LJ Bestsellers
The books most borrowed in U.S. libraries
by Staff -- Library Journal, 6/1/2004
Library Journal’s Best Sellers is compiled from data on books borrowed and requested (placed on hold) at public libraries throughout the
United States. It includes statistics from urban, suburban, and public libraries. We thank the many contributing libraries as well as
GIS Information Systems, The Library Corporation (TLC), and Sirsi Corporation. Copyright 2004 by Library Journal. Contact publisher
for permission to reproduce.
Fiction
| 1 |
The Da Vinci Code . Dan Brown. Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-50420-9. $24.95. |
| 2 |
The Big Bad Wolf . James Patterson. Little, Brown. ISBN 0-316-60290-6. $27.95. |
| 3 |
The Amateur Marriage . Anne Tyler. Knopf. ISBN 1-4000-4207-0. $24.95. |
| 4 |
Blow Fly . Patricia Cornwell. Putnam. ISBN 0-399-15089-7. $26.95. |
| 5 |
3rd Degree . James Patterson & Andrew Gross. Little, Brown. ISBN 0-316-60357-0. $26.95. |
| 6 |
Ransom. Danielle Steel. Delacorte. ISBN 0-385-33632-2. $26.95. |
| 7 |
The Five People You Meet in Heaven . Mitch Albom. Hyperion. ISBN 0-7868-6871-6. $19.95. |
| 8 |
Split Second . David Baldacci. Warner. ISBN 0-446-53089-1. $26.95. |
| 9 |
Bleachers. John Grisham. Doubleday.ISBN 0-385-51161-2. $19.95. |
| 10 |
Hello, Darkness . Sandra Brown. S. & S. ISBN 0-7432-4552-0. $25.95. |
| 11 |
Nighttime Is My Time . Mary Higgins Clark. S. & S. ISBN 0-7432-0607-X. $25.95. |
| 12 |
Emma's Secret . Barbara Taylor Bradford. St. Martin's. ISBN 0-312-30702-0. $24.95. |
| 13 |
Bad Business . Robert B. Parker. Putnam. ISBN 0-399-15145-1. $24.95. |
| 14 |
The Hanged Man's Song . John Sandford. Putnam. ISBN 0-399-15139-7. $25.95. |
| 15 |
The Conspiracy Club . Jonathan Kellerman. Ballantine. ISBN 0-345-45257-7. $26.95. |
NonFiction
| 1 |
The South Beach Diet . Arthur Agatston, M.D. Rodale. ISBN 1-57954-646-3. $24.95. |
| 2 |
Against All Enemies . Richard A. Clark. Free Pr: S. & S. ISBN 0-7432-6024-4. $27. |
| 3 |
The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House, and the Education of Paul O'Neill . Ron Suskind. S. & S. ISBN 0-7432-5545-3. $26. |
| 4 |
Reading Lolita in Tehran . Azar Nafisi. Random. ISBN 0-375-50490-7. $23.95; pap. ISBN 0-8129-7106-X. $13.95. |
| 5 |
Plan of Attack . Bob Woodward. S. & S. ISBN 0-7432-5547-X. $28. |
| 6 |
American Dynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush . Kevin Phillips. Viking. ISBN 0-670-03264-6. $25.95. |
| 7 |
The Ultimate Weight Solution: The 7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom .
Phil McGraw. Free Pr: S. & S. ISBN 0-7432-3674-2. $26. |
| 8 |
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith . Jon Krakauer. Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-50951-0. $26. |
| 9 |
Lies: And the Lying Liars Who Tell Them… . Al Franken. Dutton. ISBN 0-525-94764-7. $24.95. |
| 10 |
Heart Full of Lies: A True Story of Desire and Death . Ann Rule. Free Pr: S. & S. ISBN 0-7432-0298-8. $26. |
| 11 |
Who's Looking Out For You? Bill O'Reilly. Broadway. ISBN 0-7679-1379-5. $24.95. |
| 12 |
Worse Than Watergate: The Secret Presidency of George W. Bush . John W. Dean. Little, Brown. ISBN 0-316-00023-X. $22.95. |
| 13 |
Flyboys: A True Story of Courage . John Bradley. Little, Brown. ISBN 0-316-10584-8. $25.95. |
| 14 |
Dude, Where's My Country? Michael Moore. Warner. ISBN 0-446-53223-1. $24.95. |
| 15 |
Three Weeks with My Brother . Nicholas & Micah Sparks. Warner. ISBN 0-446-53244-4. $22. |
