Lists of Best-Selling Books

WALL STREET JOURNAL <br><br>FICTION <br><br>1. ``From the Corner of His Eye&#39;&#39; by Dean Koontz (Bantam) <br><br>2. ``Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban&#39;&#39; by J.K. Rowling (Arthur A.

Friday, January 5th 2001, 12:00 am

By: News On 6


WALL STREET JOURNAL

FICTION

1. ``From the Corner of His Eye'' by Dean Koontz (Bantam)

2. ``Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' by J.K. Rowling (Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic Press)

3. ``Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' by J.K. Rowling (Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic Press)

4. ``Roses are Red'' by James Patterson (Little, Brown)

5. ``Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'' by J.K. Rowling (Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic Press)

6. ``The Bear and the Dragon'' by Tom Clancy (Putnam)

7. ``Prodigal Summer'' by Barbara kingsolver (Harper Collins)

8. ``Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'' by J.K. Rowling (Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic Press)

9. ``The Last Precinct'' by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam)

10. ``The Constant Gardener'' by John le Carre (Scribner)

11. ``Code to Zero'' by Ken Follett (Dutton)

12. ``Prometheus Deception'' by Robert Ludlum (St. Martin's Press)

13. ``Winter's Heart'' by Robert Jordan (Tor)

14. ``The Mark'' by T.La Haye and J.Jenkins (Tyndale)

15. ``Dr. Death'' by Jonathan Kellerman (Random House)

NON-FICTION

1. ``Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life'' by Spencer Johnson (Putnam)

2. ``The O'Reilly Factor'' by Bill O'Reilly (Broadway)

3. ``The Beatles Anthology'' by The Beatles (Chronicle Books)

4. ``Body for Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Strength'' by Bill Phillips and Michael D'Orso (HarperCollins)

5. ``Guinness Book of Records'' by Guinness Media (Guinness Media)

6. ``A Short Guide to a Happy Life'' by Anna Quindlen (Random House)

7. ``Tuesdays with Morrie'' by Mitch Albom (Doubleday)

8. ``Face Forward'' by Kevyn Aucoin (Little, Brown)

9. ``Nothing Like it in the World'' by Stephen Ambrose (Simon & Schuster)

10. ``The Darwin Awards'' by Wendy Northcutt (Dutton)

11. ``Flags of Our Fathers'' by James Bradley (Bantam)

12. ``The Sibley Guide to Birds'' by David Allen Sibley (Knopf)

13. ``Maestro'' by Bob Woodward (Simon & Schuster)

14. ``The Greatest Generation'' by Tom Brockaw (Random House)

15. ``On Writing'' by Stephen King (Scribner)

The Wall Street Journal's list reflects nationwide sales of hardcover books during the week ended last Saturday at more than 2,500 B. Dalton, Barnes & Noble, Bookland, Books-a-Million, Books & Co., Bookstar, Bookstop, Borders, Brentano's, Coles, Coopersmith, Crown, Doubleday, Scribners, Super Crown and Waldenbooks stores, as well as sales from online retailers barnesandnoble.com and Amazon.com.

USA TODAY BESTSELLERS

Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback

1. ``The Brethren'' by John Grisham (Island) (F-P)s

2. ``Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'' by J.K. Rowling; Illustrated by Mary GrandPre (Scholastic) (F-P)

3. ``Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'' by J.K. Rowling; Illustrated by Mary GrandPre (Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic) (F-H)

4. ``Heart of the Sea'' by Nora Roberts (Jove) (F-P)

5. ``Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life'' by Spencer Johnson (Putnam) (NF-H)

6. ``Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' by J. K. Rowling; Illustrated by Mary Grandpre (Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine) (F-H)

7. ``False Memory'' by Dean R. Koontz (Bantam) (F-P)

8. ``Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' by J.K. Rowling; Illustrated by Mary GrandPre (Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic) (F-H)

9. ``House of Sand and Fog'' by Andre Dubus III (Vintage) (F-P)

10. ``Left Behind'' by Tim LaHaye with Jerry B. Jenkins (Living Books/Tyndale House) (F-P)

11. ``The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom'' by don Miguel Ruiz (Amber-Allen) (NF-P)

12. ``From the Corner of His Eye'' by Dean Koontz (Bantam) (F-H)

13. ``Timeline'' by Michael Crichton (Ballantine) (F-P)

14. ``Personal Injuries'' by Scott Turow (Warner Vision) (F-P)

15. ``Talking Dirty with the Queen of Clean'' by Linda Cobb (Pocket)

