THE GOD DELUSION

The Charts: June 24-July 1, 2007

ASIA BOOKS (FICTION)

THE MISSION SONG

JOHN LE CARRE

(An idealistic British interpreter is bent on bringing sta¬bility 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 suitcase nuke 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 (NONFICTION)

THE GOD DELUSION

RICHARD DAWKINS

(Dawkins, an Oxford scientist, slams religion as irra¬tional 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.)

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.)