<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230</id><updated>2011-12-13T19:59:46.111-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books</title><subtitle type='html'>Weekly list of the Top 25 Books by Sales.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>42</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-10860894815000623</id><published>2004-01-04T04:30:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-08T09:36:32.611-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2004_01_04</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, January 4, 2004&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Key of Valor&lt;br /&gt;Nora Roberts&lt;br /&gt;Romance: Concludes the Key trilogy (F) (P)&lt;br /&gt;Entered on: 1/8/2004&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. The Da Vinci Code&lt;br /&gt;Dan Brown&lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H)&lt;br /&gt;Entered on: 3/27/2003&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. The South Beach Diet&lt;br /&gt;Arthur Agatston&lt;br /&gt;Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H)&lt;br /&gt;Entered on: 4/10/2003&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. The Ultimate Weight Solution Food Guide: Pocket Food Guide&lt;br /&gt;Phillip C. McGraw&lt;br /&gt;Companion diet guide (NF) (P)&lt;br /&gt;Entered on: 1/1/2004&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. The King of Torts&lt;br /&gt;John Grisham&lt;br /&gt;Young lawyer nearly destroyed by chance to make millions (F) (P)&lt;br /&gt;Entered on: 2/13/2003&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6. The Five People You Meet in Heaven: A Novel&lt;br /&gt;Mitch Albom&lt;br /&gt;In heaven, life is explained by five people who were in it (F) (H)&lt;br /&gt;Entered on: 10/2/2003&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;7. Angels &amp; Demons&lt;br /&gt;Dan Brown&lt;br /&gt;Centuries-old organization launches vendetta against the Catholic Church (F) (P)&lt;br /&gt;Entered on: 3/27/2003&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;8. The South Beach Diet Good Fats Good Carbs Guide&lt;br /&gt;Arthur Agatston&lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "The Complete and Easy Reference for All Your Favorite Foods" (NF) (P)&lt;br /&gt;Entered on: 12/25/2003&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;9. Digital Fortress&lt;br /&gt;Dan Brown&lt;br /&gt;Mathematician must break a complex code for the National Security Agency (F) (P)&lt;br /&gt;Entered on: 9/4/2003&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;10. Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution&lt;br /&gt;Robert C. Atkins&lt;br /&gt;Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P)&lt;br /&gt;Entered on: 6/29/1995&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;11. The Purpose-Driven Life&lt;br /&gt;Rick Warren&lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H)&lt;br /&gt;Entered on: 1/16/2003&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;12. Cold Mountain&lt;br /&gt;Charles Frazier&lt;br /&gt;Love story and account of a man's journey home during the Civil War; won the National Book Award; movie (F) (H)&lt;br /&gt;Entered on: 7/10/1997&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;13. Key of Knowledge&lt;br /&gt;Nora Roberts&lt;br /&gt;Romance: Second in the Key trilogy (F) (P)&lt;br /&gt;Entered on: 12/4/2003&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;14. Lucky's Lady&lt;br /&gt;Tami Hoag&lt;br /&gt;Romance: Elegant beauty falls for rogue (F) (P)&lt;br /&gt;Entered on: 1/8/2004&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;15. The Atkins Essentials&lt;br /&gt;Atkins Health &amp; Medical Information Services&lt;br /&gt;Two-week program for low-carb lifestyle (NF) (P)&lt;br /&gt;Entered on: 1/8/2004&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;16. Key of Light&lt;br /&gt;Nora Roberts&lt;br /&gt;Romance: Three women have 28 days to complete a dangerous quest (F) (P)&lt;br /&gt;Entered on: 11/6/2003&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;17. Late Bloomer&lt;br /&gt;Fern Michaels&lt;br /&gt;Woman returns to hometown after 20 years to confront her past (F) (P)&lt;br /&gt;Entered on: 2/20/2003&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;18. A Cold Heart&lt;br /&gt;Jonathan Kellerman&lt;br /&gt;Psychologist/sleuth Delaware tracks taunting serial killer (F) (P)&lt;br /&gt;Entered on: 5/8/2003&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;19. The Ultimate Weight Solution&lt;br /&gt;Phillip C. McGraw&lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "The 7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom" (NF) (H)&lt;br /&gt;Entered on: 9/18/2003&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;20. The Secret Life of Bees&lt;br /&gt;Sue Monk Kidd&lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P)&lt;br /&gt;Entered on: 10/24/2002&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;21. Deception Point&lt;br /&gt;Dan Brown&lt;br /&gt;Uncovering evidence of scientific trickery, a dangerous deception (F) (P)&lt;br /&gt;Entered on: 5/22/2003&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;22. Slightly Tempted&lt;br /&gt;Mary Balogh&lt;br /&gt;Romance: Earl attempts to seduce young beauty (F) (P)&lt;br /&gt;Entered on: 1/8/2004&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;23. The Big Bad Wolf&lt;br /&gt;James Patterson&lt;br /&gt;Alex Cross battles a ruthless killer known only as the Wolf (F) (H)&lt;br /&gt;Entered on: 11/27/2003&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;24. Eragon: Inheritance, Book 1&lt;br /&gt;Christopher Paolini&lt;br /&gt;Young Eragon finds his destiny; fantasy (F) (H)&lt;br /&gt;Entered on: 9/11/2003&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;25. Life Of Pi&lt;br /&gt;Yann Martel&lt;br /&gt;Redemptive story of a boy, 16, and a 450-pound tiger; Booker Prize winner (F) (P)&lt;br /&gt;Entered on: 11/7/2002&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-10860894815000623?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/10860894815000623'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/10860894815000623'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2004/01/top-25-books-20040104.html' title='Top 25 Books 2004_01_04'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-108608939918713005</id><published>2003-12-28T04:28:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-06-01T04:29:59.186-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_12_28</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, December 28, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  The Five People You Meet in Heaven: A Novel &lt;br /&gt;    Mitch Albom &lt;br /&gt;In heaven, life is explained by five people who were in it (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/2/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  The King of Torts &lt;br /&gt;    John Grisham &lt;br /&gt;Young lawyer nearly destroyed by chance to make millions (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/13/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  Angels &amp; Demons &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Centuries-old organization launches vendetta against the Catholic Church (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  The Purpose-Driven Life &lt;br /&gt;    Rick Warren &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  The Ultimate Weight Solution Food Guide &lt;br /&gt;    Phillip C. McGraw &lt;br /&gt;Companion diet guide (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/1/2004         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  The South Beach Diet &lt;br /&gt;    Arthur Agatston &lt;br /&gt;Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  Cold Mountain &lt;br /&gt;    Charles Frazier &lt;br /&gt;Love story and account of a man's journey home during the Civil War; won the National Book Award; movie (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/10/1997         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  The Big Bad Wolf &lt;br /&gt;    James Patterson &lt;br /&gt;Alex Cross battles a ruthless killer known only as the Wolf (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  Who's Looking Out for You? &lt;br /&gt;    Bill O'Reilly &lt;br /&gt;Conservative commentator "kicks butt and takes (and also names) names" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/2/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Harry, 15, finds depth and strength in his friends; fifth in the series (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/26/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right &lt;br /&gt;    Al Franken &lt;br /&gt;Liberal satirist lampoons the right (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/28/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  Dude, Where's My Country? &lt;br /&gt;    Michael Moore &lt;br /&gt;Moore calls for a regime change (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  Key of Knowledge &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Second in the Key trilogy (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 12/4/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  Flyboys: A True Story Of Courage &lt;br /&gt;    James Bradley &lt;br /&gt;Eight Navy pilots who disappeared after being shot down over a remote Pacific island (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/9/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla &lt;br /&gt;    Stephen King &lt;br /&gt;Book 5 in The Dark Tower seven-part fantasy/Western series (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/13/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  Bleachers &lt;br /&gt;    John Grisham &lt;br /&gt;Ex-high school quarterback pas respects to his coach (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/18/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember &lt;br /&gt;    Fred Rogers &lt;br /&gt;Wisdom from the host of the beloved children's show (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  The South Beach Diet Good Fats Good Carbs Guide &lt;br /&gt;    Arthur Agatston &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "The Complete and Easy Reference for All Your Favorite Foods" (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 12/25/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  Key of Light &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Three women have 28 days to complete a dangerous quest (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/6/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  Eragon: Inheritance, Book 1 &lt;br /&gt;    Christopher Paolini &lt;br /&gt;Young Eragon finds his destiny; fantasy (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/11/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  Life Of Pi &lt;br /&gt;    Yann Martel &lt;br /&gt;Redemptive story of a boy, 16, and a 450-pound tiger; Booker Prize winner (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/7/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  Prey &lt;br /&gt;    Michael Crichton &lt;br /&gt;Micro-robots escape from lab in a bad experiment (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 12/5/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  Trojan Odyssey &lt;br /&gt;    Clive Cussler &lt;br /&gt;The twins help Dirk in the adventure of a lifetime (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 12/4/2003       &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-108608939918713005?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108608939918713005'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108608939918713005'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/12/top-25-books-20031228.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_12_28'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-108608931420081020</id><published>2003-12-21T04:27:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-06-01T04:28:34.200-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_12_21</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, December 21, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  The Five People You Meet in Heaven: A Novel &lt;br /&gt;    Mitch Albom &lt;br /&gt;In heaven, life is explained by five people who were in it (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/2/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  The King of Torts &lt;br /&gt;    John Grisham &lt;br /&gt;Young lawyer nearly destroyed by chance to make millions (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/13/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  Angels &amp; Demons &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Centuries-old organization launches vendetta against the Catholic Church (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  Who's Looking Out for You? &lt;br /&gt;    Bill O'Reilly &lt;br /&gt;Conservative commentator "kicks butt and takes (and also names) names" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/2/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  The Purpose-Driven Life &lt;br /&gt;    Rick Warren &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  The Big Bad Wolf &lt;br /&gt;    James Patterson &lt;br /&gt;Alex Cross battles a ruthless killer known only as the Wolf (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Harry, 15, finds depth and strength in his friends; fifth in the series (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/26/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  The South Beach Diet &lt;br /&gt;    Arthur Agatston &lt;br /&gt;Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  Flyboys: A True Story Of Courage &lt;br /&gt;    James Bradley &lt;br /&gt;Eight Navy pilots who disappeared after being shot down over a remote Pacific island (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/9/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember &lt;br /&gt;    Fred Rogers &lt;br /&gt;Wisdom from the host of the beloved children's show (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  Key of Knowledge &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Second in the Key trilogy (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 12/4/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  Cold Mountain &lt;br /&gt;    Charles Frazier &lt;br /&gt;Love story and account of a man's journey home during the Civil War; won the National Book Award; movie (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/10/1997         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right &lt;br /&gt;    Al Franken &lt;br /&gt;Liberal satirist lampoons the right (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/28/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  Eragon: Inheritance, Book 1 &lt;br /&gt;    Christopher Paolini &lt;br /&gt;Young Eragon finds his destiny; fantasy (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/11/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  Dude, Where's My Country? &lt;br /&gt;    Michael Moore &lt;br /&gt;Moore calls for a regime change (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  Bleachers &lt;br /&gt;    John Grisham &lt;br /&gt;Ex-high school quarterback pas respects to his coach (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/18/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla &lt;br /&gt;    Stephen King &lt;br /&gt;Book 5 in The Dark Tower seven-part fantasy/Western series (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/13/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  30-minute Meals 2 &lt;br /&gt;    Rachael Ray &lt;br /&gt;Companion book to Ray's show on the Food Network (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/19/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  Key of Light &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Three women have 28 days to complete a dangerous quest (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/6/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  Life Of Pi &lt;br /&gt;    Yann Martel &lt;br /&gt;Redemptive story of a boy, 16, and a 450-pound tiger; Booker Prize winner (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/7/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  Skipping Christmas &lt;br /&gt;    John Grisham &lt;br /&gt;Luther, Nora learn the consequences of skipping the holiday season (Note: Not a legal thriller) (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/15/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  The Hornet's Nest &lt;br /&gt;    Jimmy Carter &lt;br /&gt;Two neighbors find themselves on opposing sides of America's Revolutionary War (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  Trojan Odyssey &lt;br /&gt;    Clive Cussler &lt;br /&gt;The twins help Dirk in the adventure of a lifetime (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 12/4/2003       &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-108608931420081020?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108608931420081020'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108608931420081020'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/12/top-25-books-20031221.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_12_21'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-108608922035775575</id><published>2003-12-14T04:26:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-06-01T04:27:00.356-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_12_14</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, December 14, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  The Five People You Meet in Heaven: A Novel &lt;br /&gt;    Mitch Albom &lt;br /&gt;In heaven, life is explained by five people who were in it (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/2/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  Angels &amp; Demons &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Centuries-old organization launches vendetta against the Catholic Church (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  Key of Knowledge &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Second in the Key trilogy (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 12/4/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Harry, 15, finds depth and strength in his friends; fifth in the series (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/26/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  The South Beach Diet &lt;br /&gt;    Arthur Agatston &lt;br /&gt;Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  The Purpose-Driven Life &lt;br /&gt;    Rick Warren &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  The Big Bad Wolf &lt;br /&gt;    James Patterson &lt;br /&gt;Alex Cross battles a ruthless killer known only as the Wolf (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  Who's Looking Out for You? &lt;br /&gt;    Bill O'Reilly &lt;br /&gt;Conservative commentator "kicks butt and takes (and also names) names" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/2/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  Eragon: Inheritance, Book 1 &lt;br /&gt;    Christopher Paolini &lt;br /&gt;Young Eragon finds his destiny; fantasy (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/11/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  Flyboys: A True Story Of Courage &lt;br /&gt;    James Bradley &lt;br /&gt;Eight Navy pilots who disappeared after being shot down over a remote Pacific island (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/9/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  The Hornet's Nest &lt;br /&gt;    Jimmy Carter &lt;br /&gt;Two neighbors find themselves on opposing sides of America's Revolutionary War (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  Trojan Odyssey &lt;br /&gt;    Clive Cussler &lt;br /&gt;The twins help Dirk in the adventure of a lifetime (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 12/4/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla &lt;br /&gt;    Stephen King &lt;br /&gt;Book 5 in The Dark Tower seven-part fantasy/Western series (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/13/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember &lt;br /&gt;    Fred Rogers &lt;br /&gt;Wisdom from the host of the beloved children's show (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right &lt;br /&gt;    Al Franken &lt;br /&gt;Liberal satirist lampoons the right (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/28/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  The Present &lt;br /&gt;    Spencer Johnson &lt;br /&gt;Being happy and successful at work and in life (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/23/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  Key of Light &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Three women have 28 days to complete a dangerous quest (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/6/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  Dude, Where's My Country? &lt;br /&gt;    Michael Moore &lt;br /&gt;Moore calls for a regime change (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  Bleachers &lt;br /&gt;    John Grisham &lt;br /&gt;Ex-high school quarterback pas respects to his coach (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/18/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  30-minute Meals 2 &lt;br /&gt;    Rachael Ray &lt;br /&gt;Companion book to Ray's show on the Food Network (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/19/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  Prey &lt;br /&gt;    Michael Crichton &lt;br /&gt;Micro-robots escape from lab in a bad experiment (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 12/5/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  From a Buick 8 &lt;br /&gt;    Stephen King &lt;br /&gt;Terrible secret of an old Buick Roadmaster is revealed (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/3/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  Skipping Christmas &lt;br /&gt;    John Grisham &lt;br /&gt;Luther, Nora learn the consequences of skipping the holiday season (Note: Not a legal thriller) (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/15/2001       &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-108608922035775575?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108608922035775575'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108608922035775575'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/12/top-25-books-20031214.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_12_14'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-108608914620951787</id><published>2003-12-07T04:25:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-06-01T04:25:46.210-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_12_07</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, December 7, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  The Five People You Meet in Heaven: A Novel &lt;br /&gt;    Mitch Albom &lt;br /&gt;In heaven, life is explained by five people who were in it (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/2/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  Key of Knowledge &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Second in the Key trilogy (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 12/4/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  The South Beach Diet &lt;br /&gt;    Arthur Agatston &lt;br /&gt;Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  Angels &amp; Demons &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Centuries-old organization launches vendetta against the Catholic Church (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  The Big Bad Wolf &lt;br /&gt;    James Patterson &lt;br /&gt;Alex Cross battles a ruthless killer known only as the Wolf (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  The Purpose-Driven Life &lt;br /&gt;    Rick Warren &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Harry, 15, finds depth and strength in his friends; fifth in the series (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/26/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  Trojan Odyssey &lt;br /&gt;    Clive Cussler &lt;br /&gt;The twins help Dirk in the adventure of a lifetime (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 12/4/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  Key of Light &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Three women have 28 days to complete a dangerous quest (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/6/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla &lt;br /&gt;    Stephen King &lt;br /&gt;Book 5 in The Dark Tower seven-part fantasy/Western series (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/13/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  Eragon: Inheritance, Book 1 &lt;br /&gt;    Christopher Paolini &lt;br /&gt;Young Eragon finds his destiny; fantasy (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/11/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  Prey &lt;br /&gt;    Michael Crichton &lt;br /&gt;Micro-robots escape from lab in a bad experiment (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 12/5/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  From a Buick 8 &lt;br /&gt;    Stephen King &lt;br /&gt;Terrible secret of an old Buick Roadmaster is revealed (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/3/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right &lt;br /&gt;    Al Franken &lt;br /&gt;Liberal satirist lampoons the right (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/28/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  Who's Looking Out for You? &lt;br /&gt;    Bill O'Reilly &lt;br /&gt;Conservative commentator "kicks butt and takes (and also names) names" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/2/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  Dude, Where's My Country? &lt;br /&gt;    Michael Moore &lt;br /&gt;Moore calls for a regime change (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember &lt;br /&gt;    Fred Rogers &lt;br /&gt;Wisdom from the host of the beloved children's show (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  Hornet Flight &lt;br /&gt;    Ken Follett &lt;br /&gt;18-year-old stumbles on secret that may change course of WWII (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 12/12/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  Flyboys: A True Story Of Courage &lt;br /&gt;    James Bradley &lt;br /&gt;Eight Navy pilots who disappeared after being shot down over a remote Pacific island (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/9/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  The Cat in the Hat &lt;br /&gt;    Dr. Seuss &lt;br /&gt;Children: Much happens when Mom is away and the cat turns up; movie 2003 (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/24/1994         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  30-minute Meals 2 &lt;br /&gt;    Rachael Ray &lt;br /&gt;Companion book to Ray's show on the Food Network (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/19/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  Bleachers &lt;br /&gt;    John Grisham &lt;br /&gt;Ex-high school quarterback pas respects to his coach (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/18/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/29/1995       &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-108608914620951787?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108608914620951787'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108608914620951787'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/12/top-25-books-20031207.