Northwest Bestsellers week ending 12/12

The Pacific Northwest Independent Bestseller List, as brought to you by Book Sense and PNBA, for the week ended Sunday, December 12, 2004. Based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association and Book Sense.

HARDCOVER FICTION
1. The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Mitch Albom
2. Bad Dirt, Annie Proulx (Available here through northwest-books.com)
3. State of Fear, Michael Crichton
4. The Stupidest Angel, Christopher Moore
5. A Salty Piece of Land, Jimmy Buffett
6. Gilead, Marilynne Robinson
7. Skeleton Man, Tony Hillerman
8. The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown
9. Runaway, Alice Munro
10. A Redbird Christmas, Fannie Flagg

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. America (The Book), Jon Stewart and The Daily Show Staff
2. Chronicles, Bob Dylan
3. Little Book of Snowflakes, Kenneth Libbrecht
4. Eats, Shoots & Leaves, Lynne Truss
5. He's Just Not That Into You, Greg Behrendt, Liz Tuccillo
6. His Excellency, Joseph J. Ellis
7. When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, George Carlin
8. What's the Matter With Kansas?, Thomas Frank
9. Rise Up with a Listening Heart, Monks of New Skete
10. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, David Sedaris

MASS MARKET
1. Angels & Demons, Dan Brown
2. The Sinister Pig, Tony Hillerman
3. Deception Point, Dan Brown
4. Skipping Christmas, John Grisham
5. Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, Merriam-Webster (Eds.)
6. Digital Fortress, Dan Brown
7. One for the Money, Janet Evanovich
8. Trojan Odyssey, Clive Cussler
9. The Christmas Train, David Baldacci
10. Heart Full of Lies, Ann Rule

CHILDREN'S FICTION AND ILLUSTRATED
1. The Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events #11), Lemony Snicket
2. Peter and the Starcatchers, Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson
3. Dragon Rider, Cornelia Funke
4. America the Beautiful, Robert Sabuda
5. Goodnight Moon, Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.)
6. The Wide Window (A Series of Unfortunate Events #3), Lemony Snicket
7. Hoot, Carl Hiaasen
8. Life of Pi (Student Edition ), Yann Martel
9. Eragon, Christopher Paolini (Available here through northwest-books.com)
10. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, J.K. Rowling