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  USA Today's Top 10 Books of the Week
 Posted: 11/02/02 17:17
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Oh from what I've heard so far it's better than good. :lol


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  USA Today's Top 10 Books of the Week
 Posted: 11/03/02 15:52
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For the week ending 10/27/02:

1 3 The Lovely Bones (H)
Alice Sebold Little, Brown
Murdered girl peers down from heaven to narrate this story; “Good Morning America” book club pick announced Aug. 7, 2002 (F) $21.95

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2 1 Q Is for Quarry (H)
Sue Grafton Putnam
Kinsey helps solve case of woman ditched in a quarry 18 years ago (F) $26.95

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3 2 Violets Are Blue (P)
James Patterson WarnerVision
Alex Cross confronts his most terrifying enemy -- vampires (F) $7.99

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4 4 The Kiss (P)
Danielle Steel Dell
Car accident changes the lives of a man, woman who are in love (F) $7.99

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5 7 Leadership (H)
Rudolph Giuliani Miramax
New York ex-mayor shares lessons, especially after Sept. 11 (NF) $25.95

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6 5 White Oleander (P)
Janet Fitch Back Bay Books
Young girl's life falls apart when her mother ends up in prison; Oprah's Book Club; movie (F) $13.95

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7 6 Forever (P)
Jude Deveraux Pocket
Romance: Spirited young woman falls for her boss (F) $7.99

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8 33 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (P)
J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré Scholastic
Children: Harry continues to learn magic at Hogwarts; second in series; movie due Nov. 15, 2002 (F) $6.99

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9 19 My Losing Season (H)
Pat Conroy Doubleday
Writer Pat Conroy revisits his last year playing basketball as point quard and captain of The Citadel Bulldogs in the 1966-67 season (NF) $27.95

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10 8 Isle of Dogs (P)
Patricia Cornwell Berkley
Island off Virginia declares war on the state in this dark comedy (F) $7.99


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  USA Today's Top 10 Books of the Week
 Posted: 11/03/02 15:53
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Look, Bunnie...now it's #1. :)


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  USA Today's Top 10 Books of the Week
 Posted: 11/03/02 20:21
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I see. Actually, I remember it being #1 for the longest time when if first hit the shelves. :lol :lol


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  USA Today's Top 10 Books of the Week
 Posted: 11/04/02 15:18
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Yeah, I thought it was too, but then I thought maybe I was on crack and I was imagining things! :lol2


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  USA Today's Top 10 Books of the Week
 Posted: 11/10/02 05:31
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For the week ending 11/3/02:

1 205 Table For Two (P)
Nora Roberts Silhouette
Romance: Includes the novels “Summer Desserts” and “Lessons Learned” (F) $7.50

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2 New A Series of Unfortunate Events No. 9: The Carnivorous Carnival (H)
Lemony Snicket HarperCollins
Children: The terrible events the orphans face during their trip to a carnival (F) $10.99

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3 New Answered Prayers (H)
Danielle Steel Delacorte
Romance: Love is rekindled between two childhood friends (F) $26.95

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4 New One Door Away From Heaven (P)
Dean Koontz Bantam
Michelina Bellsong follows a missing family across the country (F) $7.99

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5 1 The Lovely Bones (H)
Alice Sebold Little, Brown
Murdered girl peers down from heaven to narrate this story; “Good Morning America” book club pick announced Aug. 7, 2002 (F) $21.95

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6 New Blackwood Farm (H)
Anne Rice Knopf
Quinn Blackwood seeks help from the vampire Lestat (F) $26.95

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7 New Reversible Errors (H)
Scott Turow Farrar Straus & Giroux
Attorney seeks to exonerate his client who is on death row (F) $28.00

8 3 Violets Are Blue (P)
James Patterson WarnerVision
Alex Cross confronts his most terrifying enemy -- vampires (F) $7.99

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9 2 Q Is for Quarry (H)
Sue Grafton Putnam
Kinsey helps solve case of woman ditched in a quarry 18 years ago (F) $26.95

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10 8 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (P)
J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré Scholastic
Children: Harry continues to learn magic at Hogwarts; second in series; movie due Nov. 15, 2002 (F) $6.99


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  USA Today's Top 10 Books of the Week
 Posted: 11/11/02 10:17
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Table of Two sounds interesting. And Harry's #10. :clap


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  USA Today's Top 10 Books of the Week
 Posted: 11/11/02 17:22
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Have you ever read any James Patterson? He's always got a new book out!