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_12_07'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-108608905242691860</id><published>2003-11-30T04:23:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-06-01T04:24:12.426-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_11_30</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, November 30, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  Key of Knowledge &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Second in the Key trilogy (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 12/4/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  The Five People You Meet in Heaven: A Novel &lt;br /&gt;    Mitch Albom &lt;br /&gt;In heaven, life is explained by five people who were in it (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/2/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  The South Beach Diet &lt;br /&gt;    Arthur Agatston &lt;br /&gt;Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  The Big Bad Wolf &lt;br /&gt;    James Patterson &lt;br /&gt;Alex Cross battles a ruthless killer known only as the Wolf (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  Angels &amp; Demons &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Centuries-old organization launches vendetta against the Catholic Church (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  Trojan Odyssey &lt;br /&gt;    Clive Cussler &lt;br /&gt;The twins help Dirk in the adventure of a lifetime (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 12/4/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  The Purpose-Driven Life &lt;br /&gt;    Rick Warren &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  Key of Light &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Three women have 28 days to complete a dangerous quest (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/6/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  Prey &lt;br /&gt;    Michael Crichton &lt;br /&gt;Micro-robots escape from lab in a bad experiment (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 12/5/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla &lt;br /&gt;    Stephen King &lt;br /&gt;Book 5 in The Dark Tower seven-part fantasy/Western series (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/13/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Harry, 15, finds depth and strength in his friends; fifth in the series (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/26/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  From a Buick 8 &lt;br /&gt;    Stephen King &lt;br /&gt;Terrible secret of an old Buick Roadmaster is revealed (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/3/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  The Cat in the Hat &lt;br /&gt;    Dr. Seuss &lt;br /&gt;Children: Much happens when Mom is away and the cat turns up; movie 2003 (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/24/1994         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  Dude, Where's My Country? &lt;br /&gt;    Michael Moore &lt;br /&gt;Moore calls for a regime change (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/29/1995         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right &lt;br /&gt;    Al Franken &lt;br /&gt;Liberal satirist lampoons the right (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/28/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  Master and Commander &lt;br /&gt;    Patrick O'Brian &lt;br /&gt;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) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/21/1994         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  By the Light of the Moon &lt;br /&gt;    Dean Koontz &lt;br /&gt;Man, younger brother, woman are injected with drug that could kill or transform (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/2/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  Hornet Flight &lt;br /&gt;    Ken Follett &lt;br /&gt;18-year-old stumbles on secret that may change course of WWII (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 12/12/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  Shepherds Abiding &lt;br /&gt;    Jan Karon &lt;br /&gt;Mitford series: Father Tim restores a nativity scene (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/30/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  The Lady In Question &lt;br /&gt;    Victoria Alexander &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Identical twins, sensible and mischievous, get into trouble (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 12/4/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  Bleachers &lt;br /&gt;    John Grisham &lt;br /&gt;Ex-high school quarterback pas respects to his coach (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/18/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  Eragon: Inheritance, Book 1 &lt;br /&gt;    Christopher Paolini &lt;br /&gt;Young Eragon finds his destiny; fantasy (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/11/2003       &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-108608905242691860?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108608905242691860'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108608905242691860'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/11/top-25-books-20031130.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_11_30'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-108608895888537178</id><published>2003-11-23T04:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-06-01T04:22:38.886-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_11_23</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, November 23, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  The Big Bad Wolf &lt;br /&gt;    James Patterson &lt;br /&gt;Alex Cross battles a ruthless killer known only as the Wolf (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  The Five People You Meet in Heaven: A Novel &lt;br /&gt;    Mitch Albom &lt;br /&gt;In heaven, life is explained by five people who were in it (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/2/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  The South Beach Diet &lt;br /&gt;    Arthur Agatston &lt;br /&gt;Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  Angels &amp; Demons &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Centuries-old organization launches vendetta against the Catholic Church (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  Prey &lt;br /&gt;    Michael Crichton &lt;br /&gt;Micro-robots escape from lab in a bad experiment (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 12/5/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  Key of Light &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Three women have 28 days to complete a dangerous quest (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/6/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla &lt;br /&gt;    Stephen King &lt;br /&gt;Book 5 in The Dark Tower seven-part fantasy/Western series (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/13/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  The Purpose-Driven Life &lt;br /&gt;    Rick Warren &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/29/1995         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  By the Light of the Moon &lt;br /&gt;    Dean Koontz &lt;br /&gt;Man, younger brother, woman are injected with drug that could kill or transform (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/2/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  Dude, Where's My Country? &lt;br /&gt;    Michael Moore &lt;br /&gt;Moore calls for a regime change (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  Master and Commander &lt;br /&gt;    Patrick O'Brian &lt;br /&gt;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) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/21/1994         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Harry, 15, finds depth and strength in his friends; fifth in the series (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/26/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  Shepherds Abiding &lt;br /&gt;    Jan Karon &lt;br /&gt;Mitford series: Father Tim restores a nativity scene (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/30/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  The Cat in the Hat &lt;br /&gt;    Dr. Seuss &lt;br /&gt;Children: Much happens when Mom is away and the cat turns up; movie 2003 (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/24/1994         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  Blow Fly &lt;br /&gt;    Patricia Cornwell &lt;br /&gt;Wolfman awaits Kay Scarpetta (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/23/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  The Ultimate Weight Solution &lt;br /&gt;    Phillip C. McGraw &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "The 7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/18/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  Timeline &lt;br /&gt;    Michael Crichton &lt;br /&gt;Cutting-edge scientists and scholars from 1999 go back 600 years (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/25/1999         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  Dying To Please &lt;br /&gt;    Linda Howard &lt;br /&gt;Suspense/romance: Stalker is luring woman into an elaborate trap (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/25/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right &lt;br /&gt;    Al Franken &lt;br /&gt;Liberal satirist lampoons the right (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/28/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  Bleachers &lt;br /&gt;    John Grisham &lt;br /&gt;Ex-high school quarterback pas respects to his coach (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/18/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  Life Of Pi &lt;br /&gt;    Yann Martel &lt;br /&gt;Redemptive story of a boy, 16, and a 450-pound tiger; Booker Prize winner (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/7/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  Eragon: Inheritance, Book 1 &lt;br /&gt;    Christopher Paolini &lt;br /&gt;Young Eragon finds his destiny; fantasy (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/11/2003       &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-108608895888537178?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108608895888537178'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108608895888537178'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/11/top-25-books-20031123.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_11_23'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-108608886021651484</id><published>2003-11-16T04:20:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-06-01T04:21:00.216-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_11_16</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, November 16, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  The South Beach Diet &lt;br /&gt;    Arthur Agatston &lt;br /&gt;Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  The Five People You Meet in Heaven: A Novel &lt;br /&gt;    Mitch Albom &lt;br /&gt;In heaven, life is explained by five people who were in it (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/2/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla &lt;br /&gt;    Stephen King &lt;br /&gt;Book 5 in The Dark Tower seven-part fantasy/Western series (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/13/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  Key of Light &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Three women have 28 days to complete a dangerous quest (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/6/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  Angels &amp; Demons &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Centuries-old organization launches vendetta against the Catholic Church (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/29/1995         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  Prey &lt;br /&gt;    Michael Crichton &lt;br /&gt;Micro-robots escape from lab in a bad experiment (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 12/5/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  The Purpose-Driven Life &lt;br /&gt;    Rick Warren &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  By the Light of the Moon &lt;br /&gt;    Dean Koontz &lt;br /&gt;Man, younger brother, woman are injected with drug that could kill or transform (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/2/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  I Am a Soldier, Too: The Jessica Lynch Story &lt;br /&gt;    Rick Bragg &lt;br /&gt;Rescue of POW Lynch, 19, from an Iraqi hospital in spring 2003 (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/20/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  Dying To Please &lt;br /&gt;    Linda Howard &lt;br /&gt;Suspense/romance: Stalker is luring woman into an elaborate trap (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/25/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  Shepherds Abiding &lt;br /&gt;    Jan Karon &lt;br /&gt;Mitford series: Father Tim restores a nativity scene (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/30/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  Blow Fly &lt;br /&gt;    Patricia Cornwell &lt;br /&gt;Wolfman awaits Kay Scarpetta (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/23/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Harry, 15, finds depth and strength in his friends; fifth in the series (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/26/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  The Ultimate Weight Solution &lt;br /&gt;    Phillip C. McGraw &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "The 7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/18/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  Dude, Where's My Country? &lt;br /&gt;    Michael Moore &lt;br /&gt;Moore calls for a regime change (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  Visions of Sugar Plums &lt;br /&gt;    Janet Evanovich &lt;br /&gt;Christmas adventure featuring bounty hunter Stephanie Plum (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/14/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  Timeline &lt;br /&gt;    Michael Crichton &lt;br /&gt;Cutting-edge scientists and scholars from 1999 go back 600 years (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/25/1999         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  Safe Harbour &lt;br /&gt;    Danielle Steel &lt;br /&gt;Daughter introduces her lonely mom to artist (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/13/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  Portrait of a Killer &lt;br /&gt;    Patricia Cornwell &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "Jack the Ripper - Case Closed" (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/21/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  Mr. Peabody's Apples &lt;br /&gt;    Madonna, art by Loren Long &lt;br /&gt;Children: Pop star Madonna's second book for kids examines telling the truth (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/20/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  Master and Commander &lt;br /&gt;    Patrick O'Brian &lt;br /&gt;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) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/21/1994         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right &lt;br /&gt;    Al Franken &lt;br /&gt;Liberal satirist lampoons the right (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/28/2003       &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-108608886021651484?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108608886021651484'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108608886021651484'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/11/top-25-books-20031116.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_11_16'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-108608877905081704</id><published>2003-11-09T04:18:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-06-01T04:19:39.050-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_11_09</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, November 9, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla &lt;br /&gt;    Stephen King &lt;br /&gt;Book 5 in The Dark Tower seven-part fantasy/Western series (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/13/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  The South Beach Diet &lt;br /&gt;    Arthur Agatston &lt;br /&gt;Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  The Five People You Meet in Heaven: A Novel &lt;br /&gt;    Mitch Albom &lt;br /&gt;In heaven, life is explained by five people who were in it (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/2/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  Key of Light &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Three women have 28 days to complete a dangerous quest (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/6/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/29/1995         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  Angels &amp; Demons &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Centuries-old organization launches vendetta against the Catholic Church (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  The Purpose-Driven Life &lt;br /&gt;    Rick Warren &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  The Ultimate Weight Solution &lt;br /&gt;    Phillip C. McGraw &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "The 7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/18/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  By the Light of the Moon &lt;br /&gt;    Dean Koontz &lt;br /&gt;Man, younger brother, woman are injected with drug that could kill or transform (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/2/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  Dying To Please &lt;br /&gt;    Linda Howard &lt;br /&gt;Suspense/romance: Stalker is luring woman into an elaborate trap (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/25/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  Blow Fly &lt;br /&gt;    Patricia Cornwell &lt;br /&gt;Wolfman awaits Kay Scarpetta (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/23/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  Safe Harbour &lt;br /&gt;    Danielle Steel &lt;br /&gt;Daughter introduces her lonely mom to artist (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/13/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  A Royal Duty &lt;br /&gt;    Paul Burrell &lt;br /&gt;Insider's portrait of Princess Diana by Burrell, one of the Queen's personal footmen who became a confidante (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/30/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  Shepherds Abiding &lt;br /&gt;    Jan Karon &lt;br /&gt;Mitford series: Father Tim restores a nativity scene (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/30/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  Blood Canticle &lt;br /&gt;    Anne Rice &lt;br /&gt;Vampire Lestat contends with ghosts and legends in his quest for redemption (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/6/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  Portrait of a Killer &lt;br /&gt;    Patricia Cornwell &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "Jack the Ripper - Case Closed" (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/21/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  Dude, Where's My Country? &lt;br /&gt;    Michael Moore &lt;br /&gt;Moore calls for a regime change (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  Someone to Watch Over Me &lt;br /&gt;    Judith McNaught &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Woman discovers her missing husband had much to hide (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  Visions of Sugar Plums &lt;br /&gt;    Janet Evanovich &lt;br /&gt;Christmas adventure featuring bounty hunter Stephanie Plum (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/14/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  Mystic River &lt;br /&gt;    Dennis Lehane &lt;br /&gt;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) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/8/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  Four Blind Mice &lt;br /&gt;    James Patterson &lt;br /&gt;Detective Alex Cross works with a friend to save a man from execution (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/28/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right &lt;br /&gt;    Al Franken &lt;br /&gt;Liberal satirist lampoons the right (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/28/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  Bleachers &lt;br /&gt;    John Grisham &lt;br /&gt;Ex-high school quarterback pas respects to his coach (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/18/2003       &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-108608877905081704?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108608877905081704'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108608877905081704'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/11/top-25-books-20031109.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_11_09'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-108608869639779002</id><published>2003-11-02T04:16:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-06-01T04:18:16.396-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_11_02</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, November 2, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  Key of Light &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Three women have 28 days to complete a dangerous quest (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/6/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  The South Beach Diet &lt;br /&gt;    Arthur Agatston &lt;br /&gt;Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  The Five People You Meet in Heaven: A Novel &lt;br /&gt;    Mitch Albom &lt;br /&gt;In heaven, life is explained by five people who were in it (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/2/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  A Royal Duty &lt;br /&gt;    Paul Burrell &lt;br /&gt;Insider's portrait of Princess Diana by Burrell, one of the Queen's personal footmen who became a confidante (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/30/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/29/1995         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  Blood Canticle &lt;br /&gt;    Anne Rice &lt;br /&gt;Vampire Lestat contends with ghosts and legends in his quest for redemption (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/6/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  Angels &amp; Demons &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Centuries-old organization launches vendetta against the Catholic Church (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  Blow Fly &lt;br /&gt;    Patricia Cornwell &lt;br /&gt;Wolfman awaits Kay Scarpetta (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/23/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  The Purpose-Driven Life &lt;br /&gt;    Rick Warren &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  Dude, Where's My Country? &lt;br /&gt;    Michael Moore &lt;br /&gt;Moore calls for a regime change (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  Mystic River &lt;br /&gt;    Dennis Lehane &lt;br /&gt;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) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/8/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  Someone to Watch Over Me &lt;br /&gt;    Judith McNaught &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Woman discovers her missing husband had much to hide (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  Shepherds Abiding &lt;br /&gt;    Jan Karon &lt;br /&gt;Mitford series: Father Tim restores a nativity scene (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/30/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  The Lone Drow &lt;br /&gt;    R.A. Salvatore &lt;br /&gt;Book two in the Hunter's Blades trilogy (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/6/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  The Ultimate Weight Solution &lt;br /&gt;    Phillip C. McGraw &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "The 7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/18/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  Portrait of a Killer &lt;br /&gt;    Patricia Cornwell &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "Jack the Ripper - Case Closed" (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/21/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  Four Blind Mice &lt;br /&gt;    James Patterson &lt;br /&gt;Detective Alex Cross works with a friend to save a man from execution (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/28/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right &lt;br /&gt;    Al Franken &lt;br /&gt;Liberal satirist lampoons the right (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/28/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  Dark Melody &lt;br /&gt;    Christine Feehan &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Learning to display courage (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/30/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  Bleachers &lt;br /&gt;    John Grisham &lt;br /&gt;Ex-high school quarterback pas respects to his coach (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/18/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  Bringing Elizabeth Home: A Journey of Faith and Hope &lt;br /&gt;    Ed Smart and Lois Smart with Laura Morton &lt;br /&gt;Elizabeth Smart, 14, was abducted from home in 2002 and was returned nine months later (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/6/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  Dr. Atkins' New Carbohydrate Gram Counter &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Carbohydrate content of 1,200 food items (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/30/1997         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  A Series of Unfortunate Events No. 10: The Slippery Slope &lt;br /&gt;    Lemony Snicket &lt;br /&gt;Baudelaire children journey through strange mountains (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/2/2003       &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-108608869639779002?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108608869639779002'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108608869639779002'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/11/top-25-books-20031102.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_11_02'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-108605422034460972</id><published>2003-10-26T18:43:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-05-31T18:43:40.343-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_10_26</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, October 26, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  The South Beach Diet &lt;br /&gt;    Arthur Agatston &lt;br /&gt;Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  The Five People You Meet in Heaven: A Novel &lt;br /&gt;    Mitch Albom &lt;br /&gt;In heaven, life is explained by five people who were in it (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/2/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  Blow Fly &lt;br /&gt;    Patricia Cornwell &lt;br /&gt;Wolfman awaits Kay Scarpetta (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/23/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/29/1995         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  Shepherds Abiding &lt;br /&gt;    Jan Karon &lt;br /&gt;Mitford series: Father Tim restores a nativity scene (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/30/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  The Purpose-Driven Life &lt;br /&gt;    Rick Warren &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  The Ultimate Weight Solution &lt;br /&gt;    Phillip C. McGraw &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "The 7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/18/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  Dude, Where's My Country? &lt;br /&gt;    Michael Moore &lt;br /&gt;Moore calls for a regime change (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  Mystic River &lt;br /&gt;    Dennis Lehane &lt;br /&gt;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) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/8/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  Angels &amp; Demons &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Centuries-old organization launches vendetta against the Catholic Church (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  Four Blind Mice &lt;br /&gt;    James Patterson &lt;br /&gt;Detective Alex Cross works with a friend to save a man from execution (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/28/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right &lt;br /&gt;    Al Franken &lt;br /&gt;Liberal satirist lampoons the right (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/28/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  A Series of Unfortunate Events No. 10: The Slippery Slope &lt;br /&gt;    Lemony Snicket &lt;br /&gt;Baudelaire children journey through strange mountains (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/2/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  Bleachers &lt;br /&gt;    John Grisham &lt;br /&gt;Ex-high school quarterback pas respects to his coach (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/18/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  Split Second &lt;br /&gt;    David Baldacci &lt;br /&gt;Two disgraced Secret Service agents must unravel a murder mystery (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/9/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  Answered Prayers &lt;br /&gt;    Danielle Steel &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Two childhood friends rekindle relationship (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/7/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  Babylon Rising &lt;br /&gt;    Tim Lahaye, Greg Dinallo &lt;br /&gt;First in a new series; Michael Murphy uncovers secret that accelerates the countdown to the end for all mankind (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/30/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  Q Is for Quarry &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Grafton &lt;br /&gt;Kinsey helps solve case of woman ditched in a quarry 18 years ago (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  The Runaway Jury &lt;br /&gt;    John Grisham &lt;br /&gt;Jury on tobacco trial runs amok; movie (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/23/1996         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  Who's Looking Out for You? &lt;br /&gt;    Bill O'Reilly &lt;br /&gt;Conservative commentator "kicks butt and takes (and also names) names" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/2/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  Dr. Atkins' New Carbohydrate Gram Counter &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Carbohydrate content of 1,200 food items (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/30/1997         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  Lawless &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Jake and Sarah make a life together in Lone Bluff (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/9/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  Reflections: Life After the White House &lt;br /&gt;    Barbara Bush &lt;br /&gt;Wife and mother to the Bush presidents picks up where "Barbara Bush: A Memoir" left off NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/30/2003       &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-108605422034460972?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108605422034460972'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108605422034460972'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/10/top-25-books-20031026.