Top 25 Books 2003_11_30

Based on sales through Sunday, November 30, 2003
Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover

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

2. Key of Knowledge
Nora Roberts
Romance: Second in the Key trilogy (F) (P)
Entered on: 12/4/2003

3. 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

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

5. The Big Bad Wolf
James Patterson
Alex Cross battles a ruthless killer known only as the Wolf (F) (H)
Entered on: 11/27/2003

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

7. Trojan Odyssey
Clive Cussler
The twins help Dirk in the adventure of a lifetime (F) (H)
Entered on: 12/4/2003

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

9. Key of Light
Nora Roberts
Romance: Three women have 28 days to complete a dangerous quest (F) (P)
Entered on: 11/6/2003

10. Prey
Michael Crichton
Micro-robots escape from lab in a bad experiment (F) (P)
Entered on: 12/5/2002

11. The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla
Stephen King
Book 5 in The Dark Tower seven-part fantasy/Western series (F) (H)
Entered on: 11/13/2003

12. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré
Harry, 15, finds depth and strength in his friends; fifth in the series (F) (H)
Entered on: 6/26/2003

13. 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

14. From a Buick 8
Stephen King
Terrible secret of an old Buick Roadmaster is revealed (F) (P)
Entered on: 10/3/2002

15. The Cat in the Hat
Dr. Seuss
Children: Much happens when Mom is away and the cat turns up; movie 2003 (F) (H)
Entered on: 11/24/1994

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

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

18. 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

19. Master and Commander
Patrick O'Brian
First in the series establishes the friendship between Captain Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent, against a backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. Movie opened November 2003 (F)
Entered on: 7/21/1994

20. By the Light of the Moon
Dean Koontz
Man, younger brother, woman are injected with drug that could kill or transform (F) (P)
Entered on: 1/2/2003

21. Hornet Flight
Ken Follett
18-year-old stumbles on secret that may change course of WWII (F) (P)
Entered on: 12/12/2002

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

23. The Lady In Question
Victoria Alexander
Romance: Identical twins, sensible and mischievous, get into trouble (F) (P)
Entered on: 12/4/2003

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

25. Eragon: Inheritance, Book 1
Christopher Paolini
Young Eragon finds his destiny; fantasy (F) (H)
Entered on: 9/11/2003