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timster
05-30-2003, 07:46 AM
WALLSTREET JOURNAL BESTSELLERS

FICTION

1. "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown (Doubleday)

2. "Naked Prey" by John Sandford (Putnam)

3. "The Eternity Code" by Eoin Colfer (Miramax)

4. "The Devil Wears Prada" by Lauren Weisberger (Doubleday)

5. "The Guardian" by Nicholas Sparks (Warner Books)

6. "The Sinister Pig" by Tony Hillerman (HarperCollins)

7. "Second Summer of the Sisterhood" by Ann Brashares (Delacorte)

8. "The Lovely Bones" by Alice Sebold (Little, Brown)

9. "The Second Time Around" by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster)

10. "The King of Torts" by John Grisham (Doubleday)

11. "A Cold Heart" by Jonathan Kellerman (Ballantine)

12. "Executive Power" by Vince Flynn (Atria Books)

13. "Armageddon" by T. LaHaye, J. Jenkins (Tyndale House)

14. "No Second Chance" by Harlan Coben (E.P. Dutton)

15. "The Other Woman" by Eric Jerome Dickey (Dutton)

NONFICTION

1. "The South Beach Diet" by Arthur Agatston (Rodale Press)

2. "Atkins for Life" by Robert C. Atkins (St. Martin's Press)

3. "An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy 1917-1963" by Robert Dallek (Little, Brown)

4. "The Purpose-Driven Life" by Rick Warren (Zondervan)

5. "Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson (Broadway)

6. "Oh, the Places You'll Go" by Dr. Seuss (Random House)

7. "Leap of Faith" by Queen Noor (Miramax)

8. "Good to Great" by Jim Collins (HarperBusiness)

9. "Who Moved My Cheese?" by Spencer Johnson (Putnam)

10. "What Should I Do With My Life?" by Po Bronson (Random House)

11. "The Teammates" by David Halberstam (Hyperion)

12. "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game" by Michael Lewis (Norton)

13. "Dereliction of Duty" by Robert Patterson (Regnery)

14. "Who's Your Caddy" by Rick Reilly (Doubleday)

15. "The Clinton Wars" by Sidney Blumenthal (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)

The Wall Street Journal's list reflects nationwide sales of hardcover books during the week ended last Saturday at more than 2,500 B. Dalton, Barnes & Noble, Bookland, Books-a-Million, Books & Co., Bookstar, Bookstop, Borders, Brentano's, Coles, Coopersmith, Crown, Doubleday, Scribners, Super Crown and Waldenbooks stores, as well as sales from online retailers barnesandnoble.com and Amazon.com.

USA TODAY BESTSELLERS

Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback

1. "Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution" by Robert C. Atkins (Avon) (NF-P)

2. "The Beach House" by James Patterson, Peter de Jonge (Warner)(F-P)

3. "Holes" by Louis Sachar (Random House) (F-P)

4. "Engaging the Enemy" by Nora Roberts (Silhouette)(F-P)

5. "The South Beach Diet" by Arthur Agatston (Rodale Press) (NF-H)

6. "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown (Doubleday) (F-H)

7. "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd (Penguin USA)

8. "Atkins for Life" by Robert C. Atkins (St. Martin's) (NF-H)

9. "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" by Dr. Seuss (Random House) (F-H)

10. "The Mulberry Tree" by Jude Deveraux (Pocket) (F-P)

11. "Daddy's Little Girl" by Mary Higgins Clark (Pocket) (F-P)

12. "Naked Prey" by John Sandford (Putnam) (F-H)

13. "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand (Ballantine) (NF-P)

14. "Three Junes" by Julia Glass (Anchor) (P-F)

15. "Self Matters" by Phillip McGraw (Free Press) (NF-P)

16. "Mortal Prey" by John Sandford (Berkley) (F-P)

17. "Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code" by Eoin Colfer (Hyperion) (F-H)

18. "The Nanny Diaries" by Nicola Kraus, Emma Mclaughlin (St. Martins) (F-P)

19. "Life Of Pi" by Yann Martel (Harcourt) (F-P)

20. "The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" by Alexander McCall (Smith Anchor) (F-P)

21. "The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?" by Rick Warren (Zondervan) (NF-H)

22. "The Guardian" Nicholas Sparks (Warner Books) (F-H)

23. "The Devil Wears Prada" by Lauren Weisberger (Doubleday) (F-H)

24. "An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy 1917-1963" by Robert Dallek. (Little, Brown) (NF-H)

25. "The Sinister Pig" by Tony Hillerman (HarperCollins) (F-H)

26. "Sleep No More" by Greg Iles (Signet) (P-F)

27. "The Survivors Club" by Lisa Gardner (Bantam) (F-P)

28. "High Tide in Hawaii" by Mary Pope Osborne, art by Sal Murdocca (Random House) (F-P)

29. "The Lovely Bones" by Alice Sebold (Little, Brown) (F-H)

30. "The Second Time Around" by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster) (F-H)

31. "The Second Summer of the Sisterhood" by Ann Brashares (Delacorte) (F-H)

32. "Three Fates" by Nora Roberts (Jove) (F-P)

33. "Leap of Faith" by Queen Noor (Hyperion) (NF-H)

34. "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson (Broadway) (NF-H)

35. "Junie B., First Grader: Boss of Lunch: by Barbara Park, art by Denise Brunkus (Random House) (F-P)

36. "The King of Torts" by John Grisham (Doubleday) (F-H)

37. "Dead Run" by Erica Spindler (Mira) (F-P)

38. "Atonement" by Ian McEwan (Anchor) (F-H)

39. "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" by J.K. Rowling (Scholastic)(F-P)

40. "Angels & Demons" by Dan Brown (Pocket Star) (F-P)