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_10_26'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-108605413510423360</id><published>2003-10-19T18:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-05-31T18:42:15.103-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_10_19</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, October 19, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  The South Beach Diet &lt;br /&gt;    Arthur Agatston &lt;br /&gt;Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  Blow Fly &lt;br /&gt;    Patricia Cornwell &lt;br /&gt;Wolfman awaits Kay Scarpetta (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/23/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  The Five People You Meet in Heaven: A Novel &lt;br /&gt;    Mitch Albom &lt;br /&gt;In heaven, life is explained by five people who were in it (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/2/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  Dude, Where's My Country? &lt;br /&gt;    Michael Moore &lt;br /&gt;Moore calls for a regime change (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/29/1995         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  Mystic River &lt;br /&gt;    Dennis Lehane &lt;br /&gt;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) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/8/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  Four Blind Mice &lt;br /&gt;    James Patterson &lt;br /&gt;Detective Alex Cross works with a friend to save a man from execution (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/28/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  A Series of Unfortunate Events No. 10: The Slippery Slope &lt;br /&gt;    Lemony Snicket &lt;br /&gt;Baudelaire children journey through strange mountains (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/2/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  The Purpose-Driven Life &lt;br /&gt;    Rick Warren &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  The Ultimate Weight Solution &lt;br /&gt;    Phillip C. McGraw &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "The 7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/18/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right &lt;br /&gt;    Al Franken &lt;br /&gt;Liberal satirist lampoons the right (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/28/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  Bleachers &lt;br /&gt;    John Grisham &lt;br /&gt;Ex-high school quarterback pas respects to his coach (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/18/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  Angels &amp; Demons &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Centuries-old organization launches vendetta against the Catholic Church (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  Answered Prayers &lt;br /&gt;    Danielle Steel &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Two childhood friends rekindle relationship (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/7/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  Split Second &lt;br /&gt;    David Baldacci &lt;br /&gt;Two disgraced Secret Service agents must unravel a murder mystery (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/9/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  Q Is for Quarry &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Grafton &lt;br /&gt;Kinsey helps solve case of woman ditched in a quarry 18 years ago (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  Lawless &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Jake and Sarah make a life together in Lone Bluff (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/9/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy Part 2 &lt;br /&gt;    Dav Pilkey &lt;br /&gt;Children: Battle between Captain Underpants and the Bionic Booger Boy continues; subtitle: "The Revenge of the Ridiculous Robo-Boogers" (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/9/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  Who's Looking Out for You? &lt;br /&gt;    Bill O'Reilly &lt;br /&gt;Conservative commentator "kicks butt and takes (and also names) names" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/2/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  The Runaway Jury &lt;br /&gt;    John Grisham &lt;br /&gt;Jury on tobacco trial runs amok; movie (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/23/1996         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  Every Second Counts &lt;br /&gt;    Lance Armstrong and Sally Jenkins &lt;br /&gt;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) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  Dr. Atkins' New Carbohydrate Gram Counter &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Carbohydrate content of 1,200 food items (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/30/1997         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  The Wedding &lt;br /&gt;    Nicholas Sparks &lt;br /&gt;Wilson tempts his wife into falling in love again (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/18/2003       &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-108605413510423360?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108605413510423360'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108605413510423360'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/10/top-25-books-20031019.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_10_19'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-108605406281608853</id><published>2003-10-12T18:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-05-31T18:41:02.816-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_10_12</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, October 12, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;1.  The South Beach Diet &lt;br /&gt;    Arthur Agatston &lt;br /&gt;Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  The Five People You Meet in Heaven: A Novel &lt;br /&gt;    Mitch Albom &lt;br /&gt;In heaven, life is explained by five people who were in it (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/2/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  Dude, Where's My Country? &lt;br /&gt;    Michael Moore &lt;br /&gt;Moore calls for a regime change (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  The Ultimate Weight Solution &lt;br /&gt;    Phillip C. McGraw &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "The 7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/18/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  A Series of Unfortunate Events No. 10: The Slippery Slope &lt;br /&gt;    Lemony Snicket &lt;br /&gt;Baudelaire children journey through strange mountains (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/2/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  Four Blind Mice &lt;br /&gt;    James Patterson &lt;br /&gt;Detective Alex Cross works with a friend to save a man from execution (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/28/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  Mystic River &lt;br /&gt;    Dennis Lehane &lt;br /&gt;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) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/8/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  Answered Prayers &lt;br /&gt;    Danielle Steel &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Two childhood friends rekindle relationship (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/7/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  Lawless &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Jake and Sarah make a life together in Lone Bluff (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/9/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/29/1995         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  Q Is for Quarry &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Grafton &lt;br /&gt;Kinsey helps solve case of woman ditched in a quarry 18 years ago (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right &lt;br /&gt;    Al Franken &lt;br /&gt;Liberal satirist lampoons the right (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/28/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  Who's Looking Out for You? &lt;br /&gt;    Bill O'Reilly &lt;br /&gt;Conservative commentator "kicks butt and takes (and also names) names" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/2/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  Bleachers &lt;br /&gt;    John Grisham &lt;br /&gt;Ex-high school quarterback pas respects to his coach (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/18/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy Part 2 &lt;br /&gt;    Dav Pilkey &lt;br /&gt;Children: Battle between Captain Underpants and the Bionic Booger Boy continues; subtitle: "The Revenge of the Ridiculous Robo-Boogers" (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/9/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  The Purpose-Driven Life &lt;br /&gt;    Rick Warren &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  Split Second &lt;br /&gt;    David Baldacci &lt;br /&gt;Two disgraced Secret Service agents must unravel a murder mystery (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/9/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  Angels &amp; Demons &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Centuries-old organization launches vendetta against the Catholic Church (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  Every Second Counts &lt;br /&gt;    Lance Armstrong and Sally Jenkins &lt;br /&gt;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) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  The Wedding &lt;br /&gt;    Nicholas Sparks &lt;br /&gt;Wilson tempts his wife into falling in love again (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/18/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  Temptation &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: After losing everything, Eden tries to prove her worth (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/9/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  Under the Tuscan Sun &lt;br /&gt;    Frances Mayes &lt;br /&gt;Travel memoir: Accomplished cook and food writer buys a house in Italy; movie (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/18/1997         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  Cry, the Beloved Country &lt;br /&gt;    Alan Paton &lt;br /&gt;Zulu pastor searches for his jailed son Absalom in South Africa in the 1940s; Oprah Book Club selection, classic, 2003 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/9/2003       &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-108605406281608853?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108605406281608853'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108605406281608853'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/10/top-25-books-20031012.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_10_12'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-108605397991451870</id><published>2003-10-05T18:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-05-31T18:39:39.913-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_10_05</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, October 5, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  The South Beach Diet &lt;br /&gt;    Arthur Agatston &lt;br /&gt;Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  The Five People You Meet in Heaven: A Novel &lt;br /&gt;    Mitch Albom &lt;br /&gt;In heaven, life is explained by five people who were in it (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/2/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  The Ultimate Weight Solution &lt;br /&gt;    Phillip C. McGraw &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "The 7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/18/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  A Series of Unfortunate Events No. 10: The Slippery Slope &lt;br /&gt;    Lemony Snicket &lt;br /&gt;Baudelaire children journey through strange mountains (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/2/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  Lawless &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Jake and Sarah make a life together in Lone Bluff (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/9/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  Four Blind Mice &lt;br /&gt;    James Patterson &lt;br /&gt;Detective Alex Cross works with a friend to save a man from execution (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/28/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  Answered Prayers &lt;br /&gt;    Danielle Steel &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Two childhood friends rekindle relationship (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/7/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  Bleachers &lt;br /&gt;    John Grisham &lt;br /&gt;Ex-high school quarterback pas respects to his coach (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/18/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right &lt;br /&gt;    Al Franken &lt;br /&gt;Liberal satirist lampoons the right (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/28/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  Cry, the Beloved Country &lt;br /&gt;    Alan Paton &lt;br /&gt;Zulu pastor searches for his jailed son Absalom in South Africa in the 1940s; Oprah Book Club selection, classic, 2003 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/9/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy Part 2 &lt;br /&gt;    Dav Pilkey &lt;br /&gt;Children: Battle between Captain Underpants and the Bionic Booger Boy continues; subtitle: "The Revenge of the Ridiculous Robo-Boogers" (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/9/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  Split Second &lt;br /&gt;    David Baldacci &lt;br /&gt;Two disgraced Secret Service agents must unravel a murder mystery (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/9/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  Who's Looking Out for You? &lt;br /&gt;    Bill O'Reilly &lt;br /&gt;Conservative commentator "kicks butt and takes (and also names) names" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/2/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  Q Is for Quarry &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Grafton &lt;br /&gt;Kinsey helps solve case of woman ditched in a quarry 18 years ago (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/29/1995         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  East of Eden &lt;br /&gt;    John Steinbeck &lt;br /&gt;Classic: 1952 novel follows intertwined lives of two families; Oprah's Book Club announced June 18, 2003 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/26/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  A Gentleman's Honor &lt;br /&gt;    Stephanie Laurens &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Anthony uses his connections to protect Alicia during a murder investigation (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/9/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  The Wedding &lt;br /&gt;    Nicholas Sparks &lt;br /&gt;Wilson tempts his wife into falling in love again (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/18/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  Temptation &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: After losing everything, Eden tries to prove her worth (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/9/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  Midnight Flight &lt;br /&gt;    V.C. Andrews &lt;br /&gt;Three girls are tempted into betrayal by Dr. Foreman (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/9/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  The Purpose-Driven Life &lt;br /&gt;    Rick Warren &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  Angels &amp; Demons &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Centuries-old organization launches vendetta against the Catholic Church (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  Under the Tuscan Sun &lt;br /&gt;    Frances Mayes &lt;br /&gt;Travel memoir: Accomplished cook and food writer buys a house in Italy; movie (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/18/1997         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: The Final Prophecy &lt;br /&gt;    Greg Keyes &lt;br /&gt;Jedi's most fearsome enemy plots to end the galactic war (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/9/2003       &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-108605397991451870?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108605397991451870'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108605397991451870'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/10/top-25-books-20031005.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_10_05'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-108605389678643141</id><published>2003-09-28T18:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-05-31T18:38:16.786-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_09_28</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, September 28, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  The Ultimate Weight Solution &lt;br /&gt;    Phillip C. McGraw &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "The 7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/18/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  A Series of Unfortunate Events No. 10: The Slippery Slope &lt;br /&gt;    Lemony Snicket &lt;br /&gt;Baudelaire children journey through strange mountains (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/2/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  The South Beach Diet &lt;br /&gt;    Arthur Agatston &lt;br /&gt;Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  The Five People You Meet in Heaven: A Novel &lt;br /&gt;    Mitch Albom &lt;br /&gt;In heaven, life is explained by five people who were in it (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/2/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  Who's Looking Out for You? &lt;br /&gt;    Bill O'Reilly &lt;br /&gt;Conservative commentator "kicks butt and takes (and also names) names" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/2/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  Bleachers &lt;br /&gt;    John Grisham &lt;br /&gt;Ex-high school quarterback pas respects to his coach (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/18/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right &lt;br /&gt;    Al Franken &lt;br /&gt;Liberal satirist lampoons the right (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/28/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/29/1995         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  The Wedding &lt;br /&gt;    Nicholas Sparks &lt;br /&gt;Wilson tempts his wife into falling in love again (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/18/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  Angels &amp; Demons &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Centuries-old organization launches vendetta against the Catholic Church (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  The Purpose-Driven Life &lt;br /&gt;    Rick Warren &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  Under the Tuscan Sun &lt;br /&gt;    Frances Mayes &lt;br /&gt;Travel memoir: Accomplished cook and food writer buys a house in Italy; movie (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/18/1997         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  The English Roses &lt;br /&gt;    Madonna &lt;br /&gt;Children: Story of jealousy, friendship (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/25/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Harry, 15, finds depth and strength in his friends; fifth in the series (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/26/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  Quicksilver &lt;br /&gt;    Neal Stephenson &lt;br /&gt;Volume One of the Baroque Cycle; revisits history (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/2/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  Seabiscuit: An American Legend &lt;br /&gt;    Laura Hillenbrand &lt;br /&gt;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) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/15/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  Mystic River &lt;br /&gt;    Dennis Lehane &lt;br /&gt;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) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/8/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  The Runaway Jury &lt;br /&gt;    John Grisham &lt;br /&gt;Jury on tobacco trial runs amok; movie (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/23/1996         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  Dr. Atkins' New Carbohydrate Gram Counter &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Carbohydrate content of 1,200 food items (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/30/1997         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  Madam Secretary &lt;br /&gt;    Madeleine Albright &lt;br /&gt;Memoir: Former Clinton White House secretary of state's life story (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/25/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 1: The Night of the Nasty  &lt;br /&gt;    Dav Pilkey &lt;br /&gt;Children: Bad things happen when brainiac tries to be a super boy (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/4/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  No One to Trust &lt;br /&gt;    Iris Johansen &lt;br /&gt;Trained assassin is on the trail of a ruthless killer (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/10/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  Life Of Pi &lt;br /&gt;    Yann Martel &lt;br /&gt;Redemptive story of a boy, 16, and a 450-pound tiger; Booker Prize winner (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/7/2002       &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-108605389678643141?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108605389678643141'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108605389678643141'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/09/top-25-books-20030928.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_09_28'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-108605380849923824</id><published>2003-09-21T18:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-05-31T18:36:48.500-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_09_21</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, September 21, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  The Ultimate Weight Solution &lt;br /&gt;    Phillip C. McGraw &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "The 7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/18/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  The South Beach Diet &lt;br /&gt;    Arthur Agatston &lt;br /&gt;Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  Bleachers &lt;br /&gt;    John Grisham &lt;br /&gt;Ex-high school quarterback pas respects to his coach (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/18/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right &lt;br /&gt;    Al Franken &lt;br /&gt;Liberal satirist lampoons the right (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/28/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  The Wedding &lt;br /&gt;    Nicholas Sparks &lt;br /&gt;Wilson tempts his wife into falling in love again (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/18/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  The English Roses &lt;br /&gt;    Madonna &lt;br /&gt;Children: Story of jealousy, friendship (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/25/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/29/1995         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  Remember When &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts and J.D. Robb &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Laine's past catches up with her (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/25/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  Angels &amp; Demons &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Centuries-old organization launches vendetta against the Catholic Church (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  Seabiscuit: An American Legend &lt;br /&gt;    Laura Hillenbrand &lt;br /&gt;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) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/15/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Harry, 15, finds depth and strength in his friends; fifth in the series (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/26/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  The Purpose-Driven Life &lt;br /&gt;    Rick Warren &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 1: The Night of the Nasty  &lt;br /&gt;    Dav Pilkey &lt;br /&gt;Children: Bad things happen when brainiac tries to be a super boy (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/4/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  The Runaway Jury &lt;br /&gt;    John Grisham &lt;br /&gt;Jury on tobacco trial runs amok; movie (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/23/1996         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  Madam Secretary &lt;br /&gt;    Madeleine Albright &lt;br /&gt;Memoir: Former Clinton White House secretary of state's life story (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/25/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  No One to Trust &lt;br /&gt;    Iris Johansen &lt;br /&gt;Trained assassin is on the trail of a ruthless killer (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/10/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  Dr. Atkins' New Carbohydrate Gram Counter &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Carbohydrate content of 1,200 food items (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/30/1997         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  Under the Tuscan Sun &lt;br /&gt;    Frances Mayes &lt;br /&gt;Travel memoir: Accomplished cook and food writer buys a house in Italy; movie (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/18/1997         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  Mystic River &lt;br /&gt;    Dennis Lehane &lt;br /&gt;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) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/8/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  The Teeth of the Tiger &lt;br /&gt;    Tom Clancy &lt;br /&gt;Old rules no longer apply in the new world where anyone can be a terrorist (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/21/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  Life Of Pi &lt;br /&gt;    Yann Martel &lt;br /&gt;Redemptive story of a boy, 16, and a 450-pound tiger; Booker Prize winner (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/7/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  The Future Scrolls &lt;br /&gt;    Fern Michaels &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Manhattan editor is thrown into dangerous mystery and love (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/4/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  Forever and Always &lt;br /&gt;    Jude Deveraux &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Psychic abilities help in search for missing hubby (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/4/2003       &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-108605380849923824?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108605380849923824'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108605380849923824'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/09/top-25-books-20030921.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_09_21'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-108605373333235552</id><published>2003-09-14T18:35:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-05-31T18:35:33.333-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_09_14</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, September 14, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;1.  