FICTION

1. The DaVinci Code, by Dan Brown

2. The Five People You Meet in Heaven, by Mitch Albom

3. The Big Bad Wolf, by James Patterson

4. Trojan Odyssey, by Clive Cussler

5. The Dark Tower: Volumes 1-5, by Stephen King

6. Bleachers, by John Grisham

7. Odd Thomas, by Dean Koontz

8. The Hornet's Nest, by Jimmy Carter

9. Safe Harbour, by Danielle Steel

10. Skipping Christmas, by John Grisham

NONFICTION

1. Who's Looking Out for You? by Bill O'Reilly

2. Flyboys, by James Bradley

3. Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them, by Al Franken

4. Dude, Where's My Country? by Michael Moore

5. America 24/7, created by Rick Smolan and David Elliot

6. Franklin and Winston, by Jon Meacham

7. Benjamin Franklin, by Walter Isaacson

8. A Short History of Nearly Everything, by Bill Bryson

9. Every Second Counts, by Lance Armstrong with Sally Jenkins

10. A National Party No More, by Zell Miller

ADVICE, HOW-TO AND MISCELLANEOUS

1. The Purpose-Driven Life, by Rick Warren

2. The South Beach Diet, by Arthur Agatston

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3. The World According to Mister Rogers,by Fred Rogers

4. Guinness World Records 2004

5. The Present, by Spencer Johnson

Rankings reflect sales figures at almost 4,000 bookstores plus wholesalers serving 50,000 other retailers (gift shops, department stores, newsstands, supermarkets), statistically weighted to represent sales in all such outlets nationwide. An (x) indicates that a book's sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above.

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