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Week of July 2, 2000

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THE INDWELLING
Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
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THE INDWELLING

by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins · Tyndale

4 wks at #1 · 4 on list

A compilation of books 7-9 in the Left Behind series: The Indwelling--It's the midpoint of the seven-year Tribulation. A renowned man is dead, and the world mourns. In heaven, the battle for the ages continues to rage until it spills to earth and hell breaks loose. The Mark--Nicolae Carpathia is back, resurrected and indwelt by the devil himself. Terror comes to the believers in Greece as they are among the first to face a GC loyalty mark application site and its hideous death contraption. Desecration--Believers in Jerusalem must flee or take the mark of the beast. Carpathia has ordered every Morale Monitor armed as he travels along the Via Dolorosa and on to the temple. God inflicts the first Bowl Judgment.

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HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS
J. K. Rowling
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HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS

by J. K. Rowling · Levine/Scholastic

55 wks on list

The summer after his first year at Hogwarts is worse than ever for Harry Potter. The Dursleys of Privet Drive are more horrible to him than ever before. And just when he thinks the endless summer vacation is over, a creature named Dobby the house-elf shows up issuing a grave warning to Harry not to go back to school or disaster will happen! Of course, Harry has to go back- and he does so in grand style, in a flying-car magicked by his friends Ron and Percy Weasley. But getting back to Hogwarts isn't the cure Harry expects it to be. Almost immediately a student is found turned to stone, and then another. And somehow Harry stands accused. Could Harry Potter be the long-feared heir of Slytherin?Harry and friends Hermione and Fred are stretched to their limits in a desperate fight against Draco Malfoy and his gang, the hideously stuck-up new professor Gilderoy Lockheart, the malevolent owner of the diary of Tom Riddle, giant spiders, and perhaps even...Hagrid!This is the book that proves J.K. Rowling is a talent that's here to stay!

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HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN
J. K. Rowling
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HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN

by J. K. Rowling · Levine/Scholastic

41 wks on list

FOR TWELVE long years, the dread fortress of Azkaban held an infamous prisoner named Sirius Black. Convicted of killing thirteen people with a single curse, he was said to be the heir apparent to the Dark Lord, Voldemort.Now he has escaped, leaving only two clues as to where he might be headed: Harry Potter's defeat of You-Know-Who was Black's downfall as well. And the Azkaban guards heard Black muttering in his sleep, "He's at Hogwarts ... he's at Hogwarts".Harry Potter isn't safe, not even within the walls of his magical school, surrounded by his friends. Because on top of it all, there may well be a traitor in their midst.

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BEFORE I SAY GOOD-BYE
Mary Higgins Clark

BEFORE I SAY GOOD-BYE

by Mary Higgins Clark · Simon & Schuster

9 wks on list

Nell MacDermott discovers that the boat explosion her husband was killed in was not an accident, but a planned murder. She also discovers that he was not the man she thought he was as she finds out he was involved in illegal real estate deals.

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EASY PREY
John Sandford

EASY PREY

by John Sandford · Putnam

6 wks on list

When Detective Lucas Davenport is called to the scene of the strangulation of supermodel Alie'e Maison, he soon realises that this is a case where secrets are heaped on secrets and nothing is what it seems. But when an old lover, now married, comes back into his life he finds her secrets even more dangerous.

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OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!
Dr. Seuss
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OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!

by Dr. Seuss · Random House

An interactive board book adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic—featuring 12 different sounds! Perfect for celebrating little ones' milestone moments, from first steps to preschool graduation! Introduce little ones to the world of Dr. Seuss with this super simple interactive adaptation of Oh, the Places You'll Go! that's just right for babies and toddlers. From the sound of clomping shoes and trumpeting elephants to howling Hacken-Kraks and cheering crowds, the twelve sounds featured in the story bring to life the Great Places a child's feet will carry them! This book includes colorful sound buttons, a handy on/off switch, and batteries that can be easily replaced.

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THE VINEYARD
Barbara Delinsky
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THE VINEYARD

by Barbara Delinsky · Simon & Schuster

2 wks on list

Natalie Seebring's children are appalled at her decision to remarry months after the death of her husband of 58 years. Faced with disapproval, Natalie hires a writer to help write her memoir. As the past is laid bare, lives change forever.

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THE SEARCH
Iris Johansen
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THE SEARCH

by Iris Johansen · Bantam

2 wks on list

Sarah Patrick, working search and rescue with Monty, her golden retriever who is part of the ATF K-9 unit, takes on a perilous new assignment to locate a kidnapped scientist.

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THE BLUEST EYE
Toni Morrison
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Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review, archived by Hawes Publications.