The Ultimate Weight Solution &lt;br /&gt;    Phillip C. McGraw &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "The 7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/18/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  Bleachers &lt;br /&gt;    John Grisham &lt;br /&gt;Ex-high school quarterback pas respects to his coach (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/18/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  The South Beach Diet &lt;br /&gt;    Arthur Agatston &lt;br /&gt;Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  The Wedding &lt;br /&gt;    Nicholas Sparks &lt;br /&gt;Wilson tempts his wife into falling in love again (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/18/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right &lt;br /&gt;    Al Franken &lt;br /&gt;Liberal satirist lampoons the right (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/28/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/29/1995         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  Seabiscuit: An American Legend &lt;br /&gt;    Laura Hillenbrand &lt;br /&gt;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) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/15/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 1: The Night of the Nasty  &lt;br /&gt;    Dav Pilkey &lt;br /&gt;Children: Bad things happen when brainiac tries to be a super boy (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/4/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  Angels &amp; Demons &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Centuries-old organization launches vendetta against the Catholic Church (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Harry, 15, finds depth and strength in his friends; fifth in the series (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/26/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  The Purpose-Driven Life &lt;br /&gt;    Rick Warren &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  The Teeth of the Tiger &lt;br /&gt;    Tom Clancy &lt;br /&gt;Old rules no longer apply in the new world where anyone can be a terrorist (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/21/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  No One to Trust &lt;br /&gt;    Iris Johansen &lt;br /&gt;Trained assassin is on the trail of a ruthless killer (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/10/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  The Future Scrolls &lt;br /&gt;    Fern Michaels &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Manhattan editor is thrown into dangerous mystery and love (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/4/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  Full Speed &lt;br /&gt;    Janet Evanovich and Charlotte Hughes &lt;br /&gt;Romantic suspense: Billie takes a holiday from her practical ways (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/11/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  The Runaway Jury &lt;br /&gt;    John Grisham &lt;br /&gt;Jury on tobacco trial runs amok; movie (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/23/1996         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  Dr. Atkins' New Carbohydrate Gram Counter &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Carbohydrate content of 1,200 food items (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/30/1997         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  Forever and Always &lt;br /&gt;    Jude Deveraux &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Psychic abilities help in search for missing hubby (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/4/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  Imitation in Death &lt;br /&gt;    J.D. Robb (aka Nora Roberts) &lt;br /&gt;Mystery: A serial killer imitates the murders of Jack the Ripper (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/4/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  Life Of Pi &lt;br /&gt;    Yann Martel &lt;br /&gt;Redemptive story of a boy, 16, and a 450-pound tiger; Booker Prize winner (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/7/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  Less of a Stranger &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Finding true love at amusement park (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/4/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  Mystic River &lt;br /&gt;    Dennis Lehane &lt;br /&gt;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) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/8/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  The Total Money Makeover &lt;br /&gt;    Dave Ramsey &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "A Proven Plan for Financial Success" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/18/2003       &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-108605373333235552?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108605373333235552'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108605373333235552'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/09/top-25-books-20030914.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_09_14'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-108605365527953174</id><published>2003-09-07T18:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-05-31T18:34:15.280-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_09_07</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, September 7, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  The South Beach Diet &lt;br /&gt;    Arthur Agatston &lt;br /&gt;Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right &lt;br /&gt;    Al Franken &lt;br /&gt;Liberal satirist lampoons the right (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/28/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/29/1995         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  Seabiscuit: An American Legend &lt;br /&gt;    Laura Hillenbrand &lt;br /&gt;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) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/15/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 1: The Night of the Nasty  &lt;br /&gt;    Dav Pilkey &lt;br /&gt;Children: Bad things happen when brainiac tries to be a super boy (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/4/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Harry, 15, finds depth and strength in his friends; fifth in the series (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/26/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  The Teeth of the Tiger &lt;br /&gt;    Tom Clancy &lt;br /&gt;Old rules no longer apply in the new world where anyone can be a terrorist (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/21/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  Imitation in Death &lt;br /&gt;    J.D. Robb (aka Nora Roberts) &lt;br /&gt;Mystery: A serial killer imitates the murders of Jack the Ripper (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/4/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  No One to Trust &lt;br /&gt;    Iris Johansen &lt;br /&gt;Trained assassin is on the trail of a ruthless killer (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/10/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  Angels &amp; Demons &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Centuries-old organization launches vendetta against the Catholic Church (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  Forever and Always &lt;br /&gt;    Jude Deveraux &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Psychic abilities help in search for missing hubby (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/4/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  Less of a Stranger &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Finding true love at amusement park (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/4/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  Full Speed &lt;br /&gt;    Janet Evanovich and Charlotte Hughes &lt;br /&gt;Romantic suspense: Billie takes a holiday from her practical ways (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/11/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  The Future Scrolls &lt;br /&gt;    Fern Michaels &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Manhattan editor is thrown into dangerous mystery and love (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/4/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  The Runaway Jury &lt;br /&gt;    John Grisham &lt;br /&gt;Jury on tobacco trial runs amok; movie (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/23/1996         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  The Purpose-Driven Life &lt;br /&gt;    Rick Warren &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  The Lady Chosen &lt;br /&gt;    Stephanie Laurens &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Tristan must wed or forfeit his inheritance (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/4/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  Dr. Atkins' New Carbohydrate Gram Counter &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Carbohydrate content of 1,200 food items (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/30/1997         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  The Crush &lt;br /&gt;    Sandra Brown &lt;br /&gt;Surgeon regrets her not guilty verdict in murder case (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/17/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  Chasing the Dime &lt;br /&gt;    Michael Connelly &lt;br /&gt;Workaholic helps mysterious beauty (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  311 Pelican Court &lt;br /&gt;    Debbie Macomber &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Rosie and Zach adjust to a strange custody arrangement with their kids (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/4/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  Webster's New World Dictionary &lt;br /&gt;    ---- &lt;br /&gt;Over 60,000 entries covering business, computer, scientific terms and colloquial, idiomatic and current slang expressions (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/17/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  Red Rabbit &lt;br /&gt;    Tom Clancy &lt;br /&gt;Jack Ryan jumps in when Soviets try to kill the new Polish pope, who's causing political problems in Poland (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/15/2002       &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-108605365527953174?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108605365527953174'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108605365527953174'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/09/top-25-books-20030907.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_09_07'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-108605354715599845</id><published>2003-08-31T18:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-05-31T18:32:27.156-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_08_31</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, August 31, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;1.  The South Beach Diet &lt;br /&gt;    Arthur Agatston &lt;br /&gt;Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right &lt;br /&gt;    Al Franken &lt;br /&gt;Liberal satirist lampoons the right (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/28/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  Imitation in Death &lt;br /&gt;    J.D. Robb (aka Nora Roberts) &lt;br /&gt;Mystery: A serial killer imitates the murders of Jack the Ripper (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/4/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  Seabiscuit: An American Legend &lt;br /&gt;    Laura Hillenbrand &lt;br /&gt;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) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/15/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/29/1995         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 1: The Night of the Nasty  &lt;br /&gt;    Dav Pilkey &lt;br /&gt;Children: Bad things happen when brainiac tries to be a super boy (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/4/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  The Teeth of the Tiger &lt;br /&gt;    Tom Clancy &lt;br /&gt;Old rules no longer apply in the new world where anyone can be a terrorist (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/21/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Harry, 15, finds depth and strength in his friends; fifth in the series (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/26/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  No One to Trust &lt;br /&gt;    Iris Johansen &lt;br /&gt;Trained assassin is on the trail of a ruthless killer (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/10/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  Forever and Always &lt;br /&gt;    Jude Deveraux &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Psychic abilities help in search for missing hubby (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/4/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  Less of a Stranger &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Finding true love at amusement park (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/4/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  The Lady Chosen &lt;br /&gt;    Stephanie Laurens &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Tristan must wed or forfeit his inheritance (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/4/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  Webster's New World Dictionary &lt;br /&gt;    ---- &lt;br /&gt;Over 60,000 entries covering business, computer, scientific terms and colloquial, idiomatic and current slang expressions (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/17/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  Angels &amp; Demons &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Centuries-old organization launches vendetta against the Catholic Church (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  311 Pelican Court &lt;br /&gt;    Debbie Macomber &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Rosie and Zach adjust to a strange custody arrangement with their kids (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/4/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  The Crush &lt;br /&gt;    Sandra Brown &lt;br /&gt;Surgeon regrets her not guilty verdict in murder case (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/17/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  Red Rabbit &lt;br /&gt;    Tom Clancy &lt;br /&gt;Jack Ryan jumps in when Soviets try to kill the new Polish pope, who's causing political problems in Poland (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/15/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  The Purpose-Driven Life &lt;br /&gt;    Rick Warren &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  The Runaway Jury &lt;br /&gt;    John Grisham &lt;br /&gt;Jury on tobacco trial runs amok; movie (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/23/1996         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  Dr. Atkins' New Carbohydrate Gram Counter &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Carbohydrate content of 1,200 food items (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/30/1997         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  East of Eden &lt;br /&gt;    John Steinbeck &lt;br /&gt;Classic: 1952 novel follows intertwined lives of two families; Oprah's Book Club announced June 18, 2003 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/26/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  Life Of Pi &lt;br /&gt;    Yann Martel &lt;br /&gt;Redemptive story of a boy, 16, and a 450-pound tiger; Booker Prize winner (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/7/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  Chasing the Dime &lt;br /&gt;    Michael Connelly &lt;br /&gt;Workaholic helps mysterious beauty (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002       &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-108605354715599845?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108605354715599845'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108605354715599845'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/08/top-25-books-20030831.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_08_31'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-108605340629090698</id><published>2003-08-24T18:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-05-31T18:30:06.290-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_08_24</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, August 24, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  The South Beach Diet &lt;br /&gt;    Arthur Agatston &lt;br /&gt;Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  Seabiscuit: An American Legend &lt;br /&gt;    Laura Hillenbrand &lt;br /&gt;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) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/15/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  The Teeth of the Tiger &lt;br /&gt;    Tom Clancy &lt;br /&gt;Old rules no longer apply in the new world where anyone can be a terrorist (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/21/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/29/1995         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Harry, 15, finds depth and strength in his friends; fifth in the series (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/26/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  Webster's New World Dictionary &lt;br /&gt;    ---- &lt;br /&gt;Over 60,000 entries covering business, computer, scientific terms and colloquial, idiomatic and current slang expressions (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/17/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  Red Rabbit &lt;br /&gt;    Tom Clancy &lt;br /&gt;Jack Ryan jumps in when Soviets try to kill the new Polish pope, who's causing political problems in Poland (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/15/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  Angels &amp; Demons &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Centuries-old organization launches vendetta against the Catholic Church (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  East of Eden &lt;br /&gt;    John Steinbeck &lt;br /&gt;Classic: 1952 novel follows intertwined lives of two families; Oprah's Book Club announced June 18, 2003 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/26/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right &lt;br /&gt;    Al Franken &lt;br /&gt;Liberal satirist lampoons the right (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/28/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  Dr. Atkins' New Carbohydrate Gram Counter &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Carbohydrate content of 1,200 food items (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/30/1997         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  Suzanne's Diary For Nicholas &lt;br /&gt;    James Patterson &lt;br /&gt;Revolves around two love affairs and a young mother's diary (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/26/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  The Purpose-Driven Life &lt;br /&gt;    Rick Warren &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  Sullivan's Woman &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Ladies' man meets his match in Cassidy (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/7/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  The Essential 55 &lt;br /&gt;    Ron Clark &lt;br /&gt;Rules for discovering the successful student in every child (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/3/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  Life Of Pi &lt;br /&gt;    Yann Martel &lt;br /&gt;Redemptive story of a boy, 16, and a 450-pound tiger; Booker Prize winner (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/7/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  Whispers &lt;br /&gt;    Lisa Jackson &lt;br /&gt;Claire returns home to face a past she's tried to forget (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/31/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  Junie B., First Grader: Toothless Wonder &lt;br /&gt;    Barbara Park, art by Denise Brunkus &lt;br /&gt;Children: One of Junie B. Jones's top front teeth is loose (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/17/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  In Her Shoes &lt;br /&gt;    Jennifer Weiner &lt;br /&gt;Chick lit: Two sisters, brain and beauty, make journeys of discovery (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/26/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  The Perfect Summer &lt;br /&gt;    Luanne Rice &lt;br /&gt;Bay recovers her life after her husband skips away (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/7/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  The University Of Chicago Spanish/English Dictionary &lt;br /&gt;    Edited by David Pharies &lt;br /&gt;Updated and revised 5th edition includes thousands of new entries, and modern slang and expressions (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/28/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  Atkins for Life &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Recipes, daily menus with varying amounts of carbs (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/23/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  Blessings &lt;br /&gt;    Anna Quindlen &lt;br /&gt;Caretaker and matriarch of estate keep baby left on doorstep (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/26/2002       &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-108605340629090698?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108605340629090698'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108605340629090698'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/08/top-25-books-20030824.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_08_24'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-108605331752855954</id><published>2003-08-17T18:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-05-31T18:28:37.526-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_08_17</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, August 17, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  The Teeth of the Tiger &lt;br /&gt;    Tom Clancy &lt;br /&gt;Old rules no longer apply in the new world where anyone can be a terrorist (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/21/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  The South Beach Diet &lt;br /&gt;    Arthur Agatston &lt;br /&gt;Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  Seabiscuit: An American Legend &lt;br /&gt;    Laura Hillenbrand &lt;br /&gt;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) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/15/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Harry, 15, finds depth and strength in his friends; fifth in the series (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/26/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  Webster's New World Dictionary &lt;br /&gt;    ---- &lt;br /&gt;Over 60,000 entries covering business, computer, scientific terms and colloquial, idiomatic and current slang expressions (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/17/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/29/1995         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  Red Rabbit &lt;br /&gt;    Tom Clancy &lt;br /&gt;Jack Ryan jumps in when Soviets try to kill the new Polish pope, who's causing political problems in Poland (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/15/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  East of Eden &lt;br /&gt;    John Steinbeck &lt;br /&gt;Classic: 1952 novel follows intertwined lives of two families; Oprah's Book Club announced June 18, 2003 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/26/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  Angels &amp; Demons &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Centuries-old organization launches vendetta against the Catholic Church (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  Sullivan's Woman &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Ladies' man meets his match in Cassidy (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/7/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  Suzanne's Diary For Nicholas &lt;br /&gt;    James Patterson &lt;br /&gt;Revolves around two love affairs and a young mother's diary (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/26/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  Whispers &lt;br /&gt;    Lisa Jackson &lt;br /&gt;Claire returns home to face a past she's tried to forget (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/31/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  The Essential 55 &lt;br /&gt;    Ron Clark &lt;br /&gt;Rules for discovering the successful student in every child (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/3/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  Life Of Pi &lt;br /&gt;    Yann Martel &lt;br /&gt;Redemptive story of a boy, 16, and a 450-pound tiger; Booker Prize winner (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/7/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  Dr. Atkins' New Carbohydrate Gram Counter &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Carbohydrate content of 1,200 food items (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/30/1997         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  The Purpose-Driven Life &lt;br /&gt;    Rick Warren &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  The Perfect Summer &lt;br /&gt;    Luanne Rice &lt;br /&gt;Bay recovers her life after her husband skips away (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/7/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  Living History &lt;br /&gt;    Hillary Rodham Clinton &lt;br /&gt;Former first lady writes about Bill, personal life, beliefs and "politics of personal destruction;" memoir (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/19/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  In Her Shoes &lt;br /&gt;    Jennifer Weiner &lt;br /&gt;Chick lit: Two sisters, brain and beauty, make journeys of discovery (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/26/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  Kate Remembered &lt;br /&gt;    A. Scott Berg &lt;br /&gt;Bio/memoir of the actress who died June 29, 2003 at age 96 (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/17/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith &lt;br /&gt;    Jon Krakauer &lt;br /&gt;Examines the 1984 murder of a Mormon wife, Brenda Lafferty, and her baby (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/24/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  Benjamin Franklin &lt;br /&gt;    Walter Isaacson &lt;br /&gt;Bio of the most practical Founding Father (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  Treason &lt;br /&gt;    Ann Coulter &lt;br /&gt;Examines "liberal treachery" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/3/2003       &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-108605331752855954?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108605331752855954'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108605331752855954'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/08/top-25-books-20030817.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_08_17'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-108605314357960992</id><published>2003-08-10T18:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-05-31T18:25:43.580-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_08_10</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, August 10, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  Seabiscuit: An American Legend &lt;br /&gt;    Laura Hillenbrand &lt;br /&gt;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) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/15/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Harry, 15, finds depth and strength in his friends; fifth in the series (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/26/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  Webster's New World Dictionary &lt;br /&gt;    ---- &lt;br /&gt;Over 60,000 entries covering business, computer, scientific terms and colloquial, idiomatic and current slang expressions (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/17/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  The South Beach Diet &lt;br /&gt;    Arthur Agatston &lt;br /&gt;Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/29/1995         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  Red Rabbit &lt;br /&gt;    Tom Clancy &lt;br /&gt;Jack Ryan jumps in when Soviets try to kill the new Polish pope, who's causing political problems in Poland (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/15/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  East of Eden &lt;br /&gt;    John Steinbeck &lt;br /&gt;Classic: 1952 novel follows intertwined lives of two families; Oprah's Book Club announced June 18, 2003 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/26/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  Sullivan's Woman &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Ladies' man meets his match in Cassidy (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/7/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  Whispers &lt;br /&gt;    Lisa Jackson &lt;br /&gt;Claire returns home to face a past she's tried to forget (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/31/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  The Essential 55 &lt;br /&gt;    Ron Clark &lt;br /&gt;Rules for discovering the successful student in every child (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/3/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  Angels &amp; Demons &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Centuries-old organization launches vendetta against the Catholic Church (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  The Perfect Summer &lt;br /&gt;    Luanne Rice &lt;br /&gt;Bay recovers her life after her husband skips away (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/7/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  Dr. Atkins' New Carbohydrate Gram Counter &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Carbohydrate content of 1,200 food items (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/30/1997         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  Life Of Pi &lt;br /&gt;    Yann Martel &lt;br /&gt;Redemptive story of a boy, 16, and a 450-pound tiger; Booker Prize winner (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/7/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  Suzanne's Diary For Nicholas &lt;br /&gt;    James Patterson &lt;br /&gt;Revolves around two love affairs and a young mother's diary (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/26/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  Living History &lt;br /&gt;    Hillary Rodham Clinton &lt;br /&gt;Former first lady writes about Bill, personal life, beliefs and "politics of personal destruction;" memoir (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/19/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith &lt;br /&gt;    Jon Krakauer &lt;br /&gt;Examines the 1984 murder of a Mormon wife, Brenda Lafferty, and her baby (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/24/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  Kate Remembered &lt;br /&gt;    A. Scott Berg &lt;br /&gt;Bio/memoir of the actress who died June 29, 2003 at age 96 (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/17/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  The Purpose-Driven Life &lt;br /&gt;    Rick Warren &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  Benjamin Franklin &lt;br /&gt;    Walter Isaacson &lt;br /&gt;Bio of the most practical Founding Father (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  Mysterious &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Includes the novels "This Magic Moment," "Search for Love," and "The Right Path" (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/7/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  In Her Shoes &lt;br /&gt;    Jennifer Weiner &lt;br /&gt;Chick lit: Two sisters, brain and beauty, make journeys of discovery (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/26/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  Treason &lt;br /&gt;    Ann Coulter &lt;br /&gt;Examines "liberal treachery" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/3/2003       &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-108605314357960992?