Top 25 Books 2004_01_04

Based on sales through Sunday, January 4, 2004
Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover

1. Key of Valor
Nora Roberts
Romance: Concludes the Key trilogy (F) (P)
Entered on: 1/8/2004

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

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

4. The Ultimate Weight Solution Food Guide: Pocket Food Guide
Phillip C. McGraw
Companion diet guide (NF) (P)
Entered on: 1/1/2004

5. The King of Torts
John Grisham
Young lawyer nearly destroyed by chance to make millions (F) (P)
Entered on: 2/13/2003

6. 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

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

8. The South Beach Diet Good Fats Good Carbs Guide
Arthur Agatston
Subtitle: "The Complete and Easy Reference for All Your Favorite Foods" (NF) (P)
Entered on: 12/25/2003

9. Digital Fortress
Dan Brown
Mathematician must break a complex code for the National Security Agency (F) (P)
Entered on: 9/4/2003

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

12. Cold Mountain
Charles Frazier
Love story and account of a man's journey home during the Civil War; won the National Book Award; movie (F) (H)
Entered on: 7/10/1997

13. Key of Knowledge
Nora Roberts
Romance: Second in the Key trilogy (F) (P)
Entered on: 12/4/2003

14. Lucky's Lady
Tami Hoag
Romance: Elegant beauty falls for rogue (F) (P)
Entered on: 1/8/2004

15. The Atkins Essentials
Atkins Health & Medical Information Services
Two-week program for low-carb lifestyle (NF) (P)
Entered on: 1/8/2004

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

17. Late Bloomer
Fern Michaels
Woman returns to hometown after 20 years to confront her past (F) (P)
Entered on: 2/20/2003

18. A Cold Heart
Jonathan Kellerman
Psychologist/sleuth Delaware tracks taunting serial killer (F) (P)
Entered on: 5/8/2003

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

20. 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

21. Deception Point
Dan Brown
Uncovering evidence of scientific trickery, a dangerous deception (F) (P)
Entered on: 5/22/2003

22. Slightly Tempted
Mary Balogh
Romance: Earl attempts to seduce young beauty (F) (P)
Entered on: 1/8/2004

23. The Big Bad Wolf
James Patterson
Alex Cross battles a ruthless killer known only as the Wolf (F) (H)
Entered on: 11/27/2003

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

25. 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