Attainment: New Books Out Next Week

The following are selected titles whose laydown dates are next Tuesday, November 21:

Cell by Stephen King (Pocket, $9.99, 1416524517). The horror master makes the ordinary cell phone into an instrument of terror. Now out in paperback.

The Shape Shifter by Tony Hillerman (HarperCollins, $26.95, 0060563451). Retired Navajo policeman Lt. Joe Leaphorn and his longtime partner Sgt. Jim Chee return.

Capital Crimes by Jonathan and Faye Kellerman (Ballantine, $24.95, 0345467981). The Kellermans offer two tales featuring their respective series characters, psychologist-sleuth Dr. Alex Delaware and LAPD lieutenant Peter Decker.

Murder at the Opera: A Capital Crimes Novel by Margaret Truman (Ballantine, $24.95, 0345478215). Crime fighters Mac Smith and his wife, Annabel Reed-Smith, go to the opera to solve the latest Truman tangle.

Against the Day by Thomas Pynchon (Penguin, $35, 159420120X). Pynchon's first novel in almost 10 years is a sprawling tale that takes place between the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 and the period right after World War I.

Facing Your Giants: A David and Goliath Story for Everyday People by Max Lucado (W Publishing Group, $22.99, 0849901812). A book about the lessons of David, giant killer.

Dr. Perricone's 7 Secrets to Beauty, Health, and Longevity: Stay Young and Healthy from the Inside Out Through the Miracle of Cellular Rejuvenation by Nicholas Perricone, M.D. (Ballantine, $25.95, 0345492455). The doctor is in--for a long time.

Digging for the Truth: One Man's Epic Adventure Exploring the World's Greatest Archaeological Mysteries by Josh Bernstein (Gotham, $27.50, 1592402771). The host of the popular History Channel series, Bernstein doesn't have to dig far for some compelling material.

John's Story: The Last Eyewitness by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins (Putnam, $24.95, 0399153896). From the authors of the Left Behind series, this is the first of a new series, the Jesus Chronicles; in this title, John, the last apostle still living, writes about Jesus and his life.

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