Bestsellers

This week's bestselling books courtesy of Powells.com

Published October 16, 2001 10:07PM (EDT)

Book-loving residents of and visitors to the city of Portland, Ore., are already familiar with the legendary labyrinthine charms of Powell's City of Books, the largest new-and-used bookstore in the world. Powells.com, the online equivalent of this bibliophile's paradise, brings the Powell's experience to the Web including a bestseller list that reflects the eclectic tastes of Powell's customers. Salon.com is pleased to present it here.

1. Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil, and Fundamentalism in Central Asia by Ahmed Rashid

Paperback, $14.95
Buy it | Read Salon's review

2. Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

Paperback, $14.95
Buy it | Read Salon's review | Hear David Sedaris read

3. Harry Potter and the Chamber Of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

Paperback, $6.99
Buy it | Read more on Harry Potter

4. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

Paperback, $6.99
Buy it | Read Salon's review | Read more on Harry Potter

5. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

Paperback, $7.99
Buy it | Read more on Harry Potter

6. Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman by Dav Pilkey

Paperback, $4.99
Buy it

7. The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood

Paperback, $14
Buy it | Read Salon's review | Read more on Margaret Atwood

8. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant

Paperback, $14
Buy it

9. The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

Paperback, $6.99
Buy it | Read Salon's review | Read more on J.R.R. Tolkien

10. Day of Terror by Barbara Shangle

Paperback, $9.95
Buy it

11. The Prometheus Deception by Robert Ludlum

Paperback, $7.99
Buy it

12. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon

Paperback, $15
Buy it | Read Salon's review | Read more on Michael Chabon

13. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

Paperback, $6.99
Buy it | Read more on J.R.R. Tolkien

14. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond

Paperback, $15.95
Buy it

15. Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem

Paperback, $13
Buy it | Read Salon's review | Read more on Jonathan Lethem

16. America The Beautiful by Moon Unit Zappa

Paperback, $14
Buy it

17. Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden

Paperback, $7.99
Buy it | Read an excerpt | Read more on Mark Bowden

18. Bin Laden: The Man Who Declared War on America by Yossef Bodansky

Paperback, $17.95
Buy it

19. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers

Paperback, $14
Buy it | Read Salon's review | Read more on Dave Eggers

20. Dispatches from the Tenth Circle: The Best of the Onion by Robert Seigel

Paperback, $16
Buy it | Read more about the Onion


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