Top 25 Books 2003_10_19
Based on sales through Sunday, October 19, 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. Blow Fly
Patricia Cornwell
Wolfman awaits Kay Scarpetta (F) (H)
Entered on: 10/23/2003
3. The Five People You Meet in Heaven: A Novel
Mitch Albom
In heaven, life is explained by five people who were in it (F) (H)
Entered on: 10/2/2003
4. The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown
Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H)
Entered on: 3/27/2003
5. Dude, Where's My Country?
Michael Moore
Moore calls for a regime change (NF) (H)
Entered on: 10/16/2003
6. Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution
Robert C. Atkins
Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P)
Entered on: 6/29/1995
7. Mystic River
Dennis Lehane
Suspicion, betrayal, revenge; USA TODAY Book Club; movie won two Oscars: Sean Penn won for Best Actor, Tim Robbins for Best Supporting Actor, 2004 (F) (P)
Entered on: 2/8/2001
8. Four Blind Mice
James Patterson
Detective Alex Cross works with a friend to save a man from execution (F) (P)
Entered on: 11/28/2002
9. A Series of Unfortunate Events No. 10: The Slippery Slope
Lemony Snicket
Baudelaire children journey through strange mountains (F) (H)
Entered on: 10/2/2003
10. The Purpose-Driven Life
Rick Warren
Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H)
Entered on: 1/16/2003
11. The Ultimate Weight Solution
Phillip C. McGraw
Subtitle: "The 7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom" (NF) (H)
Entered on: 9/18/2003
12. 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
13. Bleachers
John Grisham
Ex-high school quarterback pas respects to his coach (F) (H)
Entered on: 9/18/2003
14. Angels & Demons
Dan Brown
Centuries-old organization launches vendetta against the Catholic Church (F) (P)
Entered on: 3/27/2003
15. Answered Prayers
Danielle Steel
Romance: Two childhood friends rekindle relationship (F) (P)
Entered on: 11/7/2002
16. Split Second
David Baldacci
Two disgraced Secret Service agents must unravel a murder mystery (F) (H)
Entered on: 10/9/2003
17. Q Is for Quarry
Sue Grafton
Kinsey helps solve case of woman ditched in a quarry 18 years ago (F) (P)
Entered on: 10/24/2002
18. Lawless
Nora Roberts
Romance: Jake and Sarah make a life together in Lone Bluff (F) (P)
Entered on: 10/9/2003
19. Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy Part 2
Dav Pilkey
Children: Battle between Captain Underpants and the Bionic Booger Boy continues; subtitle: "The Revenge of the Ridiculous Robo-Boogers" (F) (P)
Entered on: 10/9/2003
20. Who's Looking Out for You?
Bill O'Reilly
Conservative commentator "kicks butt and takes (and also names) names" (NF) (H)
Entered on: 10/2/2003
21. 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
22. The Runaway Jury
John Grisham
Jury on tobacco trial runs amok; movie (F) (P)
Entered on: 5/23/1996
23. Every Second Counts
Lance Armstrong and Sally Jenkins
Glimpse into the life of cyclist Lance Armstrong, who won of his fifth Tour de France in 2003; he writes about overcoming cancer, birth of twin daughters, his life in and out of sports (NF) (H)
Entered on: 10/16/2003
24. Dr. Atkins' New Carbohydrate Gram Counter
Robert C. Atkins
Carbohydrate content of 1,200 food items (NF) (P)
Entered on: 1/30/1997
25. The Wedding
Nicholas Sparks
Wilson tempts his wife into falling in love again (F) (H)
Entered on: 9/18/2003
