Top 25 Books 2003_11_16
Based on sales through Sunday, November 16, 2003
Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover
1. The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown
Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H)
Entered on: 3/27/2003
2. The South Beach Diet
Arthur Agatston
Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H)
Entered on: 4/10/2003
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 Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla
Stephen King
Book 5 in The Dark Tower seven-part fantasy/Western series (F) (H)
Entered on: 11/13/2003
5. Key of Light
Nora Roberts
Romance: Three women have 28 days to complete a dangerous quest (F) (P)
Entered on: 11/6/2003
6. Angels & Demons
Dan Brown
Centuries-old organization launches vendetta against the Catholic Church (F) (P)
Entered on: 3/27/2003
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. Prey
Michael Crichton
Micro-robots escape from lab in a bad experiment (F) (P)
Entered on: 12/5/2002
9. The Purpose-Driven Life
Rick Warren
Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H)
Entered on: 1/16/2003
10. By the Light of the Moon
Dean Koontz
Man, younger brother, woman are injected with drug that could kill or transform (F) (P)
Entered on: 1/2/2003
11. I Am a Soldier, Too: The Jessica Lynch Story
Rick Bragg
Rescue of POW Lynch, 19, from an Iraqi hospital in spring 2003 (NF) (H)
Entered on: 11/20/2003
12. 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
13. Dying To Please
Linda Howard
Suspense/romance: Stalker is luring woman into an elaborate trap (F) (P)
Entered on: 4/25/2002
14. Shepherds Abiding
Jan Karon
Mitford series: Father Tim restores a nativity scene (F) (H)
Entered on: 10/30/2003
15. Blow Fly
Patricia Cornwell
Wolfman awaits Kay Scarpetta (F) (H)
Entered on: 10/23/2003
16. 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
17. The Ultimate Weight Solution
Phillip C. McGraw
Subtitle: "The 7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom" (NF) (H)
Entered on: 9/18/2003
18. Dude, Where's My Country?
Michael Moore
Moore calls for a regime change (NF) (H)
Entered on: 10/16/2003
19. Visions of Sugar Plums
Janet Evanovich
Christmas adventure featuring bounty hunter Stephanie Plum (F) (P)
Entered on: 11/14/2002
20. Timeline
Michael Crichton
Cutting-edge scientists and scholars from 1999 go back 600 years (F) (P)
Entered on: 11/25/1999
21. Safe Harbour
Danielle Steel
Daughter introduces her lonely mom to artist (F) (H)
Entered on: 11/13/2003
22. Portrait of a Killer
Patricia Cornwell
Subtitle: "Jack the Ripper - Case Closed" (NF) (P)
Entered on: 11/21/2002
23. Mr. Peabody's Apples
Madonna, art by Loren Long
Children: Pop star Madonna's second book for kids examines telling the truth (F) (H)
Entered on: 11/20/2003
24. Master and Commander
Patrick O'Brian
First in the series establishes the friendship between Captain Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent, against a backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. Movie opened November 2003 (F)
Entered on: 7/21/1994
25. 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
