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Bestsellers

Hardback bestsellers for the week ended Aug. 6, according to the New York Times:+

By WIRE REPORTS
Published August 21, 2005

Fiction

1. Lifeguard (James Patterson and Andrew Gross) Things go terribly awry when a lifeguard at a Florida resort agrees to take part in a $5-million heist.

2. The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova) A young woman's quest to learn the truth about her father's life and her mother's death involves research into Vlad the Impaler and Dracula.

3. The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown) A murder at the Louvre leads to clues to the discovery of a secret society.

4. The Interruption of Everything (Terry McMillan) At the age of 44, an unhappily married California woman discovers she's pregnant.

5. The Undomestic Goddess (Sophie Kinsella) At her wit's end, a high-powered attorney decamps from London and winds up as an unqualified housekeeper in the middle of nowhere.

6. Until I Find You (John Irving) Tracing the experiences of a movie star named Jack Burns, whose life revolved around his relationships with older girls and older women.

7. The Mermaid Chair (Sue Monk Kidd) On Egret Island, off the coast of South Carolina, a married woman is strongly attracted to a monk who is just months away from taking his final vows.

8. Double Tap (Steve Martini) The lawyer Paul Madriani comes upon government secrets when he defends a soldier who is on trial for murder.

9. No Country For Old Men (Cormac McCarthy) Mayhem ensues after a West Texas man stumbles upon $2-million in drug money - and decides to keep it.

10. Miracle (Danielle Steel) When a terrible storm hits Northern California, the lives of three people are changed forever.

Nonfiction

1. The Fairtax Book (Neal Boortz and John Linder) A radio talk show host and a U.S. congressman call for the abolishment of the federal income tax and the IRS.

2. 1776 (David McCullough) An account of America's founding year by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author, focusing on the inexperienced George Washington and heroic citizen soldiers.

3. The World Is Flat (Thomas L. Friedman) A columnist for the New York Times analyzes 21st-century economics and foreign policy and presents an overview of globalization trends.

4. 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America (Bernard Goldberg) The author of Bias takes aim at "Hollywood blowhards," "America bashers," rappers and others.

5. Freakonomics (Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner) A maverick scholar applies economic thinking to everything from sumo wrestlers who cheat to legalized abortion and the falling crime rate.

6. Blink (Malcolm Gladwell) The author of The Tipping Point explores the importance of hunch and instinct to the workings of the mind.

7. Confessions of a Video Vixen (Karrine Steffans) A tell-all memoir by a dancer and actor who has appeared in many hip-hop videos.

8. New Rules (Bill Maher) The comedian and onetime host of Politically Incorrect takes on everyone from President Bush to Bob Dylan.

9. Lance Armstrong's War (Daniel Coyle) How the great cyclist won his sixth Tour de France in 2004.

10. The Truth About Hillary (Edward Klein) An unflattering portrait of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.

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