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March 14, 2006

New Bestsellers 3/13/06

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.

E = Essence Magazine
NYT = New York Times
PW = Publisher's Weekly
USA = USA Today
* = Titles that have previously appeared on the bestseller lists but are new to our catalog

Fiction

Rita Mae & Sneaky Pie Brown. Sour Puss
In this latest whodunit, Rita Mae Brown and her feline partner-in-crime-detection, Sneaky Pie Brown, return to the scene of their bestselling crimes?picturesque Crozet, Virginia. Love is in the air as spring comes to the small town, but no sooner has Mary Minor ?Harry? Haristeen remarried than she is rudely interrupted?by murder. And no sooner does the trouble start than curious cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, along with corgi Tee Tucker, sink their claws into the case.? (NYT #9, PW #11)

Heather Graham. The Island
Modern-day pirates and a sunken ship of treasure figure in this island adventure, as two strangers team up to explore the darker side of paradise. (NYT #15, PW #14)

Lisa Jackson. Fatal Burn
In this riveting new novel of romantic suspense, the "New York Times" bestselling author of "Deep Freeze" delivers the thrilling tale of a woman whose dark past ties her to a twisted madman who is plotting deadly revenge. (USA #2)

THE FALLEN, by T. Jefferson Parker. (Morrow, $24.95.) A San Diego detective investigates the death of a colleague in an atmosphere of municipal corruption. (NYT #16)

Edward Rutherfurd. The Rebels of Ireland
Once again Rutherfurd takes us inside the process of history by tracing the lives of several Dublin families from all strata of society, Protestant and Catholic, rich and poor, conniving and heroic. (NYT #10, PW #8)

Danielle Steel. The House
In a novel of daring and hope, of embracing life and taking chances, Danielle Steel brilliantly captures one woman's courageous choice to live her dreams and receive unexpected gifts in return. (NYT #1, PW #3, USA #8)

Nonfiction

Wayne W. Dyer. Inspiration: Your Ultimate Calling
Each chapter in this book is filled with specifics for living an inspired life. From a very personal viewpoint, the bestselling author of "The Power of Intention" offers a blueprint through the world of spirit to inspiration. (PW #3)

EAT, PRAY, LOVE, by Elizabeth Gilbert. (Viking, $24.95.) A writer's yearlong journey in search of self takes her to Italy, India and Indonesia. (NYT #12)

Bill Sammon. Strategery
Strategery is a term borrowed from a Saturday Night Live skit and self-deprecatingly adopted by the White House for their meetings. White House Correspondent Bill Sammon is borrowing it yet again in his latest account of this unlikely-yet historic-president. It is written with verve and piercing insight by Sammon, who has been granted unprecedented access to President Bush, Vice President Cheney and their most senior advisers. No other journalist has interviewed the president more times than Sammon. (NYT #9, PW #12)

PW Religion

Douglas Brinkley & Julie Fenster. Parish Priest: Father Michael McGivney and American Catholocism
The authors re-create the life of Father McGivney, a fiercely dynamic yet tenderhearted man. Though he was only thirty-eight when he died, Father McGivney has never been forgotten. He remains a true "people's priest," a genuinely holy man -- and perhaps the most beloved parish priest in U.S. history. (#8)

Michael Lerner. The Left Hand of God: Taking Back Our Country from the Religious Right
Presenting an eight-point progressive spiritual covenant with America, Lerner provides a blueprint for how the Democratic Party can effectively challenge the Right and position itself to win the White House and Congress. (#7)