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1 THE AUDACITY OF HOPE, by Barack Obama. (Crown, $25.) The Illinois junior senator proposes that Americans move beyond their political divisions. 2 2
2 THE INNOCENT MAN, by John Grisham. (Doubleday, $28.95.) Grisham's first nonfiction book concerns a man sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit. 1 3
3 CULTURE WARRIOR, by Bill O'Reilly. (Broadway, $26.) The host of "The O'Reilly Factor" describes a culture war between traditionalists and secular-progressives. 4 5
4 STATE OF DENIAL, by Bob Woodward. (Simon & Schuster, $30.) The third "Bush at War" volume by the longtime Washington Post reporter and editor describes a dysfunctional administration's inept conduct of the invasion and occupation of Iraq. 3 5
5 I FEEL BAD ABOUT MY NECK, by Nora Ephron. (Knopf, $19.95.) A witty look at aging from a novelist and screenwriter ("When Harry Met Sally"). First Chapter 5 13
6 THE GOD DELUSION, by Richard Dawkins. Houghton Mifflin, $27.) An Oxford scientist asserts that belief in God is irrational and that religion has done great harm in the world. First Chapter 8 6
7 MARLEY & ME, by John Grogan. (Morrow, $21.95.) A newspaper columnist and his wife learn some life lessons from their neurotic dog. 7 54
8 THUNDERSTRUCK, by Erik Larson. (Crown, $25.95.) Intertwined stories of early-20th-century murder and scientific intrigue intersect in a sea chase on the North Atlantic; from the author of "The Devil in the White City." 1
9 THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE THUNDERBOLT KID, by Bill Bryson. (Broadway, $25.) A memoir of growing up in mid-America at midcentury by the author of "A Short History of Nearly Everything." First Chapter 6 2
10 THE MR. AND MRS. HAPPY HANDBOOK, by Steve Doocy. (Morrow, $23.95.) Humorous observations on marriage and family life. 9 2
11* I LIKE YOU, by Amy Sedaris. (Warner, $27.99.) The actress's wacky approach to entertaining. 10 2
12 THE WORLD IS FLAT, by Thomas L. Friedman. (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $27.50; updated and expanded edition, $30.) A columnist for The Times analyzes 21st-century economics and foreign policy. First Chapter 15 82
13 MY SECRET, compiled by Frank Warren. (Regan/HarperCollins, $19.95.) Warren invited people to mail him their secrets on decorated postcards for a Web site called the PostSecret Project; this book compiles cards from teenagers and college students. 1
14 LETTER TO A CHRISTIAN NATION, by Sam Harris. (Knopf, $16.95.) The author of ''The End of Faith'' responds to Christians' arguments in defense of their beliefs. 5
15 WAR ON THE MIDDLE CLASS, by Lou Dobbs. (Viking, $24.95.) The anchor of CNN's "Lou Dobbs Tonight" decries the outsourcing of jobs, the decline in health care standards and the widening income gap. 11 3

Also Selling
16 THE BLIND SIDE, by Michael Lewis (Norton)
17 AMERICA ALONE, by Mark Steyn (Regnery)
18 FREAKONOMICS, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner (Morrow) First Chapter
19 SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE, by Daniel Goleman (Bantam)
20 SAVING GRACES, by Elizabeth Edwards (Broadway)
21 THE GREATEST STORY EVER SOLD, by Frank Rich (Penguin Press)
22 CONTROVERSY CREATES CASH, by Eric Bischoff with Jeremy Roberts (World Wrestling Entertainment/Pocket)
23 WHAT I KNOW FOR SURE, by Tavis Smiley (Doubleday)
24 TOUGH CHOICES, by Carly Fiorina (Portfolio)
25 BLOOD AND THUNDER, by Hampton Sides (Double-day)
26 GOOD TO GREAT, by Jim Collins (HarperBusiness)
27 TEMPTING FAITH, by David Kuo (Free Press)
28 STATIC, by Amy Goodman and David Goodman (Hyperion)
29 U2 BY U2, by Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. with Neil McCormick (HarperEntertainment)
30 MY FATHER, MY PRESIDENT, by Doro Bush Koch (Warner)
31 REDISCOVERING GOD IN AMERICA, by Newt Gingrich(Integrity)
32 BECAUSE THEY HATE, by Brigitte Gabriel (St. Martin's)
33 APPLEBEE'S AMERICA, by Douglas B. Sosnik, Matthew J. Dowd and Ron Fournier (Simon & Schuster)
34 I SHOULDN'T EVEN BE DOING THIS!, by Bob Newhart (Hyperion)
35 A HAND TO GUIDE ME, by Denzel Washington wih Daniel Paisner (Meredith)

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