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timster
08-01-2003, 08:52 AM
WALLSTREET JOURNAL BESTSELLERS

FICTION

1. "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" by J.K. Rowling (Scholastic)

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

3. "Naked Empire" by Terry Goodkind (Tor)

4. "To the Nines" by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's)

5. "Trading Up" by Candace Bushnell (Hyperion)

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

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

8. "The Lake House" by James Patterson (Little, Brown)

9. "Gone Too Far" by Suzanne Brockmann (Ballantine)

10. "Johnny Angel" by Danielle Steel (Delacorte)

11. "Bare Bones" by Kathy Reichs (Simon & Schuster)

12. "White Death" by C. Cussler, P. Kemprecos (Putnam)

13. "Isle of Palms" by Dorothea Benton Frank (Berkley)

14. "Seizure" by Robin Cook (Putnam)

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

NONFICTION

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

2. "Essential 55" by Ron Clark (Hyperion)

3. "Kate Remembered" by A. Scott Berg (Putnam)

4. "Treason" by Ann Coulter (Crown)

5. "Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith" by Jon Krakauer (Doubleday)

6. "Benjamin Franklin" by Walter Isaacson (Simon & Schuster)

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

8. "Living History" by Hillary Rodham Clinton (Simon & Schuster)

9. "The Kennedy Curse" by Edward Klein (St. Martin's Press)

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

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

12. "Seabiscuit" by Laura Hillenbrand (Random House)

13. "Moneyball" by Michael Lewis (Norton)

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

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

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. "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" by J.K.Rowling (Scholastic) (F-H)

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

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

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

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

6. "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck (Penguin) (F-P)

7. "Naked Empire: Sword of Truth" by Terry Goodkind ( Tor Books) (F-H)

8. "Kate Remembered" by A. Scott Berg (Putnam) (NF-H)

9. "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd (Penguin USA) (F-P)

10. "To the Nines" by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's) (F-H)

11. "The Essential 55" by Ron Clark (Hyperion) (NF-H)

12. "Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith" by Jon Krakauer (Doubleday) (NF-H)

13. "Living History" by Hillary Rodham Clinton (Simon & Schuster) (NF-H)

14. "Treason" by Ann Coulter (Crown) (NF-H)

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

16. "Benjamin Franklin" by Walter Isaacson (Simon & Schuster) (NF-H)

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

18. "The Shelters of Stone" by Jean M. Auel (Bantam) (F-P)

19. "Nights in Rodanthe" by Nicholas Sparks (Warner) (F-P)

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

21. "In Her Shoes" Jennifer Weiner (Washington Square Press) (F-P)

22. "Eleventh Hour" by Catherine Coulter (Jove) (F-P)

23. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling (Scholastic) (F-P)

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

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

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

27. "The Kennedy Curse" Edward Klein (St. Martin's) (NF-H)

28. "Killjoy" by Julie Garwood (Ballantine) (F-P)

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

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

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

32. "An Accidental Woman" by Barbara Delinsky (Pocket) (F-P)

33. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone" J.K. Rowling (Scholastic) (F-P)

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

35. "Atkins Journal Package" Robert C. Atkins (Evans) (NF-P)

36. "Unfit To Practice" by Perri O'Shaughnessy (Dell) (F-P)

37. "The Lake House" by James Patterson (Little, Brown) (F-H)

38. "The Virgin Blue" by Tracy Chevalier (Plume) (F-P)

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

40. "To Sir Phillip, With Love" by Julia Quinn (Avon) (F-P)

41. "Tom Clancys Op-Center: Sea of Fire" Created by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik; written by Jeff Rovin (Berkley) (F-P)

42. "The Nanny Diaries" by Nicola Kraus, Emma Mclaughlin (St. Martin's) (F-P)

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

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

45. "Nerd In Shining Armor" by Vicki Lewis Thompson (Dell) (F-P)

46. "Trading Up" by Candace Bushnell (Hyperion) (F-H)

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

48. "Johnny Angel" by Danielle Steel (Delacorte)(F-H)

49. "All-American Girl" by Meg Cabot (Mass Market) (P-F)

50. "Its Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life" by Lance Armstrong, Sally Jenkins (Berkley) (P-NF)

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 Empire: Sword of Truth" by Terry Goodkind (Tor Books)

3. "To the Nines" by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's)

4. "The Lake House" by James Patterson (Little, Brown)

5. "Trading Up" by Candace Bushnell (Hyperion)

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

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

8. "Johnny Angel" by Danielle Steel (Delacorte)

9. "Gone Too Far" by Suzanne Brockmann (Ballantine)

10. "White Death: A Novel from the NUMA Files" by Clive Cussler with Paul Kemprecos (Putnam)

11. Exit Wounds. J.A. Jance. (Morrow)

12. "Bare Bones" by Kathy Reichs (Simon & Schuster)

13. "Seizure" by Robin Cook (Putnam)

14. "Isle of Palms: A Lowcountry Tale" by Dorothea Benton Frank (Berkley)

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

NONFICTION/GENERAL

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

2. "Kate Remembered" by A. Scott Berg (Putnam)

3. "Benjamin Franklin" by Walter Isaacson (Simon & Schuster)

4. "The Essential 55" by Ron Clark (Hyperion)

5. "Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith" by Jon Krakauer (Doubleday)

6. "Living History" by Hillary Rodham Clinton (Simon & Schuster)

7. "Treason" by Ann Coulter (Crown)

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

9. "The Kennedy Curse" by Edward Klein (St. Martin's)

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

11. "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" (Special Illustrated Collector's Edition) by Laura Hillenbrand (Random House)

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

13. "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" by E. Lynn Harris (Doubleday)

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

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

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS

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

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

3. "The Shelters of Stone" by Jean M. Auel (Bantam)

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

5. "Eleventh Hour" by Catherine Coulter (Jove)

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

7. "Unfit to Practice" by Perri O'Shaughnessy (Dell)

8. "Killjoy" by Julie Garwood (Ballantine)

9. "Stone Kiss" by Faye Kellerman (Warner)

10. "An Accidental Woman" by Barbara Delinsky (Pocket)

11. "Tom Clancy's Op-Center: Sea of Fire" Created by Tom Clancy & Steve Pieczenik, written by Jeff Rovin (Berkley)

12. "Nerd in Shining Armor" by Vicki Lewis Thompson (Dell)

13. "To Sir Phillip, with Love" by Julia Quinn (Avon)

14. "Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic 3: Reunion" by Sean Williams, Shane Dix (Del Rey)

15. "Amazonia" by James Rollins (HarperTorch)

TRADE PAPERBACKS

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

2. "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck (Penguin)

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

4. "Nights in Rodanthe" by Nicholas Sparks (Warner)

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

6."In Her Shoes" by Jennifer Weiner (Washington Square Press)

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

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

9. "The Virgin Blue" by Tracy Chevalier (Plume)

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

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

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

13. "It's Not About the Bike" by Lance Armstrong with Sally Jenkins (Berkley)

14. "Running with Scissors" by Augusten Burroughs (Picador)

15. "The Crimson Petal and the White" by Michel Faber (Harcourt/Harvest)

suzanne
08-01-2003, 09:34 AM
12. "Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith" by Jon Krakauer (Doubleday) (NF-H)

This looks like a very interesting book - I am going to have to check it out!!!