Books Best Seller Lists

care bear SG

NY Times Best seller list (12/1/05)

HARDCOVER FICTION
Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE DA VINCI CODE, by Dan Brown
2. STATE OF FEAR, by Michael Crichton
3. THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN, by Mitch Albom
4. LIFE EXPECTANCY, by Dean Koontz
5. NIGHT FALL, by Nelson DeMille

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
Top 5 at a Glance
1. AMERICA (THE BOOK), by Jon Stewart, Ben Karlin and David Javerbaum
2. CHRONICLES: VOLUME ONE, by Bob Dylan
3. HIS EXCELLENCY, by Joseph J. Ellis
4. WHEN WILL JESUS BRING THE PORK CHOPS? by George Carlin
5. EATS, SHOOTS & LEAVES, by Lynne Truss

HARDCOVER ADVICE
Top 5 at a Glance
1. HE'S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU, by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo
2. YOUR BEST LIFE NOW, by Joel Osteen
3. THE PURPOSE-DRIVEN LIFE, by Rick Warren
4. THE SOUTH BEACH DIET, by Arthur Agatston
5. THE PERRICONE PROMISE, by Nicholas Perricone

CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE POLAR EXPRESS, written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg
2. EGYPTOLOGY, by Emily Sands. Illustrated by Ian Andrew, Nick Harris and Helen Ward
3. DR. ERNEST DRAKE'S DRAGONOLOGY, edited by Dugald A. Steer
4. AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL, by Robert Sabuda
5. STRANGER IN THE WOODS, by Carl R. Sams II and Jean Stoick

shinta SG

wats the da vinci code about??

Faye Valentine SG

abt da vinci as a christian but actually his drawings to the church has other meanings to it.. hahaha.. my explanation very the vague. u go read it bah, its good

Faye Valentine SG

i've read Five people you meet in heaven... reading it now for the 2nd time Razz

whats LIFE EXPECTANCY, by Dean Koontz
about?

Otingocni SG

Five people you meet in heaven is a fantastic book.

shinta SG

tell me more!!1

might get it bah.. not under the must buy list... yet... Laughing

care bear SG

Heres a brief description on the plot....

While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum. Near the body, police have found a baffling cipher. Solving the enigmatic riddle, Langdon is stunned to discover it leads to a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinciclues visible for all to seeand yet ingeniously disguised by the painter.

Langdon joins forces with a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, and learns the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sionan actual secret society whose members included Sir Isaac Newton, Botticelli, Victor Hugo, and Da Vinci, among others. The Louvre curator has sacrificed his life to protect the Priory's most sacred trust: the location of a vastly important religious relic, hidden for centuries.

In a breathless race through Paris, London, and beyond, Langdon and Neveu match wits with a faceless powerbroker who appears to work for Opus Deia clandestine, Vatican-sanctioned Catholic sect believed to have long plotted to seize the Priory's secret. Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine puzzle in time, the Priory's secretand a stunning historical truthwill be lost forever.

In an exhilarating blend of relentless adventure, scholarly intrigue, and cutting wit, symbologist Robert Langdon (first introduced in Dan Brown's bestselling Angels & Demons) is the most original character to appear in years. THE DA VINCI CODE heralds the arrival of a new breed of lightening-paced, intelligent thrillersurprising at every twist, absorbing at every turn, and in the end, utterly unpredictableright up to its astonishing conclusion.

YOu can also check the official site for more info here...

http://www.danbrown.com/novels/davinci_code/plot.html
Read it, its good!! Very Happy

care bear SG

Straits Times - Life Best Sellers List - 13/1/05

Fiction

1. The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
2. Angels & Demons - Dan Brown *
3. The 5 People you meet in Heaven - Mitch Albom*
4. Digital Fortress - Dan Brown
5. Deception Point - Dan Brown
6. State of Fear - Micheal Chrichton
7. The Da Vinci Code : Special Illustrated Edition - Dan Brown
8. Q and A - Vikas Swarup
9. Are You afraid of the Dark - Sidney Sheldon
10. London Bridges - James Patterson

Non-Fiction

1. The Purpose Driven Life - Rick Warren *
2. Blink - Malcolm Gladwell
3. Your Best Life Now - Joel Osteen
4. A Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson *
5. Tuesday with Morrie - Mitch Albom
6. Master your mind,design your destiny - Adan Koo & Stuart Tan
7. 1421 - The Year China Discovered America - Gavin Menzies
8. Rich Dad, Poor Dad - Robert Kiyosaki
9. The ABC's of Building a Business Team That Wins - Blair Singer
10. Dealing with Difficult People - Wee Chou-How

Lifes Compilation of the weeks best seller lists from Kinokuniya, MPH, Borders, Popular and Times Bookstores.

