Top 25 Books 2003_09_07

Based on sales through Sunday, September 7, 2003
Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover

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

2. Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right
Al Franken
Liberal satirist lampoons the right (NF) (H)
Entered on: 8/28/2003

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

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

5. 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

6. Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 1: The Night of the Nasty
Dav Pilkey
Children: Bad things happen when brainiac tries to be a super boy (F) (P)
Entered on: 9/4/2003

7. 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

8. 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

9. Imitation in Death
J.D. Robb (aka Nora Roberts)
Mystery: A serial killer imitates the murders of Jack the Ripper (F) (P)
Entered on: 9/4/2003

10. No One to Trust
Iris Johansen
Trained assassin is on the trail of a ruthless killer (F) (P)
Entered on: 10/10/2002

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

12. Forever and Always
Jude Deveraux
Romance: Psychic abilities help in search for missing hubby (F) (P)
Entered on: 9/4/2003

13. 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

14. Less of a Stranger
Nora Roberts
Romance: Finding true love at amusement park (F) (P)
Entered on: 9/4/2003

15. Full Speed
Janet Evanovich and Charlotte Hughes
Romantic suspense: Billie takes a holiday from her practical ways (F) (P)
Entered on: 9/11/2003

16. The Future Scrolls
Fern Michaels
Romance: Manhattan editor is thrown into dangerous mystery and love (F) (P)
Entered on: 9/4/2003

17. The Runaway Jury
John Grisham
Jury on tobacco trial runs amok; movie (F) (P)
Entered on: 5/23/1996

18. The Purpose-Driven Life
Rick Warren
Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H)
Entered on: 1/16/2003

19. The Lady Chosen
Stephanie Laurens
Romance: Tristan must wed or forfeit his inheritance (F) (P)
Entered on: 9/4/2003

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

21. The Crush
Sandra Brown
Surgeon regrets her not guilty verdict in murder case (F) (P)
Entered on: 10/17/2002

22. Chasing the Dime
Michael Connelly
Workaholic helps mysterious beauty (F) (P)
Entered on: 10/24/2002

23. 311 Pelican Court
Debbie Macomber
Romance: Rosie and Zach adjust to a strange custody arrangement with their kids (F) (P)
Entered on: 9/4/2003

24. 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

25. 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