December 10, 2000FICTION1 SHOPGIRL by Steve...

December 10, 2000

FICTION

1 SHOPGIRL by Steve Martin (Hyperion: $17.95) A young artist who works days in the glove department at Neiman Marcus falls abruptly in love with a millionaire businessman.

Last Week: 3; Weeks on List: 9

2 ROSES ARE RED by James Patterson (Little, Brown: $26.95) Alex Cross battles a cunning bank robber, nicknamed “Mastermind,” who orchestrates teams of criminals while hiding in the shadows.

Last Week: --; Weeks on List: 1

3 KILLING TIME by Caleb Carr (Random House: $25.95) In 2023, a criminologist searches for the truth behind a string of killings in an age when all information can be manipulated.

Last Week: --; Weeks on List: 1

4 THE SITUE STORIES by Frances Khirallah Noble (Syracuse University Press: $22.95) Eleven interconnected short stories form a drama about an extended Arabic family in America.

Last Week: 13; Weeks on List: 3

5 PRODIGAL SUMMER by Barbara Kingsolver (HarperCollins: $26) In southern Appalachia, three stories of human love intersect within a larger tapestry.

Last Week: 5; Weeks on List: 5

6 THE BLIND ASSASSIN by Margaret Atwood (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday: $26) A narrative tour de force of self-deceit and revenge that joins the lives of two sisters with an unpublished sci-fi novel.

Last Week: 14; Weeks on List: 11

7 LYING AWAKE by Mark Salzman (Alfred A. Knopf: $21) A meditation on spirituality in the life of an Angeleno nun facing a dilemma: Should she have surgery that will cure her of mystical visions?

Last Week: 10; Weeks on List: 9

8 MERRICK by Anne Rice (Alfred A. Knopf: $26.95) The haunting tale of a New Orleans witch delves into voodoo and returns to the characters of “Interview with the Vampire.”

Last Week: 1; Weeks on List: 3

9 OFF KECK ROAD by Mona Simpson (Alfred A. Knopf: $19) A novella about a tight-knit group of people coming of age and then growing old together in Green Bay, Wisc.

Last Week: --; Weeks on List: 1

10 DECK THE HALLS by Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster: $18) Two famous sleuths meet in a dentist’s office and team up to solve a kidnapping.

Last Week: --; Weeks on List: 2

11 THE MARK by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins (Tyndale House: $22.99) The antichrist has taken over, branding his followers and causing mayhem in the latest in the “Left Behind” series.

Last Week: 8; Weeks on List: 2

12 THE PROMETHEUS DECEPTION by Robert Ludlum (St. Martin’s: $27.95) A spy infiltrates his former shadowy agency in this story of post-Cold War double-crosses and Wall Street conspiracies.

Last Week: 9; Weeks on List: 3

13 WISH YOU WELL by David Baldacci (Warner Books: $24.95) Tragedy sends two children from New York City to live with their great grandmother in the mountains of Southwestern Virginia.

Last Week: --; Weeks on List: 3

14 THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER & CLAY by Michael Chabon (Random House: $26.95) In 1939 Brooklyn, two Jewish cousins, one American, one Czech, collaborate to create a comic book.

Last Week: --; Weeks on List: 6

15 WINTER’S HEART by Richard Jordan (Tor Books: $29.95) The “Wheel of Time” saga rolls on, as doomed hero Rand rallies the forces of magic against evil legions.

Last Week: 7; Weeks on List: 2

NONFICTION

1 ANGEL ON MY SHOULDER by Natalie Cole with Digby Diehl (Warner: $25.95) Autobiography of the Grammy-winning singer, from fond memories of life with Nat to the perils of her show biz career.

Last Week: 1; Weeks on List: 2

2 OUR VIETNAM by A.J. Langguth (Simon & Schuster: $35) An former war correspondent tells the story of the Vietnam War from both the American and Vietnamese perspectives.

Last Week: --; Weeks on List: 2

3 A SHORT GUIDE TO A HAPPY LIFE by Anna Quindlen (Random House: $12.95) The columnist reflects on what it takes to “get a life” by living deeply rather than merely existing.

Last Week: 3; Weeks on List: 3

4 HIDDEN TREASURES by Leigh Keno and Leslie Keno (Warner Books: $29.95) The twin brothers, featured on the Antiques Road Show, share stories about discovering rare furniture treasures.

Last Week: --; Weeks on List: 1

5 PARIS TO THE MOON by Adam Gopnik (Random House: $24.95) A personal homage to years spent in the City of Light by a longtime New Yorker writer. 105

Last Week: 15Weeks on List: 5

6 GHOST LIGHT by Frank Rich (Random House: $24.95) A memoir by the former New York Times drama critic, for whom, as a child, theater was a beacon of security in a tumultuous world.