* Books are available for loan in the Share a Book Thread Very Happy

care bear SG

New York Times Best Sellers List this week...

HARDCOVER FICTION
Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE DA VINCI CODE, by Dan Brown
2. THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN, by Mitch Albom
3. CHAINFIRE, by Terry Goodkind (this is NEW!!)
4. STATE OF FEAR, by Michael Crichton
5. BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT, by W. E. B. Griffin(this is new)

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
Top 5 at a Glance
1. WITNESS, by Amber Frey
2. AMERICA (THE BOOK), by Jon Stewart, Ben Karlin and David Javerbaum
3. COLLAPSE, by Jared Diamond
4. HIS EXCELLENCY, by Joseph J. Ellis
5. EATS, SHOOTS & LEAVES, by Lynne Truss

HARDCOVER ADVICE
Top 5 at a Glance
1. YOUR BEST LIFE NOW, by Joel Osteen
2. HE'S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU, by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo
3. THE PURPOSE-DRIVEN LIFE, by Rick Warren
4. THE SOUTH BEACH DIET, by Arthur Agatston
5. START LATE, FINISH RICH: A NO-FAIL PLAN FOR ACHIEVING FINANCIAL FREEDOM AT ANY AGE, by David Bach

CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE POLAR EXPRESS, written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg
2. EGYPTOLOGY, by Emily Sands. Illustrated by Ian Andrew, Nick Harris and Helen Ward
3. DR. ERNEST DRAKE'S DRAGONOLOGY, edited by Dugald A. Steer
4. AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL, by Robert Sabuda
5. SCIENCE VERSE, by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith

the Bear SG

oh.. i've got Eats Leaves and Shoots.. it's a hilarious book for a reformed Grammar-nazi like me Laughing

care bear SG

Very Happy was flipping through it in kino and was in a dilema, couldnt decide to buy or not....waiting for the next warehouse sale now to get it.... Mr. Green ....i swear i can never buy anything from a bookstore again...you can find whatever you want at those sales, even new releases and bestsellers!!

the Bear SG

maybe i should go to the sales too Razz

my room is a mess already.. too much rubbish.. discs, DVDs, books, magazines... hamster food Razz

and misc trash Laughing

care bear SG

Shocked Hamster food in your room??? your hamster sleeps with you? !! Very Happy

Patrik SG

The 5 people you meet in heaven is a really good book.I really like that book.
Very Happy

the Bear SG

my hamster has only known his tank in my room all his life.. except for a few times i took him out in a smaller tank for a walkabout Wink

care bear SG

ST Life Best Sellers List (3rd February)

Fiction
1) The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
2) Angels and Demons - Dan Brown
3) The 5 People you meet in Heaven - Mitch Albom
4) The Broker - John Grisham
5) Deception Point- Dan Brown
6) Digital Fortress - Dan Brown
7) Empress Wu - Lillian Too
8 ) The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night time - Mark Haddon
9) State of Fear - Micheal Chricton
10) Shopaholic & Sister - Sophie Kinsella

Non - Fiction
1) Blink - Malcolm Gladwell
2) The Purpose Driven Life - Rick Warren
3) The Rules of Management - Richard Templar
4) Your Best Life Now - Joel Osteen
5) Tuesdays with Morrie - Mitch Albom
6) The 8th Habit - Stephen Covey
7) A Short History of Nearly Everything
8 ) Rich Dad, Poor Dad - Robert Kiyosaki
9) 1421- The Year China discovered America - Gavin Menzies
10) The Rough Guide to the Da Vinci Code - Micheal and Veronica Haag

care bear SG

aarrgggghhhh......dan brown has been up there for ever!!!!! Confused