Top 25 Books 2003_08_03

Based on sales through Sunday, August 3, 2003
Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover

1. 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

2. 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

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

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

6. Sullivan's Woman
Nora Roberts
Romance: Ladies' man meets his match in Cassidy (F) (P)
Entered on: 8/7/2003

7. East of Eden
John Steinbeck
Classic: 1952 novel follows intertwined lives of two families; Oprah's Book Club announced June 18, 2003 (F) (P)
Entered on: 6/26/2003

8. Red Rabbit
Tom Clancy
Jack Ryan jumps in when Soviets try to kill the new Polish pope, who's causing political problems in Poland (F) (P)
Entered on: 8/15/2002

9. 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

10. The Essential 55
Ron Clark
Rules for discovering the successful student in every child (NF) (H)
Entered on: 7/3/2003

11. The Perfect Summer
Luanne Rice
Bay recovers her life after her husband skips away (F) (P)
Entered on: 8/7/2003

12. Suzanne's Diary For Nicholas
James Patterson
Revolves around two love affairs and a young mother's diary (F) (P)
Entered on: 7/26/2001

13. Kate Remembered
A. Scott Berg
Bio/memoir of the actress who died June 29, 2003 at age 96 (NF) (H)
Entered on: 7/17/2003

14. Blindside
Catherine Coulter
Mystery: Agents race to find a kidnapped boy (F) (H)
Entered on: 8/7/2003

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

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

17. Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
Jon Krakauer
Examines the 1984 murder of a Mormon wife, Brenda Lafferty, and her baby (NF) (H)
Entered on: 7/24/2003

18. Mysterious
Nora Roberts
Romance: Includes the novels "This Magic Moment," "Search for Love," and "The Right Path" (F) (P)
Entered on: 8/7/2003

19. Benjamin Franklin
Walter Isaacson
Bio of the most practical Founding Father (NF) (H)
Entered on: 7/10/2003

20. One Night of Scandal
Teresa Medeiros
Romance: Debutante marries mysterious man (F) (P)
Entered on: 8/7/2003

21. Living History
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Former first lady writes about Bill, personal life, beliefs and "politics of personal destruction;" memoir (NF) (H)
Entered on: 6/19/2003

22. Treason
Ann Coulter
Examines "liberal treachery" (NF) (H)
Entered on: 7/3/2003

23. The Apprentice
Tess Gerritsen
In Boston, serial killer seems to mimic a jailed killer using similar twisted medical techniques (F) (P)
Entered on: 8/29/2002

24. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré
Children: Harry, 14, battles more evil; fourth in the series (F) (P)
Entered on: 7/13/2000

25. Naked Empire
Terry Goodkind
Adventure of intrigue, conflict and peril; 8th in the series (F) (H)
Entered on: 7/31/2003