Los Angeles Times Bestsellers / April 14, 2002

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*--* 1 ATONEMENT by Ian McEwan (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday: $26) A 1 4 haunting novel of guilt and redemption that follows several lives through the chaos of England in World War II 2 2nd CHANCE by James Patterson (Little, Brown: $26.95) The 5 5 Women’s Murder Club is back on the case, looking to stop a racist killer who doesn’t like cops 3 EVERYTHING’S EVENTUAL by Stephen King (Scribner: $28) A 3 2 collection of stories about close encounters with the dead and near dead; includes King’s e-book “Riding the Bullet.” 4 WIDOW’S WALK by Robert B. Parker (Putnam: $24.95) Boston 7 2 detective Spenser defends a sexy young woman against charges that she had her banker husband murdered 5 THE SUMMONS by John Grisham (Doubleday: $27.95) A man 2 8 discovers $3 million in his dead father’s house and hides it from his prodigal brother and a mysterious extortioner 6 THE NANNY DIARIES by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus 4 5 (St. Martin’s: $24.95) The travails of an overworked and underappreciated Park Avenue caregiver 7 BALZAC AND THE LITTLE CHINESE SEAMSTRESS by Daj Sijie 9 14 (Alfred A. Knopf: $18) Two Chinese youths use classic Western literature to free their minds in the face of communist re-education 8 THE STONE MONKEY by Jeffery Deaver (Simon & Schuster: 6 3 $25) A smuggler sabotages a ship full of Chinese immigrants and then tries to evade the survivors 9 HATESHIP, FRIENDSHIP, COURTSHIP, LOVESHIP, MARRIAGE by -- 13 Alice Munro (Alfred A. Knopf: $24) Stories tracing the nuanced lives of women and their relationships 10 A CARESS OF TWILIGHT by Laurell K. Hamilton (Ballantine: -- 1 $23.95) Faerie princess Meredith Gentry tries to recover her magic and produce an heir to the throne 11 EMBERS by Sandor Marai (Alfred A. Knopf: $21) A -- 2 celebrated Hungarian novelist’s tale of two old men who meet to recall their long-dead friendship and the secret at its heart 12 THE ENGLISH ASSASSIN by Daniel Silva (Putnam: $25.95) An 12 5 art restorer and spy finds himself framed for the murder of a client and untangles a web of betrayals to find the killer 13 THE BLUE EDGE OF MIDNIGHT by Jonathon King (Dutton: -- 1 $22.95) A former cop has to face some tough memories after discovering a dead child in the Florida Everglades 14 BODY OF LIES by Iris Johansen (Bantam: $24.95) A forensic -- 1 sculptor reconstructs the face of a deceased man only to become entangled in a web of deadly greed 15 LAMB by Christopher Moore (William Morrow: $25.95) An -- 1 irreverent take on “the missing years” of Jesus’ childhood as seen through the eyes of his wisecracking friend

