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2003 World抯 bestseller novels

An article by Shahrom TM Sulaiman a lecturer from UITM in today抯 paper on the 2003 World抯 bestseller novels taken from Amazon.Com by the 10 biggest media with the most readable segments like Boston Globe, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, LA Times, Publisher Weekly and Christian Science Monitor and combined with the Booklist homepage on sale from several continents including Asia:

1. Namesake
        By young Indian author, Jhumpa Lahiri described by NY Times as the BOOK of The Year, awarded Pulitzer and Hemingway award.
           About Gogol Ganguli, a student trapped in his cultured identity, half Indian and American.
           NY times with Publishers weekly and Booklist described this book as strong in its plot, spicing comedy with tragedy.

2. The Secret Life Bee
          By Sue Monk Kidd about a psychologically repressed girl, Lily Owen left by her father since she was little. She was raised by her mother pictured as Black Madonna. Unfortunately her mother was accidentally shot by her while playing with firearm. Lily was remorseful and search her mother identity who is actually a black. This novel with its South Carolina region in the 60s was perceived by the lit. crit. as an epic portraying race conflicts.

3. The Da vinci Code
       Novel by Brown telling about the killing of The Lovre Museum Director, France at its balcony. The accused are a Harvard lecturer and a secret code reader. Both have to prove they抮e innocent. Investigation led them to the findings of 2000 secret code hidden behind a painting.

4. To The Nines
        The 9th book from Stephanie Blum series by Janet Evanovich written with easy, flowy style and common normal romance theme. These series are popular and captivating readers. Entertainment Weekly and Wall Street Journal put this novel as 搕he most read book inUSA

marquez

Aku cuma minat Jhumpa Lahiri... tu pun sebab dia kiut chik... yang lain, terutamanya tulisan Mitch Albom, aku rasa mendorong orang yang berpengetahuan untuk terjun ke dalam lombong... kesimpulan dari senarai buku ini ialah, tiada siapa suka akan haute cuisine...semua nak makan mee maggie cepat dimasak sedap dimakan (sedap ke?)

M-

xbaca pon
tapi i still think tuesday with morrie is great.
The Five People You Meet in Heaven..tah..mcm tak menarik je
anyway dont plan to go there..so tak relevant nak baca..muakakakakka

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cam2 la ko nih Marq

6. Life of Pi
         Nominated for the consolation category in the Booker Prize 2003, Yan Matel creation invited readers to the world of magic, struggle and faith of the animal shop owner抯 son, Pi Patel growing up in Pondicherry, India. The whole family with the animals moved to Canada. On the journey, their cargo ship met with an accident at the Pacific Ocean. Pi was trapped on the ship with a zebra, sea-sicked orang utan and a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. After struggling, only Pi and Richard Parker succeeded to escape and continued the 227 days

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hem..there's a pattern here...

1...about Indians...
2...psychological theme

hem...

Unfortunately, I haven't read any of those yet

tig_cun

Originally posted by bookworm at 2004-1-14 08:25:
Unfortunately, I haven't read any of those yet

yeahh.. me too...

gorgonz

Originally posted by mocha at 13-1-2004 08:32 PM:
xbaca pon
tapi i still think tuesday with morrie is great.
The Five People You Meet in Heaven..tah..mcm tak menarik je
anyway dont plan to go there..so tak relevant nak baca..muakakakakka

tak baca lagi buku Mitch ALbon nin....

tapi tengok film Tuesdays with Morrie....tu touching...

"You need other ppl when you were born...
  You need other ppl when you die
   You need other ppl even more...in betweeen..."

marquez

The pattern here: semua buku buhsan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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:nana::nana::nana:
maybe 4 u maa....

not to the whole world

nevberg

mitch albon aku baca tuesdays with morrie...aku rasa ok la...

life with pi aku ada pinjam buku dia....so dalam senarai menunggu untuk dibaca....la ni aku dalam proses nak membeli devil wears prada....tgk sinopsis macam best sebab sebelum keluar senarai ni aku dah tgk kat MPH....nampak macam best...so bila senarai dah kuar aku ada alasan kukuh untuk membeli...

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USA Today Best Selling Books List

1.  Glorious Appearing
    Tim Lahaye, Jerry B. Jenkins,  Tyndale House
Subtitle: "The Final Chapter of Those Left Behind" (F) (H)   $24.99
    Weeks on chart: 2  Last week: 2  Entered on: 4/8/2004  Peak Position: 1

2.  Angels & Demons
    Dan Brown,  Pocket Star
Centuries-old organization launches vendetta against the Catholic Church (F) (P)   $7.99
    Weeks on chart: 56  Last week: 3  Entered on: 3/27/2003  Peak Position: 2

3.  The Da Vinci Code
    Dan Brown,  Doubleday
Murder clues left inside Leonardo art at the Louvre (F) (H)   $24.95
    Weeks on chart: 56  Last week: 5  Entered on: 3/27/2003  Peak Position: 1

