Top 25 Books 2003_10_26

Based on sales through Sunday, October 26, 2003
Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover

1. The South Beach Diet
Arthur Agatston
Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H)
Entered on: 4/10/2003

2. The Five People You Meet in Heaven: A Novel
Mitch Albom
In heaven, life is explained by five people who were in it (F) (H)
Entered on: 10/2/2003

3. The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown
Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H)
Entered on: 3/27/2003

4. Blow Fly
Patricia Cornwell
Wolfman awaits Kay Scarpetta (F) (H)
Entered on: 10/23/2003

5. Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution
Robert C. Atkins
Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P)
Entered on: 6/29/1995

6. Shepherds Abiding
Jan Karon
Mitford series: Father Tim restores a nativity scene (F) (H)
Entered on: 10/30/2003

7. The Purpose-Driven Life
Rick Warren
Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H)
Entered on: 1/16/2003

8. The Ultimate Weight Solution
Phillip C. McGraw
Subtitle: "The 7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom" (NF) (H)
Entered on: 9/18/2003

9. Dude, Where's My Country?
Michael Moore
Moore calls for a regime change (NF) (H)
Entered on: 10/16/2003

10. Mystic River
Dennis Lehane
Suspicion, betrayal, revenge; USA TODAY Book Club; movie won two Oscars: Sean Penn won for Best Actor, Tim Robbins for Best Supporting Actor, 2004 (F) (P)
Entered on: 2/8/2001

11. Angels & Demons
Dan Brown
Centuries-old organization launches vendetta against the Catholic Church (F) (P)
Entered on: 3/27/2003

12. Four Blind Mice
James Patterson
Detective Alex Cross works with a friend to save a man from execution (F) (P)
Entered on: 11/28/2002

13. Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right
Al Franken
Liberal satirist lampoons the right (NF) (H)
Entered on: 8/28/2003

14. A Series of Unfortunate Events No. 10: The Slippery Slope
Lemony Snicket
Baudelaire children journey through strange mountains (F) (H)
Entered on: 10/2/2003

15. Bleachers
John Grisham
Ex-high school quarterback pas respects to his coach (F) (H)
Entered on: 9/18/2003

16. The Secret Life of Bees
Sue Monk Kidd
Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P)
Entered on: 10/24/2002

17. Split Second
David Baldacci
Two disgraced Secret Service agents must unravel a murder mystery (F) (H)
Entered on: 10/9/2003

18. Answered Prayers
Danielle Steel
Romance: Two childhood friends rekindle relationship (F) (P)
Entered on: 11/7/2002

19. Babylon Rising
Tim Lahaye, Greg Dinallo
First in a new series; Michael Murphy uncovers secret that accelerates the countdown to the end for all mankind (F) (H)
Entered on: 10/30/2003

20. Q Is for Quarry
Sue Grafton
Kinsey helps solve case of woman ditched in a quarry 18 years ago (F) (P)
Entered on: 10/24/2002

21. The Runaway Jury
John Grisham
Jury on tobacco trial runs amok; movie (F) (P)
Entered on: 5/23/1996

22. Who's Looking Out for You?
Bill O'Reilly
Conservative commentator "kicks butt and takes (and also names) names" (NF) (H)
Entered on: 10/2/2003

23. Dr. Atkins' New Carbohydrate Gram Counter
Robert C. Atkins
Carbohydrate content of 1,200 food items (NF) (P)
Entered on: 1/30/1997

24. Lawless
Nora Roberts
Romance: Jake and Sarah make a life together in Lone Bluff (F) (P)
Entered on: 10/9/2003

25. Reflections: Life After the White House
Barbara Bush
Wife and mother to the Bush presidents picks up where "Barbara Bush: A Memoir" left off NF) (H)
Entered on: 10/30/2003