16. ``The O'Reilly Factor'' by Bill O'Reilly (Broadway) (NF-H)

17. ``The Beatles Anthology'' by The Beatles (Chronicle Books) (NF-H)

18. ``Roses are Red'' by James Patterson; (Little, Brown and Company) (F-H)

19. ``Guinness World Records 2001: Into the New Millennium'' by Guinness Media, Inc. (Guinness Media, Inc.) (NF-H)

20. ``Irresistible Forces'' by Danielle Steel (Dell) (F-P)

21. ``The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2001'' (World Almanac Books) (NF-P)

22. ``Body for Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Strength'' by Bill Phillips and Michael D'Orso(HarperCollins) (NF-H)

23. ``Rich Dad, Poor Dad'' by Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter (Warner Books) (NF-P)

24. ``The Bear and the Dragon'' by Tom Clancy (Putnam) (F-H)

25. ``The Poisonwood Bible'' by Barbara Kingsolver (HarperPerennial) (F-P)

26. ``Prodigal Summer'' by Barbara Kingsolver (HarperCollins) (F-H)

27. ``Tuesdays With Morrie'' by Mitch Albom (Doubleday) (NF-H)

28. ``A Short Guide to a Happy Life'' by Anna Quindlen (Random House) (NF-H)

29. ``The Last Precinct'' by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam) (F-H)

30. ``Chicken Soup for the Sports Fan's Soul:Stories of Insight, Inspiration and Laughter in the World'' by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Mark Donnelly, Chrissy Donnelly and Jim Tunney (Health Communications) (NF-P)

31. ``The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook'' by Joshua Piven, David Borgenicht (Chronicle Books) (NF-P)

32. ``Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution by Robert C. Atkins, M.D. (Avon) (NF-P)

33. ``Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869'' by Stephen E. Ambrose (Simon & Schuster) (NF-H)

34. ``Tom Clancy's Power Plays Bio-Strike'' by Jerome Preisler, Tom Clancy (Creator), Martin Greenberg (Creator) (F-P)

35. ``Code to Zero'' by Ken Follett (Dutton) (F-H)

36. ``The Constant Gardener'' by John le Carre (Scribner) (F-H)

37. ``Galileo's Daughter'' by Dava Sobel (Penguin) (NF-P)

38. ``Face Forward'' by Kevyn Aucoin (Little,Brown) (NF-H)

39. ``Until Today: Daily Devotions for Spiritual Growth and Peace of Mind'' by Iyanla Vanzant (Simon & Schuster) (NF-P)

40. ``Life Strategies'' by Phillip C. McGraw (Hyperion) (NF-P)

41. ``Journey'' by Danielle Steel (Delacorte Press) (F-H)

42. ``The Lion's Game'' by Nelson DeMille (Warner) (F-P)

43. ``The Red Tent'' by Anita Diamant (Picador) (F-P)

44. ``A Charlie Brown Christmas: The Making of a Tradition'' by Bill Melendez ( Harper Resource) (NF-H)

45. ``Plainsong'' by Kent Haruf (Vintage) (F-P)

46. ``All the Pretty Horses'' by Cormac McCarthy (Vintage)

47. ``Deck the Halls'' by Mary Higgins Clark, Carol Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster/Scribner) (F-H)

48. ``The Mark: The Beast Rules the World'' by Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins (Tyndale) (F-H)

49. ``On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft'' by Stephen King (Scribner) (NF-H)

50. ``Maestro: Greenspan's Fed and the American Boom'' by Bob Woodward (Simon & Schuster) (NF-H)

Reporting stores include: Doubleday Book Shops, Hungry Mind Bookstore (St. Paul), Joseph-Beth Booksellers (Lexington, Cincinnati), Ingram Book Co. (reporting retail sales for independent bookstores including Hawley Cooke Bookselleres, Scribners Bookstores, Tattered Cover Book Store (Denver), Waldenbooks, Waterstone's (Boston), B. Dalton Bookseller, Barnes & Noble Inc, Books-A-Million and Bookland, Books & Co. (Dayton), Borders Books & Music, Brentano's, Crown Books, Davis Kidd Booksellers (Tennessee).

