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*--* 1 The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (Doubleday: $24.95) A 1 56 Louvre curator’s killing leads to clues hidden in Leonardo’s paintings and a secret society with something to hide.

2 The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom 3 31 (Hyperion: $19.95) An amusement park maintenance man faces his life, death and afterlife in this three-part parable.

3 Therapy by Jonathan Kellerman (Ballantine: $26.95) Alex -- 1 Delaware discovers that the slaying of a couple found dead in a Mustang convertible is tied to a celebrity psychologist.

4 Bergdorf Blondes by Plum Sykes (Miramax: $23.95) Botoxed, 2 4 peeled and tanned-to-kill, Park Avenue princesses search for an ATM (rich boyfriend) or a P.H. (potential husband).

5 The Full Cupboard of Life by Alexander McCall Smith -- 1 (Pantheon: $19.95) A Botswana detective is hired by a wealthy businesswoman to divine the true intentions of four suitors.

6 Angels & Demons by Dan Brown (Atria: $17.95) A Harvard 6 18 scholar uncovers a vendetta against the Roman Catholic Church by a secret society known as the Illuminati.

7 Nighttime Is My Time by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & 4 3 Schuster: $25.95) On the eve of their 20-year high school reunion, a serial killer plots revenge against those who once humiliated him.

8 The Known World by Edward P. Jones -- 2 (Amistad/HarperCollins: $24.95) A black slave owner’s plantation is the setting for a tale of love and betrayal in antebellum Virginia.

9 Little Children by Tom Perrotta (St. Martin’s: $24.95) A 10 4 group of 30ish parents confront their fears and family dysfunction as they raise their suburban offspring.

10 The Birth of Venus by Sara Dunant (Random House: $21.95) -- 4 A love story amid the political, religious and artistic ferment in 14th century Florence.

11 Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella (Dial Books: 9 5 $21.95) A marketing whiz bares her soul to the stranger next to her on a plane before finding out he’s the company’s elusive CEO.

12 The Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer -- 1 (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $23) A man who resembled a 70-year-old at birth grows physically younger as he ages.

13 The Last Juror by John Grisham (Doubleday: $27.95) A 5 13 convicted killer on parole for a brutal rape and murder is bent on retribution as he returns to his small town.

14 The Southern Belles of Honeysuckle Way by Linda 12 2 Bruckheimer (E.P. Dutton: $24.95) Three sisters reunite in a Kentucky town for their grandmother’s 75th birthday.

15 Reckless Abandon by Stuart Woods (Penguin: $25.95) 14 2 Cop-turned-lawyer Stone Barrington meets up with Florida Police Chief Holly Barker in search of a fugitive in New York City.

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*--* SO. CAL. RATING Nonfiction LAST WEEK WEEKS ON LIST

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*--* 1 Plan of Attack by Bob Woodward (Simon & Schuster: $28) A 14 2 behind-the-scenes look at how George W. Bush and his war council came to launch a preemptive attack on Iraq.

2 Against All Enemies by Richard A. Clarke (Free Press: 1 6 $27) The former counter-terrorism advisor questions the Bush administration’s response to threats before Sept. 11 and its focus on Iraq since.

3 Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss (Gotham: $17.50) A 2 2 British novelist and journalist offers her zero-tolerance approach to punctuation, drawn from a pioneering BBC series.

4 Trump: How to Get Rich by Donald J. Trump with Meredith 3 5 McIver (Random House: $21.95) The billionaire real estate mogul turned television star riffs on how to succeed in business.

5 Worse Than Watergate by John W. Dean (Little, Brown: 5 4 $22.95) Former White House counsel details how President Bush has damaged the nation more than President Nixon or Watergate.

6 Ten Minutes From Normal by Karen Hughes (Viking Press: 8 4 $25.95) Longtime Bush counselor tells about the 2000 campaign and balancing the needs of family, faith, work and politics.

7 The Power of Intention by Wayne W. Dyer (Hay House: 9 8 $24.95) How to spark creativity by drawing upon a field of energy that exists all around us.

8 Blue Blood by Edward Conlon (Riverhead Books: $26.95) A -- 1 New York Police Department detective paints a vivid picture of life on the force. (Reviewed by John Miller, p. 5)

9 The Purpose-Driven Life by Rick Warren (Zondervan: 6 59 $19.99) How the “God-ordained” principles of worship, community, discipleship, ministry and evangelism bring fulfillment.

10 House of Bush, House of Saud by Craig Unger (Scribner: 13 4 $26) The courting of the Bush family network by the Saudi royal family and how it has affected U.S. government policy.

11 Why Courage Matters by John McCain with Mark Salter -- 1 (Random House: $16.95) The Arizona senator ponders the importance of sacrificing for others and of facing fear head-on.

12 The Devil’s Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea (Little, Brown: -- 1 $24.95) An indictment of U.S. immigration policy told through the tragic story of a group of Mexican border-crossers.

13 The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands by Laura 4 17 Schlessinger (HarperCollins: $24.95) The talk show host tells how to manage the “very simple creature” that is man.

14 Sun After Dark by Pico Iyer (Alfred A. Knopf: $22.95) A -- 1 compendium of writings from the peripatetic Iyer, with dispatches from Bali, Easter Island and Oman and thoughts on the meaning of exile.

15 Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them by Al Franken 11 35 (Dutton: $24.95) A heaping dose of subversive wit aimed at politicos and pundits on the right.

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