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108605314357960992'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108605314357960992'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/08/top-25-books-20030810.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_08_10'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-108605299489496950</id><published>2003-08-03T18:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-05-31T18:23:14.893-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_08_03</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, August 3, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  Seabiscuit: An American Legend &lt;br /&gt;    Laura Hillenbrand &lt;br /&gt;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) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/15/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Harry, 15, finds depth and strength in his friends; fifth in the series (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/26/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/29/1995         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  The South Beach Diet &lt;br /&gt;    Arthur Agatston &lt;br /&gt;Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  Sullivan's Woman &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Ladies' man meets his match in Cassidy (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/7/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  East of Eden &lt;br /&gt;    John Steinbeck &lt;br /&gt;Classic: 1952 novel follows intertwined lives of two families; Oprah's Book Club announced June 18, 2003 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/26/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  Red Rabbit &lt;br /&gt;    Tom Clancy &lt;br /&gt;Jack Ryan jumps in when Soviets try to kill the new Polish pope, who's causing political problems in Poland (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/15/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  The Essential 55 &lt;br /&gt;    Ron Clark &lt;br /&gt;Rules for discovering the successful student in every child (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/3/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  The Perfect Summer &lt;br /&gt;    Luanne Rice &lt;br /&gt;Bay recovers her life after her husband skips away (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/7/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  Suzanne's Diary For Nicholas &lt;br /&gt;    James Patterson &lt;br /&gt;Revolves around two love affairs and a young mother's diary (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/26/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  Kate Remembered &lt;br /&gt;    A. Scott Berg &lt;br /&gt;Bio/memoir of the actress who died June 29, 2003 at age 96 (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/17/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  Blindside &lt;br /&gt;    Catherine Coulter &lt;br /&gt;Mystery: Agents race to find a kidnapped boy (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/7/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  Angels &amp; Demons &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Centuries-old organization launches vendetta against the Catholic Church (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  Dr. Atkins' New Carbohydrate Gram Counter &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Carbohydrate content of 1,200 food items (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/30/1997         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith &lt;br /&gt;    Jon Krakauer &lt;br /&gt;Examines the 1984 murder of a Mormon wife, Brenda Lafferty, and her baby (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/24/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  Mysterious &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Includes the novels "This Magic Moment," "Search for Love," and "The Right Path" (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/7/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  Benjamin Franklin &lt;br /&gt;    Walter Isaacson &lt;br /&gt;Bio of the most practical Founding Father (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  One Night of Scandal &lt;br /&gt;    Teresa Medeiros &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Debutante marries mysterious man (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/7/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  Living History &lt;br /&gt;    Hillary Rodham Clinton &lt;br /&gt;Former first lady writes about Bill, personal life, beliefs and "politics of personal destruction;" memoir (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/19/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  Treason &lt;br /&gt;    Ann Coulter &lt;br /&gt;Examines "liberal treachery" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/3/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  The Apprentice &lt;br /&gt;    Tess Gerritsen &lt;br /&gt;In Boston, serial killer seems to mimic a jailed killer using similar twisted medical techniques (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/29/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Children: Harry, 14, battles more evil; fourth in the series (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/13/2000         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  Naked Empire &lt;br /&gt;    Terry Goodkind &lt;br /&gt;Adventure of intrigue, conflict and peril; 8th in the series (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/31/2003     &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-108605299489496950?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108605299489496950'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108605299489496950'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/08/top-25-books-20030803.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_08_03'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-108540490475292717</id><published>2003-07-27T06:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-05-24T06:21:44.753-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_07_27</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, July 27, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Harry, 15, finds depth and strength in his friends; fifth in the series (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/26/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  Seabiscuit: An American Legend &lt;br /&gt;    Laura Hillenbrand &lt;br /&gt;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) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/15/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/29/1995         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  The South Beach Diet &lt;br /&gt;    Arthur Agatston &lt;br /&gt;Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  East of Eden &lt;br /&gt;    John Steinbeck &lt;br /&gt;Classic: 1952 novel follows intertwined lives of two families; Oprah's Book Club announced June 18, 2003 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/26/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  Naked Empire &lt;br /&gt;    Terry Goodkind &lt;br /&gt;Adventure of intrigue, conflict and peril; 8th in the series (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/31/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  Kate Remembered &lt;br /&gt;    A. Scott Berg &lt;br /&gt;Bio/memoir of the actress who died June 29, 2003 at age 96 (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/17/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  To the Nines &lt;br /&gt;    Janet Evanovich &lt;br /&gt;Stephanie Plum tracks a group of killers (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/24/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  The Essential 55 &lt;br /&gt;    Ron Clark &lt;br /&gt;Rules for discovering the successful student in every child (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/3/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith &lt;br /&gt;    Jon Krakauer &lt;br /&gt;Examines the 1984 murder of a Mormon wife, Brenda Lafferty, and her baby (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/24/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  Living History &lt;br /&gt;    Hillary Rodham Clinton &lt;br /&gt;Former first lady writes about Bill, personal life, beliefs and "politics of personal destruction;" memoir (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/19/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  Treason &lt;br /&gt;    Ann Coulter &lt;br /&gt;Examines "liberal treachery" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/3/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  Dr. Atkins' New Carbohydrate Gram Counter &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Carbohydrate content of 1,200 food items (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/30/1997         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  Benjamin Franklin &lt;br /&gt;    Walter Isaacson &lt;br /&gt;Bio of the most practical Founding Father (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Children: Harry, 14, battles more evil; fourth in the series (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/13/2000         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  The Shelters of Stone &lt;br /&gt;    Jean Auel &lt;br /&gt;Prehistoric lovebirds, Ayla and manly Jondalar, get together (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/9/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  Nights in Rodanthe &lt;br /&gt;    Nicholas Sparks &lt;br /&gt;Adrienne, 45, rediscovers love after her husband abandons her (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/26/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  Angels &amp; Demons &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Centuries-old organization launches vendetta against the Catholic Church (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  In Her Shoes &lt;br /&gt;    Jennifer Weiner &lt;br /&gt;Chick lit: Two sisters, brain and beauty, make journeys of discovery (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/26/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  Eleventh Hour &lt;br /&gt;    Catherine Coulter &lt;br /&gt;FBI agent's twin brother is murdered at his S.F. church (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/1/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Children: Harry learns the spirits of loved ones linger in us; third in series; movie is due June 4, 2004 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/16/1999         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  The Purpose-Driven Life &lt;br /&gt;    Rick Warren &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  Three Junes &lt;br /&gt;    Julia Glass &lt;br /&gt;Lives and loves of a Scottish family; 2002 National Book Award for Fiction winner (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/1/2003       &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-108540490475292717?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108540490475292717'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108540490475292717'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/07/top-25-books-20030727.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_07_27'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-108540481738098501</id><published>2003-07-20T06:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-05-24T06:20:17.380-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_07_20</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, July 20, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Harry, 15, finds depth and strength in his friends; fifth in the series (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/26/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  To the Nines &lt;br /&gt;    Janet Evanovich &lt;br /&gt;Stephanie Plum tracks a group of killers (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/24/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  Kate Remembered &lt;br /&gt;    A. Scott Berg &lt;br /&gt;Bio/memoir of the actress who died June 29, 2003 at age 96 (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/17/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  Seabiscuit: An American Legend &lt;br /&gt;    Laura Hillenbrand &lt;br /&gt;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) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/15/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/29/1995         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  The South Beach Diet &lt;br /&gt;    Arthur Agatston &lt;br /&gt;Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  East of Eden &lt;br /&gt;    John Steinbeck &lt;br /&gt;Classic: 1952 novel follows intertwined lives of two families; Oprah's Book Club announced June 18, 2003 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/26/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  Living History &lt;br /&gt;    Hillary Rodham Clinton &lt;br /&gt;Former first lady writes about Bill, personal life, beliefs and "politics of personal destruction;" memoir (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/19/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith &lt;br /&gt;    Jon Krakauer &lt;br /&gt;Examines the 1984 murder of a Mormon wife, Brenda Lafferty, and her baby (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/24/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  Benjamin Franklin &lt;br /&gt;    Walter Isaacson &lt;br /&gt;Bio of the most practical Founding Father (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  The Essential 55 &lt;br /&gt;    Ron Clark &lt;br /&gt;Rules for discovering the successful student in every child (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/3/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Children: Harry, 14, battles more evil; fourth in the series (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/13/2000         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  The Shelters of Stone &lt;br /&gt;    Jean Auel &lt;br /&gt;Prehistoric lovebirds, Ayla and manly Jondalar, get together (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/9/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  Treason &lt;br /&gt;    Ann Coulter &lt;br /&gt;Examines "liberal treachery" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/3/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Children: Harry learns the spirits of loved ones linger in us; third in series; movie is due June 4, 2004 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/16/1999         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  The Kennedy Curse &lt;br /&gt;    Edward Klein &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "Why Tragedy Has Haunted America's First Family for 150 Years" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/17/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  Eleventh Hour &lt;br /&gt;    Catherine Coulter &lt;br /&gt;FBI agent's twin brother is murdered at his S.F. church (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/1/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  Nights in Rodanthe &lt;br /&gt;    Nicholas Sparks &lt;br /&gt;Adrienne, 45, rediscovers love after her husband abandons her (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/26/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  In Her Shoes &lt;br /&gt;    Jennifer Weiner &lt;br /&gt;Chick lit: Two sisters, brain and beauty, make journeys of discovery (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/26/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  Dr. Atkins' New Carbohydrate Gram Counter &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Carbohydrate content of 1,200 food items (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/30/1997         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Children: English boy named Harry goes to Hogwarts; first in series; movie opened Nov. 16, 2001; DVD, video released May 28, 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 12/10/1998         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  Killjoy &lt;br /&gt;    Julie Garwood &lt;br /&gt;FBI agent must save her beloved aunt from hired assassin (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/26/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  Gone Too Far &lt;br /&gt;    Suzanne Brockmann &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Navy SEAL, FBI agent work on a case and fall for each other (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/24/2003       &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-108540481738098501?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108540481738098501'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108540481738098501'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/07/top-25-books-20030720.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_07_20'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-108540471968136723</id><published>2003-07-13T06:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-05-24T06:18:39.680-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_07_13</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, July 13, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Harry, 15, finds depth and strength in his friends; fifth in the series (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/26/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/29/1995         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  The South Beach Diet &lt;br /&gt;    Arthur Agatston &lt;br /&gt;Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  Seabiscuit: An American Legend &lt;br /&gt;    Laura Hillenbrand &lt;br /&gt;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) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/15/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  East of Eden &lt;br /&gt;    John Steinbeck &lt;br /&gt;Classic: 1952 novel follows intertwined lives of two families; Oprah's Book Club announced June 18, 2003 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/26/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  Living History &lt;br /&gt;    Hillary Rodham Clinton &lt;br /&gt;Former first lady writes about Bill, personal life, beliefs and "politics of personal destruction;" memoir (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/19/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Children: Harry, 14, battles more evil; fourth in the series (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/13/2000         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  The Shelters of Stone &lt;br /&gt;    Jean Auel &lt;br /&gt;Prehistoric lovebirds, Ayla and manly Jondalar, get together (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/9/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  Kate Remembered &lt;br /&gt;    A. Scott Berg &lt;br /&gt;Bio/memoir of the actress who died June 29, 2003 at age 96 (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/17/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  Benjamin Franklin &lt;br /&gt;    Walter Isaacson &lt;br /&gt;Bio of the most practical Founding Father (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Children: Harry learns the spirits of loved ones linger in us; third in series; movie is due June 4, 2004 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/16/1999         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  Killjoy &lt;br /&gt;    Julie Garwood &lt;br /&gt;FBI agent must save her beloved aunt from hired assassin (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/26/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  Treason &lt;br /&gt;    Ann Coulter &lt;br /&gt;Examines "liberal treachery" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/3/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Children: English boy named Harry goes to Hogwarts; first in series; movie opened Nov. 16, 2001; DVD, video released May 28, 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 12/10/1998         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  Eleventh Hour &lt;br /&gt;    Catherine Coulter &lt;br /&gt;FBI agent's twin brother is murdered at his S.F. church (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/1/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Children: Harry continues to learn magic at Hogwarts; second in series; movie opened Nov. 15, 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/10/1999         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  Nights in Rodanthe &lt;br /&gt;    Nicholas Sparks &lt;br /&gt;Adrienne, 45, rediscovers love after her husband abandons her (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/26/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  The Essential 55 &lt;br /&gt;    Ron Clark &lt;br /&gt;Rules for discovering the successful student in every child (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/3/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  An Accidental Woman &lt;br /&gt;    Barbara Delinsky &lt;br /&gt;New England story about friendship, community, love (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/25/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  Johnny Angel &lt;br /&gt;    Danielle Steel &lt;br /&gt;Johnny, 17, dies but then appears when he's most needed (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  The Kennedy Curse &lt;br /&gt;    Edward Klein &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "Why Tragedy Has Haunted America's First Family for 150 Years" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/17/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  To Sir Phillip, With Love &lt;br /&gt;    Julia Quinn &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Mismatched couple might be perfect for each other (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/3/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  The Lake House &lt;br /&gt;    James Patterson &lt;br /&gt;Six children find themselves in terrible danger (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/19/2003       &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-108540471968136723?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108540471968136723'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108540471968136723'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/07/top-25-books-20030713.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_07_13'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-10854045446410827</id><published>2003-07-06T06:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-05-24T06:15:44.640-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_07_06</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, July 6, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;1.  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Harry, 15, finds depth and strength in his friends; fifth in the series (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/26/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/29/1995         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  East of Eden &lt;br /&gt;    John Steinbeck &lt;br /&gt;Classic: 1952 novel follows intertwined lives of two families; Oprah's Book Club announced June 18, 2003 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/26/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  Living History &lt;br /&gt;    Hillary Rodham Clinton &lt;br /&gt;Former first lady writes about Bill, personal life, beliefs and "politics of personal destruction;" memoir (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/19/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  Seabiscuit: An American Legend &lt;br /&gt;    Laura Hillenbrand &lt;br /&gt;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) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/15/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Children: Harry, 14, battles more evil; fourth in the series (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/13/2000         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  The South Beach Diet &lt;br /&gt;    Arthur Agatston &lt;br /&gt;Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Children: Harry learns the spirits of loved ones linger in us; third in series; movie is due June 4, 2004 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/16/1999         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  The Shelters of Stone &lt;br /&gt;    Jean Auel &lt;br /&gt;Prehistoric lovebirds, Ayla and manly Jondalar, get together (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/9/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Children: English boy named Harry goes to Hogwarts; first in series; movie opened Nov. 16, 2001; DVD, video released May 28, 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 12/10/1998         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  Eleventh Hour &lt;br /&gt;    Catherine Coulter &lt;br /&gt;FBI agent's twin brother is murdered at his S.F. church (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/1/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  Killjoy &lt;br /&gt;    Julie Garwood &lt;br /&gt;FBI agent must save her beloved aunt from hired assassin (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/26/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  Treason &lt;br /&gt;    Ann Coulter &lt;br /&gt;Examines "liberal treachery" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/3/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  Johnny Angel &lt;br /&gt;    Danielle Steel &lt;br /&gt;Johnny, 17, dies but then appears when he's most needed (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Children: Harry continues to learn magic at Hogwarts; second in series; movie opened Nov. 15, 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/10/1999         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  To Sir Phillip, With Love &lt;br /&gt;    Julia Quinn &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Mismatched couple might be perfect for each other (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/3/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  The Lake House &lt;br /&gt;    James Patterson &lt;br /&gt;Six children find themselves in terrible danger (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/19/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  Kentucky Sunrise &lt;br /&gt;    Fern Michaels &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Concludes series that reunited Coleman and Thornton families (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/10/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  An Accidental Woman &lt;br /&gt;    Barbara Delinsky &lt;br /&gt;New England story about friendship, community, love (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/25/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic 3: Reunion &lt;br /&gt;    Sean Williams, Shane Dix &lt;br /&gt;Han and Leia are hopelessly outnumbered in battle (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  The Beach House &lt;br /&gt;    James Patterson, Peter de Jonge &lt;br /&gt;Man vows to find out the truth about his brother's death (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/20/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  The Essential 55 &lt;br /&gt;    Ron Clark &lt;br /&gt;Rules for discovering the successful student in every child (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/3/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  Holes &lt;br /&gt;    Louis Sachar &lt;br /&gt;For ages 12 and up; boy is mistakenly accused of stealing something and is sent to a juvenile detention center; Newbery Medal Book; movie released April 18, 2003 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/11/1999         &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-10854045446410827?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/10854045446410827'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/10854045446410827'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/07/top-25-books-20030706.