Top 25 Books 2003_05_25
Based on sales through Sunday, May 25, 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. 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
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. Engaging the Enemy
Nora Roberts
Romance: Reprint includes "A Will and a Way" and "Boundary Lines" (F) (P)
Entered on: 5/1/2003
5. The South Beach Diet
Arthur Agatston
Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H)
Entered on: 4/10/2003
6. The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown
Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H)
Entered on: 3/27/2003
7. 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
8. Atkins for Life
Robert C. Atkins
Recipes, daily menus with varying amounts of carbs (NF) (H)
Entered on: 1/23/2003
9. Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss' advice on life is a favorite for graduations (F) (H)
Entered on: 12/23/1993
10. The Mulberry Tree
Jude Deveraux
Romance: Widow needs to uncover secrets before finding joy (F) (P)
Entered on: 7/4/2002
11. Daddy's Little Girl
Mary Higgins Clark
Investigative reporter tracks her sister's killer (F) (P)
Entered on: 4/25/2002
12. Naked Prey
John Sandford
Davenport tracks killer of man, woman left in the north woods (F) (H)
Entered on: 5/22/2003
13. 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
14. Three Junes
Julia Glass
Lives and loves of a Scottish family; 2002 National Book Award for Fiction winner (F) (P)
Entered on: 5/1/2003
15. Self Matters
Phillip C. McGraw
Subtitle: "Creating Your Life From the Inside Out" (NF) (P)
Entered on: 11/22/2001
16. Mortal Prey
John Sandford
FBI, DEA draft Davenport to find a retired hit woman on the run (F) (P)
Entered on: 5/23/2002
17. Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code
Eoin Colfer
Children's: Artemis Fowl decides to go straight, but only after one more criminal feat (F) (H)
Entered on: 5/15/2003
18. 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
19. 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
20. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Alexander McCall Smith
First in series stars Precious Ramotswe, the "Miss Marple of Botswana;" Today Book Club (F) (P)
Entered on: 2/13/2003
21. The Purpose-Driven Life
Rick Warren
Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H)
Entered on: 1/16/2003
22. The Guardian
Nicholas Sparks
Widow feels she is too young to give up on love (F) (H)
Entered on: 4/17/2003
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. An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963
Robert Dallek
Historian taps national security archives, oral histories, White House tapes and medical records that had been closed (NF) (H)
Entered on: 5/22/2003
25. The Sinister Pig
Tony Hillerman
Puzzling death of man within the Navajo Tribal Police jurisdiction (F) (H)
Entered on: 5/15/2003
