New books on October 21

Process: Seattle Central Library By Lara Swimmer
By dividing the process of construction into its core stages and components, Swimmerâ??s photography provides a look under the skin of one of Seattleâ??s most daring public edifices.

Long for this World By Michael Byers
Altruism allies with greed in this novel set in Seattle, Washington, during the boom days before the technology bubble burst. Henry Moss, a medical researcher, discovers a genetic anomaly that promises a treatment for a rare syndrome and implies a major breakthrough in the study of the aging process

Bestsellers in the Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest Independent Bestseller List based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association and Book Sense. Most of these books arenâ??t books from the Pacific Northwest, but are books that are currently selling well in the Pacific Northwest.

Week ending Sunday, October 17, 2004

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Sunday Philosophy Club, Alexander McCall Smith
2. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, Susanna Clarke
3. The Plot Against America, Philip Roth
4. The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown
5. The Dark Tower, Stephen King
6. The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Mitch Albom
7. Trace, Patricia Cornwell
8. The System of the World, Neal Stephenson
9. Light on Snow, Anita Shreve
10. Little Earthquakes, Jennifer Weiner

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. America (The Book), Jon Stewart and The Daily Show Staff
2. Chronicles, Bob Dylan
3. He's Just Not That Into You, Greg Behrendt, Liz Tuccillo
4. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, David Sedaris
5. Eats, Shoots & Leaves, Lynne Truss
6. Will They Ever Trust Us Again?, Michael Moore
7. The South Beach Diet, Arthur Agatston, M.D.
8. Homegrown Democrat, Garrison Keillor
9. The Gourmet Cookbook, Ruth Reichl (Ed.)
10. In the Shadow of No Towers, Art Spiegelman

MASS MARKET

1. Angels & Demons, Dan Brown
2. Deception Point, Dan Brown
3. Blow Fly, Patricia Cornwell
4. Digital Fortress, Dan Brown
5. A Place of Hiding, Elizabeth George
6. Heart Full of Lies, Ann Rule
7. The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger
8. Split Second, David Baldacci
9. Last Car to Elysian Fields, James Lee Burke
10. The Big Bad Wolf, James Patterson

CHILDREN'S FICTION AND ILLUSTRATED

1. The Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events #11), Lemony Snicket
2. Goodnight Moon, Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.)
3. Dragon Rider, Cornelia Funke
4. Life of Pi (Student Edition), Yann Martel
5. Trickster's Queen, Tamora Pierce
6. The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1), Lemony Snicket
7. Tails, Matthew Van Fleet
8. The Golem's Eye (The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 2), Jonathan Stroud
9. Peter and the Starcatchers, Ridley Pearson, Dave Barry
10. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, J.K. Rowling