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July 18, 2005

New Bestsellers 7/18/05

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.

The Library Journal Lists of Most Borrowed Books in Public Libraries for Fiction and Nonfiction were updated for July 15.

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

Fiction

ADORED, by Tilly Bagshawe. (Warner, $23.95.) A gorgeous young woman sets out to follow in her grandfather's footsteps and become a Hollywood superstar. (NYT #10)

Mary Janice Davidson. Undead and Unappreciated
Fans can't get enough of author MaryJanice Davidson and her topsy-turvy world of the undead with its newly-crowned queen, Betsy Taylor. Now, Betsy continues her reluctant reign while being bedeviled by family secrets. (PW #13, WSJ #10)

Elizabeth Lowell. Always Time to Die
Carly, a successful family historian, discovers that tracing bloodlines in New Mexico is a deadly sport when she searches for information on the state's multimillionaire governor. (NYT #6, PW #9, WSJ #9)

Lynn Schnurnberger & Janice Kaplan. Mine Are Spectacular
Three friends living in the wealthy New York suburb of Hadley Farms know they can count on each other through it all: pregnancy, affairs, ex-husbands, new fiancs, and Botox. (WSJ #14)

Nonfiction

MY FRIEND LEONARD, by James Frey. (Riverhead, $24.95.) The author of the addiction memoir "A Million Little Pieces" remembers a helpful mobster friend. (NYT #12)

Bernard Goldberg. 100 People Who are Screwing Up America
No preaching. No pontificating. Just some uncommon sense about the things that have made this country great -- and the culprits who are screwing it up. (NYT #6, PW #7, WSJ #4)

Bob Woodward. The Secret Man
Woodward tells the story of his relationship with Mark Felt, AKA "Deep Throat." (NYT #4, PW #6, WSJ #7)

WSJ Business

Doris Christopher. Pampered Chef
Doris Christopher's extraordinary account of how she turned an innovative concept and $3,000 investment into a business with annual sales approaching the billion-dollar mark. It is packed with real-life lessons and inspiring insights for small-business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs. (#10)