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_07_06'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-108540445926909039</id><published>2003-06-29T06:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-05-24T06:14:19.270-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_06_29</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, June 29, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Harry, 15, finds depth and strength in his friends; fifth in the series (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/26/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  East of Eden &lt;br /&gt;    John Steinbeck &lt;br /&gt;Classic: 1952 novel follows intertwined lives of two families; Oprah's Book Club announced June 18, 2003 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/26/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  Living History &lt;br /&gt;    Hillary Rodham Clinton &lt;br /&gt;Former first lady writes about Bill, personal life, beliefs and "politics of personal destruction;" memoir (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/19/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/29/1995         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Children: Harry, 14, battles more evil; fourth in the series (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/13/2000         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  The South Beach Diet &lt;br /&gt;    Arthur Agatston &lt;br /&gt;Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Children: English boy named Harry goes to Hogwarts; first in series; movie opened Nov. 16, 2001; DVD, video released May 28, 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 12/10/1998         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Children: Harry learns the spirits of loved ones linger in us; third in series; movie is due June 4, 2004 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/16/1999         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  Treason &lt;br /&gt;    Ann Coulter &lt;br /&gt;Examines "liberal treachery" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/3/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  Eleventh Hour &lt;br /&gt;    Catherine Coulter &lt;br /&gt;FBI agent's twin brother is murdered at his S.F. church (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 8/1/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Children: Harry continues to learn magic at Hogwarts; second in series; movie opened Nov. 15, 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/10/1999         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  The Lake House &lt;br /&gt;    James Patterson &lt;br /&gt;Six children find themselves in terrible danger (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/19/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  The Beach House &lt;br /&gt;    James Patterson, Peter de Jonge &lt;br /&gt;Man vows to find out the truth about his brother's death (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/20/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  Seabiscuit: An American Legend &lt;br /&gt;    Laura Hillenbrand &lt;br /&gt;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) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/15/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  Holes &lt;br /&gt;    Louis Sachar &lt;br /&gt;For ages 12 and up; boy is mistakenly accused of stealing something and is sent to a juvenile detention center; Newbery Medal Book; movie released April 18, 2003 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/11/1999         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  White Death &lt;br /&gt;    Clive Cussler with Paul Kemprecos &lt;br /&gt;Kurt Austin must rescue ship full of trapped men (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/26/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  Harry Potter Box Set (Books 1-4) &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Has the first four novels of the Harry Potter series (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/22/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  Atkins for Life &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Recipes, daily menus with varying amounts of carbs (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/23/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  Three Junes &lt;br /&gt;    Julia Glass &lt;br /&gt;Lives and loves of a Scottish family; 2002 National Book Award for Fiction winner (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/1/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  To Sir Phillip, With Love &lt;br /&gt;    Julia Quinn &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Mismatched couple might be perfect for each other (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/3/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  Tom Clancy's Op-Center: Sea of Fire &lt;br /&gt;    Created by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik; written by Jeff Rovin &lt;br /&gt;An investigation of nuclear disposal sites leads to a terrifying conclusion (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/3/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  Life Of Pi &lt;br /&gt;    Yann Martel &lt;br /&gt;Redemptive story of a boy, 16, and a 450-pound tiger; Booker Prize winner (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/7/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  The Purpose-Driven Life &lt;br /&gt;    Rick Warren &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/16/2003       &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-108540445926909039?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108540445926909039'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108540445926909039'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/06/top-25-books-20030629.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_06_29'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-108540435764307776</id><published>2003-06-22T06:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-05-24T06:12:37.643-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_06_22</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, June 22, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Harry, 15, finds depth and strength in his friends; fifth in the series (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/26/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  Living History &lt;br /&gt;    Hillary Rodham Clinton &lt;br /&gt;Former first lady writes about Bill, personal life, beliefs and "politics of personal destruction;" memoir (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/19/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  East of Eden &lt;br /&gt;    John Steinbeck &lt;br /&gt;Classic: 1952 novel follows intertwined lives of two families; Oprah's Book Club announced June 18, 2003 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/26/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/29/1995         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Children: Harry, 14, battles more evil; fourth in the series (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/13/2000         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  The Lake House &lt;br /&gt;    James Patterson &lt;br /&gt;Six children find themselves in terrible danger (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/19/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Children: Harry learns the spirits of loved ones linger in us; third in series; movie is due June 4, 2004 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 9/16/1999         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Children: English boy named Harry goes to Hogwarts; first in series; movie opened Nov. 16, 2001; DVD, video released May 28, 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 12/10/1998         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  The South Beach Diet &lt;br /&gt;    Arthur Agatston &lt;br /&gt;Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  Holes &lt;br /&gt;    Louis Sachar &lt;br /&gt;For ages 12 and up; boy is mistakenly accused of stealing something and is sent to a juvenile detention center; Newbery Medal Book; movie released April 18, 2003 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/11/1999         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  Seabiscuit: An American Legend &lt;br /&gt;    Laura Hillenbrand &lt;br /&gt;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) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/15/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  The Beach House &lt;br /&gt;    James Patterson, Peter de Jonge &lt;br /&gt;Man vows to find out the truth about his brother's death (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/20/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  Three Junes &lt;br /&gt;    Julia Glass &lt;br /&gt;Lives and loves of a Scottish family; 2002 National Book Award for Fiction winner (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/1/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  Life Of Pi &lt;br /&gt;    Yann Martel &lt;br /&gt;Redemptive story of a boy, 16, and a 450-pound tiger; Booker Prize winner (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/7/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets &lt;br /&gt;    J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré &lt;br /&gt;Children: Harry continues to learn magic at Hogwarts; second in series; movie opened Nov. 15, 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/10/1999         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency &lt;br /&gt;    Alexander McCall Smith &lt;br /&gt;First in series stars Precious Ramotswe, the "Miss Marple of Botswana;" Today Book Club (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/13/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  Atkins for Life &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Recipes, daily menus with varying amounts of carbs (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/23/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  Dr. Atkins' New Carbohydrate Gram Counter &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Carbohydrate content of 1,200 food items (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/30/1997         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  The Purpose-Driven Life &lt;br /&gt;    Rick Warren &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  The Nanny Diaries &lt;br /&gt;    Nicola Kraus, Emma Mclaughlin &lt;br /&gt;Caring for the offspring of the rich and spoiled in NYC (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/14/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code &lt;br /&gt;    Eoin Colfer &lt;br /&gt;Children's: Artemis Fowl decides to go straight, but only after one more criminal feat (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/15/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  Angels &amp; Demons &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Centuries-old organization launches vendetta against the Catholic Church (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  Trading Places &lt;br /&gt;    Fern Michaels &lt;br /&gt;Romance-suspense: Twin takes over her sister's role as a cop (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/12/2003       &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-108540435764307776?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108540435764307776'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108540435764307776'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/06/top-25-books-20030622.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_06_22'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-108540426295132152</id><published>2003-06-15T06:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-05-24T06:11:02.953-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_06_15</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, June 15, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  Living History &lt;br /&gt;    Hillary Rodham Clinton &lt;br /&gt;Former first lady writes about Bill, personal life, beliefs and "politics of personal destruction;" memoir (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/19/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/29/1995         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  The Lake House &lt;br /&gt;    James Patterson &lt;br /&gt;Six children find themselves in terrible danger (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/19/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  Seabiscuit: An American Legend &lt;br /&gt;    Laura Hillenbrand &lt;br /&gt;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) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/15/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  The Beach House &lt;br /&gt;    James Patterson, Peter de Jonge &lt;br /&gt;Man vows to find out the truth about his brother's death (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/20/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  Holes &lt;br /&gt;    Louis Sachar &lt;br /&gt;For ages 12 and up; boy is mistakenly accused of stealing something and is sent to a juvenile detention center; Newbery Medal Book; movie released April 18, 2003 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/11/1999         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  Trading Places &lt;br /&gt;    Fern Michaels &lt;br /&gt;Romance-suspense: Twin takes over her sister's role as a cop (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/12/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  Who's Your Caddy? Looking for the Great, Near Great, and Reprobates of Golf &lt;br /&gt;    Rick Reilly &lt;br /&gt;Sportswriter convinced top golfers -- Jack Nicklaus, Jill McGill, John Daly, David Duval -- to let him act as their caddy on PGA and LPGA tournaments (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/22/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  The South Beach Diet &lt;br /&gt;    Arthur Agatston &lt;br /&gt;Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  Atkins for Life &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Recipes, daily menus with varying amounts of carbs (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/23/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  Hard Eight &lt;br /&gt;    Janet Evanovich &lt;br /&gt;Stephanie Plum tracks missing mother and daughter (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/27/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  The Teammates &lt;br /&gt;    David Halberstam &lt;br /&gt;Story of aging baseball stars Dominic DiMaggio, Johnny Pesky, Ted Williams and Bobby Doerr (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/22/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  Fire Ice &lt;br /&gt;    Clive Cussler, Paul Kemprecos &lt;br /&gt;Tycoon tries to overthrow shaky Russian government (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/13/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  Engaging the Enemy &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Reprint includes "A Will and a Way" and "Boundary Lines" (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/1/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  Sunset In St. Tropez &lt;br /&gt;    Danielle Steel &lt;br /&gt;Aging couples explore their friendship after one dies (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/4/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 &lt;br /&gt;    Robert Dallek &lt;br /&gt;Historian taps national security archives, oral histories, White House tapes and medical records that had been closed (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/22/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  Three Junes &lt;br /&gt;    Julia Glass &lt;br /&gt;Lives and loves of a Scottish family; 2002 National Book Award for Fiction winner (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/1/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  Open: Inside the Ropes at Bethpage Black &lt;br /&gt;    John Feinstein &lt;br /&gt;Story of the 2002 U.S. Open, which was held at a true public course, Bethpage Black, for the first time in the history of golf's greatest championship (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/22/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  The Purpose-Driven Life &lt;br /&gt;    Rick Warren &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game &lt;br /&gt;    Michael Lewis &lt;br /&gt;This book "began, really, with an innocent question: How did one of the poorest teams in baseball, the Oakland Athletics, win so many games?" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/22/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  The King of Torts &lt;br /&gt;    John Grisham &lt;br /&gt;Young D.C. lawyer nearly destroyed by chance to make millions (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/13/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  Life Of Pi &lt;br /&gt;    Yann Martel &lt;br /&gt;Redemptive story of a boy, 16, and a 450-pound tiger; Booker Prize winner (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/7/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  Running Scared &lt;br /&gt;    Elizabeth Lowell &lt;br /&gt;Romance/suspense: Ancient Celtic gold piece brings trouble (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/9/2002       &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-108540426295132152?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108540426295132152'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108540426295132152'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/06/top-25-books-20030615.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_06_15'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-108540414435523506</id><published>2003-06-08T06:05:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-05-24T06:09:04.356-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_06_08</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, June 8, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/29/1995         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  The Beach House &lt;br /&gt;    James Patterson, Peter de Jonge &lt;br /&gt;Man vows to find out the truth about his brother's death (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/20/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  Trading Places &lt;br /&gt;    Fern Michaels &lt;br /&gt;Romance-suspense: Twin takes over her sister's role as a cop (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/12/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  Holes &lt;br /&gt;    Louis Sachar &lt;br /&gt;For ages 12 and up; boy is mistakenly accused of stealing something and is sent to a juvenile detention center; Newbery Medal Book; movie released April 18, 2003 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/11/1999         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  The South Beach Diet &lt;br /&gt;    Arthur Agatston &lt;br /&gt;Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  Hard Eight &lt;br /&gt;    Janet Evanovich &lt;br /&gt;Stephanie Plum tracks missing mother and daughter (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/27/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  Atkins for Life &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Recipes, daily menus with varying amounts of carbs (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/23/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  Engaging the Enemy &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Reprint includes "A Will and a Way" and "Boundary Lines" (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/1/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  Seabiscuit: An American Legend &lt;br /&gt;    Laura Hillenbrand &lt;br /&gt;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) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/15/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  Fire Ice &lt;br /&gt;    Clive Cussler, Paul Kemprecos &lt;br /&gt;Tycoon tries to overthrow shaky Russian government (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/13/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  Always a Thief &lt;br /&gt;    Kay Hooper &lt;br /&gt;Suspense centers on a thief, cunning adversary and priceless art collection (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/12/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  Running Scared &lt;br /&gt;    Elizabeth Lowell &lt;br /&gt;Romance/suspense: Ancient Celtic gold piece brings trouble (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/9/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  Sunset In St. Tropez &lt;br /&gt;    Danielle Steel &lt;br /&gt;Aging couples explore their friendship after one dies (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/4/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  Three Junes &lt;br /&gt;    Julia Glass &lt;br /&gt;Lives and loves of a Scottish family; 2002 National Book Award for Fiction winner (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/1/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  Green Calder Grass &lt;br /&gt;    Janet Dailey &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Jessy faces the fight that will change Triple C ranch forever (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/25/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  Junie B, First Grader: Cheater Pants &lt;br /&gt;    Barbara Park, art by Denise Brunkus &lt;br /&gt;Children: Junie B. learns what cheating really means (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/5/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  Oh, the Places You'll Go! &lt;br /&gt;    Dr. Seuss &lt;br /&gt;Dr. Seuss' advice on life is a favorite for graduations (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 12/23/1993         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  Self Matters &lt;br /&gt;    Phillip C. McGraw &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "Creating Your Life From the Inside Out" (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/22/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  Slightly Scandalous &lt;br /&gt;    Mary Balogh &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Adventure soon finds a Lady on a visit to Bath, when a handsome stranger bursts into her room and asks her to hide him (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/5/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  Just the Way You Are &lt;br /&gt;    Christina Dodd &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Hard-working woman falls for rich Boston bachelor (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/12/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  The Face &lt;br /&gt;    Dean Koontz &lt;br /&gt;Hollywood star gets bizarre, threatening messages (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/5/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  When the Wind Blows &lt;br /&gt;    James Patterson &lt;br /&gt;Thriller: Terrifying secret of an 11-year-old with an amazing gift (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/5/1998         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  The Purpose-Driven Life &lt;br /&gt;    Rick Warren &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/16/2003       &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-108540414435523506?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108540414435523506'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108540414435523506'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/06/top-25-books-20030608.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_06_08'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-108540388690991296</id><published>2003-06-01T06:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-05-24T06:04:46.910-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_06_01</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, June 1, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/29/1995         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  The Beach House &lt;br /&gt;    James Patterson, Peter de Jonge &lt;br /&gt;Man vows to find out the truth about his brother's death (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/20/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  Holes &lt;br /&gt;    Louis Sachar &lt;br /&gt;For ages 12 and up; boy is mistakenly accused of stealing something and is sent to a juvenile detention center; Newbery Medal Book; movie released April 18, 2003 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/11/1999         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  Atkins for Life &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Recipes, daily menus with varying amounts of carbs (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/23/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  Engaging the Enemy &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Reprint includes "A Will and a Way" and "Boundary Lines" (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/1/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  The South Beach Diet &lt;br /&gt;    Arthur Agatston &lt;br /&gt;Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  Fire Ice &lt;br /&gt;    Clive Cussler, Paul Kemprecos &lt;br /&gt;Tycoon tries to overthrow shaky Russian government (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/13/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  Oh, the Places You'll Go! &lt;br /&gt;    Dr. Seuss &lt;br /&gt;Dr. Seuss' advice on life is a favorite for graduations (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 12/23/1993         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  Seabiscuit: An American Legend &lt;br /&gt;    Laura Hillenbrand &lt;br /&gt;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) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/15/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  Daddy's Little Girl &lt;br /&gt;    Mary Higgins Clark &lt;br /&gt;Investigative reporter tracks her sister's killer (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/25/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  The Mulberry Tree &lt;br /&gt;    Jude Deveraux &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Widow needs to uncover secrets before finding joy (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/4/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  Three Junes &lt;br /&gt;    Julia Glass &lt;br /&gt;Lives and loves of a Scottish family; 2002 National Book Award for Fiction winner (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/1/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  The Face &lt;br /&gt;    Dean Koontz &lt;br /&gt;Hollywood star gets bizarre, threatening messages (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/5/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  Desperado &lt;br /&gt;    Diana Palmer &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Cord and Maggie must trust each other just to survive (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/5/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  Life Of Pi &lt;br /&gt;    Yann Martel &lt;br /&gt;Redemptive story of a boy, 16, and a 450-pound tiger; Booker Prize winner (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/7/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  When the Wind Blows &lt;br /&gt;    James Patterson &lt;br /&gt;Thriller: Terrifying secret of an 11-year-old with an amazing gift (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/5/1998         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code &lt;br /&gt;    Eoin Colfer &lt;br /&gt;Children's: Artemis Fowl decides to go straight, but only after one more criminal feat (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/15/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  The Purpose-Driven Life &lt;br /&gt;    Rick Warren &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency &lt;br /&gt;    Alexander McCall Smith &lt;br /&gt;First in series stars Precious Ramotswe, the "Miss Marple of Botswana;" Today Book Club (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/13/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  The Nanny Diaries &lt;br /&gt;    Nicola Kraus, Emma Mclaughlin &lt;br /&gt;Caring for the offspring of the rich and spoiled in NYC (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/14/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  Junie B, First Grader: Cheater Pants &lt;br /&gt;    Barbara Park, art by Denise Brunkus &lt;br /&gt;Children: Junie B. learns what cheating really means (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/5/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  Naked Prey &lt;br /&gt;    John Sandford &lt;br /&gt;Davenport tracks killer of man, woman left in the north woods (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/22/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  Self Matters &lt;br /&gt;    Phillip C. McGraw &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "Creating Your Life From the Inside Out" (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/22/2001       &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-108540388690991296?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108540388690991296'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108540388690991296'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/06/top-25-books-20030601.