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November 18, 2004

New Bestsellers 11/15

The following books are appearing on the best seller lists for the first time this week. For a complete listing see our collection of Best Seller Lists.

NYT = New York Times
PW = Publisher's Weekly
USA = USA Today
WSJ = Wall Street Journal

Fiction

Janet Evanovich. Metro Girl
Evanovich's spectacular new novel about a woman in search of her missing brother comes complete with high stakes, hot nights, murder, and graft--not to mention car chases, car races, car explosions, and much more. (NYT #1, PW #2, WSJ #3)

Fannie Flagg. A Redbird Christmas
The beloved author of "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe" and other bestsellers has penned a novel about a small remote town where something unusual happens on Christmas morning. (NYT #8, PW #13)

James Patterson. London Bridges
Alex Cross joins forces with Scotland Yard and Interpol in pursuit of the Wolf and the Weasel. (USA #2)

Jeff Shaara. To the Last Man: A Novel of the First World War
Jeff Sharra opens the window onto the other worldly tableau of trench warfare through the eyes of a typical British soldier whose innocent youth is cast into the awful hell of a new and terrifying brand of war. In the air above, a new kind of hero emerges the flying ace. As the conflict enters its third year, a neutral America is goaded into battle, but is woefully unprepared. The responsibility is placed on the shoulders of General John Blackjack Pershing, and by spring 1918, the first wave of the American Expeditionary Force joins the fight in Europe. With the renewed spirit and strength of the untested Americans, the world waits to see if the tide of war can finally be turned. (PW #15, WSJ #15)

Tom Wolfe. I Am Charlotte Simmons
With his signature eye for detail, the "New York Times" bestselling atuhor draws on extensive observation of campuses across the country to immortalize college life in the '00s. (USA #7)

Nonfiction

BECAUSE HE COULD, by Dick Morris and Eileen McGann. (ReganBooks/HarperCollins, $25.95.) The former White House adviser and his wife ??deconstruct?? Bill Clinton?s autobiography, ??My Life.?? (NYT #15)

Nicholas Perricone. The Perricone Promise
Through superfoods, nutritional supplements, and state-of-the-art topical applications, the "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Wrinkle Cure" presents an astonishing program to reverse the aging process, inside and out. (USA #3)

THE UNITED STATES OF EUROPE, by T. R. Reid. (Penguin Press, $25.95.) A correspondent for The Washington Post traces the ??geopolitical revolution?? that is taking place across the Atlantic. (NYT #14)

PW Children's Fiction

Herbie Brennan. Faerie Wars
Troubled by family problems, Henry finds his life taking a whole new dimension when he and his friend, old Mr. Fogarty, become involved with Prince Pyrgus Malvae who has been sent from the faerie world in order to escape the treacherous Faeries of the Night. (#9)

Mary Pope Osborne. Winter of the Ice Wizard
Jack and Annie are joined by Teddy and Kathleen as they travel to the snowy Land-Behind-the-Clouds, where they search for the eye of the Ice Wizard and attempt to help Merlin and Morgan. (#2)