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*--* Fiction weeks on list 1. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead: 16 $25.95) Two Afghan women struggle to survive jihad, civil war and Taliban tyranny. 2. The Wheel of Darkness by Douglas Preston and Lincoln 1 Child (Grand Central: $25.99) An FBI agent and his ward seek a relic stolen in Tibet. 3. Away by Amy Bloom (Random House: $23.95) A survivor of a 2 Russian pogrom arrives in New York in 1924 and soon begins a search for her lost daughter. 4. Spook Country by William Gibson (Putnam: $25.95) A 4 writer’s pursuit of a story about celebrity death scenes takes a cyber-turn for the worse. 5. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling 7 (Scholastic: $34.99) Harry’s final quest to rout the forces of evil arrayed against him. 6. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown: $18.99) In 2 Vol. 3 of a vampire love saga, Bella must choose between her lover and a friend, life and death. 7. Dark Possession by Christine Feehan (Berkley: $24.95) A 1 woman confronts shape-shifters and vampires in a Brazilian rain forest. 8. The Elves of Cintra by Terry Brooks (Del Rey: $26.95) 1 The last surviving knights try to save a plague-riddled Earth from monsters and demons. 9. Bones to Ashes by Kathy Reichs (Scribner: $25.95) A 1 forensic scientist thinks a New Brunswick skeleton may be that of her childhood friend. 10. The Burnt House by Faye Kellerman (William Morrow: 3 $25.95) When a commuter jet crashes into an apartment building, terrorism is suspected. *--*

*--* Nonfiction 1. The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn and Hal Iggulden 18 (HarperCollins: $24.95) How to tie knots, find true north, build treehouses and other vital skills. 2. Wonderful Tonight by Pattie Boyd with Penny Junor 1 (Harmony: $25.95) The iconic model who inspired George Harrison and Eric Clapton tells her story. 3. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne (Beyond Words: $23.95) 37 Life’s secrets distilled from oral tradition, literature, religion and philosophy. 4. The Art of Power by Thich Nhat Hanh (HarperOne: 3 $24.95) How to focus less on job titles and salary and more on inner strength in the search for happiness. 5. God Is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens (Twelve: 19 $24.99) The acerbic commentator argues that the world would be a better place without religion. 6. The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy by John 1 Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $26) Israel’s effect on the United States. 7. Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell (Little, Brown: 10 $24.99) A Navy SEAL’s account of a deadly raid to capture an Al Qaeda leader in Afghanistan. 8. The World Without Us by Alan Weisman (Thomas Dunne: 5 $24.95) An eye-popping look at how our planet might fare if there were no people on it. 9. Ike: An American Hero by Michael Korda 2 (HarperCollins: $34.95) How a farmer’s son came to lead U.S. forces in World War II and be president. 10. Change Your Thoughts -- Change Your Life by Wayne W. 5 Dyer (Hay House: $26.95) Applying ancient Chinese wisdom to life in the modern world. *--*