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLERS

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. ``From the Corner of His Eye'' by Dean Koontz (Bantam)

2. ``Roses are Red'' by James Patterson (Little, Brown)

3. ``The Bear and the Dragon'' by Tom Clancy (Putnam)

4. ``Prodigal Summer'' by Barbara Kingsolver (HarperCollins)

5. ``Code to Zero'' by Ken Follett (Dutton)

6. ``The Constant Gardener'' by John le Carre (Scribner)

7. ``The Last Precinct'' by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam)

8. ``The Prometheus Deception'' by Robert Ludlum (St. Martin's Press)

9. ``The Mark'' by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins (Tyndale)

10. ``Winter's Heart'' by Robert Jordan (Tor)

11. ``Journey'' by Danielle Steel (Delacorte)

12. ``Merrick'' by Anne Rice (Knopf)

13. ``Deck the Halls'' by Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster)

14. ``Dr.Death'' by Jonathan Kellerman (Random House)

15. ``Protect and Defend'' by Richard North Patterson (Random House)


NONFICTION/GENERAL

1. ``Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life'' by Spencer Johnson (Putnam)

2. ``The O'Reilly Factor'' by Bill O'Reilly (Broadway)

3. ``The Beatles Anthology'' by The Beatles (Chronicle Books)

4. ``Guinness World Records 2001'' (Guinness Publishing)

5. ``A Short Guide to a Happy Life'' by Anna Quindlen (Random House)

6. ``Body for Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Strength'' by Bill Phillips and Michael D'Orso(HarperCollins)

7. ``Tuesdays with Morrie'' by Mitch Albom (Doubleday)

8. ``Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad'' by Stephen E. Ambrose (Simon & Schuster)

9. ``Maestro: Alan Greenspan's Fed and the American Economic Boom'' by Bob Woodward (Simon & Schuster)

10. ``Face Forward'' by Kevyn Aucoin (Little,Brown)

11. ``Flags of Our Fathers'' by James Bradley with Ron Powers (Bantam)

12. ``Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life'' by Richard Ben Cramer (Simon & Schuster)

13. ``Until Today!'' by Iyanla Vanzant (Simon & Schuster)

14. ``On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft'' by Stephen King (Scribner)

15. ``The Darwin Awards'' by Wendy Northcutt (Dutton)


MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS

1. ``The Brethren'' by John Grisham (Dell Island)

2. ``Heart of the Sea'' by Nora Roberts (Jove)

3. ``Personal Injuries'' by Scott Turow (Warner Vision)

4. ``False Memory'' by Dean Koontz (Bantam)

5. ``Timeline'' by Michael Crichton (Ballantine)

6. ``Left Behind'' by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye (Tyndale)

7. ``The Lion's Game'' by Nelson DeMille (Warner)

8. ``Secret Honor'' by W.E.B. Griffin (Jove)

9. ``Abduction'' by Robin Cook (Berkley)

10. ``Tom Clancy's Power Plays Bio-Strike'' by Created by Tom Clancy, Martin Greenberg; written by Jerome Preisler (Berkley)

11. ``Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution by Robert C. Atkins, M.D. (Avon)

12. ``Irresistible Forces'' by Danielle Steel (Dell)

13. ``Pop Goes the Weasel'' by James Patterson (Warner)

14. ``Ender's Game'' by Orson Scott Card (Tor)

15. ``Where You Belong'' by Barbara Taylor Bradford (Dell)


TRADE PAPERBACKS

1. ``The House of Sand and Fog'' by Andre Dubus III (Vintage)

2. ``The Four Agreements'' by Don Miguel Ruiz (Amber-Allen)

3. ``Talking Dirty with the Queen of Clean'' by Linda Cobb (Pocket)

4. ``The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook'' by Joshua Piven and David Borgenicht (Chronicle)

5. ``The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2001'' edited by Robert Famighetti (World Almanac Books)

6. ``The Poisonwood Bible'' by Barbara Kingsolver (HarperPerennial)

7. ``Rich Dad Poor Dad'' by Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter (Warner)

8.``Chicken Soup for the Sports Fan's Soul'' by J. Canfield, M.V. Hansen P. Aubery, I. Dunlap & P. Hansen (HCI)

9. ``Life Strategies'' by Phillip C. McGraw (Hyperion)

10. ``Galileo's Daughter'' by Dava Sobel (Penguin)

11. ``Plainsong'' by Kent Haruf (Vintage)

12. ``The Red Tent'' by Anita Diamant (Picador)

13. ``The Seat of the Soul'' by Gary Zukav (Simon & Schuster)

14. ``All the Pretty Horses'' by Cormac McCarthy (Vintage)

15. ``Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul III'' by J. Canfield, M.V. Hansen, P. Aubery, I. Dunlap & P. Hansen (HCI)
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