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Lists Of Best-Selling Books

Digital Journal Staff

Published

May 12, 2001

(MAY 10, 2001)

WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLERS

1. “On the Street Where You Live” by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster)
2. “A Common Life: The Wedding Story” by Jan Karon (Viking)
3. “The Last Time They Met: A Novel” by Anita Shreve (Little, Brown)
4. “Death in Holy Orders” by P. D. James (Knopf)
5. “Lord of the Silent” by Elizabeth Peters (Morrow)
6. “Dreamcatcher” by Stephen King (Scribner)
7. “Back When We Were Grownups” by Anne Tyler (Knopf)
8. “The Summerhouse” by Jude Deveraux (Pocket Books)
9. “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” by Dr. Seuss (Random House)
10. “A Painted House” by John Grisham (Doubleday)
11. “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” by J.K. Rowling (Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic Press)
12. “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” by J.K. Rowling (Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic Press)
13. “First to Die” by James Patterson (Little, Brown)
14. “The Bonesetter’s Daughter” by Amy Tan (Putnam)
15. “Cold Paradise” by Stuart Woods (Putnam)

NON-FICTION
1. “The Prayer of Jabez” by Bruce H. Wilkinson (Multnomah)
2. “Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life” by Spencer Johnson (Putnam)
3. “Napalm & Silly Putty” by George Carlin (Hyperion)
4. “Body for Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Strength” by Bill Phillip, Michael D’Orso (Harper Collins)
5. “Seabiscuit” by Laura Hillenbrand (Random House)
6. “Dear Mom” by Bradley Trevor Greive (Andrews McMeel)
7. “Secrets of the Vine” by Bruce H. Wilkinson (Multnomah)
8. “Suzanne Somers’ Eat, Cheat, and Melt the Fat Away” by Suzanne Somers (Crown)
9. “I Hope You Dance” by Mark D. Sanders, Tia Sillers (Rutledge Hill)
10. “Body of Secrets” by James Bamford (Doubleday)
11. “Behind the Smile” by Marie Osmond (Warner Books)
12. “The Okinawa Program” by B. Wilcox, C. Wilcox, M. Suzuki (Crown)
13. “Tuesdays with Morrie” by Mitch Albom (Doubleday)
14. “Relationship Rescue” by Phillip Mc Graw (Hyperion)
15. “Blackbird Singing” by Paul McCartney (W.W. Norton)

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. “The Prayer of Jabez” by Bruce Wilkinson (Multnomah Publishers) (NF-H)
2. “Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life” by Spencer Johnson (Putnam) (NF-H)
3. “Bridget Jones’s Diary” by Helen Fielding (Penguin)(F-P)
4. “On the Street Where You Live” by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster) (F-H)
5. “Atlantis Found” by Clive Cussler (Berkley) (F-P)
6. “The Search” by Iris Johansen (Bantam) (F-P)
7. “Carolina Moon” by Nora Roberts (Jove)(F-P)
8. “Before I Say Good-Bye” by Mary Higgins Clark (Pocket)(F-P)
9. “Dawn in Eclipse Bay” by Jayne Ann Krentz (Jove) (F-P)
10. “A Common Life: The Wedding Story” (Viking) by Jan Karon (F-H)
11. “Temptation” by Jude Deveraux (Pocket Books) (F-P)
12. “Midnight in Ruby Bayou” by Elizabeth Lowell (Avon) (F-P)
13. “Body-for-Life” by Bill Phillips, Michael D’Orso (HarperCollins) (NF-H)
14. “Napalm & Silly Putty” by George Carlin (Hyperion) (NF-P)
15. “The Girl with a Pearl Earring” by Tracy Chavalier (Plume) (F-P)
16. “Chicken Soup for the Mother’s Soul 2” by J. Canfield, M.V. Hansen, M. Shimoff & C. Kline (HCI) (NF-P)
17. “Dreamcatcher” by Stephen King (Scribner)(F-H)
18. “Death in Holy Orders” by P. D. James (Knopf) (F-H)
19. “Winter Solstice” by Rosamunde Pilcher (St. Martins) (F-P)
20. “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” by J.K. Rowling; Illustrated by Mary GrandPre (Scholastic) (F-P)
21. “Always Dakota” by Debbie Macomber (Mira) (F-P)
22. “Omerta” by Mario Puzo (Ballantine) (F-P)
23. “Life Strategies: Doing What Works, Doing What Matters” by Phillip C. McGraw (Hyperion) (NF-P)
24. “The Last Time They Met : A Novel” by Anita Shreve (Little Brown)(F-H)
25. “The Red Tent” by Anita Diamant (Picador) (F-P)
26. “Lord of the Silent” by Elizabeth Peters (William Morrow) (F-H)
27. “Lone Eagle” by Danielle Steel (Delacorte Press) (F-H)
28. “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” by J.K. Rowling; Illustrated by Mary GrandPre (Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic) (F-H)
29. “Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason” by Helen Fielding (Penguin) (F-P)
30. “We Were the Mulvaneys” by Joyce Carol Oates (Plume) (F-P)
31. “Seabiscuit” by Laura Hillenbrand (Random House) (NF-H)
32. “The Four Agreements” by Don Miguel Ruiz (Amber-Allen) (NF-P)
33. “Back When We Were Grownups” by Anne Tyler (Knopf) (F-H)
34. “Suzanne Somers’ Eat, Cheat, and Melt the Fat Away” by Suzanne Somers (Crown) (NF-H)
35. “Along Came a Spider” by James Patterson (Warner) (F-P)
36. “Icy Sparks” by Gwyn Hyman Rubio (Penguin) (F-P)
37. “Oh, The Places You’ll Go!” by Dr. Seuss (Random House) (F-H)
38. “The Brethren” by John Grisham (Island) (F-P)
39. “A Painted House” by John Grisham (Doubleday) (F-H)
40. “Almost Innocent” by Jane Feather (Bantam) (F-P)
41. “Chicken Soup for the Mother’s Soul” by J. Canfield, M.V. Hansen, M. Shimoff & C. Kline (HCI) (NF-P)
42. “The Empty Chair” by Jeffery Deaver (Pocket Star)(F-P)
43. “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” by J.K. Rowling; Illustrated by Mary GrandPre (Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic) (F-H)
44. “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” by J. K. Rowling; Illustrated by Mary Grandpre (Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine) (F-H)
45. “Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution” by Robert C. Atkins (Avon)
46. “First to Die” by James Patterson (Little, Brown) (F-H)
47. “Pearl Harbor” by Randall Wallace (Hyperion) (F-P)
48. “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” by Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter (Warner Books) (NF-P)
49. “Storm Warning” by Dinah McCall (Mira) (F-P)
50. “Standoff” by Sandra Brown (Warner Vision)(F-P)

