Top 25 Books 2003_04_27
Based on sales through Sunday, April 27, 2003
Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover
1. Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution
Robert C. Atkins
Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P)
Entered on: 6/29/1995
2. Holes
Louis Sachar
For ages 12 and up; boy is mistakenly accused of stealing something and is sent to a juvenile detention center; Newbery Medal Book; movie released April 18, 2003 (F) (P)
Entered on: 2/11/1999
3. Daddy's Little Girl
Mary Higgins Clark
Investigative reporter tracks her sister's killer (F) (P)
Entered on: 4/25/2002
4. The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown
Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H)
Entered on: 3/27/2003
5. The Guardian
Nicholas Sparks
Widow feels she is too young to give up on love (F) (H)
Entered on: 4/17/2003
6. Atkins for Life
Robert C. Atkins
Recipes, daily menus with varying amounts of carbs (NF) (H)
Entered on: 1/23/2003
7. The Second Time Around
Mary Higgins Clark
Head of medical company disappears (F) (H)
Entered on: 4/24/2003
8. Three Fates
Nora Roberts
Romance: Sullivans seek a stolen family heirloom (F) (P)
Entered on: 4/11/2002
9. The Second Summer of the Sisterhood
Ann Brashares
Young adult fiction: Continues the story about four teenage girls (F) (H)
Entered on: 5/1/2003
10. 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
11. The Murder Book
Jonathan Kellerman
Alex Delaware is sent crime-scene photos of a murder he failed to solve 20 years ago (F) (P)
Entered on: 10/10/2002
12. Armageddon: The Cosmic Battle of the Ages
Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins
Eleventh in the Christian series about those left behind at the Rapture (F) (H)
Entered on: 4/17/2003
13. About Face
Fern Michaels
Romance: Casey loses her memory after horrible event (F) (P)
Entered on: 4/3/2003
14. The Nanny Diaries
Nicola Kraus, Emma Mclaughlin
Caring for the offspring of the rich and spoiled in NYC (F) (P)
Entered on: 3/14/2002
15. Up Country
Nelson Demille
Vietnam soldier's death is shrouded in mystery (F) (P)
Entered on: 1/31/2002
16. Leap of Faith
Queen Noor
Memoir from the American-raised widow of Jordan's King Hussein (NF) (H)
Entered on: 3/27/2003
17. The Devil Wears Prada
Lauren Weisberger
Chick lit: Dealing with the boss from hell at a stylish magazine (F) (H)
Entered on: 4/24/2003
18. Trading Spaces: Behind the Scenes
edited by Brian Kramer
TV's "Trading Spaces" crew gives decorating tips (NF) (P)
Entered on: 3/27/2003
19. High Tide in Hawaii
Mary Pope Osborne, art by Sal Murdocca
Children: Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie to Hawaii (F) (P)
Entered on: 4/3/2003
20. The Wailing Wind
Tony Hillerman
Leaphorn, out of retirement, works case he'd rather forget (F) (P)
Entered on: 5/16/2002
21. Seabiscuit: An American Legend
Laura Hillenbrand
Small horse rose from obscurity to become a champion; USA TODAY Book Club; PBS documentary ("The Story of Seabiscuit") spring 2003; movie summer 2003 (NF) (P)
Entered on: 3/15/2001
22. The King of Torts
John Grisham
Young D.C. lawyer nearly destroyed by chance to make millions (F) (H)
Entered on: 2/13/2003
23. The Purpose-Driven Life
Rick Warren
Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H)
Entered on: 1/16/2003
24. The Summons
John Grisham
Father leaves two sons a bundle of mysteriously acquired money (F) (P)
Entered on: 2/14/2002
25. The Lizzie McGuire Movie
Adapted by J.G. Weiss, Bobbi Weiss
Junior novelization of "The Lizzie McGuire" movie, set for May 2; Lizzie goes on a class trip to Rome (F) (P)
Entered on: 4/3/2003
