But this week's top debut (at goes to David Baldacci for his latest novel ... and nine No. 1 books, including this year's "Dream Town," the third book in his popular Archer series.

David Archer, professor in geophysical sciences, has published five books in the last five years. His latest, "The Warming Papers," is co-edited with Ray Pierrehumbert, the Louis Block Professor ...

Renamed David ... his latest book. Throwing himself on the mercy of others is an Archer trait. Like his books, the words he uses seem to become repetitive. At 61, it would seem, he's been ...