfillment.

11 Animals in Translation by Temple Grandin with Catherine -- 1 Johnson (Scribner: $19.99) An animal behavior expert uses her autism experiences to explain how animals perceive the world.

12 102 Minutes by Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn (Times Books: -- 1 $26) Survivors recount being trapped in and escaping from New York’s World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11.

13 God’s Politics by Jim Wallis (HarperSan Francisco: -- 1 $24.95) How conservatives have hijacked the language of faith and liberals have ignored religion, personal ethics and moral values.

14 The Power of Intention by Wayne W. Dyer (Hay House: -- 23 $24.95) How to spark creativity and get the life you want by drawing on a field of energy that exists all around us.

15 Ella in Europe by Michael Konik (Delacorte Press: $20) -- 1 The adventures of Ella Guinevere Konik, a Labrador-greyhound mix, and her doting human in the capitals of Europe.

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