41. "Dr. Atkins New Carbohydrate Gram Counter" by Robert C. Atkins (M. Evans) (NF-P)

42. "Broken Wings" by V.C. Andrews (Pocket) (F-P)

43. "The Lizzie McGuire Movie" Weiss (Disney Press) (F-P)

44. "In This Mountain" by Jan Karon (Penguin)

45. "Who Moved My Cheese?" by Spencer Johnson (Putnam) (NF-H)

46. "The Dive From Clausens Pier" by Ann Packer (Vintage) (F-P)

47. "A Cold Heart" by Jonathan Kellerman (Ballantine)(F-H)

48. "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer (Hyperion) (F-P)

49. "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" by Ann Brashares (Delacorte) (F-P)

50. "The Murder Book" by Jonathan Kellerman (Ballantine) (F-P)

Contributing Booksellers: Barnes & Noble Inc., Books-A-Million and Bookland, Books & Co. (Dayton, Ohio), Borders Books & Music, Bookstar, Bookstop, Brentano's, Crown Books, Davis Kidd Booksellers (Tennessee), Doubleday Book Shops, Hawley-Cooke Booksellers (Louisville), Joseph-Beth Booksellers (Lexington, Ky.; Cincinnati), Little Professor Book Centers, Powell's Books (Portland, Ore.), Ruminator Books (St. Paul, Minn.), Scribner's Bookstores, Tattered Cover Book Store (Denver), Waldenbooks, Wal-Mart, Amazon.com, B. Dalton Bookseller, Barnes & Noble.com.

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLERS

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown (Doubleday)

2. "Naked Prey" by John Sandford (Putnam)

3. "The Devil Wears Prada" by Lauren Weisberger (Doubleday)

4. "The Sinister Pig" by Tony Hillerman (HarperCollins)

5. "The Guardian" by Nicholas Sparks (Warner)

6. "The Lovely Bones" by Alice Sebold (Little, Brown)

7. "The Second Time Around" by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster)

8. "A Cold Heart" by Jonathan Kellerman (Ballantine)

9. "No Second Chance" by Harlan Coben (E.P. Dutton)

10. "Executive Power" by Vince Flynn (Atria)

11. "The King of Torts" by John Grisham (Doubleday)

12. "Villa Incognito" by Tom Robbins (Bantam)

13. "The Other Woman" by Eric Jerome Dickey (Dutton)

14. "Armageddon: The Cosmic Battle of the Ages" by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins (Tyndale)

15. "Shutter Island" by Dennis Lehane (Morrow)

NONFICTION/GENERAL

1. "The South Beach Diet" by Arthur Agatston, M.D. (Rodale)

2. "An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy 1917-1963" by Robert Dallek. (Little, Brown)

3. "Atkins for Life" by Robert C. Atkins, M.D. (St. Martin's)

4. "Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life" by Queen Noor (Miramax)

5. "The Purpose-Driven Life" by Rick Warren (Zondervan)

6. "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson (Broadway)

7. "What Should I Do with My Life?" by Po Bronson (Random House)

8. "The Teammates" by David Halberstam (Hyperion)

9. "Dereliction of Duty" by Robert Patterson (Regnery)

10. "A Patriot's Handbook: Songs, Poems, Stories and Speeches ..." Edited by Caroline Kennedy (Hyperion)

11. "Who Moved My Cheese?" by Spencer Johnson (Putnam)

12. "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game" by Michael Lewis (Norton)

13. "Open: Inside the Ropes at Bethpage Black" by John Feinstein. (Little, Brown)

14. "Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded" by Simon Winchester (HarperCollins)

15. "Who's Your Caddy?" by Rick Reilly (Doubleday)

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS

1. "Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution" by Robert C. Atkins (Avon)

2. "The Beach House" by James Patterson, Peter de Jonge (Warner)

3. "Engaging the Enemy" by Nora Roberts (Silhouette)

4. "Daddy's Little Girl" by Mary Higgins Clark (Pocket)

5. "Mortal Prey" by John Sandford (Berkley)

6. "Sleep No More" by Greg Iles (Signet)

7. "The Mulberry Tree" by Jude Deveraux (Pocket)

8. "Angels and Demons" by Dan Brown (Pocket)

9. "Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic II: Refugee" by Sean Williams, Shane Dix (Del Rey)

10. "The Murder Book" by Jonathan Kellerman (Ballantine)

11. "The Survivors Club" by Lisa Gardner (Bantam)

12. "If Looks Could Kill" by Kate White (Warner)

13. "Slightly Wicked" by Mary Balogh (Bantam)

14. "Breathing Room" by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (Avon)

15. "Stephen Coonts' Deep Black" by Stephen Coonts with Jim DeFelice (St. Martin's)

TRADE PAPERBACKS

1. "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd (Penguin USA)

2. "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand (Ballantine)

3. "Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution" by Robert C. Atkins, M.D. (Quill)

4. "Three Junes" by Julia Glass (Anchor)

5. "The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" by Alexander McCall (Smith Anchor)

6. "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel (Harcourt/Harvest)

7. "The Nanny Diaries" by Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus. (St. Martin's/Griffin)

8. "Self Matters" by Phillip C. McGraw (Free Press)

9. "Dr. Atkins' New Carbohydrate Gram Counter" by Robert C. Atkins, M.D. (M. Evans)

10. "The Dive from Clausen's Pier" by Ann Packer (Vintage)

11. "Atonement" by Ian McEwan (Anchor)

12. "In This Mountain" by Jan Karon (Penguin)

13. "Bel Canto" by Ann Patchett (Perennial)

14. "Small Wonder" by Barbara Kingsolver (Perennial)

15. "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" by Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter (Warner)

suzanne
06-03-2003, 09:33 AM
1. "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown (Doubleday)

I just started this Book - A great read so far!!