Bestsellers

This week's bestselling books courtesy of Powells.com.

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Dec 18, 2002 | 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. Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser

Paperback, $13.95
Buy it | Read Salon's review | Read more about Eric Schlosser
2. Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris
Paperback, $8.95
Buy it | Hear David Sedaris read
3. Stupid White Men & Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation by Michael Moore
Hardcover, $24.95
Buy it | Read more on Michael Moore
4. American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Paperback, $7.99
Buy it | Read Salon's review
5. The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Paperback, $9.56
Buy it
6. Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Paperback, $14.95
Buy it | Read Salon's review | Hear David Sedaris read
7. Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
Paperback, $13
Buy it | Read Salon's review | Read more on Barbara Ehrenreich
8. Fierce Pajamas: Humor Writing From the New Yorker by David Remnick, ed.
Hardcover, $27.95
Buy it
9. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Sijie Dai
Paperback, $10
Buy it
10. Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
Paperback, $13.95
Buy it | Read Salon's review
11. The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
Hardcover, $15
Buy it | Read Salon's review | Read more on Jonathan Franzen
12. Get Your War On by David Rees
Paperback, $11
Buy it
13. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond
Paperback, $15.95
Buy it
14. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Hardcover, $21.95
Buy it| Read Salon's review | Read more on Alice Sebold
15. A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn
Paperback, $18
Buy it | Hear Howard Zinn read
16. Empire Falls by Richard Russo
Paperback, $14.95
Buy it | Read Salon's review | Read more on Richard Russo
17. Prey by Michael Crichton
Hardcover, $26.95
Buy it
18. The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
Paperback, $13.95
Buy it
19. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Paperback, $8.99
Buy it | Read Salon's review | Read more on Harry Potter
20. The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
Paperback, $6.99
Buy it | Read Salon's review | Read more on J.R.R. Tolkien

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