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*--* 1 The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (Doubleday: $24.95) A 1 58 Louvre curator’s killing leads to clues hidden in Leonardo’s paintings and a secret society with something to hide.

2 The Narrows by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown: $25.95) 14 2 Harry Bosch struggles against man and nature to capture the killer of an FBI profiler, a serial murderer with a fondness for Edgar Allan Poe.

3 Bergdorf Blondes by Plum Sykes (Miramax: $23.95) Botoxed, 4 6 peeled and tanned-to-kill, Park Avenue princesses search for an ATM (rich boyfriend) or a P.H. (potential husband).

4 The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom 3 33 (Hyperion: $19.95) An amusement park maintenance man faces his life, death and afterlife in this three-part parable.

5 Just One Look by Harlan Coben (Dutton: $25.95) A suburban 2 2 housewife hooks up with a mobster to find her missing husband, who may have been kidnapped by a martial-arts killer.

6 The Full Cupboard of Life by Alexander McCall Smith 5 3 (Pantheon: $19.95) Botswana’s favorite detective is hired by a wealthy woman to divine the true intentions of four suitors.

7 Angels & Demons by Dan Brown (Atria: $17.95) A Harvard 9 20 scholar uncovers a vendetta against the Roman Catholic Church by a secret society known as the Illuminati.

8 Memorial Day by Vince Flynn (Atria: $25.95) As Americans -- 1 prepare to unveil a war memorial in Washington, D.C., CIA operatives uncover a terrorist plot to launch a nuclear attack on the capital.

9 The Birth of Venus by Sara Dunant (Random House: $21.95) -- 5 A love story amid the political, religious and artistic ferment in 14th century Florence, Italy.

10 Earthquake Weather by Terrill Lee Lankford (Ballantine: -- 1 $24.95) When a smarmy producer is found floating face down in his pool, one of his minions tries to figure out who did it.

11 Therapy by Jonathan Kellerman (Ballantine: $26.95) Alex 10 3 Delaware discovers that the slaying of a couple found dead in a Mustang convertible is tied to a celebrity psychologist.

12 The Right Address by Carrie Karasyov and Jill Kargman -- 1 (Broadway: $21.95) A Manhattan social climber finds that entree to high society is not as easy as marrying a man with the money.

13 Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella (Dial Books: 12 7 $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.

14 I Dreamed I Married Perry Mason by Susan Kandel (William -- 1 Morrow: $23.95) A biographer of famed mystery writer Erle Stanley Gardner uncovers a case the master didn’t solve.

15 The Second Assistant by Clare Naylor and Mimi Hare -- 1 (Viking: $21.95) A gal Friday at a powerful Hollywood agency learns the ropes the hard way.

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

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*--* 1 Plan of Attack by Bob Woodward (Simon & Schuster: $28) A 1 4 behind-the-scenes look at how George W. Bush and his war council came to launch a preemptive attack on Iraq.

2 Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss (Gotham: $17.50) A 3 4 British novelist and journalist offers her zero-tolerance approach to punctuation, drawn from a pioneering BBC series.

3 The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands by Laura 6 19 Schlessinger (HarperCollins: $24.95) The talk show host tells how to manage the “very simple creature” that is man.

4 Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow (Penguin: $35) A look 4 2 at the first U.S. Treasury secretary, whose legacy in politics, statecraft and economics is greater than that of many presidents.

5 Against All Enemies by Richard A. Clarke (Free Press: 5 8 $27) The former counter-terrorism advisor questions the Bush administration’s response to threats before Sept. 11 and its focus on Iraq since.

6 Founding Mothers by Cokie Roberts (William Morrow: 11 2 $24.95) A look at the early American wives, mothers and sisters and their influence on the men who gave birth to a nation.

7 The Purpose-Driven Life by Rick Warren (Zondervan: 8 61 $19.99) How the “God-ordained” principles of worship, community, discipleship, ministry and evangelism bring fulfillment.

8 Worse Than Watergate by John W. Dean (Little, Brown: 2 6 $22.95) Former White House counsel details how President Bush has damaged the nation more than President Nixon or Watergate.

9 Adam’s Curse by Bryan Sykes (W.W. Norton: $25.95) A -- 1 history of male genetics, a theory of how the gender gathered so much of the world’s wealth and power, and a prognosis for the sex’s future.

10 Trump: How to Get Rich by Donald J. Trump with Meredith 7 7 McIver (Random House: $21.95) The billionaire real estate mogul turned television star riffs on how to succeed in business.

11 The Politics of Truth by Joseph Wilson (Carroll & Graf: -- 1 $26) A diplomat takes the Bush administration to task in the revelation of his CIA operative wife after he questioned its policy on Iraq.

12 An End to Evil by David Frum and Richard Perle (Random -- 1 House: $25.95) The pair call for a hard-line stance against terrorism and advocate the overthrow of the Iranian government.

13 Dino by Tullio Kezich et al. (Miramax: $25.95) A portrait -- 1 of famed producer Dino DeLaurentiis, from his loves to his films, including “War and Peace” and “Conan the Barbarian.”

14 The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle (New World Library: -- 76 $21.95) How to improve one’s relationships and find contentment and even happiness by living in the now.

15 Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism by -- 1 Bob Edwards (John Wiley: $19.95) The longtime NPR morning host writes of the broadcast pioneer.

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