The Book Sense Scholarly & Reference Bestseller List

1.

A Short History of Nearly Everything
Bill Bryson, Broadway, $15.95, 076790818X

2.

Eats, Shoots & Leaves
Lynne Truss, Gotham, $19.95, 1592400876

3.

Official Scrabble Players Dictionary
Merriam-Webster (Eds.), Merriam-Webster, $6.99, 0877799156

4.

Rand McNally 2005 Road Atlas: United States, Canada, Mexico
Rand McNally (Eds.), Rand McNally, $11.95, 0528845403

5.

New Comprehensive A - Z Crossword Dictionary
Edy G. Schaffer (Ed.), Avon, $7.50, 0380724251

6.

The Elements of Style, 4th Edition
William Strunk Jr., E.B. White, Pearson, $7.95, 020530902X

7.

The World Almanac and Book of Facts
World Almanac (Eds.), World Almanac, $11.95, 0886879388

8.

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Merriam-Webster (Eds.), Merriam-Webster, $6.50, 087779930X

9.

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition
Merriam-Webster (Eds.), Merriam-Webster, $26.95, 0877798095

10.

100 Words Every Word Lover Should Know
American Heritage (Eds.), Houghton Mifflin, $4.95, 0618551468

11.

More Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason
Nancy Pearl, Sasquatch, $16.95, 1570614350

12.

Food Lover's Companion: Comprehensive Definitions of Nearly 6000 Food, Drink, and Culinary Terms
Sharon Tyler Herbst, Barron's, $14.95, 0764112589

13.

The American Heritage Dictionary
American Heritage (Eds.), Dell, $5.99, 0440237017

14.

The Old Farmer's Almanac 2005
Old Farmer's Almanac (Eds.), Old Farmer's Almanac, $6.95, 1571983201

15.

The New Best Recipe
Editors of Cook's Illustrated, America's Test Kitchen, $35, 0936184744

16.

2005 Writers Market
Kathryn S. Brogan (Ed.), Writers Digest, $29.99, 1582972710

17.

Worst Pills, Best Pills: A Consumer's Guide to Avoiding Drug-Induced Death or Illness
Sidney M. Wolfe, M.D., et al., Pocket, $19.95, 0743492560

18.

Rick Steves' Italian Phrase Book & Dictionary
Rick Steves, Avalon, $7.95, 1566915201

19.

AAA North American Road Atlas
AAA (Eds.), AAA Road Atlas, $12.95, 1595080120

20.

Guinness World Records 2005
Claire Folkard (Ed.), Bantam, $7.50, 0553588109

21.

The Merck Manual of Medical Information
Mark H. Beers (Ed.), Pocket, $19.95, 0743477332

22.

Road Atlas: United States, Canada, Mexico
American Map (Eds.), American Map, $14.95, 0841625220

23.

The University of Chicago Spanish Dictionary
David Pharies (Ed.), Pocket, $5.99, 0743470133

24.

Guinness World Records 2005: Special 50th Anniversary Edition
Guinness World Records (Eds.), Guinness Media, $27.95, 1892051222

25.

Book Lust
Nancy Pearl, Sasquatch, $16.95, 1570613818

26.

100 Words Almost Everyone Confuses & Misuses
American Heritage Dictionaries (Eds.), Houghton Mifflin, $4.95, 0618493336

27.

The World Almanac for Kids
World Almanac (Eds.), World Almanac, $11.95, 0886879299

28.

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
Joseph Gibaldi, Modern Language Assoc., $17.50, 0873529863

29.

Bloom's Bouquet of Imaginary Words: Change One Letter and Grow a Brand New Word!
Jeffrey Bloom, Carole Bloom, Black Dog & Leventhal, $12.95, 1579124518

30.

Scholastic Book of World Records 2005
Jennifer Morse, Scholastic, $9.95, 0439649358

31.

Consumer Reports Buying Guide
Consumer Reports (Ed.), Consumers Union, $9.99, 0890439915

32.

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America
National Geographic (Eds.), National Geographic, $21.95, 0792268776

33.

Schott's Original Miscellany
Ben Schott, Bloomsbury, $14.95, 1582343497

34.

Merriam-Webster's Spanish-English Dictionary
Merriam-Webster (Eds.), Merriam-Webster, $6.50, 0877799164

35.

Used Car Buying Guide 2005
Consumer Reports (Eds.), Consumers Union, $9.99, 089043994X

36.

Robert's Rules of Order in Brief
Henry M. Robert III, et al., Da Capo, $6.95, 0306813548

37.

Merriam-Webster's Pocket Dictionary
Merriam-Webster (Eds.) Merriam-Webster, $4.95, 0877795002

38.

Webster's New World Dictionary
Michael E. Agnes (Ed.), Pocket, $5.50, 0743470699

39.

100 Words Every High School Graduate Should Know
American Heritage (Eds.), Houghton Mifflin, $4.95, 0618374124

40.

DVD & Video Guide 2005
Mick Martin, Marsha Porter, Ballantine, $7.99, 0345449959

41.

Kelley Blue Book Used Car Guide: 1990-2004 Models
Kelley Blue Book, $9.95, 1883392489

42.

Emily Post's Etiquette
Peggy Post, HarperResource, $39.95, 0066209579

43.

The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
Betty Edwards, Putnam, $16.95, 0874774241

44.

Rand McNally Gift Road Atlas
Rand McNally (Eds.), Rand McNally, $15.95, 0528845454

45.

AAA Large Print Road Atlas 2005
AAA (Eds.), AAA, $9.95, 1595080147

46.

Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: College
Joshua Piven, et al., Chronicle, $14.95, 0811842304

47.

The Experts' Guide to 100 Things Everyone Should Know How to Do
Samantha Ettus, Clarkson Potter, $19.95, 1400052564

48.

Zounds!: A Browser's Dictionary of Interjections
Mark Dunn, Sergio Aragones, Griffin, $12.95, 0312330804

49.

The New York Times Almanac 2005
John W. Wright (Ed.), Penguin, $11.95, 0143034278

50.

The Rock Snob's Dictionary: An Essential Lexicon of Rockological Knowledge
David Kamp, Steven Daly, Broadway, $12.95, 0767918738