Last Week: -- Weeks on List: 1

7 MAESTRO by Bob Woodward (Simon & Schuster: $25) Portrait of Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, who started as a Julliard-trained sax man and now keeps the U.S. economy in tune.

Last Week: 15Weeks on List: 2

8 THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY by The Beatles (Chronicle Books: $60) Previously unreleased photos, memorabilia and reminiscences that should make any Fab Four fan want to twist and shout.

Last Week: 13 Weeks on List: 8

9 THE NEW GEOGRAPHY by Joel Kotkin (Random House: $22.95) How the digital revolution is reshaping the American landscape, especially where and how we live and work.

Last Week: -- Weeks on List: 1

10 TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE by Mitch Albom (Doubleday: $19.95) A sportswriter’s story of the life lessons he received during weekly visits to an older dying friend.

Last Week: 11 Weeks on List: 145

11 NOTHING LIKE IT IN THE WORLD by Stephen Ambrose (Simon & Schuster: $28) The historian looks at the building of the transcontinental railroad and its impact on the growth of the nation.

Last Week: 8 Weeks on List: 14

12 THE GREATEST GENERATION by Tom Brokaw (Random House: $24.95) TV anchor tells the stories of the generation that came of age during the Depression and World War II.

Last Week: -- Weeks on List: 67

13 WHO MOVED MY CHEESE? by Spencer Johnson (Putnam: $19.95) This co-author of “The One Minute Manager” uses the parable of mice in a maze to show people how to manage change.

Last Week: 7 Weeks on List: 38

14 THE O’REILLY FACTOR by Bill O’Reilly (Broadway Books: $23) The TV pundit pontificates on what he finds to be the good, the bad and the completely ridiculous in American life.

Last Week: 4 Weeks on List: 8

15 THE CASES THAT HAUNT US by John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker (Scribner: $25) An FBI expert on criminal profiling shares insights on cases from Jack the Ripper to Jonbenet Ramsey.

Last Week: -- Weeks on List: 1

PAPERBACKS / FICTION

1 HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG by Andre Dubus III (Vintage: $14) Two families clash over an auctioned house in this tragic tale.

2 INTERPRETER OF MALADIES by Jhumpa Lahiri (Mariner: $12) Indian customs color the lives of

people coping with loss.

3 PLAINSONG by Kent Haruf (Vintage: $13) Lives intersect in a small Colorado cattle town.

4 DISGRACE by J.M. Coetzee (Penguin: $13) An outcast professor seeks refuge and finds tragedy on a South African farm.

5 TIMELINE by Michael Crichton (Ballantine: $7.99) Investigators time-travel to 14th century France.

6 THE RED TENT by Anita Diamant (Picador USA: $14) The blossoming of Dinah, Jacob’s only daughter, in Genesis.

7 THE LION’S GAME by Nelson DeMille (Warner: $7.99) A New York cop and an FBI agent join forces to find a terrorist.

8 MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN by Jonathan Lethem (Vintage: $13) A detective with Tourette’s syndrome hunts for a killer.

9 GIRL IN HYACINTH BLUE by Susan Vreeland (Penguin: $12) Eight stories linked by a Dutch master’s painting.

10 BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 2000 edited by E.L. Doctorow Mifflin: $13) Raymond Carver, Amy Bloom, Ha Jin and more.

PAPERBACKS / NONFICTION

1 THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO SURVIVAL HANDBOOK by Joshua Piven and David Borgenicht (Chronicle: $14.95) S-O-S!

2 GALILEO’S DAUGHTER by Dava Sobel (Penguin: $14) The famous astronomer and his daughter, a cloistered nun.

3 THE SEAT OF THE SOUL by Gary Zukav (Fireside: $13) Teaching readers to rethink the mind-body connection.

4 RICH DAD, POOR DAD by Robert T. Kiyosaki and Sharon L. Lechter (Techpress: $15.95) Adventures in fiscal parenting.

5 NO MATTER HOW LOUD I SHOUT by Edward Humes (Touchstone: $14) A portrait of the American juvenile justice system.

6 OH NO! NOT ANOTHER PROBLEM by Jeanette A. Griver and Michele W. Vodrey (Compsych Systems Inc.: $12.95) Problem solving.

7 THE GHOSTS OF ECHO PARK by Ron Emler (Echo Park Publishing: $15) A pictorial history of the L.A. neighborhood.

8 TALKING DIRTY WITH THE QUEEN OF CLEAN by Linda Cobb (Pocket: $8.99) Quick, inexpensive housekeeping tips galore.

9 BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE & NATURE WRITING 2000 edited by David Quammen (Houghton Mifflin: $27.50) Music of the spheres.

10 LOST AND FOUND by Elizabeth Pomeroy (Many Moons Press: $16.95) The many landmarks of the San Gabriel Valley.