
The Bestseller Charts: June 24-July 1, 2007
ASIA BOOKS (FICTION)
T HE MISSION SONG
JOHN LE CARRE
(An idealistic British interpreter is bent on bringing stability to the conflictridden Congo.)
THE COLLECTORS
DAVID BALDACCI
(A renegade CIA agent becomes a freelance assassin, selling his country¢s secrets.)
WILD FIRE
NELSON DEMILLE
(An American rightwing plot to suitcasenuke two US cities.)
LISEY'S STORY
STEPHEN KING
(A sorrowful love story set in rural Maine.)
FOR ONE MORE DAY
MITCH ALBOM
(A troubled man gets a last chance to reconnect with his dead mother.)
B2S (NON-FICTION)
THE GOD DELUSION
RICHARD DAWKINS
(Dawkins, an Oxford scientist, slams religion as irrational and harmful.)
STUMBLING ON HAPPINESS
DANIEL GILBERT
(A witty exploration of the science behind the pursuit of happiness.)
BUDDHA: A STORY OF ENLIGHTENMENT
DEEPAK CHOPRA
(The genesis of Buddhism through the life of Lord Buddha.)
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HAPPINESS
MATTHIEU RICARD
(Happiness is a skill attained through training.)
PERFECT HOSTAGE: A LIFE OF AUNG SAN SUU KYI
JUSTIN WINTLE
(A sympathetic portrait of the Burmese icon as a valiant, but unsuccessful freedom fighter.)