The Book Sense Religion & Spirituality Bestseller List

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Based on reporting by independent bookstores with Book Sense nationwide for the eight-week period ending May 21, 2006.

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The Book Sense Religion & Spirituality Bestseller List

1.

Plan B
Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $14, 1594481571

2.

The Great Transformation
Karen Armstrong, Knopf, $30, 0375413170

3.

The End of Faith
Sam Harris, Norton, $13.95, 0393327655

4.

Misquoting Jesus
Bart D. Ehrman, HarperSanFrancisco, $24.95, 0060738170

5.

The Mighty and the Almighty
Madeleine Albright, HarperCollins, $25.95, 0060892579

6.

The Four Agreements
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 1878424319

7.

Holy Blood, Holy Grail
Michael Baigent, et al., Dell, $7.99, 0440136482

8.

Under the Banner of Heaven
Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $14.95, 1400032806

9.

American Gospel
Jon Meacham, Random House, $23.95, 1400065550

10.

What Jesus Meant
Garry Wills, Viking, $24.95, 0670034967

11.

Our Endangered Values
Jimmy Carter, S&S, $25, 0743284577

12.

Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust
Immaculee Ilibagiza, Hay House, $24.95, 1401908969

13.

Gift From the Sea
Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Pantheon, $8.95, 0679732411

14.

The Lost Gospel: The Quest for the Gospel of Judas Iscariot
Herbert Krosney, National Geographic, $27, 1426200412

15.

The Purpose-Driven Life
Rick Warren, Zondervan, $19.99, 0310205719

16.

The Left Hand of God
Michael Lerner, HarperSanFrancisco, $24.95, 0060842474

17.

Breaking the Spell
Daniel C. Dennett, Viking, $25.95, 067003472X

18.

The Jesus Dynasty: The Hidden History of Jesus, His Royal Family, and the Birth of Christianity
James D. Tabor, S&S, $27, 0743287231

19.

Your Best Life Now
Joel Osteen, Warner, $19.99, 0446532754

20.

No God But God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam
Reza Aslan, Random House, $14.95, 0812971892

21.

Mere Christianity
C.S. Lewis, HarperSanFrancisco, $11.95, 0060652926

22.

When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
Pema Chodron, Shambhala, $12.95, 1570623449

23.

The Dance of the Dissident Daughter: A Woman's Journey from Christian Tradition to the Sacred Feminine
Sue Monk Kidd, HarperSanFrancisco, $12.95, 006064589X

24.

The Last Week: The Day-By-Day Account of Jesus's Final Week in Jerusalem
Marcus Borg, John Dominic Crossan, HarperSanFrancisco, $21.95, 0060845392

25.

The Spiral Staircase
Karen Armstrong, Anchor, $14, 0385721277