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_06_01'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-108540376436636975</id><published>2003-05-25T06:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-05-24T06:02:44.366-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_05_25</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, May 25, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/29/1995         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  The Beach House &lt;br /&gt;    James Patterson, Peter de Jonge &lt;br /&gt;Man vows to find out the truth about his brother's death (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/20/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  Holes &lt;br /&gt;    Louis Sachar &lt;br /&gt;For ages 12 and up; boy is mistakenly accused of stealing something and is sent to a juvenile detention center; Newbery Medal Book; movie released April 18, 2003 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/11/1999         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  Engaging the Enemy &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Reprint includes "A Will and a Way" and "Boundary Lines" (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/1/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  The South Beach Diet &lt;br /&gt;    Arthur Agatston &lt;br /&gt;Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  Atkins for Life &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Recipes, daily menus with varying amounts of carbs (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/23/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  Oh, the Places You'll Go! &lt;br /&gt;    Dr. Seuss &lt;br /&gt;Dr. Seuss' advice on life is a favorite for graduations (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 12/23/1993         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  The Mulberry Tree &lt;br /&gt;    Jude Deveraux &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Widow needs to uncover secrets before finding joy (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/4/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  Daddy's Little Girl &lt;br /&gt;    Mary Higgins Clark &lt;br /&gt;Investigative reporter tracks her sister's killer (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/25/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  Naked Prey &lt;br /&gt;    John Sandford &lt;br /&gt;Davenport tracks killer of man, woman left in the north woods (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/22/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  Seabiscuit: An American Legend &lt;br /&gt;    Laura Hillenbrand &lt;br /&gt;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) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/15/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  Three Junes &lt;br /&gt;    Julia Glass &lt;br /&gt;Lives and loves of a Scottish family; 2002 National Book Award for Fiction winner (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/1/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  Self Matters &lt;br /&gt;    Phillip C. McGraw &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "Creating Your Life From the Inside Out" (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/22/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  Mortal Prey &lt;br /&gt;    John Sandford &lt;br /&gt;FBI, DEA draft Davenport to find a retired hit woman on the run (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/23/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code &lt;br /&gt;    Eoin Colfer &lt;br /&gt;Children's: Artemis Fowl decides to go straight, but only after one more criminal feat (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/15/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  The Nanny Diaries &lt;br /&gt;    Nicola Kraus, Emma Mclaughlin &lt;br /&gt;Caring for the offspring of the rich and spoiled in NYC (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/14/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  Life Of Pi &lt;br /&gt;    Yann Martel &lt;br /&gt;Redemptive story of a boy, 16, and a 450-pound tiger; Booker Prize winner (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/7/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency &lt;br /&gt;    Alexander McCall Smith &lt;br /&gt;First in series stars Precious Ramotswe, the "Miss Marple of Botswana;" Today Book Club (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/13/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  The Purpose-Driven Life &lt;br /&gt;    Rick Warren &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  The Guardian &lt;br /&gt;    Nicholas Sparks &lt;br /&gt;Widow feels she is too young to give up on love (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/17/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  The Devil Wears Prada &lt;br /&gt;    Lauren Weisberger &lt;br /&gt;Chick lit: Dealing with the boss from hell at a stylish magazine (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/24/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 &lt;br /&gt;    Robert Dallek &lt;br /&gt;Historian taps national security archives, oral histories, White House tapes and medical records that had been closed (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/22/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  The Sinister Pig &lt;br /&gt;    Tony Hillerman &lt;br /&gt;Puzzling death of man within the Navajo Tribal Police jurisdiction (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/15/2003       &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-108540376436636975?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108540376436636975'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108540376436636975'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/05/top-25-books-20030525.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_05_25'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-108540363000830869</id><published>2003-05-18T05:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-05-24T06:00:30.006-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_05_18</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, May 18, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/29/1995         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  The Beach House &lt;br /&gt;    James Patterson, Peter de Jonge &lt;br /&gt;Man vows to find out the truth about his brother's death (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/20/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  Holes &lt;br /&gt;    Louis Sachar &lt;br /&gt;For ages 12 and up; boy is mistakenly accused of stealing something and is sent to a juvenile detention center; Newbery Medal Book; movie released April 18, 2003 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/11/1999         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  Engaging the Enemy &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Reprint includes "A Will and a Way" and "Boundary Lines" (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/1/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  Naked Prey &lt;br /&gt;    John Sandford &lt;br /&gt;Davenport tracks killer of man, woman left in the north woods (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/22/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  The Mulberry Tree &lt;br /&gt;    Jude Deveraux &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Widow needs to uncover secrets before finding joy (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/4/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  The South Beach Diet &lt;br /&gt;    Arthur Agatston &lt;br /&gt;Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  Self Matters &lt;br /&gt;    Phillip C. McGraw &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "Creating Your Life From the Inside Out" (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/22/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  Daddy's Little Girl &lt;br /&gt;    Mary Higgins Clark &lt;br /&gt;Investigative reporter tracks her sister's killer (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/25/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  Mortal Prey &lt;br /&gt;    John Sandford &lt;br /&gt;FBI, DEA draft Davenport to find a retired hit woman on the run (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/23/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  Oh, the Places You'll Go! &lt;br /&gt;    Dr. Seuss &lt;br /&gt;Dr. Seuss' advice on life is a favorite for graduations (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 12/23/1993         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code &lt;br /&gt;    Eoin Colfer &lt;br /&gt;Children's: Artemis Fowl decides to go straight, but only after one more criminal feat (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/15/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  Atkins for Life &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Recipes, daily menus with varying amounts of carbs (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/23/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  The Sinister Pig &lt;br /&gt;    Tony Hillerman &lt;br /&gt;Puzzling death of man within the Navajo Tribal Police jurisdiction (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/15/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  The Guardian &lt;br /&gt;    Nicholas Sparks &lt;br /&gt;Widow feels she is too young to give up on love (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/17/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 &lt;br /&gt;    Robert Dallek &lt;br /&gt;Historian taps national security archives, oral histories, White House tapes and medical records that had been closed (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/22/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  The Devil Wears Prada &lt;br /&gt;    Lauren Weisberger &lt;br /&gt;Chick lit: Dealing with the boss from hell at a stylish magazine (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/24/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  The Nanny Diaries &lt;br /&gt;    Nicola Kraus, Emma Mclaughlin &lt;br /&gt;Caring for the offspring of the rich and spoiled in NYC (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/14/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  Life Of Pi &lt;br /&gt;    Yann Martel &lt;br /&gt;Redemptive story of a boy, 16, and a 450-pound tiger; Booker Prize winner (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/7/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  Seabiscuit: An American Legend &lt;br /&gt;    Laura Hillenbrand &lt;br /&gt;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) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/15/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency &lt;br /&gt;    Alexander McCall Smith &lt;br /&gt;First in series stars Precious Ramotswe, the "Miss Marple of Botswana;" Today Book Club (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/13/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  The Purpose-Driven Life &lt;br /&gt;    Rick Warren &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  The Survivors Club &lt;br /&gt;    Lisa Gardner &lt;br /&gt;Suspense: Three victims are now suspects in criminal's murder (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/8/2003       &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-108540363000830869?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108540363000830869'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108540363000830869'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/05/top-25-books-20030518.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_05_18'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-108540180124405573</id><published>2003-05-11T05:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-05-24T05:30:01.243-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_05_11</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, May 11, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/29/1995         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  The Beach House &lt;br /&gt;    James Patterson, Peter de Jonge &lt;br /&gt;Man vows to find out the truth about his brother's death (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/20/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  Engaging the Enemy &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Reprint includes "A Will and a Way" and "Boundary Lines" (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/1/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  Holes &lt;br /&gt;    Louis Sachar &lt;br /&gt;For ages 12 and up; boy is mistakenly accused of stealing something and is sent to a juvenile detention center; Newbery Medal Book; movie released April 18, 2003 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/11/1999         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  The Mulberry Tree &lt;br /&gt;    Jude Deveraux &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Widow needs to uncover secrets before finding joy (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/4/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  The South Beach Diet &lt;br /&gt;    Arthur Agatston &lt;br /&gt;Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  Self Matters &lt;br /&gt;    Phillip C. McGraw &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "Creating Your Life From the Inside Out" (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/22/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  The Second Time Around &lt;br /&gt;    Mary Higgins Clark &lt;br /&gt;Head of medical company disappears (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/24/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  The Guardian &lt;br /&gt;    Nicholas Sparks &lt;br /&gt;Widow feels she is too young to give up on love (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/17/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  The Sinister Pig &lt;br /&gt;    Tony Hillerman &lt;br /&gt;Puzzling death of man within the Navajo Tribal Police jurisdiction (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/15/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  Daddy's Little Girl &lt;br /&gt;    Mary Higgins Clark &lt;br /&gt;Investigative reporter tracks her sister's killer (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/25/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  Mortal Prey &lt;br /&gt;    John Sandford &lt;br /&gt;FBI, DEA draft Davenport to find a retired hit woman on the run (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/23/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  Trading Spaces: Behind the Scenes &lt;br /&gt;    edited by Brian Kramer &lt;br /&gt;TV's "Trading Spaces" crew gives decorating tips (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  Leap of Faith &lt;br /&gt;    Queen Noor &lt;br /&gt;Memoir from the American-raised widow of Jordan's King Hussein (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  Seabiscuit: An American Legend &lt;br /&gt;    Laura Hillenbrand &lt;br /&gt;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) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/15/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  Atkins for Life &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Recipes, daily menus with varying amounts of carbs (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/23/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code &lt;br /&gt;    Eoin Colfer &lt;br /&gt;Children's: Artemis Fowl decides to go straight, but only after one more criminal feat (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/15/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic II: Refugee &lt;br /&gt;    Sean Williams, Shane Dix &lt;br /&gt;Han and Leia journey to bring the gallaxy back together (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/8/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  The Survivors Club &lt;br /&gt;    Lisa Gardner &lt;br /&gt;Suspense: Three victims are now suspects in criminal's murder (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/8/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  The Nanny Diaries &lt;br /&gt;    Nicola Kraus, Emma Mclaughlin &lt;br /&gt;Caring for the offspring of the rich and spoiled in NYC (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/14/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  The Devil Wears Prada &lt;br /&gt;    Lauren Weisberger &lt;br /&gt;Chick lit: Dealing with the boss from hell at a stylish magazine (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/24/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  Broken Wings &lt;br /&gt;    V.C. Andrews &lt;br /&gt;Tale of three different girls who were "born to be wild" (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/8/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  The King of Torts &lt;br /&gt;    John Grisham &lt;br /&gt;Young D.C. lawyer nearly destroyed by chance to make millions (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/13/2003       &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-108540180124405573?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108540180124405573'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108540180124405573'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/05/top-25-books-20030511.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_05_11'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-108540163668465941</id><published>2003-05-04T05:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-05-24T05:27:16.683-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_05_04</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, May 4, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/29/1995         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  Engaging the Enemy &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Reprint includes "A Will and a Way" and "Boundary Lines" (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/1/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  Holes &lt;br /&gt;    Louis Sachar &lt;br /&gt;For ages 12 and up; boy is mistakenly accused of stealing something and is sent to a juvenile detention center; Newbery Medal Book; movie released April 18, 2003 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/11/1999         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  The Beach House &lt;br /&gt;    James Patterson, Peter de Jonge &lt;br /&gt;Man vows to find out the truth about his brother's death (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/20/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  The Mulberry Tree &lt;br /&gt;    Jude Deveraux &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Widow needs to uncover secrets before finding joy (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/4/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  Atkins for Life &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Recipes, daily menus with varying amounts of carbs (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/23/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  Mortal Prey &lt;br /&gt;    John Sandford &lt;br /&gt;FBI, DEA draft Davenport to find a retired hit woman on the run (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/23/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  Daddy's Little Girl &lt;br /&gt;    Mary Higgins Clark &lt;br /&gt;Investigative reporter tracks her sister's killer (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/25/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  The Guardian &lt;br /&gt;    Nicholas Sparks &lt;br /&gt;Widow feels she is too young to give up on love (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/17/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic II: Refugee &lt;br /&gt;    Sean Williams, Shane Dix &lt;br /&gt;Han and Leia journey to bring the gallaxy back together (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/8/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  The Second Time Around &lt;br /&gt;    Mary Higgins Clark &lt;br /&gt;Head of medical company disappears (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/24/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  Broken Wings &lt;br /&gt;    V.C. Andrews &lt;br /&gt;Tale of three different girls who were "born to be wild" (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/8/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  No Second Chance &lt;br /&gt;    Harlan Coben &lt;br /&gt;Successful surgeon's life falls apart: he's shot; wife, killed; baby, missing (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/8/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  The Survivors Club &lt;br /&gt;    Lisa Gardner &lt;br /&gt;Suspense: Three victims are now suspects in criminal's murder (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/8/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  The Second Summer of the Sisterhood &lt;br /&gt;    Ann Brashares &lt;br /&gt;Young adult fiction: Continues the story about four teenage girls (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/1/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  Leap of Faith &lt;br /&gt;    Queen Noor &lt;br /&gt;Memoir from the American-raised widow of Jordan's King Hussein (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  The Nanny Diaries &lt;br /&gt;    Nicola Kraus, Emma Mclaughlin &lt;br /&gt;Caring for the offspring of the rich and spoiled in NYC (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/14/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  A Cold Heart &lt;br /&gt;    Jonathan Kellerman &lt;br /&gt;Psychologist/sleuth Alex Delaware is on the case of a taunting serial killer (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/8/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  Breathing Room &lt;br /&gt;    Susan Elizabeth Phillips &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Popular self-help guru can fix everyone's life but her own (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/13/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  The South Beach Diet &lt;br /&gt;    Arthur Agatston &lt;br /&gt;Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  The Devil Wears Prada &lt;br /&gt;    Lauren Weisberger &lt;br /&gt;Chick lit: Dealing with the boss from hell at a stylish magazine (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/24/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  Three Fates &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Sullivans seek a stolen family heirloom (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/11/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  Life Of Pi &lt;br /&gt;    Yann Martel &lt;br /&gt;Redemptive story of a boy, 16, and a 450-pound tiger; Booker Prize winner (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 11/7/2002       &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-108540163668465941?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108540163668465941'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108540163668465941'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/05/top-25-books-20030504.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_05_04'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-108540132645832790</id><published>2003-04-27T05:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-05-24T05:22:06.456-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_04_27</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, April 27, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/29/1995         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  Holes &lt;br /&gt;    Louis Sachar &lt;br /&gt;For ages 12 and up; boy is mistakenly accused of stealing something and is sent to a juvenile detention center; Newbery Medal Book; movie released April 18, 2003 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/11/1999         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  Daddy's Little Girl &lt;br /&gt;    Mary Higgins Clark &lt;br /&gt;Investigative reporter tracks her sister's killer (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/25/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  The Guardian &lt;br /&gt;    Nicholas Sparks &lt;br /&gt;Widow feels she is too young to give up on love (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/17/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  Atkins for Life &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Recipes, daily menus with varying amounts of carbs (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/23/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  The Second Time Around &lt;br /&gt;    Mary Higgins Clark &lt;br /&gt;Head of medical company disappears (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/24/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  Three Fates &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Sullivans seek a stolen family heirloom (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/11/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  The Second Summer of the Sisterhood &lt;br /&gt;    Ann Brashares &lt;br /&gt;Young adult fiction: Continues the story about four teenage girls (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/1/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  The Murder Book &lt;br /&gt;    Jonathan Kellerman &lt;br /&gt;Alex Delaware is sent crime-scene photos of a murder he failed to solve 20 years ago (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/10/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  Armageddon: The Cosmic Battle of the Ages &lt;br /&gt;    Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins &lt;br /&gt;Eleventh in the Christian series about those left behind at the Rapture (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/17/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  About Face &lt;br /&gt;    Fern Michaels &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Casey loses her memory after horrible event (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/3/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  The Nanny Diaries &lt;br /&gt;    Nicola Kraus, Emma Mclaughlin &lt;br /&gt;Caring for the offspring of the rich and spoiled in NYC (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/14/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  Up Country &lt;br /&gt;    Nelson Demille &lt;br /&gt;Vietnam soldier's death is shrouded in mystery (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/31/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  Leap of Faith &lt;br /&gt;    Queen Noor &lt;br /&gt;Memoir from the American-raised widow of Jordan's King Hussein (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  The Devil Wears Prada &lt;br /&gt;    Lauren Weisberger &lt;br /&gt;Chick lit: Dealing with the boss from hell at a stylish magazine (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/24/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  Trading Spaces: Behind the Scenes &lt;br /&gt;    edited by Brian Kramer &lt;br /&gt;TV's "Trading Spaces" crew gives decorating tips (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  High Tide in Hawaii &lt;br /&gt;    Mary Pope Osborne, art by Sal Murdocca &lt;br /&gt;Children: Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie to Hawaii (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/3/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  The Wailing Wind &lt;br /&gt;    Tony Hillerman &lt;br /&gt;Leaphorn, out of retirement, works case he'd rather forget (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/16/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  Seabiscuit: An American Legend &lt;br /&gt;    Laura Hillenbrand &lt;br /&gt;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) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/15/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  The King of Torts &lt;br /&gt;    John Grisham &lt;br /&gt;Young D.C. lawyer nearly destroyed by chance to make millions (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/13/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  The Purpose-Driven Life &lt;br /&gt;    Rick Warren &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/16/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  The Summons &lt;br /&gt;    John Grisham &lt;br /&gt;Father leaves two sons a bundle of mysteriously acquired money (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/14/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  The Lizzie McGuire Movie &lt;br /&gt;    Adapted by J.G. Weiss, Bobbi Weiss &lt;br /&gt;Junior novelization of "The Lizzie McGuire" movie, set for May 2; Lizzie goes on a class trip to Rome (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/3/2003     &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-108540132645832790?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108540132645832790'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108540132645832790'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/04/top-25-books-20030427.