Top 25 Books 2003_05_04

Based on sales through Sunday, May 4, 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. Engaging the Enemy
Nora Roberts
Romance: Reprint includes "A Will and a Way" and "Boundary Lines" (F) (P)
Entered on: 5/1/2003

3. 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

4. The Beach House
James Patterson, Peter de Jonge
Man vows to find out the truth about his brother's death (F) (P)
Entered on: 6/20/2002

5. The Mulberry Tree
Jude Deveraux
Romance: Widow needs to uncover secrets before finding joy (F) (P)
Entered on: 7/4/2002

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

7. Atkins for Life
Robert C. Atkins
Recipes, daily menus with varying amounts of carbs (NF) (H)
Entered on: 1/23/2003

8. Mortal Prey
John Sandford
FBI, DEA draft Davenport to find a retired hit woman on the run (F) (P)
Entered on: 5/23/2002

9. Daddy's Little Girl
Mary Higgins Clark
Investigative reporter tracks her sister's killer (F) (P)
Entered on: 4/25/2002

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 Guardian
Nicholas Sparks
Widow feels she is too young to give up on love (F) (H)
Entered on: 4/17/2003

12. Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic II: Refugee
Sean Williams, Shane Dix
Han and Leia journey to bring the gallaxy back together (F) (P)
Entered on: 5/8/2003

13. The Second Time Around
Mary Higgins Clark
Head of medical company disappears (F) (H)
Entered on: 4/24/2003

14. Broken Wings
V.C. Andrews
Tale of three different girls who were "born to be wild" (F) (P)
Entered on: 5/8/2003

15. No Second Chance
Harlan Coben
Successful surgeon's life falls apart: he's shot; wife, killed; baby, missing (F) (H)
Entered on: 5/8/2003

16. The Survivors Club
Lisa Gardner
Suspense: Three victims are now suspects in criminal's murder (F) (P)
Entered on: 5/8/2003

17. 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

18. Leap of Faith
Queen Noor
Memoir from the American-raised widow of Jordan's King Hussein (NF) (H)
Entered on: 3/27/2003

19. 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

20. A Cold Heart
Jonathan Kellerman
Psychologist/sleuth Alex Delaware is on the case of a taunting serial killer (F) (H)
Entered on: 5/8/2003

21. Breathing Room
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Romance: Popular self-help guru can fix everyone's life but her own (F) (P)
Entered on: 6/13/2002

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

23. 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

24. Three Fates
Nora Roberts
Romance: Sullivans seek a stolen family heirloom (F) (P)
Entered on: 4/11/2002

25. Life Of Pi
Yann Martel
Redemptive story of a boy, 16, and a 450-pound tiger; Booker Prize winner (F) (P)
Entered on: 11/7/2002