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Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for March 6, 2003
from sales the week ending March 2, 2003
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| HARDCOVER FICTION | Last Week/
Weeks on List |
| 1. |
The King of Torts
John Grisham, 0385508042, Doubleday, $27.95
Grisham's latest bestseller, and straight to #1. |
2/4 |
| 2. |
The Lovely Bones
Alice Sebold, 0316666343, Little Brown, $21.95
A Top Ten 76 Pick. A child watches from heaven as her family deals with her absence. |
1/37 |
| 3. |
Life of Pi
Yann Martel, 0151008116, Harcourt , $25
Top Ten 76 Pick and Booker Prize winner. |
3/19 |
| 4. |
I Don't Know How She Does It
Allison Pearson, 0375414053, Knopf, $23
One of the funniest books I've ever read. -- Melissa Bernstrom, Hawley-Cooke Booksellers, Louisville, KY |
6/21 |
| 5. |
Flashback
Nevada Barr, 0399149759, Putnam, $24.95
Barr's 11th Anna Pigeon novel, and a doozie. |
5/3 |
| 6. |
Pattern Recognition
William Gibson, 0399149864, Putnam, $25.95
A Top Ten 76 Pick; the master of cyber-fiction writing in a contemporary setting. |
7/4 |
| 7. |
The Master Butchers Singing Club
Louise Erdrich, 0066209773, HarperCollins, $25.95
A Top Ten 76 Pick; indie favorite Erdrich is back with another engrossing tale. |
4/4 |
| 8. |
Drop City - Debut
T. Coraghessan Boyle, 0670031720, Penguin, $25.95
A 76 Pick; TC goes on the road with a merry band of hippies. |
/1 |
| 9. |
Songbook
Nick Hornby, 0971904774, McSweeney's, $26
High fidelity. |
9/3 |
| 10. |
The Last Detective
Robert Crais, 0385504268, Doubleday, $24.95
Elvis Cole is back in this taut thriller from Crais. |
10/2 |
| 11. |
The Confessor - Debut
Daniel Silva, 0399149724, Putnam, $25.95
Latest thriller by one of the newest and best writers in this genre. |
/1 |
| 12. |
Crossroads of Twilight
Robert Jordan, 0312864590, Tor, $29.95
Jordan is the hottest thing going in Sci-Fi/Fantasy right now. |
8/8 |
| 13. |
The Dante Club
Matthew Pearl, 0375505296, Random House, $24.95
76 Pick; a literary whodunit. |
/2 |
| 14. |
The Cat Who Brought Down the House
Lilian Jackson Braun, 0399149422, Putnam, $23.95
Sounds like my new cat. |
14/4 |
| 15. |
You Shall Know Our Velocity
Dave Eggers, 0970335555, McSweeney's, $22
You can judge a book by its cover after all. |
13/18 |
| ON THE RISE |
| 25. |
Mrs. Kimble
Jennifer Haigh, 0060509392, Morrow, $24.95
#1 76 Pick; one man, three wives � a psychological exploration. |
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