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  USA Today's Top 10 Books of the Week
 Posted: 11/19/02 16:44
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The top 10 books for the week ending 11/10/02:

1 1 Table For Two (P)
Nora Roberts Silhouette
Romance: Includes the novels “Summer Desserts” and “Lessons Learned” (F) $7.50

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2 2 A Series of Unfortunate Events No. 9: The Carnivorous Carnival (H)
Lemony Snicket HarperCollins
Children: The terrible events the orphans face during their trip to a carnival (F) $10.99

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3 New Chesapeake Blue (H)
Nora Roberts Putnam
Romance: Dark secrets threaten newfound love (F) $25.95

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4 New Visions Of Sugar Plums (H)
Janet Evanovich St. Martin's
A Christmas adventure featuring bounty hunter Stephanie Plum (F) $19.95

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5 4 One Door Away From Heaven (P)
Dean Koontz Bantam
Michelina Bellsong follows a missing family across the country (F) $7.99

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6 5 The Lovely Bones (H)
Alice Sebold Little, Brown
Murdered girl peers down from heaven to narrate this story; “Good Morning America” book club pick announced Aug. 7, 2002 (F) $21.95

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7 7 Reversible Errors (H)
Scott Turow Farrar Straus & Giroux
Attorney seeks to exonerate his client who is on death row (F) $28.00

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8 10 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (P)
J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré Scholastic
Children: Harry continues to learn magic at Hogwarts; second in series; movie due Nov. 15, 2002 (F) $6.99

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9 New No Place Like Home (P)
Fern Michaels Pocket
Romance: The Cisco triplets rush to save their grandmother in time for Christmas (F) $6.99

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10 17 Skipping Christmas (H)
John Grisham Doubleday
Luther and Nora learn the consequences of skipping the holiday season (F) $14.95


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  USA Today's Top 10 Books of the Week
 Posted: 11/24/02 05:42
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For the week ending 11/17/02:

1 New Portrait of a Killer (H)
Patricia Cornwell Putnam
Subtitle: “Jack the Ripper - Case Closed” (NF) $27.95

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2 1 Table For Two (P)
Nora Roberts Silhouette
Romance: Includes the novels “Summer Desserts” and “Lessons Learned” (F) $7.50

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3 8 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (P)
J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré Scholastic
Children: Harry continues to learn magic at Hogwarts; second in series; movie due Nov. 15, 2002 (F) $6.99

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4 2 A Series of Unfortunate Events No. 9: The Carnivorous Carnival (H)
Lemony Snicket HarperCollins
Children: The terrible events the orphans face during their trip to a carnival (F) $10.99

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5 5 One Door Away From Heaven (P)
Dean Koontz Bantam
Michelina Bellsong follows a missing family across the country (F) $7.99

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6 6 The Lovely Bones (H)
Alice Sebold Little, Brown
Murdered girl peers down from heaven to narrate this story; “Good Morning America” book club pick announced Aug. 7, 2002 (F) $21.95

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7 10 Skipping Christmas (H)
John Grisham Doubleday
Luther and Nora learn the consequences of skipping the holiday season (F) $14.95

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8 15 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (P)
J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré Scholastic
Children: Harry, 14, battles more evil; fourth in the series (F) $8.99

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9 4 Visions Of Sugar Plums (H)
Janet Evanovich St. Martin's
A Christmas adventure featuring bounty hunter Stephanie Plum (F) $19.95

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10 28 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (P)
J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré Scholastic
Children: Harry learns the spirits of loved ones linger in us; third in series (F) $7.99


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  USA Today's Top 10 Books of the Week
 Posted: 11/28/02 18:11
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Quote:
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you ever read any James Patterson?


No, can't say that I have. :(

Any good? :dunno

And I see Harry Potter now has 3 books up there. And what's with all the heaven books now? New craze ?! :lol :lol


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  USA Today's Top 10 Books of the Week
 Posted: 11/28/02 18:50
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I haven't read any Patterson either. I was curious because I always see his books. Go Harry Potter, I guess. That lady has got to be loaded! I have noticed all the heaven stuff...probably because of Christmas coming up. :dunno


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  USA Today's Top 10 Books of the Week
 Posted: 11/29/02 18:50
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Never noticed that about Patterson. :dunno
And for the heaven- I guess. It just seems like one good idea takes off and then a thousand knock offs follow it. :(


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  USA Today's Top 10 Books of the Week
 Posted: 11/29/02 19:12
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Yeah...ain't take grand how it seems to do that?


