(Editor’s note: This list is compiled by Publishers Weekly magazine from data received from general independent bookstores, chain stores and wholesalers within the month of August. Copyright 2003 Publishers Weekly. Distributed by Religion News Service.)

HARDCOVER

1. The Purpose-Driven Life, by Rick Warren. (Zondervan, $19.99)

2. Beyond Belief, by Elaine Pagels. (Random House, $24.95)

3. Wild at Heart, by John Eldredge. (Thomas Nelson, $16.95)

4. The Traveler’s Gift, by Andy Andrews. (Thomas Nelson, $19.99)

5. Waking the Dead, by John Eldredge. (Thomas Nelson, $21.99)

6. I Hope You Dance, by Mark D. Sanders and Tia Sillers. (Rutledge Hill, $13.99)

7. If Grace Is True: Why God Will Save Every Person, by Philip Gulley and James Mulholland. (HarperSanFrancisco, $22.95)

8. And the Shofar Blew, by Francine Rivers. (Tyndale, $22.99)

9. Bringing Up Boys, by James Dobson. (Tyndale, $22.99)

10. God’s Secretaries, by Adam Nicolson. (HarperCollins, $24.95)

PAPERBACK

1. The Five Love Languages, by Gary Chapman. (Northfield/Moody, $12.99)

2. Mere Christianity, by C.S. Lewis. (Harper San Francisco, $10)

3. Matters of the Heart: Stop Trying to Fix the Old, Let God Give You Something New, by Juanita Bynum. (Charisma House, $13.99)

4. Let’s Roll: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage, by Lisa Beamer with Ken Abraham. (Tyndale $14)

5. The Power of a Praying Wife, by Stormie Omartian. (Harvest House, $9.99)

6. The Case for Christ, by Lee Strobel. (Zondervan, $12.99)

7. No Death, No Fear, by Thich Nhat Hanh (Riverhead, $13)

8. The Power of a Praying Woman, by Stormie Omartian. (Harvest House, $9.99)

9. The Power of a Praying Husband, by Stormie Omartian. (Harvest House, $9.99)

10. The Sacred Romance, by Brent Curtis and John Eldredge. (Thomas Nelson, $13.99)

CAD END RNS