Lists of Best-Selling Books

WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLERS <br><br>FICTION <br><br>1. ``Winter&#39;s Heart&#39;&#39; by Robert Jordan (Tor Books) <br><br>2. ``The Last Precinct&#39;&#39; by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam) <br><br>3.

Friday, November 17th 2000, 12:00 am

By: News On 6


WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLERS

FICTION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. ``Wish You Well'' by David Baldacci (Warner Books)

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

12. ``The Rescue'' by Nicholas Sparks (Warner Books)

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

14. ``A Storm of Swords'' by George R.R. Martin (Bantam)

15. ``Drowning Ruth'' by Christina Schwarz (Doubleday)

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

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

7. ``Relationship Rescue'' by Phillip C. McGraw (Little, Brown)

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

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

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

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

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

13. ``Life Makeovers'' by Cheryl Richardson (Broadway)

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

15. ``America's Queen'' by Sarah Bradford (Viking)

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. ``Winter's Heart'' by Robert Jordan (Tor) (F-H)

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

5. ``The Stanislaski Brothers'' by Nora Roberts (Silhouette) (F-P)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. ``Eye of the Storm'' by V.C. Andrews (Pocket) (F-P)

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

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

16. ``Abduction'' by Robin Cook (Berkley) (F-P)

17. ``Merrick'' by Anne Rice (Knopf) (F-H)

18. ``The Prometheus Deception'' by Robert Ludlum (St. Martin's) (F-H)

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

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

21. ``Out of the Shadows'' by Kay Hooper (Bantam) (F-P)

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

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

24. ``Talking Dirty With the Queen of Clean'' by Linda Cobb (Pocket)(NF-P)

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

26. ``Pop Goes the Weasel'' by James Patterson (Warner Books) (F-P)

27. ``Wish You Well'' by David Baldacci (Warner) (F-H)

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

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

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

31. ``The Rescue'' by Nicholas Sparks (Warner) (F-H)

32. ``In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner'' by Elizabeth George (Bantam) (F-P)

33. ``Drowning Ruth'' by Christina Schwarz (Doubleday) (F-H)

34. ``Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution'' by Robert C. Atkins (Avon) (NF-P)

35. ``The Seat of the Soul'' by Gary Zukav (Fireside) (NF-P)

36. ``A Storm of Swords'' by George R. R. Martin (Bantam Spectra) (F-H)

37. ``Temporary Mistress'' by Susan Johnson (Bantam) (F-P)

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

39. ``How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'' by Dr. Seuss (Random House) (F-H)

40. ``Run for Your Life'' by Andrea Kane (Pocket Books) (F-P)

41. ``The Bride of Black Douglas'' by Elaine Coffman (Mira) (F-P)

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

43. ``A Walk to Remember'' by Nicholas Sparks (Warner) (F-P)

44. ``Family Honor'' by Robert B. Parker (Berkley) (F-P)

45. ``If You Take a Mouse to the Movies'' by Laura Numeroff; art by Felicia Bond (Laura Geringer/HarperCollins) (F-H)

46. ``Relationship Rescue'' by Phillip C. McGraw (Hyperion) (NF-H)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. ``Wish You Well by David Baldacci (Warner)

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

10. ``The Rescue'' by Nicholas Sparks (Warner)

11. ``Drowning Ruth'' by Christina Schwarz (Doubleday)

12. ``L.A. Dead'' by Stuart Woods (Putnam)

13. ``A Storm of Swords'' by George R.R. Martin (Bantam)

14. ``Shopgirl'' by Steve Martin (Hyperion)

15. ``Killing Time'' by Caleb Carr (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. ``Body for Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Strength'' by Bill Phillips and Michael D'Orso(HarperCollins)

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

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

7. ``Relationship Rescue'' by Phillip C. McGraw (Little, Brown)

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

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

10. ``Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad by Stephen E. Ambrose (S&S)

11. ``Face Forward'' by Kevyn Aucoin (Little Brown & Company)

12. ``America's Queen: The Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis'' by Sarah Bradford (Viking)

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

14. ``Life Makeovers'' by Cheryl Richardson (Broadway)

15. ``My Father's Daughter'' by Tina Sinatra (Simon & Schuster)

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS

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

2. ``The Stanislaski Brothers'' by Nora Roberts (Silhouette)

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

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

5. ``Eye of the Storm'' by V.C. Andrews (Pocket)

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

7. ``Tom Clancy's Net Force: Breaking Point'' by Tom Clancy and Steve Piecznik, and Steve Perry (Berkley)

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

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

10. ``Out of the Shadows'' by Kay Hooper (Bantam)

11. ``In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner'' by Elizabeth George (Bantam)

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

13. ``Beyond Eden'' by Catherine Coulter (Signet)

14. ``Temporary Mistress'' by Susan Johnson (Bantam)

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

TRADE PAPERBACKS

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

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

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

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

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

6. ``The Seat of the Soul'' by Gary Zukav (Fireside)

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

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

9. ``Daughter of Fortune'' by Isabel Allende (HarperPerennial)

10. ``The Dark Side of the Light Chasers'' by Debbie Ford (Riverhead)

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

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

13. ``Waiting'' by Ha Jin (Vintage)

14. ``Assassins'' by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins (Tyndale House)

15. ``A Child Called 'It''' by Dave Pelzer (Health Communications)





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