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*--* Fiction weeks on list 1. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead: 18 $25.95) Two Afghan women struggle to survive jihad, civil war and Taliban tyranny. 2. You’ve Been Warned by James Patterson and Howard Roughan 1 (Little, Brown: $27.99) A nanny falls in love with the father of her charges; trouble follows. 3. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz 2 (Riverhead: $24.95) A sci-fi-loving nerd and his immigrant family are haunted by the past. 4. Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson (Farrar, Straus & 2 Giroux: $27) The saga of an undercover CIA agent, beginning with the Tet offensive in Vietnam. 5. Pontoon by Garrison Keillor (Viking: $25.95) The latest 1 from Lake Wobegon details the funeral preparations for Evelyn Peterson, recently deceased. 6. The 47th Samurai by Stephen Hunter (Simon & 1 Schuster: $26) Tragedy ensues when a retired Marine returns a sword to a Japanese soldier’s family. 7. The Indian Clerk by David Leavitt (Bloomsbury: $24.95) A 1 Cambridge mathematician invites intrigue when he recruits a prodigy from Madras. 8. Loving Frank by Nancy Horan (Ballantine Books: $23.95) 5 Scandal and tragedy haunt the intellectually driven lover of Frank Lloyd Wright. 9. The Shotgun Rule by Charlie Huston (Ballantine: $21.95) 2 Four teens goofing off on summer break cross paths with a family running a meth lab. 10. No One Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July 9 (Scribner: $23) Short stories explore seduction, romance and the search for acceptance. *--*

*--* Nonfiction 1. Giving by Bill Clinton (Knopf: $24.95) The former 2 president and now foundation head describes how giving our money and time can change the world. 2. The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn and Hal Iggulden 20 (HarperCollins: $24.95) Learn how to tie knots, find true north and other essential skills. 3. The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman (W.W. Norton: 2 $24.95) How the Warsaw Zoo director and his wife tried to shelter Polish Jews during World War II. 4. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne (Beyond Words: $23.95) 39 Life’s secrets distilled from oral tradition, literature, religion and philosophy. 5. The World Without Us by Alan Weisman (Thomas Dunne: 7 $24.95) An eye-popping look at how our planet might fare if there were no people on it. 6. Dead Certain by Robert Draper (The Free Press: $28) A 2 revealing portrait of President Bush in his own words and the words of those closest to him. 7. Power to the People by Laura Ingraham (Regnery: 1 $27.95) The conservative radio personality takes on political correctness and other charged issues. 8. Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself by Alan 1 Alda (Random House: $24.95) After a nearly fatal event, the actor shares his secrets of enjoying life. 9. The Art of Power by Thich Nhat Hanh (HarperOne: 5 $24.95) How to focus less on job titles and salary and more on inner strength in the search for happiness. 10. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver, 13 Camille Kingsolver and Steven L. Hopp (HarperCollins: $26.95) Living off the family farm. *--*