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*--* 1 STUPID WHITE MEN ... AND OTHER SORRY EXCUSES FOR THE 1 6 STATE OF THE NATION by Michael Moore (Regan Books: $24.95) Lampooning the Bush administration and more 2 SELF MATTERS by Phillip C. McGraw (Simon & Schuster: 2 11 $25) A self-improvement guru and “Oprah” regular teaches readers how to “create your life from the inside out.” 3 THE NATURAL by Joe Klein (Doubleday: $22.95) The 14 2 “Primary Colors” author looks at the strengths and flaws of former President Bill Clinton 4 WHO MOVED MY CHEESE? by Spencer Johnson (Putnam: $19.95) 6 106 The co-author of “The One-Minute Manager” uses the parable of mice in a maze to discuss managing change 5 THE UNIVERSE IN A NUTSHELL by Stephen Hawking (Bantam: -- 14 $35) The celebrated physicist offers up a look at space, time and the origin and future of the universe 6 A MIND AT A TIME by Mel Levine (Simon & Schuster: $26) A -- 1 pediatrics professor argues that schools need to teach children based on their individual learning styles 7 BIAS by Bernard Goldberg (Regnery: $27.95) A veteran CBS -- 14 reporter argues that the mainstream media have been seriously damaged by a liberal, closed-minded worldview 8 THE GREAT MOVIES by Roger Ebert (Broadway Books: $27.50) -- 1 The film critic gives an enthusiastic thumbs up to 100 classics of the screen in this series of essays 9 THE POWER OF NOW by Eckhart Tolle (New World Library: -- 2 $21.95) How to improve relationships and encourage happiness and contentment by living in the present 10 BODY FOR LIFE by Bill Phillips and Michael D’Orso 10 3 (HarperCollins: $26) A 12-week program of weightlifting and cardiovascular exercise, along with nutrition and motivation tips 11 KNIGHT by Bob Knight with Bob Hammel (Dunne Books: -- 1 $25.95) The fiery college basketball coach tells his side of the storied 29 years on the bench in Indiana 12 NEGOTIATING WITH THE DEAD by Margaret Atwood (Oxford 8 2 University Press: $18) A novelist reflects on her art, contemplating the sources of creativity and the challenges of the writing life 13 THE WISDOM OF MENOPAUSE by Christiane Northrup (Bantam: 3 7 $27.95) A physician describes symptoms and treatments for menopause 14 REPORT FROM GROUND ZERO by Dennis Smith (Viking: $24.95) -- 1 The diary of a retired New York City firefighter who joined the rescue effort in the wake of the terrorist attacks 15 NIGGER by Randall Kennedy (Pantheon: $22) The evolution 11 4 of an explosive word and its shifting meanings in the history of American race relations

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*--* 1 FAHRENHEIT 451 by Ray Bradbury (Ballantine: $6.99) An alternate future when government makes books the enemy 2 THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER AND CLAY by Michael Chabon (Picador: $15) Cousins in the comics biz 3 A DARKNESS MORE THAN NIGHT by Michael Connelly (Warner: $7.99) An ace detective is a prime murder suspect 4 FALL ON YOUR KNEES by Ann-Marie MacDonald (Scribner: $14) The travails of a family in coal-mining Nova Scotia 5 THE LAST TIME THEY MET by Anita Shreve (Little, Brown: $13.95) Two poets share a lifelong passion 6 A PAINTED HOUSE by John Grisham (Dell Island: $7.99) Violence looms over a boyhood in rural Arkansas in 1952 7 TELL NO ONE by Harlan Coben (Dell: $6.99) A long-dead love affair is revived when a man receives a strange message 8 THE VILLA by Nora Roberts (Jove: $7.99) The merger of two Napa family wineries leads to romance and murder 9 DUST TO DUST by Tami Hoag (Bantam: $7.99) Did a young, gay internal affairs officer commit suicide or was it murder? 10 THE RED TENT by Anita Diamant (Picador USA: $14.95) The blossoming of Dinah, Jacob’s only daughter, in Genesis

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*--* 1 FAST FOOD NATION by Eric Schlosser (HarperCollins: $13.95) The unappetizing practices of the junk-food industry 2 A BEAUTIFUL MIND by Sylvia Nasar (Touchstone: $16) A brilliant mathematics professor’s battle with schizophrenia 3 THE WRINKLE CURE by Nicholas Perricone (Warner: $13.95) Using antioxidants to keep the skin looking young 4 RICH DAD, POOR DAD by Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter (Techpress: $15.95) Adventures in fiscal parenting 5 FOUNDING BROTHERS by Joseph Ellis (Vintage: $14) The genius, cunning and flaws of the nation’s architects 6 SEABISCUIT by Laura Hillenbrand (Ballantine: $15) How a thoroughbred horse went from also-ran to sports icon 7 9-11 by Noam Chomsky (Seven Stories Press: $8.95) An alternative view of the U.S.-led war on terrorism 8 YOGA by Rodney Yee with Nina Zolotow (St. Martin’s: $21.95) Instruction and inspiration for beginners and devotees 9 WE WERE SOLDIERS ONCE ... AND YOUNG by Harold G. Moore and Joseph Galloway (Harper: $7.99) Against all odds 10 THE O’REILLY FACTOR by Bill O’Reilly (Broadway Books: $14) The pundit sounds off on politics, sex and the media

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