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  USA Today's Top 10 Books of the Week
 Posted: 12/01/02 14:49
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For the week ending 11/24/2002:

1 261 Four Blind Mice (H)
James Patterson Little Brown
Detective Alex Cross works with a friend to save a man from execution (F) $27.95

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2 New Bush at War (H)
Bob Woodward Simon & Schuster
Behind-the-scenes look at how President George W. Bush led America to war after Sept. 11 (NF) $28.00

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3 22 Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution (P)
Robert C. Atkins Avon
How to kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) $7.99

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4 10 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (P)
J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré Scholastic
Children: Harry learns the spirits of loved ones linger in us; third in series (F) $7.99

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5 3 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (P)
J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré Scholastic
Children: Harry continues to learn magic at Hogwarts; second in series; movie due Nov. 15, 2002 (F) $6.99

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6 7 Skipping Christmas (H)
John Grisham Doubleday
Luther and Nora learn the consequences of skipping the holiday season (F) $14.95

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7 8 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (P)
J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré Scholastic
Children: Harry, 14, battles more evil; fourth in the series (F) $8.99

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8 1 Portrait of a Killer (H)
Patricia Cornwell Putnam
Subtitle: “Jack the Ripper - Case Closed” (NF) $27.95

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9 2 Table For Two (P)
Nora Roberts Silhouette
Romance: Includes the novels “Summer Desserts” and “Lessons Learned” (F) $7.50

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10 6 The Lovely Bones (H)
Alice Sebold Little, Brown
Murdered girl peers down from heaven to narrate this story; “Good Morning America” book club pick announced Aug. 7, 2002 (F) $21.95


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  USA Today's Top 10 Books of the Week
 Posted: 12/08/02 19:09
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OMG. How funny! Four Blind Mice is #1. I'm guessing it's not the version I know though. :lol :lol


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  USA Today's Top 10 Books of the Week
 Posted: 12/08/02 20:55
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Top ten for the week ending 12/1/02:

1 New Prey (H)
Michael Crichton HarperCollins
Micro-robots escape from lab in a bad experiment (F) $26.95

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2 2 Bush at War (H)
Bob Woodward Simon & Schuster
Behind-the-scenes look at how President George W. Bush led America to war after Sept. 11 (NF) $28.00

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3 1 Four Blind Mice (H)
James Patterson Little Brown
Detective Alex Cross works with a friend to save a man from execution (F) $27.95

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4 New Midnight Bayou (P)
Nora Roberts Jove
Romantic suspense: Mysterious things happen at Manet Hall (F) $7.99

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5 4 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (P)
J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré Scholastic
Children: Harry learns the spirits of loved ones linger in us; third in series (F) $7.99

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6 7 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (P)
J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré Scholastic
Children: Harry, 14, battles more evil; fourth in the series (F) $8.99

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7 6 Skipping Christmas (H)
John Grisham Doubleday
Luther and Nora learn the consequences of skipping the holiday season (F) $14.95

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8 5 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (P)
J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré Scholastic
Children: Harry continues to learn magic at Hogwarts; second in series; movie opened Nov. 15, 2002 (F) $6.99

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9 10 The Lovely Bones (H)
Alice Sebold Little, Brown
Murdered girl peers down from heaven to narrate this story; “Good Morning America” book club pick announced Aug. 7, 2002 (F) $21.95

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10 3 Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution (P)
Robert C. Atkins Avon
How to kick-start your metabolism to burn more calories (NF) $7.99


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  USA Today's Top 10 Books of the Week
 Posted: 12/08/02 21:07

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That Atkins thing is old. I got that book about 5 years ago. But the diet made me sick.


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  USA Today's Top 10 Books of the Week
 Posted: 12/09/02 05:53
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Wow...it's five years old? Hmm...must be everyone wants to go on a diet for the holidays.


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  USA Today's Top 10 Books of the Week
 Posted: 01/16/03 02:39
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I never tried it. I'm not big on diets. :lol They always backfire on me and I end up gaining more wait instead. :lol :lol


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