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_04_27'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-108540071472204624</id><published>2003-04-20T05:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-05-24T05:22:45.186-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_04_20</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, April 20, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  Holes &lt;br /&gt;    Louis Sachar &lt;br /&gt;For ages 12 and up; boy is mistakenly accused of stealing something and is sent to a juvenile detention center; Newbery Medal Book; movie released April 18, 2003 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/11/1999         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/29/1995         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  Daddy's Little Girl &lt;br /&gt;    Mary Higgins Clark &lt;br /&gt;Investigative reporter tracks her sister's killer (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/25/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  The Guardian &lt;br /&gt;    Nicholas Sparks &lt;br /&gt;Widow feels she is too young to give up on love (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/17/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  The Second Time Around &lt;br /&gt;    Mary Higgins Clark &lt;br /&gt;Head of medical company disappears (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/24/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  Armageddon: The Cosmic Battle of the Ages &lt;br /&gt;    Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins &lt;br /&gt;Eleventh in the Christian series about those left behind at the Rapture (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/17/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  Three Fates &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Sullivans seek a stolen family heirloom (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/11/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  The Murder Book &lt;br /&gt;    Jonathan Kellerman &lt;br /&gt;Alex Delaware is sent crime-scene photos of a murder he failed to solve 20 years ago (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/10/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  High Tide in Hawaii &lt;br /&gt;    Mary Pope Osborne, art by Sal Murdocca &lt;br /&gt;Children: Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie to Hawaii (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/3/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  About Face &lt;br /&gt;    Fern Michaels &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Casey loses her memory after horrible event (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/3/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  The Nanny Diaries &lt;br /&gt;    Nicola Kraus, Emma Mclaughlin &lt;br /&gt;Caring for the offspring of the rich and spoiled in NYC (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/14/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  Atkins for Life &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Recipes, daily menus with varying amounts of carbs (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/23/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  Leap of Faith &lt;br /&gt;    Queen Noor &lt;br /&gt;Memoir from the American-raised widow of Jordan's King Hussein (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  Trading Spaces: Behind the Scenes &lt;br /&gt;    edited by Brian Kramer &lt;br /&gt;TV's "Trading Spaces" crew gives decorating tips (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  Up Country &lt;br /&gt;    Nelson Demille &lt;br /&gt;Vietnam soldier's death is shrouded in mystery (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/31/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  The Devil Wears Prada &lt;br /&gt;    Lauren Weisberger &lt;br /&gt;Chick lit: Dealing with the boss from hell at a stylish magazine (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/24/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  The King of Torts &lt;br /&gt;    John Grisham &lt;br /&gt;Young D.C. lawyer nearly destroyed by chance to make millions (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/13/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  The Wailing Wind &lt;br /&gt;    Tony Hillerman &lt;br /&gt;Leaphorn, out of retirement, works case he'd rather forget (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/16/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  The Lizzie McGuire Movie &lt;br /&gt;    Adapted by J.G. Weiss, Bobbi Weiss &lt;br /&gt;Junior novelization of "The Lizzie McGuire" movie, set for May 2; Lizzie goes on a class trip to Rome (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/3/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  The Lovely Bones &lt;br /&gt;    Alice Sebold &lt;br /&gt;Murdered girl peers down from heaven to narrate this story; "Good Morning America" book club pick announced Aug. 7, 2002; won 2003 Book Sense Book of the Year (adult fiction) (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/4/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  The Summons &lt;br /&gt;    John Grisham &lt;br /&gt;Father leaves two sons a bundle of mysteriously acquired money (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/14/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  Atonement &lt;br /&gt;    Ian McEwan &lt;br /&gt;Opens in 1935 at an English manor house, when one hot summer day Briony, 13, commits a crime that changes everyone's lives; won National Book Critics Circle Award, fiction 2002 (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/21/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  The Pursuit &lt;br /&gt;    Johanna Lindsey &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Difficult pursuit of a Scottish beauty (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/28/2002       &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-108540071472204624?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108540071472204624'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108540071472204624'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/04/top-25-books-20030420.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_04_20'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-108540052095693830</id><published>2003-04-13T05:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-05-24T05:23:04.330-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_04_13</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, April 13, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  Armageddon: The Cosmic Battle of the Ages &lt;br /&gt;    Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins &lt;br /&gt;Eleventh in the Christian series about those left behind at the Rapture (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/17/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  The Guardian &lt;br /&gt;    Nicholas Sparks &lt;br /&gt;Widow feels she is too young to give up on love (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/17/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  Daddy's Little Girl &lt;br /&gt;    Mary Higgins Clark &lt;br /&gt;Investigative reporter tracks her sister's killer (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/25/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/29/1995         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  Holes &lt;br /&gt;    Louis Sachar &lt;br /&gt;For ages 12 and up; boy is mistakenly accused of stealing something and is sent to a juvenile detention center; Newbery Medal Book; movie released April 18, 2003 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/11/1999         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  Three Fates &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Sullivans seek a stolen family heirloom (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/11/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  About Face &lt;br /&gt;    Fern Michaels &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Casey loses her memory after horrible event (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/3/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  The Murder Book &lt;br /&gt;    Jonathan Kellerman &lt;br /&gt;Alex Delaware is sent crime-scene photos of a murder he failed to solve 20 years ago (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/10/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  High Tide in Hawaii &lt;br /&gt;    Mary Pope Osborne, art by Sal Murdocca &lt;br /&gt;Children: Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie to Hawaii (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/3/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  What Should I Do With My Life? &lt;br /&gt;    Po Bronson &lt;br /&gt;Stories of those who struggle to find their true calling (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/9/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  Up Country &lt;br /&gt;    Nelson Demille &lt;br /&gt;Vietnam soldier's death is shrouded in mystery (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/31/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  Trading Spaces: Behind the Scenes &lt;br /&gt;    edited by Brian Kramer &lt;br /&gt;TV's "Trading Spaces" crew gives decorating tips (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  The Nanny Diaries &lt;br /&gt;    Nicola Kraus, Emma Mclaughlin &lt;br /&gt;Caring for the offspring of the rich and spoiled in NYC (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/14/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  The Wailing Wind &lt;br /&gt;    Tony Hillerman &lt;br /&gt;Leaphorn, out of retirement, works case he'd rather forget (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/16/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  Birthright &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Archaeologist is thrown into adventure, danger, love (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  Atkins for Life &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Recipes, daily menus with varying amounts of carbs (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/23/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  The Pursuit &lt;br /&gt;    Johanna Lindsey &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Difficult pursuit of a Scottish beauty (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/28/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  The King of Torts &lt;br /&gt;    John Grisham &lt;br /&gt;Young D.C. lawyer nearly destroyed by chance to make millions (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/13/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  Leap of Faith &lt;br /&gt;    Queen Noor &lt;br /&gt;Memoir from the American-raised widow of Jordan's King Hussein (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  Lost Light &lt;br /&gt;    Michael Connelly &lt;br /&gt;Harry Bosch is determined to find out who killed movie production assistant (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  Dreamcatcher &lt;br /&gt;    Stephen King &lt;br /&gt;Four boyhood friends from Maine, encounter aliens; movie (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/29/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  Atonement &lt;br /&gt;    Ian McEwan &lt;br /&gt;Opens in 1935 at an English manor house, when one hot summer day Briony, 13, commits a crime that changes everyone's lives; won National Book Critics Circle Award, fiction 2002 (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/21/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  The Lovely Bones &lt;br /&gt;    Alice Sebold &lt;br /&gt;Murdered girl peers down from heaven to narrate this story; "Good Morning America" book club pick announced Aug. 7, 2002; won 2003 Book Sense Book of the Year (adult fiction) (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/4/2002       &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-108540052095693830?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108540052095693830'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108540052095693830'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/04/top-25-books-20030413.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_04_13'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-108540038444294845</id><published>2003-04-06T05:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-05-24T05:24:37.163-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_04_06</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, April 6, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  Daddy's Little Girl &lt;br /&gt;    Mary Higgins Clark &lt;br /&gt;Investigative reporter tracks her sister's killer (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/25/2002       &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  Three Fates &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Sullivans seek a stolen family heirloom (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/11/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/29/1995         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  Birthright &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Archaeologist is thrown into adventure, danger, love (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  About Face &lt;br /&gt;    Fern Michaels &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Casey loses her memory after horrible event (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/3/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  Cerulean Sins &lt;br /&gt;    Laurel Hamilton &lt;br /&gt;Vampire and wereleopard desires consume Anita (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  Holes &lt;br /&gt;    Louis Sachar &lt;br /&gt;For ages 12 and up; boy is mistakenly accused of stealing something and is sent to a juvenile detention center; Newbery Medal Book; movie released April 18, 2003 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/11/1999         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  The Murder Book &lt;br /&gt;    Jonathan Kellerman &lt;br /&gt;Alex Delaware is sent crime-scene photos of a murder he failed to solve 20 years ago (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/10/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  High Tide in Hawaii &lt;br /&gt;    Mary Pope Osborne, art by Sal Murdocca &lt;br /&gt;Children: Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie to Hawaii (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/3/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  The Pursuit &lt;br /&gt;    Johanna Lindsey &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Difficult pursuit of a Scottish beauty (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/28/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  Trading Spaces: Behind the Scenes &lt;br /&gt;    edited by Brian Kramer &lt;br /&gt;TV's "Trading Spaces" crew gives decorating tips (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  The Nanny Diaries &lt;br /&gt;    Nicola Kraus, Emma Mclaughlin &lt;br /&gt;Caring for the offspring of the rich and spoiled in NYC (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/14/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  The Wailing Wind &lt;br /&gt;    Tony Hillerman &lt;br /&gt;Leaphorn, out of retirement, works case he'd rather forget (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/16/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  Atkins for Life &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Recipes, daily menus with varying amounts of carbs (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/23/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  Up Country &lt;br /&gt;    Nelson Demille &lt;br /&gt;Vietnam soldier's death is shrouded in mystery (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/31/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  Lost Light &lt;br /&gt;    Michael Connelly &lt;br /&gt;Harry Bosch is determined to find out who killed movie production assistant (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  The King of Torts &lt;br /&gt;    John Grisham &lt;br /&gt;Young D.C. lawyer nearly destroyed by chance to make millions (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/13/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  Dreamcatcher &lt;br /&gt;    Stephen King &lt;br /&gt;Four boyhood friends from Maine, encounter aliens; movie (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/29/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  Only By Your Touch &lt;br /&gt;    Catherine Anderson &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Chloe is drawn to a kind veterinarian once arrested for murder (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/10/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  Don't Look Back &lt;br /&gt;    Amanda Quick &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Lavinia puts Tobias under her spell (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/6/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  Atonement &lt;br /&gt;    Ian McEwan &lt;br /&gt;Opens in 1935 at an English manor house, when one hot summer day Briony, 13, commits a crime that changes everyone's lives; won National Book Critics Circle Award, fiction 2002 (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/21/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  Leap of Faith &lt;br /&gt;    Queen Noor &lt;br /&gt;Memoir from the American-raised widow of Jordan's King Hussein (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  Body of Lies &lt;br /&gt;    Iris Johansen &lt;br /&gt;Life is disrupted for forensic sculptor, just when she finds peace (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/4/2002       &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-108540038444294845?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108540038444294845'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108540038444294845'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/04/top-25-books-20030406.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_04_06'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-108540019845750670</id><published>2003-03-30T04:59:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-05-24T05:03:18.456-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_03_30</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, March 30, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  Three Fates &lt;br /&gt;    Nora Roberts &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Sullivans seek a stolen family heirloom (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/11/2002       &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/29/1995         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  The Pursuit &lt;br /&gt;    Johanna Lindsey &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Difficult pursuit of a Scottish beauty (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/28/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  High Tide in Hawaii &lt;br /&gt;    Mary Pope Osborne, art by Sal Murdocca &lt;br /&gt;Children: Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie to Hawaii (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/3/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  The Nanny Diaries &lt;br /&gt;    Nicola Kraus, Emma Mclaughlin &lt;br /&gt;Caring for the offspring of the rich and spoiled in NYC (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/14/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  Dreamcatcher &lt;br /&gt;    Stephen King &lt;br /&gt;Four boyhood friends from Maine, encounter aliens; movie (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/29/2001         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  The Wailing Wind &lt;br /&gt;    Tony Hillerman &lt;br /&gt;Leaphorn, out of retirement, works case he'd rather forget (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/16/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  Trading Spaces: Behind the Scenes &lt;br /&gt;    edited by Brian Kramer &lt;br /&gt;TV's "Trading Spaces" crew gives decorating tips (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  Body of Lies &lt;br /&gt;    Iris Johansen &lt;br /&gt;Life is disrupted for forensic sculptor, just when she finds peace (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/4/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  Holes &lt;br /&gt;    Louis Sachar &lt;br /&gt;For ages 12 and up; boy is mistakenly accused of stealing something and is sent to a juvenile detention center; Newbery Medal Book; movie released April 18, 2003 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/11/1999         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  Between Friends &lt;br /&gt;    Debbie Macomber &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Tale of marriage, children, divorce and widowhood (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/3/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  Atonement &lt;br /&gt;    Ian McEwan &lt;br /&gt;Opens in 1935 at an English manor house, when one hot summer day Briony, 13, commits a crime that changes everyone's lives; won National Book Critics Circle Award, fiction 2002 (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/21/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  The Hours &lt;br /&gt;    Michael Cunningham &lt;br /&gt;Day in the life of Virginia Woolf as she writes "Mrs. Dalloway" interspersed with chapters about a day in the lives of two ordinary American women; Pulitzer winner; movie nominated for Best Picture Oscar 2003; USA TODAY Book Club (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/22/1999         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  The Summons &lt;br /&gt;    John Grisham &lt;br /&gt;Father leaves two sons a bundle of mysteriously acquired money (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/14/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  Mrs. Dalloway &lt;br /&gt;    Virginia Woolf &lt;br /&gt;Classic: Hidden springs of thought and action in one day of Clarissa Dalloway as she prepares for a party that evening; basis of the book "The Hours," made into a movie; USA TODAY Book Club (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/23/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  Love With the Proper Husband &lt;br /&gt;    Victoria Alexander &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Ladies find the right love for the Earl of Pennington (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/3/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  Princess Diaries, Volume IV: Princess in Waiting &lt;br /&gt;    Meg Cabot &lt;br /&gt;Teen readers: Mia gets more princess lessons from Grandm?re (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/3/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  Shopaholic Ties the Knot &lt;br /&gt;    Sophie Kinsella &lt;br /&gt;Dueling mums take charge of Becky Bloomwood's wedding (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/13/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  The King of Torts &lt;br /&gt;    John Grisham &lt;br /&gt;Young D.C. lawyer nearly destroyed by chance to make millions (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/13/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  Atkins for Life &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Recipes, daily menus with varying amounts of carbs (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/23/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  Stupid White Men: And Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation! &lt;br /&gt;    Michael Moore &lt;br /&gt;Moore takes on George W., GOP, Dems, racism, 2000 presidential election; winner of Book of the Year at the British Book Awards in 2003 (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/28/2002         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  Leap of Faith &lt;br /&gt;    Queen Noor &lt;br /&gt;Memoir from the American-raised widow of Jordan's King Hussein (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003         &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  Gone For Good &lt;br /&gt;    Harlan Coben &lt;br /&gt;Will searches for his brother, missing after a murder (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/9/2002       &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-108540019845750670?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108540019845750670'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/108540019845750670'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/03/top-25-books-20030330.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_03_30'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587230.post-107869353093912038</id><published>2003-03-23T13:04:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-05-24T04:59:06.606-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 25 Books 2003_03_23</title><content type='html'>Based on sales through Sunday, March 23, 2003&lt;br /&gt;Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 6/29/1995     &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;2.  Dreamcatcher &lt;br /&gt;    Stephen King &lt;br /&gt;Four boyhood friends from Maine, encounter aliens; movie (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/29/2001     &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;3.  Body of Lies &lt;br /&gt;    Iris Johansen &lt;br /&gt;Life is disrupted for forensic sculptor, just when she finds peace (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/4/2002     &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;4.  The Da Vinci Code &lt;br /&gt;    Dan Brown &lt;br /&gt;Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003     &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;5.  The King of Torts &lt;br /&gt;    John Grisham &lt;br /&gt;Young D.C. lawyer nearly destroyed by chance to make millions (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/13/2003     &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;6.  Atkins for Life &lt;br /&gt;    Robert C. Atkins &lt;br /&gt;Recipes, daily menus with varying amounts of carbs (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/23/2003     &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;7.  The Secret Life of Bees &lt;br /&gt;    Sue Monk Kidd &lt;br /&gt;Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 10/24/2002     &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;8.  The Summons &lt;br /&gt;    John Grisham &lt;br /&gt;Father leaves two sons a bundle of mysteriously acquired money (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/14/2002     &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;9.  Atonement &lt;br /&gt;    Ian McEwan &lt;br /&gt;Opens in 1935 at an English manor house, when one hot summer day Briony, 13, commits a crime that changes everyone's lives; won National Book Critics Circle Award, fiction 2002 (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/21/2002     &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;10.  The Nanny Diaries &lt;br /&gt;    Nicola Kraus, Emma Mclaughlin &lt;br /&gt;Caring for the offspring of the rich and spoiled in NYC (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/14/2002     &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;11.  The Jester &lt;br /&gt;    James Patterson, Andrew Gross &lt;br /&gt;Historical thriller about an evil court, kidnapped wife, missing relics (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/13/2003     &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;12.  The Lovely Bones &lt;br /&gt;    Alice Sebold &lt;br /&gt;Murdered girl peers down from heaven to narrate this story; "Good Morning America" book club pick announced Aug. 7, 2002; won 2003 Book Sense Book of the Year (adult fiction) (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 7/4/2002     &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;13.  Shopaholic Ties the Knot &lt;br /&gt;    Sophie Kinsella &lt;br /&gt;Dueling mums take charge of Becky Bloomwood's wedding (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/13/2003     &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;14.  Mrs. Dalloway &lt;br /&gt;    Virginia Woolf &lt;br /&gt;Classic: Hidden springs of thought and action in one day of Clarissa Dalloway as she prepares for a party that evening; basis of the book "The Hours," made into a movie; USA TODAY Book Club (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/23/2003     &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;15.  2nd Chance &lt;br /&gt;    James Patterson with Andrew Gross &lt;br /&gt;Women's Murder Club tracks killer through San Francisco (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/14/2002     &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;16.  The Reluctant Suitor &lt;br /&gt;    Kathleen E. Woodiwiss &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Lady Adriana Sutton pursues her true love (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003     &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;17.  The Hours &lt;br /&gt;    Michael Cunningham &lt;br /&gt;Day in the life of Virginia Woolf as she writes "Mrs. Dalloway" interspersed with chapters about a day in the lives of two ordinary American women; Pulitzer winner; movie nominated for Best Picture Oscar 2003; USA TODAY Book Club (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/22/1999     &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;18.  City of Bones &lt;br /&gt;    Michael Connelly &lt;br /&gt;Harry Bosch investigates a murder committed 20 years ago (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 4/25/2002     &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;19.  The Cottage &lt;br /&gt;    Danielle Steel &lt;br /&gt;Story of three men whose lives converge and collide (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/7/2002     &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;20.  Portrait in Death &lt;br /&gt;    J.D. Robb (aka Nora Roberts) &lt;br /&gt;Lieutenant Eve Dallas tracks killer who hunts beautiful young women (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/6/2003     &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;21.  Dating Game &lt;br /&gt;    Danielle Steel &lt;br /&gt;After divorce, Paris rediscovers dating (F) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/13/2003     &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;22.  Gone For Good &lt;br /&gt;    Harlan Coben &lt;br /&gt;Will searches for his brother, missing after a murder (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 5/9/2002     &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;23.  The Night Before &lt;br /&gt;    Lisa Jackson &lt;br /&gt;Romance: Haunted by memories, Caitlyn turns to Adam, the new psychologist (F) (P) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 2/27/2003     &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;24.  The Purpose-Driven Life &lt;br /&gt;    Rick Warren &lt;br /&gt;Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 1/16/2003     &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;25.  Leap of Faith &lt;br /&gt;    Queen Noor &lt;br /&gt;Memoir from the American-raised widow of Jordan's King Hussein (NF) (H) &lt;br /&gt;    Entered on: 3/27/2003     &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6587230-107869353093912038?l=mbwha.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/107869353093912038'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6587230/posts/default/107869353093912038'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mbwha.blogspot.com/2003/03/top-25-books-20030323.html' title='Top 25 Books 2003_03_23'/><author><name>mattscudder</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry></feed>
