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Hardcover Fiction

February 2005

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Week of February 6, 2005

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THE BROKER
John Grisham
Cover of THE BROKER
1

THE BROKER

THE DA VINCI CODE
Dan Brown
Cover of THE DA VINCI CODE
2

THE DA VINCI CODE

THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN
Mitch Albom
Cover of THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN
3

THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN

STATE OF FEAR
Michael Crichton
Cover of STATE OF FEAR
4

STATE OF FEAR

BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT
W. E. B. Griffin
Cover of BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT
5

BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT

CHAINFIRE
Terry Goodkind
Cover of CHAINFIRE
6

CHAINFIRE

NIGHT FALL
Nelson DeMille
Cover of NIGHT FALL
7

NIGHT FALL

UNEXPECTED BLESSINGS
Barbara Taylor Bradford
Cover of UNEXPECTED BLESSINGS
8

UNEXPECTED BLESSINGS

A SALTY PIECE OF LAND
Jimmy Buffett
Cover of A SALTY PIECE OF LAND
9

A SALTY PIECE OF LAND

LONDON BRIDGES
James Patterson
Cover of LONDON BRIDGES
10

LONDON BRIDGES

I AM CHARLOTTE SIMMONS
Tom Wolfe
Cover of I AM CHARLOTTE SIMMONS
11

I AM CHARLOTTE SIMMONS

BLACK WIND
Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler
Cover of BLACK WIND
12

BLACK WIND

GILEAD
Marilynne Robinson
Cover of GILEAD
13

GILEAD

THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA
Philip Roth
Cover of THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA
14

THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA

THE CAT WHO WENT BANANAS
Lilian Jackson Braun
Cover of THE CAT WHO WENT BANANAS
15

THE CAT WHO WENT BANANAS

Week of February 13, 2005

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THE BROKER
John Grisham
Cover of THE BROKER
1

THE BROKER

THE DA VINCI CODE
Dan Brown
Cover of THE DA VINCI CODE
2

THE DA VINCI CODE

THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN
Mitch Albom
Cover of THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN
3

THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN

CONVICTION
Richard North Patterson
Cover of CONVICTION
4

CONVICTION

STATE OF FEAR
Michael Crichton
Cover of STATE OF FEAR
5

STATE OF FEAR

BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT
W. E. B. Griffin
Cover of BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT
6

BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT

CHAINFIRE
Terry Goodkind
Cover of CHAINFIRE
7

CHAINFIRE

THE LAST KINGDOM
Bernard Cornwell
Cover of THE LAST KINGDOM
8

THE LAST KINGDOM

LABYRINTH OF EVIL
James Luceno
Cover of LABYRINTH OF EVIL
9

LABYRINTH OF EVIL

UNEXPECTED BLESSINGS
Barbara Taylor Bradford
Cover of UNEXPECTED BLESSINGS
10

UNEXPECTED BLESSINGS

NIGHT FALL
Nelson DeMille
Cover of NIGHT FALL
11

NIGHT FALL

ALONE
Lisa Gardner
Cover of ALONE
12

ALONE

LONDON BRIDGES
James Patterson
Cover of LONDON BRIDGES
13

LONDON BRIDGES

A SALTY PIECE OF LAND
Jimmy Buffett
Cover of A SALTY PIECE OF LAND
14

A SALTY PIECE OF LAND

I AM CHARLOTTE SIMMONS
Tom Wolfe
Cover of I AM CHARLOTTE SIMMONS
15

I AM CHARLOTTE SIMMONS

Week of February 20, 2005

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THE BROKER
John Grisham
Cover of THE BROKER
1

THE BROKER

THE DA VINCI CODE
Dan Brown
Cover of THE DA VINCI CODE
2

THE DA VINCI CODE

SURVIVOR IN DEATH
J. D. Robb
Cover of SURVIVOR IN DEATH
3

SURVIVOR IN DEATH

THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN
Mitch Albom
Cover of THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN
4

THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN

STATE OF FEAR
Michael Crichton
Cover of STATE OF FEAR
5

STATE OF FEAR

CONVICTION
Richard North Patterson
Cover of CONVICTION
6

CONVICTION

BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT
W. E. B. Griffin
Cover of BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT
7

BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT

CHAINFIRE
Terry Goodkind
Cover of CHAINFIRE
8

CHAINFIRE

LABYRINTH OF EVIL
James Luceno
Cover of LABYRINTH OF EVIL
9

LABYRINTH OF EVIL

I AM CHARLOTTE SIMMONS
Tom Wolfe
Cover of I AM CHARLOTTE SIMMONS
10

I AM CHARLOTTE SIMMONS

PREP
Curtis Sittenfeld
Cover of PREP
11

PREP

A SALTY PIECE OF LAND
Jimmy Buffett
Cover of A SALTY PIECE OF LAND
12

A SALTY PIECE OF LAND

NIGHT FALL
Nelson DeMille
Cover of NIGHT FALL
13

NIGHT FALL

ALONE
Lisa Gardner
Cover of ALONE
14

ALONE

THE LAST KINGDOM
Bernard Cornwell
Cover of THE LAST KINGDOM
15

THE LAST KINGDOM

THE BEST-KEPT SECRET
Kimberla Lawson Roby
Cover of THE BEST-KEPT SECRET
16

THE BEST-KEPT SECRET

Week of February 27, 2005

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THE BROKER
John Grisham
Cover of THE BROKER
1

THE BROKER

THE DA VINCI CODE
Dan Brown
Cover of THE DA VINCI CODE
2

THE DA VINCI CODE

THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN
Mitch Albom
Cover of THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN
3

THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN

SURVIVOR IN DEATH
J. D. Robb
Cover of SURVIVOR IN DEATH
4

SURVIVOR IN DEATH

STATE OF FEAR
Michael Crichton
Cover of STATE OF FEAR
5

STATE OF FEAR

CONVICTION
Richard North Patterson
Cover of CONVICTION
6

CONVICTION

BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT
W. E. B. Griffin
Cover of BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT
7

BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT

I AM CHARLOTTE SIMMONS
Tom Wolfe
Cover of I AM CHARLOTTE SIMMONS
8

I AM CHARLOTTE SIMMONS

CHAINFIRE
Terry Goodkind
Cover of CHAINFIRE
9

CHAINFIRE

A SALTY PIECE OF LAND
Jimmy Buffett
Cover of A SALTY PIECE OF LAND
10

A SALTY PIECE OF LAND

PREP
Curtis Sittenfeld
Cover of PREP
11

PREP

LABYRINTH OF EVIL
James Luceno
Cover of LABYRINTH OF EVIL
12

LABYRINTH OF EVIL

THE REAL MOTHER
Judith Michael
Cover of THE REAL MOTHER
13

THE REAL MOTHER

THE LAST KINGDOM
Bernard Cornwell
Cover of THE LAST KINGDOM
14

THE LAST KINGDOM

GILEAD
Marilynne Robinson
Cover of GILEAD
15

GILEAD

KAFKA ON THE SHORE
Haruki Murakami
Cover of KAFKA ON THE SHORE
16

KAFKA ON THE SHORE

Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review, archived by Hawes Publications.