Bestsellers

Original Fiction

Original Fiction

1. The Brethern, by John Grisham (Century) 2. Something For the Weekend, by Pauline McLynn (Headline) 3. Dark Hollow, by John Connolly (Hodder & Stoughton) 4. Fortune's Rock, by Anita Shreeve (Little Brown) 5. Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, by Helen Fielding (Pan)

Hardback Non-Fiction

1. 'Tis: A Memoir, by Frank McCourt (Flamingo) 2. Irish Times Book of the Century, by Fintan O'Toole (Gill & Macmillan) 3. Beowulf, by Seamus Heaney (Faber) 4. The New Alchemists, by Charles Handy (Hutchinson) 5. The Naked Chef, by Jamie Oliver (Michael Joseph)

Paperback Fiction

1. The Beach, by Alex Garland (Penguin) 2. The Testament, by John Grisham (Arrow) 3. The End of the Affair, by Graham Greene (Penguin) 4. Billy Straight, by Jonathan Kellerman (Warner) 5. Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood, by Rebecca Wells (Pan)

Paperback Non-Fiction

1. Family Finance 2000-2001, by Colm Rapple (Squirrel Press) 2. Angela's Ashes, by Frank McCourt (HarperCollins) 3. The 2000/2001 Money, Pensions And Tax Guide (Taxation Advice Bureau) 4. Bandit Country, by Toby Harnden (Hodder/Lir) 5. Cooked in a Flash, by Jenny Bristow (Appletree)

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