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*--* SO. CAL. RATING Fiction LAST WEEK WEEKS ON LIST 1 Harry Potter and the Order -- 1 of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling (Scholastic: $29.99) Harry faces unlikable teachers, nightmares and looming exams in his fifth year at Hogwarts

2 The Da Vinci Code by Dan 1 14 Brown (Doubleday: $24.95) A Louvre curator’s killing leads to clues hidden in Leonardo’s paintings and a secret society with something to hide

3 The Devil Wears Prada by 2 10 Lauren Weisberger (Doubleday: $21.95) A recent college grad puts up with a nightmare of a boss at a high-fashion magazine

4 Lake House by James 3 3 Patterson (Little, Brown: $27.95) Six children survive years of captivity and yearn to be with the couple who saved them in this sequel to “When the Wind Blows.”

5 White Death by Clive -- 1 Cussler with Paul Kemprecos (Putnam: $26.95) After a showdown between a Danish ship and environmentalists, Kurt Austin discovers something sinister afloat

6 The Dogs of Babel by 8 2 Carolyn Parkhurst (Little, Brown: $21.95) A man tries to teach the family dog to talk after realizing the canine is the only witness to his wife’s fatal fall from a tree

7 The Lovely Bones by Alice 4 53 Sebold (Little, Brown: $21.95) A murdered girl tells the story of her grieving family still learning to cope, the killer and the detective who hunts him

8 The Face by Dean Koontz 5 4 (Bantam: $26.95) The geeky 10-year-old son of a movie superstar faces a sinister kidnapper and has only his bodyguards, both dead and alive, to protect him

9 Maneater by Gigi Levangie 14 3 Grazer (Simon & Schuster: $23.95) A thirtysomething social climber is determined to have the wedding of the season; all she needs is a groom

10 The Guardian by Nicholas -- 5 Sparks (Warner: $24.95) A young woman is caught between mourning her late husband and the unwanted affections of a stalker

11 The King of Torts by John 6 18 Grisham (Doubleday: $27.95) The case of a young man charged in a street killing turns out to be tied to a conspiracy involving a pharmaceutical giant

12 The Curious Incident of -- 1 the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (Doubleday: $22.95) An autistic teen investigating the murder of a neighbor’s dog discovers secrets about his mother

13 The Sinister Pig by Tony 7 7 Hillerman (HarperCollins: $25.95) Somebody’s skimming tribal funds, an undercover agent’s body turns up, and Jim Chee and Joe Leaphorn are on the case

14 Naked Prey by John 13 6 Sandford (Putnam: $26.95) Lucas Davenport delves into the deaths of a black man and a white woman found hanging from a tree in northern Minnesota

15 Die in Plain Sight by -- 1 Elizabeth Lowell (William Morrow: $24.95) A struggling artist discovers a series of long-ago murders depicted in paintings her grandfather had made 1 Living History by Hillary 1 3 Rodham Clinton (Simon & Schuster: $28 ) The senator and former first lady’s memoirs, from her courtship with Bill Clinton to her rocky years in the White House

2 Moneyball by Michael Lewis 2 6 (W.W. Norton: $24.95) How Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane’s use of statistics helped transform major league castoffs into a winning franchise

3 An Unfinished Life by 3 6 Robert Dallek (Little, Brown: $30) JFK’s health, politics and love life are revealed through family papers and the insights of those close to him

4 The Purpose-Driven Life by 8 17 Rick Warren (Zondervan: $19.99) How the principles of worship, community, discipleship, ministry and evangelism lead to a fulfilled life

5 Atkins for Life by Robert 9 22 C. Atkins (St. Martin’s: $24.95) The late physician’s mission against low-fat diets argues that carbohydrates are the true culprits in weight gain

6 A Short History of Nearly -- 4 Everything by Bill Bryson (Broadway: $27.50) An entertaining guide to the great moments in the history of science, from the Big Bang to the present day

7 The Pathway by Laurel -- 1 Mellin (ReganBooks: $24.95) How learning to control and set reasonable limits on common excesses can lead to fulfillment in life

8 Beyond Belief by Elaine -- 2 Pagels (Random House: $24.95) How early Christian fathers debated which texts should be considered authoritative and embraced the gospel of John over Thomas

9 Leap of Faith by Queen -- 13 Noor (Miramax Books: $25.95) The life and times of a Princeton student who is courted by a Middle Eastern monarch and becomes Jordanian royalty

10 Persepolis by Marjane -- 1 Satrapi (Pantheon: $17.95) A girl’s memoir of growing up in Iran during the overthrow of the shah and the Islamic revolution, told through comic-strip images

11 The Power of Now by -- 41 Eckhart Tolle (New World Library: $21.95) How to improve relationships and encourage happiness and contentment by living in the present

12 The Clinton Wars by Sidney 15 4 Blumenthal (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $30) A former Clinton advisor makes his case that the president’s legacy contains more than Monica and impeachment

13 Stupid White Men and Other -- 65 Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation by Michael Moore (ReganBooks: $24.95) Lampooning the Bush administration and more

14 When Hollywood Had a King 5 3 by Connie Bruck (Random House: $29.95) The life and times of Hollywood power broker extraordinaire Lew Wasserman

15 The Teammates by David 4 5 Halberstam (Hyperion: $22.95) The lives and lifelong friendships of four ballplayers from the legendary 1940s Boston Red Sox

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