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*--* Fiction weeks on list 1. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead: 20 $25.95) Two Afghan women struggle to survive jihad, civil war and Taliban tyranny. 2. Run by Ann Patchett (Harper: $25.95) A widower faces 1 complications when one of his children is shadowed by the birth mother. 3. Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo (Alfred A. Knopf: 1 $26.95) A dying Northeast factory town troubles the lives of its inhabitants. 4. Playing for Pizza by John Grisham (Doubleday: $21.95) A 1 hack backup pro quarterback finds refuge on a football team in Parma, Italy. 5. Shoot Him If He Runs by Stuart Woods (Putnam: $25.95) A 1 pair of investigators seek a rogue intelligence operative on a Caribbean island. 6. The Choice by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central: $24.99) A 1 man who has it all except for a stifling relationship falls hard for his next-door neighbor. 7. Fire in the Blood by Irene Nemirovsky (Alfred A. Knopf: 1 $22) Stories of illicit love and betrayal in the picturesque Burgundy countryside. 8. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz 4 (Riverhead: $24.95) A sci-fi-loving nerd and his immigrant family are haunted by the past. 9. The 47th Samurai by Stephen Hunter (Simon & 3 Schuster: $26) Tragedy ensues when a retired Marine returns a Japanese soldier’s sword to his family. 10. Away by Amy Bloom (Random House: $23.95) A survivor of a 4 Russian pogrom arrives in New York in 1924 and soon begins a search for her lost daughter. *--*

*--* Nonfiction 1. The Age of Turbulence by Alan Greenspan (Penguin: 2 $35) The enigmatic former Fed chief explains and rates his economic decisions, good and bad. 2. The Nine by Jeffrey Toobin (Doubleday: $27.95) The 2 New Yorker reporter and legal beagle details the inner workings and politics of the U.S. Supreme Court. 3. The Coldest Winter by David Halberstam (Hyperion: 1 $35) The late author’s look at the Korean War through the eyes of the great players and the GIs. 4. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne (Beyond Words: $23.95) 41 Life’s secrets distilled from oral tradition, literature, religion and philosophy. 5. Giving by Bill Clinton (Knopf: $24.95) The former 4 president and now foundation head describes how giving our money and time can change the world. 6. Wonderful Tonight by Pattie Boyd with Penny Junor 5 (Harmony: $25.95) The iconic model who inspired George Harrison and Eric Clapton tells her story. 7. If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer (Beaufort: 3 $24.95) O.J. Simpson’s account with commentary from victim Ron Goldman’s family. 8. Louder Than Words by Jenny McCarthy (Dutton: $23.95) 1 The actress recounts her trials and triumphs as the mother of an autistic son. 9. The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman (W.W. Norton: 4 $24.95) How the Warsaw Zoo director and his wife tried to shelter Polish Jews during World War II. 10. The Vixen Diaries by Karrine Steffans (Grand Central: 1 $24.99) A socialite recounts her high-octane lifestyle, full of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll. *--*