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 Entertainment | Books 
The Top 150 Best-Selling Books
 USA TODAY
Based on sales through Sunday, October 16, 2005. For reviews, book news and a searchable archive of USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list, visit booklist.usatoday.com
Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover
| 31. |  | Su Doku for Dummies | | | | Andrew Heron, Edmund James, Wiley | | Pocket-sized guide with strategies to tackling puzzles (NF) (P) $9.99 | | | | | Weeks in Top 150: 11 |  | Last week: 36 | | Entered Top 150: 8/11/2005 | | Peak: 26 |
| | 32. | | A Wedding in December | | | | Anita Shreve, Little, Brown | | Seven former classmates gather for a wedding (F) (H) $25.95 | | | | | Weeks in Top 150: 1 | | Last week: -- | | Entered Top 150: 10/20/2005 | | Peak: 32 |
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| 33. | | It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken | | | | Greg Behrendt, Amiira Ruotola-Behrendt, Broadway | | Subtitle: "The Smart Girl's Break-Up Buddy" (NF) (H) $19.95 | | | | | Weeks in Top 150: 3 | | Last week: 28 | | Entered Top 150: 10/6/2005 | | Peak: 28 |
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| 34. | | The Chronicles of Narnia | | | | C.S. Lewis, HarperCollins | | Set of all seven books in the Chronicles of Narnia series; movie, set for Dec. 9, 2005, is based on the story "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" (F) (P) $19.99 | | | | | Weeks in Top 150: 21 | | Last week: 43 | | Entered Top 150: 5/26/2005 | | Peak: 34 |
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| 35. | | Goodnight Nobody | | | | Jennifer Weiner, Atria | | Mom investigates neighborhood murder (F) (H) $26.00 | | | | | Weeks in Top 150: 4 | | Last week: 34 | | Entered Top 150: 9/29/2005 | | Peak: 10 |
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| 36. | | The March | | | | E.L. Doctorow, Random House | | Union general Sherman is at the heart of this Civil War novel (F) (H) $25.95 | | | | | Weeks in Top 150: 4 | | Last week: 30 | | Entered Top 150: 9/29/2005 | | Peak: 20 |
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| 37. | | Hour Game | | | | David Baldacci, Warner Vision | | Two secret service agents hunt serial killer (F) (P) $7.99 | | | | | Weeks in Top 150: 17 | | Last week: 32 | | Entered Top 150: 11/4/2004 | | Peak: 3 |
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| 38. | | Metro Girl | | | | Janet Evanovich, HarperTorch | | Search for a ne'er-do-well brother leads woman to South Beach (F) (H) $7.99 | | | | | Weeks in Top 150: 12 | | Last week: 27 | | Entered Top 150: 11/11/2004 | | Peak: 7 |
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| 39. | | What Remains | | | | Carole Radziwill, Simon & Schuster | | Memoir about marrying Jackie Kennedy's nephew (NF) (H) $25.95 | | | | | Weeks in Top 150: 3 | | Last week: 25 | | Entered Top 150: 10/6/2005 | | Peak: 18 |
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| 40. | | The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | | | | C.S. Lewis, HarperTrophy | | Four children (Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy) join with the lion Aslan to battle evil in the land of Narnia; movie set for Dec. 9, 2005 (F) (P) $7.99 | | | | | Weeks in Top 150: 22 | | Last week: 51 | | Entered Top 150: 1/27/1994 | | Peak: 40 |
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| 41. | | Unexpected Blessings | | | | Barbara Taylor Bradford, St. Martin's Press | | Love and war for three generations of women (F) (P) $7.99 | | | | | Weeks in Top 150: 5 | | Last week: 39 | | Entered Top 150: 1/13/2005 | | Peak: 39 |
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| 42. | | Junie B., First Grader: Jingle Bells, Batman Smells (P.S. So Does May.) | | | | Barbara Park, art by Denise Brunkus, Random House | | Children:Junie B. navigates the season of peace and goodwill (F) (H) $11.95 | | | | | Weeks in Top 150: 3 | | Last week: 35 | | Entered Top 150: 10/6/2005 | | Peak: 35 |
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| 43. | | The Book of Sudoku | | | | Michael Mepham, Overlook | | Subtitle: "The Hot New Puzzle Craze" (NF) (P) $9.95 | | | | | Weeks in Top 150: 11 | | Last week: 54 | | Entered Top 150: 8/11/2005 | | Peak: 23 |
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| 44. | | Angels & Demons | | | | Dan Brown, Pocket Star | | Vendetta launched against Catholic Church (F) (P) $7.99 | | | | | Weeks in Top 150: 135 | | Last week: 47 | | Entered Top 150: 3/27/2003 | | Peak: 2 |
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| 45. | | New Cook Book Limited Edition | | | | Better Homes and Gardens, Meredith Books | | Ring-bound edition has a pink rather than red plaid cover because a portion of proceeds go to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation (NF) (H) $29.95 | | | | | Weeks in Top 150: 3 | | Last week: 29 | | Entered Top 150: 10/6/2005 | | Peak: 29 |
