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Published:
March 26, 2006
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THE 5TH HORSEMAN, by James
Patterson and Maxine Paetro. Detective Lindsay Boxer
and the Women's Murder Club investigate unexplained
deaths at a San Francisco hospital.
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4
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THE TENTH CIRCLE, by Jodi
Picoult. (Atria, $26.) When his teenage daughter is
date-raped, a comicbook artist is overwhelmed by rage
he thought he had buried with his past., by Jodi Picoult.
When his teenage daughter is date-raped, a comicbook
artist is overwhelmed by rage he thought he had buried
with his past.
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3
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THE DA VINCI CODE, by Dan
Brown. A murder at the Louvre leads to a trail of
clues found in the work of Leonardo and to the discovery
of a secret society.
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THE HOUSE, by Danielle Steel.
A workaholic lawyer's life changes when she buys a
crumbling mansion.
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CELL, by Stephen King.
What remains of humanity fights to survive after a
mysterious force scrambles cellphone users' brains.
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6
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THE TEMPLAR LEGACY, by
Steve Berry. A former Justice Department operative
becomes involved in a desperate search for the long-lost
treasure and secrets of the medieval Knights Templar.
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THE LAST TEMPLAR, by Raymond
Khoury. A coding device stolen from an exhibit of
Vatican artifacts may hold clues to the medieval Knights
Templar's long-lost treasure - and their secrets.
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FALSE IMPRESSION, by Jeffrey
Archer. A murderous international conspiracy swirls
around a stolen Van Gogh.
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IN THE COMPANY OF THE COURTESAN,
by Sarah Dunant. A courtesan and her friend and pimp,
a dwarf, make their way in Renaissance Venice.
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NIGHTLIFE, by Thomas Perry.
A woman detective in Portland, Ore., hunts a woman
serial killer.
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THE REBELS OF IRELAND,
by Edward Rutherfurd. A story of six families against
the sweep of Irish history from 1597 to 1922.
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12
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LABYRINTH, by Kate Mosse. A woman on an archaeological
dig in France stumbles on the 13th-century secret
of the true Grail.
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13
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THE TWO MINUTE RULE, by
Robert Crais. A robber just released from prison tracks
down the killers of his son, a Los Angeles cop.
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KILL ME, by Stephen White.
A businessman signs a contract to end his own life.
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Hardcover
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MARLEY & ME, by John
Grogan. A newspaper columnist and his wife learn some
life lessons from their neurotic dog.
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THE WORLD IS FLAT, by Thomas
L. Friedman. A columnist for The New York Times analyzes
21st-century economics and foreign policy and presents
an overview of globalization trends.
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FREAKONOMICS, by 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.
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YOU'RE WEARING THAT?, by
Deborah Tannen. How mothers and daughters communicate.
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MANHUNT, by James L. Swanson.
The 12-day pursuit of John Wilkes Booth after his
assassination of Abraham Lincoln.MY
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THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING,
by Joan Didion. The author's attempts to come to terms
with the death of her husband and the grave illness
of their only daughter.
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TEAM OF RIVALS, by Doris Kearns Goodwin. The
political genius of Abraham Lincoln, revealed in his
relationship with his cabinet, from the author of
"No Ordinary Time."
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CONFESSIONS OF A VIDEO VIXEN,
by Karrine Steffans. A tell-all by an actress who
has appeared in many hip-hop videos.
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20
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BLINK, by Malcolm Gladwell.
The author of "The Tipping Point" explores
the importance of hunch and instinct to the workings
of the mind.
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THE BROTHERS BULGER, by
Howie Carr. The story of two Massachusetts brothers,
one a criminal, the other a politician.
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TEACHER MAN, by Frank
McCourt. The author of "Angela's Ashes"
remembers his years teaching high school English in
New York City.
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OUR ENDANGERED VALUES,
by Jimmy Carter. The former president warns against
blurring politics and fundamentalist religion.
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FRIEND LEONARD, by James
Frey. The author of the addiction memoir "A Million
Little Pieces" remembers a helpful mobster friend.
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BEYOND BAND OF BROTHERS,
by Dick Winters with Cole C. Kingseed. The war memoirs
of the commander of Easy Company, made famous by Stephen
Ambrose's "Band of Brothers."
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