4.  The Purpose-Driven Life
    Rick Warren,  Zondervan
Subtitle: "What on Earth Am I Here for?" (NF) (H)   $19.99
    Weeks on chart: 66  Last week: 10  Entered on: 1/16/2003  Peak Position: 4

5.  Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror
    Richard A. Clarke,  Free Press
Politics: Former counterterrorism czar says the Bush administration has "squandered the opportunity to eliminate al Qaeda" (NF) (H)   $27.00
    Weeks on chart: 3  Last week: 1  Entered on: 4/1/2004  Peak Position: 1

6.  The South Beach Diet
    Arthur Agatston,  Rodale
Allows dieters to eat food they love (NF) (H)   $24.95
    Weeks on chart: 54  Last week: 6  Entered on: 4/10/2003  Peak Position: 1

7.  Birthright
    Nora Roberts,  Jove
Romance: Archaeologist is thrown into adventure, danger, love (F) (P)   $7.99
    Weeks on chart: 8  Last week: 4  Entered on: 4/10/2003  Peak Position: 4

8.  Nighttime Is My Time
    Mary Higgins Clark,  Simon & Schuster
Serial killer named "The Owl" seeks revenge at school reunion (F) (H)   $25.95
    Weeks on chart: 1  Last week: 0  Entered on: 4/15/2004  Peak Position: 8

9.  The South Beach Diet Good Fats Good Carbs Guide
    Arthur Agatston,  Rodale
Subtitle: "The Complete and Easy Reference for All Your Favorite Foods" (NF) (P)   $7.99
    Weeks on chart: 16  Last week: 8  Entered on: 12/25/2003  Peak Position: 3

10.  The Second Time Around
    Mary Higgins Clark,  Pocket
Head of medical company disappears (F) (P)   $7.99
    Weeks on chart: 11  Last week: 7  Entered on: 4/24/2003  Peak Position: 5

11.  Trump: How to Get Rich
    Donald J. Trump and Meredith Mciver,  Random House
Business knowledge from real estate tycoon and star of TV show "The Apprentice" (NF) (H)   $21.95
    Weeks on chart: 3  Last week: 12  Entered on: 4/1/2004  Peak Position: 6

12.  The Five People You Meet in Heaven: A Novel
    Mitch Albom,  Hyperion
In heaven, life is explained by five people who were in it (F) (H)   $19.95
    Weeks on chart: 29  Last week: 9  Entered on: 10/2/2003  Peak Position: 2

13.  Full Blast
    Janet Evanovich and Charlotte Hughes,  St. Martin's Press
Mysterious murders are related to local newspaper's personal ads (F) (P)   $7.99
    Weeks on chart: 1  Last week: 0  Entered on: 4/15/2004  Peak Position: 13

14.  The Reluctant Suitor
    Kathleen E. Woodiwiss,  Avon
Romance of Lady Adriana and her childhood sweetheart (F) (P)   $7.99
    Weeks on chart: 6  Last week: 11  Entered on: 3/27/2003  Peak Position: 11

15.  The Ultimate Weight Solution Food Guide
    Phillip C. McGraw,  Pocket
Companion diet guide (NF) (P)   $7.99
    Weeks on chart: 16  Last week: 28  Entered on: 1/1/2004  Peak Position: 4

16.  The Ultimate Weight Solution
    Phillip C. McGraw,  Free Press
Subtitle: "The 7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom" (NF) (H)   $26.00
    Weeks on chart: 31  Last week: 38  Entered on: 9/18/2003  Peak Position: 1

17.  Deception Point
    Dan Brown,  Pocket
Uncovering evidence of scientific trickery, a dangerous deception (F) (P)   $7.99
    Weeks on chart: 44  Last week: 16  Entered on: 5/22/2003  Peak Position: 11

18.  A Man To Call My Own: A Novel
    Johanna Lindsey,  Pocket Star
Romance: Two fatherless sisters head to Texas to a new home -- and adventure (F) (P)   $7.99
    Weeks on chart: 2  Last week: 13  Entered on: 4/8/2004  Peak Position: 13

19.  The Guardian
    Nicholas Sparks,  Warner Books
Young widow is ready to love again (F) (P)   $7.50
    Weeks on chart: 22  Last week: 15  Entered on: 4/17/2003  Peak Position: 2

20.  Digital Fortress
    Dan Brown,  St. Martin's Paperbacks
Mathematician must break a complex code for the National Security Agency (F) (P)   $7.99
    Weeks on chart: 33  Last week: 17  Entered on: 9/4/2003  Peak Position: 9

21.  Celeste
    V.C. Andrews,  Pocket Star
Celeste's twin's death throws everyone into chaos (F) (P)   $7.99
    Weeks on chart: 2  Last week: 14  Entered on: 4/8/2004  Peak Position: 14