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLERS

HARDCOVER FICTION
1. “On the Street Where You Live” by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster)
2. “A Common Life: The Wedding Story” by Jan Karon (Viking)
3. “Death in Holy Orders” by P.D. James (Knopf)
4. “The Last Time They Met” by Anita Shreve (Little, Brown)
5. “Cold Paradise” by Stuart Woods (Putnam)
6. “The Bonesetter’s Daughter” by Amy Tan (Putnam)
7. “Dreamcatcher” by Stephen King (Scribner)
8. “Back When We Were Grownups” by Anne Tyler (Knopf)
9. “First to Die” by James Patterson (Little, Brown)
10. “A Painted House” by John Grisham (Doubleday)
11. “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” by Michael Chabon (Random House)
12. “Lord of the Silent” by Elizabeth Peters (Morrow)
13. “Lone Eagle” by Danielle Steel (Delacorte Press)
14. “The Summerhouse” by Jude Deveraux (Pocket Books
15. “The Blue Nowhere” by Jeffery Deaver (Simon & Schuster)

NONFICTION/GENERAL
1. “The Prayer of Jabez” by Bruce H. Wilkinson (Multnomah)
2. “Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life” by Spencer Johnson (Putnam)
3. “Napalm & Silly Putty” by George Carlin (Hyperion)
4. “Seabiscuit” by Laura Hillenbrand (Random House)
5. “Body for Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Strength” by Bill Phillips and Michael D’Orso (Harper Collins)
6. “Suzanne Somers’ Eat, Cheat, and Melt the Fat Away” by Suzanne Somers (Crown)
7. “Body of Secrets” by James Bamford (Doubleday)
8. “In Harm’s Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors” by Doug Stanton (Henry Holt)
9. “Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation” by Joseph J. Ellis (Knopf)
10. “Tuesdays with Morrie” by Mitch Albom (Doubleday)
11. “A Different Drummer: My Thirty Years with Ronald Reagan by Michael K. Deaver (HarperCollins)
12. “Relationship Rescue” by Phillip Mc Graw (Hyperion)
13. “Comfort Me with Apples: More Adventures at the Table” by Ruth Reichl (Random House)
14. “Walking the Bible” by Bruce Feiler (Morrow)
15. “An Album of Memories: Personal Histories From the Greatest Generation” by Tom Brokaw (Random House)

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. “Atlantis Found” by Clive Cussler (Berkley)
2. “Dawn in Eclipse Bay” by Jayne Ann Krentz (Jove)
3. “Before I Say Good-Bye” by Mary Higgins Clark (Pocket)
4. “Carolina Moon” by Nora Roberts (Jove)
5. “Winter Solstice” by Rosamunde Pilcher (St. Martins)
6. “Along Came a Spider” by James Patterson (Warner Vision)
7. “The Search” by Iris Johansen (Bantam)
8. “The Empty Chair” by Jeffery Deaver (Pocket)
9. “Omerta” by Mario Puzo (Ballantine)
10. “Midnight in Ruby Bayou” by Elizabeth Lowell (Avon)
11. “Temptation” by Jude Deveraux (Pocket)
12. “Storm Warning” by Dinah McCall (Mira)
13. “The Brethren” by John Grisham (Dell Island)
14. “Tom Clancy’s Net Force: Point of Impact by Tom Clancy, Steve Pieczenik, and Steve Perry (Berkley)
15. “After the Fire” by Belva Plain (Dell)

TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. “Bridget Jones’s Diary” by Helen Fielding (Penguin)
2. “Girl with a Pearl Earring” by Tracy Chavalier (Plume)
3. “Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason” by Helen Fielding (Penguin)
4. “The Red Tent” by Anita Diamant (Picador)
5. “We Were the Mulvaneys” by Joyce Carol Oates (Plume)
6. “A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius” by Dave Eggers (Vintage)
7. “Life Strategies” by Phillip C. McGraw (Hyperion)
8. “The Four Agreements” by Don Miguel Ruiz (Amber-Allen)
9. “Icy Sparks” by Gwyn Hyman Rubio (Penguin)
10. “The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook” by Joshua Piven and David Borgenicht (Chronicle)
11. “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” by Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter (Warner Books)
12. “Anil’s Ghost” by Michael Ondaatje (Vintage)
13 “The House of Sand and Fog” by Andre Dubus III (Vintage)
14 “In the Heart of the Sea” by Nathaniel Philbrick (Penguin)
15 “Big Stone Gap” by Adriana Trigiani (Ballantine)