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| 46. | | The Martha Rules | | | | Martha Stewart, Rodale | | Martha Stewart's guide to business success (NF) (H) $24.95 | | | | | Weeks in Top 150: 1 | | Last week: -- | | Entered Top 150: 10/20/2005 | | Peak: 46 |
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| 47. | | Junie B., First Grader: Boo...and I MEAN it! | | | | Barbara Park, art by Denise Brunkus, Random House Books for Young Readers | | Junie B.'s Halloween adventures (F) (P) $3.99 | | | | | Weeks in Top 150: 18 | | Last week: 56 | | Entered Top 150: 9/2/2004 | | Peak: 39 |
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| 48. | | Ghost Walk | | | | Heather Graham, Mira | | After strange deaths, woman contacts paranormal investigator (F) (P) $7.50 | | | | | Weeks in Top 150: 3 | | Last week: 33 | | Entered Top 150: 10/6/2005 | | Peak: 14 |
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| 49. | | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants | | | | Ann Brashares, Delacorte Books for Young Readers | | Four girlfriends send around a pair of jeans; movie (F) (P) $8.95 | | | | | Weeks in Top 150: 84 | | Last week: 102 | | Entered Top 150: 11/22/2001 | | Peak: 2 |
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| 50. | | Sudoku Easy, Volume 1 | | | | Will Shortz, St. Martin's Griffin | | "Wordless crossword" puzzles and explanations on how to solve them (NF) (P) $6.95 | | | | | Weeks in Top 150: 10 | | Last week: 67 | | Entered Top 150: 8/18/2005 | | Peak: 42 |
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| 51. | | Everyone Worth Knowing | | | | Lauren Weisberger, Simon & Schuster | | Manhattan, chic parties and big trouble for woman, 26 (F) (H) $23.95 | | | | | Weeks in Top 150: 2 | | Last week: 58 | | Entered Top 150: 10/13/2005 | | Peak: 51 |
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| 52. | | Gossip Girl: Nothing Can Keep Us Together | | | | Cecily von Ziegesar, Little Brown for Young readers | | Youth: It's almost graduation time for elite group (F) (P) $9.99 | | | | | Weeks in Top 150: 4 | | Last week: 42 | | Entered Top 150: 9/29/2005 | | Peak: 42 |
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| 53. | | The South Beach Diet | | | | Arthur Agatston, St. Martin's Press | | Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (P) $14.95 | | | | | Weeks in Top 150: 133 | | Last week: 57 | | Entered Top 150: 4/10/2003 | | Peak: 1 |
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| 54. | | Two-Dollar Bill: A Stone Barrington Novel | | | | Stuart Woods, Signet | | Lawyer is caught between his client (rich conman) and a beautiful prosecutor (F) (P) $9.99 | | | | | Weeks in Top 150: 2 | | Last week: 70 | | Entered Top 150: 10/13/2005 | | Peak: 54 |
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| 55. | | The Plot Against America | | | | Philip Roth, Vintage | | Imagines Lindbergh defeating FDR in the 1940 election (F) (P) $14.95 | | | | | Weeks in Top 150: 20 | | Last week: 65 | | Entered Top 150: 10/7/2004 | | Peak: 15 |
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| 56. | | Inkspell | | | | Cornelia Funke, The Chicken House | | Continues the story of Meggie, who is caught inside a book; ages 8 and up (F) (H) $19.99 | | | | | Weeks in Top 150: 4 | | Last week: 59 | | Entered Top 150: 9/29/2005 | | Peak: 45 |
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| 57. | | My Fair Temptress | | | | Christina Dodd, Avon | | Romance: The dangerous Earl of Huntington is on the loose (F) (P) $6.99 | | | | | Weeks in Top 150: 3 | | Last week: 49 | | Entered Top 150: 10/6/2005 | | Peak: 49 |
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| 58. | | Invasion of the Boy Snatchers: A Clique Novel | | | | Lisi Harrison, Little Brown for Young Readers | | Continues the story of Westchester County's privileged middle-school girls (F) (P) $9.99 | | | | | Weeks in Top 150: 4 | | Last week: 50 | | Entered Top 150: 9/29/2005 | | Peak: 50 |
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| 59. | | The Tipping Point | | | | Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay Books | | From the book, described as the biography of an idea: "Ideas and products and messages and behaviors spread just like viruses do" (NF) (P) $14.95 | | | | | Weeks in Top 150: 54 | | Last week: 64 | | Entered Top 150: 3/16/2000 | | Peak: 32 |
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| 60. | | The Known World | | | | Edward P. Jones, Amistad | | Novel about the lives of freed and enslaved blacks, whites and Indians (F) (P) $13.95 | | | | | Weeks in Top 150: 46 | | Last week: 60 | | Entered Top 150: 6/3/2004 | | Peak: 13 |
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