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The bestseller list is compiled by the Globe and Mail using sales figures from 450 bookstores across Canada, including chains (all Chapters, Smithbooks and Coles bookstores) and independent retailers including those named below. -** Mostly Books Squamish, B.C. (604) 892-3912 -** Novel Idea Kingston, Ont. (613) 546-9799 -** Polar Peek Books and Treasures Fernie, B.C. (250) 423-3736 -** Copper Beech Books Surrey, B.C. (604) 594-2627 -** THREE NUMBERS PRECEDING EACH BOOK: THIS WEEK, LAST WEEK, and NUMBER OF WEEKS ON LIST

FICTION

1,-,1 Anil's Ghost, by Michael Ondaatje (McClelland & Stewart, $34.99). 2,4,6 Daughter Of Fortune, by Isabel Allende (HarperCollins, $39.50). 3,2,9 The Brethren, by John Grisham (Doubleday, $39.95). 4,-,1 Back Roads, by Tawni Odell (Viking, $34.99). 5,3,5 Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason, by Helen Fielding (Penguin, $37.95). 6,1,22 A Good House, by Bonnie Burnard (HarperFlamingo Canada, $29). 7,5,5 Dressing Up For The Carnival, by Carol Shields (Random House Canada, $32.95). 8,7,6 Lord Of Emperors, by Guy Gavriel Kay (Penguin, $32.99). 9,6,24 No Great Mischief, by Alistair MacLeod (McClelland & Stewart, $32.95). 10,8,11 Gap Creek, by Robert Morgan (Algonquin, $34.95).

IN PAPER

1,1,14 The Testament, by John Grisham (Dell, $11.99). 2,4,3 Single And Single, by John le Carré (Penguin, $10.99). 3,2,5 Bittersweet, by Danielle Steel (Dell, $10.99). 4,3,5 Certain Prey, by John Sandford (Berkley, $10.99). 5,-,12 Green Mile, by Stephen King (Pocket, $10.99). 6,6,3 Archangel, by Robert Harris (Random House, $10.99). 7,5,5 Soul Of The Fire, by Terry Goodkind (Tor, $9.99). 8,-,1 Burnt Bones, by Michael Slade (Penguin, $9.99). 9,7,8 SSN, by Tom Clancy (Berkley, $10.99). 10,8,12 A Map Of The World, by Jane Hamilton (Anchor, $17.95).

SPECIAL INTEREST

1,1,26 Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone, by J. K. Rowling (Bloomsbury, $9.95). 2,-,23 The Seat Of The Soul, by Gary Zukav (Fireside, $19.25). 3,2,50 Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution, by Robert C. Atkins (Avon, $8.50). 4,3,21 Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban, by J. K. Rowling (Raincoast, $19.95). 5,4,26 Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets, by J. K. Rowling (Raincoast, $19.95).

NON-FICTION

1,6,29 Tuesdays With Morrie, by Mitch Albom (Doubleday, $27.95). 2,3,28 'Tis, by Frank McCourt (Scribner, $38.50). 3,1,13 The Rock Says, by The Rock (HarperCollins, $39.50). 4,2,19 Have A Nice Day, by Mick Foley (Mankind) (HarperCollins, $39.50). 5,4,2 A Bodyguard's Story, by Trevor Rees-Jones (Warner, $32.95). 6,5,3 Bret Hitman Hart, by Bret Hart, Perry Lefko (Stoddart, $19.99). 7,8,8 The Millionaire Mind, by Thomas J. Stanley (Andrews McMeel, $39.95). 8,7,7 Gold On Ice, by Guy Scholz (Coteau, $24.95). 9,10,2 The Nature Of Economies, by Jane Jacobs (Random House Canada, $29.95). 10,-,2 A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, by Dave Eggers (Simon & Schuster, $35.50).

IN PAPER

1,1,19 Angela's Ashes, by Frank McCourt (Touchstone, $10.99). 2,4,26 The Professor And The Madman, by Simon Winchester (HarperCollins, $19). 3,5,4 The Elegant Universe, by Brian Greene (Vintage, $22.50). 4,2,103 Into Thin Air, by Jon Krakauer (Anchor, $9.99). 5,10,6 Perfect Murder, Perfect Town, by Lawrence Schiller (HarperCollins, $10.99). 6,3,52 Boom Bust & Echo 2000, by David K. Foot with Daniel Stoffman (Stoddart, $24.95). 7,7,9 Girl, Interrupted, by Susanna Kaysen (Vintage, $17.95). 8,6,19 Blue Trust, by Stevie Cameron (Seal, $10.99). 9,-,1 Woman: An Intimate Geography, by Natalie Angier (Anchor, $22.50). 10,-,68 The Perfect Storm, by Sebastian Junger (HarperCollins, $8.99).

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