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*--* Fiction weeks on list 1. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead: 15 $25.95) Two Afghan women struggle to survive jihad, civil war and Taliban tyranny. 2. Away by Amy Bloom (Random House: $23.95) A survivor of a 1 Russian pogrom arrives in New York in 1924 and soon begins a search for her lost daughter. 3. Sandworms of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson 3 (Tor Books: $27.95) Humankind makes a last stand against the machine empire of Omnius. 4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling 6 (Scholastic: $34.99) Harry’s final quest to rout the forces of evil arrayed against him. 5. Spook Country by William Gibson (Putnam: $25.95) A 3 writer’s pursuit of a story about celebrity death scenes takes a cyber-turn for the worse. 6. The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon 17 (HarperCollins: $26.95) Murder mystery meets alternate history in an Alaska gone Yiddish. 7. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown: $18.99) In 1 Volume 3 of a vampire love saga, Bella must choose between her lover and a friend, life and death. 8. Sweet Revenge by Diane Mott Davidson (William Morrow: 1 $25.95) Caterer Goldy Schulz puts jobs on hold to find the killer of a disgraced district attorney. 9. The Sanctuary by Raymond Khoury (Dutton: $25.95) A CIA 1 agent and a geneticist seek a dangerous book that has wrought destruction over centuries. 10. Loving Frank by Nancy Horan (Ballantine Books: $23.95) 2 Scandal and tragedy haunt the intellectually driven lover of Frank Lloyd Wright. *--*

*--* Nonfiction 1. The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn and Hal Iggulden 17 (HarperCollins: $24.95) How to tie knots, find true north, build treehouses and other vital skills. 2. God Is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens (Twelve: 18 $24.99) The acerbic commentator argues that the world would be a better place without religion. 3. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne (Beyond Words: $23.95) 36 Life’s secrets distilled from oral tradition, literature, religion and philosophy. 4. The World Without Us by Alan Weisman (Thomas Dunne: 4 $24.95) An eye-popping look at how our planet might fare if there were no people on it. 5. Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell (Little, Brown: 9 $24.99) A Navy SEAL’s account of a deadly raid to capture an Al Qaeda leader in Afghanistan. 6. Math Doesn’t Suck by Danica McKellar (Hudson Street 1 Press: $23.95) The actress explains why mathematics is not only cool but easy. 7. The Art of Power by Thich Nhat Hanh (HarperOne: 2 $24.95) How to focus less on job titles and salary and more on inner strength in the search for happiness. 8. Change Your Thoughts -- Change Your Life by Wayne W. 4 Dyer (Hay House: $26.95) Applying ancient Chinese wisdom to life in the modern world. 9. The House That George Built by Wilfrid Sheed (Random 5 House: $29.95) A look at the songs of George Gershwin and other Tin Pan Alley legends. 10. The Diana Chronicles by Tina Brown (Doubleday: 12 $27.50) A dishy take on the late princess of Wales by the former editor of Tatler and Vanity Fair. *--*