Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending July 24, 2005

The Pacific Northwest Independent Bestseller List based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association and Book Sense. Most of these books aren?t books from the Pacific Northwest, but are books that are currently selling well in the Pacific Northwest. Week ending July 24, 2005.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. Until I Find You, John Irving
2. No Country for Old Men, Cormac McCarthy
3. The Historian, Elizabeth Kostova
4. The Mermaid Chair, Sue Monk Kidd
5. A Long Way Down, Nick Hornby
6. The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown
7. Crusader's Cross, James Lee Burke
8. Eleven on Top, Janet Evanovich
9. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Lisa See
10. Gilead, Marilynne Robinson

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. 1776, David McCullough
2. The World Is Flat, Thomas L. Friedman
3. Freakonomics, Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
4. Collapse, Jared Diamond
5. On Bullshit, Harry G. Frankfurt
6. Blink, Malcolm Gladwell
7. French Women Don't Get Fat, Mireille Guiliano
8. Lance Armstrong's War, Daniel Coyle
9. The Secret Man, Bob Woodward
10. Assassination Vacation, Sarah Vowell

MASS MARKET

1. The Rule of Four, Ian Caldwell, Dustin Thomason
2. Angels & Demons, Dan Brown
3. Trace, Patricia D. Cornwell
4. Ten Big Ones, Janet Evanovich
5. Digital Fortress, Dan Brown
6. One for the Money, Janet Evanovich
7. The South Beach Diet, Arthur Agatston, M.D.
8. Deception Point, Dan Brown
9. Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card
10. Killer Smile, Lisa Scottoline

CHILDREN'S (FICTION AND ILLUSTRATED)

1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, J.K. Rowling
2. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, J.K. Rowling
3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, J.K. Rowling
4. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Movie Tie-in), Ann Brashares
5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J.K. Rowling
6. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Movie Tie-in), Roald Dahl
7. The Second Summer of the Sisterhood, Ann Brashares
8. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, J.K. Rowling
9. Eragon, Christopher Paolini (Order it here)
10. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, J.K. Rowling

Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending July 17, 2005

The Pacific Northwest Independent Bestseller List based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association and Book Sense. Most of these books aren?t books from the Pacific Northwest, but are books that are currently selling well in the Pacific Northwest. Week ending Sunday, July 17, 2005.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. Until I Find You, John Irving
2. The Historian, Elizabeth Kostova
3. The Mermaid Chair, Sue Monk Kidd
4. Eleven on Top, Janet Evanovich
5. Crusader's Cross, James Lee Burke
6. The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown
7. Lifeguard, James Patterson
8. Locked Rooms, Laurie R. King
9. Gilead, Marilynne Robinson
10. A Long Way Down, Nick Hornby

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. 1776, David McCullough
2. Freakonomics, Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
3. The World Is Flat, Thomas L. Friedman
4. On Bullshit, Harry G. Frankfurt
5. Collapse, Jared Diamond
6. The Secret Man, Bob Woodward
7. Blink, Malcolm Gladwell
8. French Women Don't Get Fat, Mireille Guiliano
9. Lance Armstrong's War, Daniel Coyle
10. America (The Book), Jon Stewart and The Daily Show Staff

MASS MARKET

1. The Rule of Four, Ian Caldwell, Dustin Thomason
2. Ten Big Ones, Janet Evanovich
3. Trace, Patricia D. Cornwell
4. Angels & Demons, Dan Brown
5. Nights of Rain and Stars, Maeve Binchy
6. The South Beach Diet, Arthur Agatston, M.D.
7. Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury
8. Mr. Paradise, Elmore Leonard
9. Ilium, Dan Simmons
10. Deception Point, Dan Brown

CHILDREN'S (FICTION AND ILLUSTRATED)

1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, J.K. Rowling
2. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Movie Tie-in), Ann Brashares
3. The Second Summer of the Sisterhood, Ann Brashares
4. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, J.K. Rowling
5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J.K. Rowling
6. Eragon, Christopher Paolini (Get it here)
7. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Movie Tie-in), Roald Dahl
8. Encyclopedia Prehistorica: Dinosaurs, Robert Sabuda, Matthew Reinhart
9. The Opal Deception (Artemis Fowl, Book 4), Eoin Colfer
10. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, J.K. Rowling

Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending July 10, 2005

The Pacific Northwest Independent Bestseller List based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association and Book Sense. Most of these books aren?t books from the Pacific Northwest, but are books that are currently selling well in the Pacific Northwest. Week ending July 10, 2005

