Top 25 Books 2003_11_23

Based on sales through Sunday, November 23, 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 Big Bad Wolf
James Patterson
Alex Cross battles a ruthless killer known only as the Wolf (F) (H)
Entered on: 11/27/2003

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

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

6. Prey
Michael Crichton
Micro-robots escape from lab in a bad experiment (F) (P)
Entered on: 12/5/2002

7. Key of Light
Nora Roberts
Romance: Three women have 28 days to complete a dangerous quest (F) (P)
Entered on: 11/6/2003

8. 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

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

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

11. 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

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. Dude, Where's My Country?
Michael Moore
Moore calls for a regime change (NF) (H)
Entered on: 10/16/2003

14. 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

15. 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

16. Shepherds Abiding
Jan Karon
Mitford series: Father Tim restores a nativity scene (F) (H)
Entered on: 10/30/2003

17. The Cat in the Hat
Dr. Seuss
Children: Much happens when Mom is away and the cat turns up; movie 2003 (F) (H)
Entered on: 11/24/1994

18. Blow Fly
Patricia Cornwell
Wolfman awaits Kay Scarpetta (F) (H)
Entered on: 10/23/2003

19. The Ultimate Weight Solution
Phillip C. McGraw
Subtitle: "The 7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom" (NF) (H)
Entered on: 9/18/2003

20. Timeline
Michael Crichton
Cutting-edge scientists and scholars from 1999 go back 600 years (F) (P)
Entered on: 11/25/1999

21. Dying To Please
Linda Howard
Suspense/romance: Stalker is luring woman into an elaborate trap (F) (P)
Entered on: 4/25/2002

22. 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

23. Bleachers
John Grisham
Ex-high school quarterback pas respects to his coach (F) (H)
Entered on: 9/18/2003

24. 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

25. Eragon: Inheritance, Book 1
Christopher Paolini
Young Eragon finds his destiny; fantasy (F) (H)
Entered on: 9/11/2003