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*--* 1 The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (Doubleday: $24.95) A 1 53 Louvre curator’s killing leads to clues hidden in Leonardo’s paintings and a secret society with something to hide.

2 The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom 2 27 (Hyperion: $19.95) An amusement park maintenance man faces his life, death and afterlife in this three-part parable.

3 Can You Keep A Secret? by Sophie Kinsella (Dial Books: -- 1 $21.95) A marketing whiz bares her soul to the stranger next to her on a plane before finding out he’s the company’s elusive CEO.

4 3rd Degree by James Patterson and Andrew Gross (Little, 3 4 Brown: $26.95) A quartet of women investigate a spate of violent incidents with the markings of political terror.

5 The Last Juror by John Grisham (Doubleday: $27.95) A 4 9 convicted killer on parole for a brutal rape and murder is bent on retribution as he returns to his small town.

6 Bad Business by Robert B. Parker (Penguin: $24.95) A 5 3 Boston private eye hired to investigate adultery is drawn into a world of corporate corruption and profiteering.

7 The Princes of Ireland by Edward Rutherfurd (Doubleday: 11 4 $27.95) A sweeping historical tale of the Emerald Isle featuring druids, chieftains, noblewomen and farm wives.

8 Angels & Demons by Dan Brown (Atria: $17.95) A Harvard 12 14 scholar uncovers a vendetta against the Catholic Church by a secret society known as the Illuminati.

9 Faithful by Davitt Sigerson (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday: -- 1 $23.95) A London stock trader navigates a treacherous path between love and lust after his wife leaves him for an old flame.

10 The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri (Houghton Mifflin: $24) An -- 22 immigrant Bengali couple and their son, named for the writer Nikolai Gogol, experience cultural jolts in America.

11 Last Lullaby by Denise Hamilton (Scribner: $25) An Asian -- 1 toddler at the middle of an international adoption goes missing after a shootout at LAX.

12 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark 8 21 Haddon (Doubleday: $22.95) Falsely accused, an autistic teen seeks the real killer of a neighbor’s poodle.

13 Old School by Tobias Wolff (Knopf: $22) A New England -- 17 prep school scholarship student with literary ambitions tries to win an audience with Ernest Hemingway.

14 Pompeii by Robert Harris (Random House: $24.95) An -- 12 engineer repairing an aqueduct near Mt. Vesuvius in AD 79 notes ominous signs of its imminent eruption.

15 The Amateur Marriage by Anne Tyler (Knopf: 24.95) A 7 11 mismatched couple struggle over the course of 30 years to make their marriage bearable.

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*--* SO. CAL. RATING Nonfiction LAST WEEK WEEKS ON LIST

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*--* 1 Against All Enemies by Richard A. Clarke (Free Press: 5 2 $27) The former counterterrorism advisor questions the Bush administration’s response to threats before Sept. 11 and its focus on Iraq since.

2 The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands by Laura 2 13 Schlessinger (HarperCollins: $24.95) The talk show host tells how to manage the “very simple creature” that is man.

3 The Sexy Years by Suzanne Somers (Crown: $25) Somers 1 4 advocates the use of natural hormone replacement therapy to ease the symptoms of menopause.

4 Trump: How to Get Rich by Donald J. Trump with Meredith -- 1 McIver (Random House: $21.95) The billionaire real estate mogul turned television star riffs on how to succeed in business.

5 The Power of Intention by Wayne W. Dyer (Hay House: 3 4 $24.95) How to spark creativity by drawing upon a field of energy that exists all around us.

6 Deliver Us From Evil by Sean Hannity (Regan Books: 7 6 $26.95) The author argues against appeasement and multilateralism and for a proactive stance in fighting our enemies.

7 The Purpose-Driven Life by Rick Warren (Zondervan: 4 55 $19.99) How the “God-ordained” principles of worship, community, discipleship, ministry and evangelism bring fulfillment.

8 An Enduring Love by Farah Pahlavi (Simon & Schuster: -- 2 $26.95) The former empress of Iran recalls her life with the shah and their days in exile after the revolution.

9 Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them by Al Franken 8 31 (Dutton: $24.95) A heaping dose of subversive wit aimed at politicos and pundits on the right.

10 The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle (New World Library: -- 74 $21.95) How to improve one’s relationships and find contentment and even happiness by living in the now.

11 Opening Mexico by Julia Preston and Samuel Dillon -- 1 (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $30) How three decades of democratic revolution brought about political change. (Reviewed by Hugh Thomas, p. 12)

12 The Ultimate Weight Solution by Phil McGraw (Free Press: -- 2 $26) The seven keys to losing weight for life, including countering emotional eating, choosing the right foods and exercising regularly.

13 Dude, Where’s My Country? by Michael Moore (Warner Books: -- 18 $24.95) Advice from the veteran gadfly on how to take back the country from the conservative forces running it.

14 The Automatic Millionaire by David Bach (Broadway Books: 15 10 $19.95) A common-sense guide to financial planning through automatic contributions to retirement plans and investment vehicles.

15 House of Bush, House of Saud by Craig Unger (Scribner: -- 1 $26) The courting of the Bush network by the Saudi royal family and how it has affected government policy.

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