PAPERBACK BEST SELLERS: February 22, 1998 (original) (raw)
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Week List Fiction
1 5 THE PARTNER, by John Grisham. (Island/Dell, 7.99.)Thepursuitof7.99.) The pursuit of 7.99.)Thepursuitof90 million stolen by a Mississippi lawyer who is hiding in Brazil.
2 5 HORNET'S NEST, by Patricia Cornwell. (Berkley, $7.50.) The experiences of two policewomen as they patrol the streets of Charlotte, N.C.
3 5 THE NOTEBOOK, by Nicholas Sparks. (Warner Vision, $5.99.) A World War II veteran meets an old flame who is about to be married.
4 1 THE RANCH, by Danielle Steel. (Dell, $7.50.) Three women who were college roommates come to terms with themselves at a Wyoming resort.
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5 4 CRITICAL JUDGMENT, by Michael Palmer. (Bantam, $6.99.) A physician finds herself investigating the cause of people's murderous rages.
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6 4 AN ANGEL FOR EMILY, by Jude Deveraux. (Pocket, $7.50.) An automobile accident brings heavenly romance to a small-town librarian.
7 29 SPHERE, by Michael Crichton. (Ballantine, $7.99.) Four scientists explore an alien spaceship found on the ocean floor.
8 9 SEA SWEPT, by Nora Roberts. (Jove, $7.50.) Family rivalries flame anew when a champion boat racer returns home to help a troubled boy.
9 1 AFFAIR, by Amanda Quick. (Bantam, $6.99.) A private investigator undertakes to find the murderer of a wealthy woman who was her client.
10 4 *DREAM A LITTLE DREAM, by Susan Elizabeth Phillips. (Avon, $6.50.) A man and a woman, an unlikely pair, find romance in North Carolina.
11 1 THE CALHOUN WOMEN: Lilah and Suzanna, by Nora Roberts. (Silhouette, $5.99.) Life provides mystery and romance for two sisters.
12 13 *TOM CLANCY'S POWER PLAYS: POLITIKA, created by Tom Clancy and Martin Greenberg. (Berkley, $7.50.) In 1999, an American contends with terrorists threatening his business in Russia.
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13 4 *A WOMAN'S PLACE, by Barbara Delinsky. (Harper Paperbacks, $7.50.) A successful businesswoman is suddenly deprived of her property and children by a hateful husband.
14 4 ACTS OF LOVE, by Judith Michael. (Ivy, $7.99.) The discovery of old letters causes a man and a woman to seek a life together in the theater.
15 1 * X-WING: WRAITH SQUADRON, by Aaron Allston. (Spectra/Bantam, $5.99.) The ''Star Wars'' elite fighting force encounters an old enemy.
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Week List NonFiction
1 6 JAMES CAMERON'S TITANIC, by Ed W. Marsh. Photographs by Douglas Kirkland. (Harper Perennial, $20.) The making of the film.
2 4 A NIGHT TO REMEMBER, by Walter Lord. (Bantam, $5.99.) A historian's account of the Titanic disaster.
3 20 UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN, by Frances Mayes. (Broadway, $13.) A celebration of life in the Italian countryside by an American poet.
4 52 THE COLOR OF WATER, by James McBride. (Riverhead, $12.) A black writer remembers growing up with his white mother in Brooklyn.
5 40 UNDAUNTED COURAGE, by Stephen E. Ambrose. (Touchstone/S&S, $16.) The story of how Thomas Jefferson sponsored Lewis and Clark. (+)
6 54 INTO THE WILD, by Jon Krakauer. (Anchor/ Doubleday, $12.95.) How a young man's obsession with the wilderness had a tragic end.
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7 76 A CIVIL ACTION, by Jonathan Harr. (Vintage, $13.) A lawsuit brought by Massachusetts householders against industrial polluters. (+)
8 1 ZAC HANSON, by Matt Netter. (Archway/Pocket, $3.99.) A biography of Hanson's drummer.
9 51 GIRLFRIENDS, by Carmen Renee Berry and Tamara Traeder. (Wildcat Canyon, $12.95.) The ties that bind women of all ages and all kinds.
10 2 *LEONARDO DICAPRIO: Modern-Day Romeo, by Grace Catalano. (Laurel-Leaf/Dell, $4.99.) The life of the film actor.
11 10 * ANATOMY OF THE SPIRIT, by Caroline Myss. (Three Rivers, $14.) The importance of holistic ''energy medicine.'' (+)
12 17 *A CHILD CALLED ''IT,'' by Dave Pelzer. (Health Communications, $9.95.) The autobiography of a man who survived his mother's abuse.
13 9 *IN THE NAME OF LOVE, by Ann Rule. (Pocket, $6.99.) Five true-crime cases.
14 9 HANSON: The Official Book, by Jarrod Gollihare. (Billboard, $10.95.) A profusely illustrated account of the pop-rock trio.
15 146 * REVIVING OPHELIA, by Mary Pipher. (Ballantine, $12.50.) The dangers for teen-age girls. (+)
16 4 *TITANIC: An illustrated history, by Don Lynch. Paintings by Ken Marschall. (Madison Press/ Hyperion, $29.95.) The construction, launching, sinking and rediscovery of the liner.
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Week List Advice, How-To and Miscellaneous
1 41 DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF . . . AND IT'S ALL SMALL STUFF, by Richard Carlson. (Hyperion, $10.95.) How to enjoy life more and contribute to the world we live in. (+)
2 77 DR. ATKINS' NEW DIET REVOLUTION, by Robert C. Atkins. (Avon, $6.50.) Ways to lose weight and achieve a healthy body.
3 37 CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE TEENAGE SOUL, compiled by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen and Kimberly Kirberger. (Health Communications, $12.95.) Inspirational stories. (+)
4 1 LEONARDO, by Grace Catalano. (Dell, $7.95.) A scrapbook of photographs and text about the film actor Leonardo DiCaprio.
Rankings reflect sales, for the week ending Feb. 7, at almost 4,000 bookstores plus wholesalers serving 60,000 other retailers, statistically weighted to represent all such outlets. An asterisk (*) indicates that a book's sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A dagger (+) indicates that some stores received bulk orders. Expanded rankings are available from The New York Times on the Web: www.nytimes.com/books.