Hardcover Fiction Based on sales from independent bookstores across America. For the Book Sense store nearest you, call 1-888-BOOKSENSE Independent Bookstores for Independent Minds Bestseller List for June 26, 2000 from sales the week ending June 18 Online at www.bookweb.org Thursday, June 22 Published in Bookselling This Week Monday, June 26 HARDCOVER FICTION last week / # of wks 1. Anil's Ghost, Michael Ondaatje 0375410538, Knopf, 25.00 A poetic, richly imagined novel set in Sri Lanka, about a young female forensic anthropologist sent by a human rights agency to help uncover a series of murders. 1/8 2. White Teeth, Zadie Smith 0375501851, Random House, 24.95 The story of two North London families -- one British, one Bengali -- the patriarchs of which have been best friends since WWII. Hilarious and moving, this is an epic debut by a brilliant young writer. 2/8 3. Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates, Tom Robbins 0553107755, Bantam, 27.50 As hilarious and adventurous as we've come to expect from this American original, Robbins' latest centers around his most fascinating creation yet, a high-spirited and highly irregular CIA Agent. 3/7 4. Cradle and All, James Patterson 0316690619, Little Brown, 22.99 An intense, harrowing novel reworked from Patterson's 1980 novel VIRGIN. 4/4 5. Beowulf, Seamus Heaney 0374111197, FSG, 25.00 A brilliant new translation of the ancient epic poem, which has earned Heaney (already a Nobel Laureate) Britain's prestigious Whitbread Prize. 5/17 6. The Brethren, John Grisham 0385497466, Doubleday, 27.95 Set in a minimum-security prison for "white-collar" criminals, the title refers to three inmates, former judges whose latest scam goes terribly awry.... 8/20 7. The Indwelling, Tim F. Lahaye, Jerry B. Jenkins 0842329285, Tyndale, 22.99 The latest in the "Left Behind" series. 11/4 8. Horse Heaven, Jane Smiley 037540600X, Knopf, 26.00 The Pulitzer prize-winning author's latest literary endeavor is a fascinating and detailed look into the world of horse racing. 13/11 9. Easy Prey, John Sandford 039914613X, Putnam, 25.95 The 11th installment in the "Prey" series, featuring Lucas Davenport. 6/6 10. Jim the Boy - 1st Week On List; A 'Book Sense 76' Pick, Tony Earley 0316199648, Little Brown, 23.95 A wonderful, old-fashioned portrait of a young boy. -/1 11. Girl With A Pearl Earring, Tracy Chevalier 052594527X, Dutton, 21.95 10/24 12. Bee Season, Myla Goldberg 0385498799, Doubleday, 22.95 14/3 13. The Toughest Indian In the World, Sherman Alexie 0871138018, Atlantic, 24.00 7/5 14. Special Prisoner - 1st Week On List, Jim Lehrer 0375503714, Random House, 23.95 -/1 15. The Human Stain, Philip Roth 0618059458, Houghton Mifflin, 27.00 9/7 ON THE RISE   16. Gone For Soldiers: A Novel Of The Mexican War, Jeff Shaara 0345427505, Ballantine, 26.95 Moving out of his usual milieu -- the Civil War -- Shaara recounts the Mexican War and its key players. The Book Sense Bestseller List is copyrighted and cannot be reprinted without permission from the American Booksellers Association. For information, please contact Michael Hoynes, Marketing Officer, at: (914) 591-2665 ext. 1204, 828 Broadway, Tarrytown NY. Reprint Guidelines.