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Abebooks Top 50 Bestselling Books of 2003

Our list of the top 50 bestselling used, rare and out-of-print books on Abebooks in 2003 spans generations and genres - see for yourself.

 

 

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|50| - Gone With the Wind, Margaret Mitchell

|49| - The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald

|48| - The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck

|47| - Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand

|46| - The Norton Anthology of English Literature, M.H. Abrams (Ed.)

|45| - The Year's Best Science Fiction, Gardner Dozois

|44| - The Night Before Christmas, Clement Moore

|43| - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain

|42| - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, J.K. Rowling

|41| - Financial Accounting, Belverd E. Needles

40 - 31

|40| - Harper's New Monthly Magazine

|39| - The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway

|38| - Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien

|37| - The Civil War: A Narrative, Shelby Foote

|36| - Conversations with God, Neale Donald Walsch

|35| - Vernon God Little, D.B.C. Pierre

|34| - Winston S. Churchill, Randolph S. Churchill

|33| - The Joy of Cooking, Irma Rombauer

|32| - The Best American Short Stories, Martha Foley

|31| - Trixie Belden Mystery Series, Kathryn Kenny

30 - 21

|30| - Life of Pi, Yann Martel

|29| - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, J.K. Rowling

|28| - The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, Michael Baigent

|27| - The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien

|26| - The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Omar Khayyam (Trans. by Edward Fitzgerald)

|25| - Systematic Theology, Paul Tillich

|24| - Seabiscuit: An American Legend, Laura Hillenbrand

|23| - Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides

|22| - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J.K. Rowling

|21| - Great Books of the Western World Series, Robert Maynard Hutchins

20 - 11

|20| - Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators Series, Robert Arthur

|19| - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, J.K. Rowling

|18| - Human Anatomy and Physiology, John W Hole Jr.

|17| - Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution, Robert C. Atkins

|16| - To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee

|15| - Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger

|14| - A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, Winston S. Churchill

|13| - Mrs. Dalloway, Virginia Woolf

|12| - Automobile Quarterly Magazine

|11| - Elementary Statistics, Mario F. Triola

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10 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon
An autistic 15-year old boy discovers his neighbor's dog impaled on a pitchfork, and is subsequently falsely arrested for its murder. He then embarks on a mission to find the real killer, calling on his favorite character for inspiration: Sherlock Holmes.

9 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll
In Carroll's perennial favorite, a young girl slips down a rabbit hole into a magical land with a unique cast of characters, including the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter, Tweedle-Dum and Tweedle-Dee - just to name a few.

8 Black's Law Dictionary, Henry C. Black
Hailed as the essential reference book for any law student, Black's Law Dictionary was originally published in 1891 and has since been revised 7 times. The latest edition includes more than 30,000 definitions.

7 East of Eden, John Steinbeck
Set in California, Steinbeck's 1952 novel follows two generations of brothers as their lives mirror the biblical tales of Adam and Eve and Cain and Abel.

6 The Hours, Michael Cunningham
The Hours, which was made into a film this year, follows the lives of three women from three different eras: in 1923, Virginia Woolf has had a dream which would inspire Mrs Dalloway; in 1949, a housewife is fascinated by Woolf's writing; and in present day, a woman plans a party for a friend dying from AIDS.

5 The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien
In Tolkien's prelude to The Lord of the Rings, a hobbit sets out on a journey to help a group of dwarves recover stolen treasure. Along the way, the group encounters elves, giant spiders, and a fire-breathing dragon, Smaug.

4 Cambridge Companion Series, Various
The Cambrige Companion series, a valued resource for students, offers comprehensive overviews on topics ranging from Nietzsche to Darwin to playing piano.


3 The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown
Starting with the murder of a museum curator and winding its way through religious history, cryptology and coverups, this thriller was one of the most acclaimed and talked-about books of 2003.

2 National Geographic Magazine
From its first plain brown-covered issue in 1888 to the brightly-colored and widely-regarded publication it is today, National Geographic continues to educate and enthrall its readers.

1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, J.K. Rowling
In the fifth book of Rowling's wildly popular series, Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts for school as he has done the past four years, but now he is 15 and struggling with the onset of adolescence. What's more, he knows that Voldemort is back and more evil than ever, but no one seems to believe him.


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