Top 25 Books 2003_08_17
Based on sales through Sunday, August 17, 2003
Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover
1. The Teeth of the Tiger
Tom Clancy
Old rules no longer apply in the new world where anyone can be a terrorist (F) (H)
Entered on: 8/21/2003
2. The South Beach Diet
Arthur Agatston
Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H)
Entered on: 4/10/2003
3. 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
4. The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown
Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H)
Entered on: 3/27/2003
5. 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
6. Webster's New World Dictionary
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Over 60,000 entries covering business, computer, scientific terms and colloquial, idiomatic and current slang expressions (NF) (P)
Entered on: 7/17/2003
7. Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution
Robert C. Atkins
Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P)
Entered on: 6/29/1995
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. 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
11. Angels & Demons
Dan Brown
Centuries-old organization launches vendetta against the Catholic Church (F) (P)
Entered on: 3/27/2003
12. Sullivan's Woman
Nora Roberts
Romance: Ladies' man meets his match in Cassidy (F) (P)
Entered on: 8/7/2003
13. 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
14. Whispers
Lisa Jackson
Claire returns home to face a past she's tried to forget (F) (P)
Entered on: 7/31/2003
15. The Essential 55
Ron Clark
Rules for discovering the successful student in every child (NF) (H)
Entered on: 7/3/2003
16. 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
17. Dr. Atkins' New Carbohydrate Gram Counter
Robert C. Atkins
Carbohydrate content of 1,200 food items (NF) (P)
Entered on: 1/30/1997
18. The Purpose-Driven Life
Rick Warren
Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H)
Entered on: 1/16/2003
19. The Perfect Summer
Luanne Rice
Bay recovers her life after her husband skips away (F) (P)
Entered on: 8/7/2003
20. 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
21. In Her Shoes
Jennifer Weiner
Chick lit: Two sisters, brain and beauty, make journeys of discovery (F) (P)
Entered on: 9/26/2002
22. 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
23. 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
24. Benjamin Franklin
Walter Isaacson
Bio of the most practical Founding Father (NF) (H)
Entered on: 7/10/2003
25. Treason
Ann Coulter
Examines "liberal treachery" (NF) (H)
Entered on: 7/3/2003