22.  Ella Enchanted
    Gail Carson Levine,  Trophy
Children: At birth, a foolish fairy bestows Ella with the "gift' of obedience. Ella must do anything -- hop on one foot for a day and a half , but she does not tamely accept her fate; Newbery Honor Book (F) (P)   $6.50
    Weeks on chart: 4  Last week: 44  Entered on: 3/25/2004  Peak Position: 22

23.  The Secret Life of Bees
    Sue Monk Kidd,  Penguin
Lily, 14, runs away from home in story set in South 1964; Good Morning America Read This! Book Club selection Oct. 2002 (F) (P)   $14.00
    Weeks on chart: 66  Last week: 19  Entered on: 10/24/2002  Peak Position: 5

24.  The Last Juror
    John Grisham,  Doubleday
Convicted murderer seeks revenge against his jurors (F) (H)   $27.95
    Weeks on chart: 10  Last week: 20  Entered on: 2/12/2004  Peak Position: 1

25.  Kiss of the Night
    Sherrilyn Kenyon,  St. Martin's Press
Romance: An ancient Viking with amnesia falls for a princess (F) (P)   $6.99
    Weeks on chart: 1  Last week: 213  Entered on: 4/15/2004  Peak Position: 25

--today's list..so far...

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Wall Street Journal bestsellers

FICTION


1. "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" by Mitch Albom (Hyperion)

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

3. "The Slippery Slope: A Series of Unfortunate Events Book 10" by Lemony Snicket (HarperCollins)

4. "Split Second" by David Baldacci (Warner Books)

5. "Bleachers" by John Grisham (Doubleday)

6. "The Wedding" by Nicholas Sparks (Warner)

7. "The English Roses" by Madonna (Callaway)

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

9. "Lord John and the Private Matter by Diana Gabaldon (Delacorte Press)

10. "Eragon: Inheritance, Book 1" by Christopher Paolini (Knopf) (F-H)

11. "Quicksilver: Volume One of the Baroque Cycle" by Neal Stephenson (William Morrow)

12. "Teeth of the Tiger" by Tom Clancy (Putnam)

13. "Stone Cold: A Jesse Stone Novel" by Robert B. Parker (Putnam)

14. "A Perfect Day" by Richard Paul Evans (E.P. Dutton)

15. "Last Car to Elysian Fields" by James Lee Burke (Simon & Schuster)



NONFICTION

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

2. "The Ultimate Weight Solution" by Phil Mcgraw (Free Press)

3. "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them" by Al Franken (Dutton)

4. "Who's Looking Out For You? " by Bill OReilly (Broadway)

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

6. "The Burning Tigris:The Armenian Genocide and America's Response" Peter Balakian (HarperCollins)

7. "Flyboys: A True Story Of Courage" by James Bradley (Little, Brown)

8. "Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap ... and Others Don't" by Jim Collins (HarperCollins)

9. "Madam Secretary" by Madeleine Albright (Miramax)

10. "Bushwhacked: Life in George W. Bush's America" by Molly Ivins, Lou Dubose (Random House)

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

12. "Shut Up & Sing" by Laura Ingraham (Regnery)

13. "Persecution: How Liberals are Waging War Against Christianity" by David Limbaugh (Regnery)

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

15. "The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Century" by Paul Krugman (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.

Strawberry

Dah baca Da Vinci Code.. very the best!!!

Pocahontas

John Grisham punyer buku pun best gak..

sherrina

strawberry,
sherrina pon rasa cam nak beli the da vinci code. mahal tak? best sangat ke? takut rugi plak nanti :bgrin:

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Dari pelbagai review yang telah diberi sebelum nih i...it wil not be a waste of money, Sherrina...worth it...

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Popular (APRIL BESTSELLERS)

Fiction
1.        Bisikan rindu

Well..the best is the
Lord Of The Ring (Full Edition) By J.R.R Tolkien

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For week ending May 9

Non-Fiction
1. My Story by Lim Goh Tong
2. Plan of Attack by Bob Woodward
3. Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
4. Rich Dad's Cashflow Quadrant: Rich Dad's Guide to Financial Freedom by Robert Kiyosaki
5. The Chinese Dilemma by Ye Lin-Sheng
6. 5 Men and 5 Ideas: Building National Identity by Hng Hung Yong
7. Ten Smart Moves for Women Who Want to Succeed in Love and Life by Diana Booher
8. Simplify Your Life by Kustenmache
9. How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
10. My Shanghai by Sandy Lam

Fiction
1. Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
2. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
3. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
4. Sons of Fortune by Jeffrey Archer
5. The King of Torts by John Grisham
6. The Reluctant Suitor by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
7. Just Friends by Robyn Sisman
8. Elegance by Kathleen Tessaro
9. The Bride Stripped Bare by Anonymous
10. Four Past Midninght (Secret Window) by Stephen King

+Weekly list compiled by MPH Mid Valley, Kuala Lumpur;
www.mph.com.my.