Find the best in northwest authors at northwest-books.com.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Historian, Elizabeth Kostova
2. The Mermaid Chair, Sue Monk Kidd
3. A Long Way Down, Nick Hornby
4. Eleven on Top, Janet Evanovich
5. Locked Rooms, Laurie R. King
6. The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown
7. In the Company of Cheerful Ladies, Alexander McCall Smith
8. Gilead, Marilynne Robinson
9. Specimen Days, Michael Cunningham
10. No Man's Land, G.M. Ford

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. 1776, David McCullough
2. Freakonomics, Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
3. The World Is Flat, Thomas L. Friedman
4. On Bullshit, Harry G. Frankfurt
5. Blink, Malcolm Gladwell
6. Collapse, Jared Diamond
7. God's Politics, Jim Wallis
8. America (The Book), Jon Stewart and The Daily Show Staff
9. You: The Owner's Manual, Michael F.Roizen, Mehmet C.Oz
10. French Women Don't Get Fat, Mireille Guiliano

MASS MARKET

1. The Rule of Four, Ian Caldwell, Dustin Thomason
2. Ten Big Ones, Janet Evanovich
3. Angels & Demons, Dan Brown
4. Trace, Patricia D. Cornwell
5. Nights of Rain and Stars, Maeve Binchy
6. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams
7. Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury
8. Digital Fortress, Dan Brown
9. Mr. Paradise, Elmore Leonard
10. Ilium, Dan Simmons

CHILDREN'S FICTION AND ILLUSTRATED

1. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Movie Tie-in), Ann Brashares
2. The Second Summer of the Sisterhood, Ann Brashares
3. Girls in Pants, Ann Brashares
4. The Opal Deception (Artemis Fowl, Book 4), Eoin Colfer
5. Eragon, Christopher Paolini (Order it here)
6. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Movie Tie-in), Roald Dahl
7. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,J.K. Rowling
8. Pendragon (The Rivers of Zadaa, Book 6), D.J. MacHale
9. Life of Pi (Student Edition ), Yann Martel
10. The Thief Lord, Cornelia Funke

Three Northwest Bestsellers

Wow! Three books by Northwest authors on the Northwest Bestseller list.

If You Lived Here, I?d Know Your Name by Heather Lende is a collection of essays about small town live in Haines, Alaska.

Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk is a strange novel comprised of 23 of the most horrifying, hilarious, mind-blowing, stomach-churning tales you?ll ever encounter.

And, Eragon by Christopher Paolini continues to enjoy popularity in the Northwest, perhaps because his sequel, Eldest, is set for release next month. Oh, you can order all these books, including Eldest, right here at northwest-books.com.

Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending July 3, 2005

The Pacific Northwest Independent Bestseller List based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association and Book Sense. Most of these books aren?t books from the Pacific Northwest, but are books that are currently selling well in the Pacific Northwest. Week ending July 3, 2005.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Historian, Elizabeth Kostova
2. Eleven on Top, Janet Evanovich
3. The Mermaid Chair, Sue Monk Kidd
4. Locked Rooms, Laurie R. King
5. Zorro, Isabel Allende
6. A Long Way Down, Nick Hornby
7. In the Company of Cheerful Ladies, Alexander McCall Smith
8. Gilead, Marilynne Robinson
9. Haunted, Chuck Palahniuk (Get it here)
10. Specimen Days, Michael Cunningham

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. 1776, David McCullough
2. Freakonomics, Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
3. The World Is Flat, Thomas L. Friedman
4. On Bullshit, Harry G. Frankfurt
5. Blink, Malcolm Gladwell
6. Collapse, Jared Diamond
7. French Women Don't Get Fat, Mireille Guiliano
8. If You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name, Heather Lende (get it here)
9. You: The Owner's Manual, Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet C. Oz
10. Make Love! the Bruce Campbell Way, Bruce Campbell

MASS MARKET

1. Ten Big Ones, Janet Evanovich
2. The Rule of Four, Ian Caldwell, Dustin Thomason
3. Trace, Patricia D. Cornwell
4. Angels & Demons, Dan Brown
5. Mr. Paradise, Elmore Leonard
6. The South Beach Diet, Arthur Agatston, M.D.
7. The Game, Laurie R. King
8. Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury
9. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams
10. New Spring, Robert Jordan

CHILDREN'S (FICTION AND ILLUSTRATED)

1. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Movie Tie-in), Ann Brashares
2. The Second Summer of the Sisterhood, Ann Brashares
3. Girls in Pants, Ann Brashares
4. The Opal Deception (Artemis Fowl, Book 4), Eoin Colfer
5. Eragon, Christopher Paolini (Get it here)
6. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, J.K. Rowling
7. Inkheart, Cornelia Funke
8. Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors (Children of the Red King #4), Jenny Nimmo
9. Season of the Sandstorms (Magic Tree House #34), Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Mudocca (Illus.)
10. Life of Pi (Student Edition ), Yann Martel