(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 April. Copyright 2003 Publishers Weekly. Distributed by Religion News Service.)
HARDCOVER
1. Armageddon: The Cosmic Battle of the Ages, by Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins. (Tyndale, $24.99)
2. The Purpose Driven Life, by Rick Warren. (Zondervan, $19.99)
3. Wild at Heart, by John Eldredge. (Thomas Nelson, $16.95)
4. The Brother of Jesus, by Hershel Shanks and Ben Witherington III. (Harper San Francisco, $24.95)
5. Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths, by Bruce Feiler. (Morrow, $23.95)
6. I Hope You Dance, by Mark D. Sanders and Tia Sillers. (Rutledge Hill, $13.99)
7. Knowing God Intimately, by Joyce Meyer. (Warner Faith, $21.99)
8. Bringing Up Boys, by James Dobson. (Tyndale, $22.99)
9. Wild at Heart, by John Eldredge. (Thomas Nelson, $19.99)
10. A Life God Rewards: Why Everything You Do Today Matters Forever, by Bruce Wilkinson. (Multnomah, $10.99)
PAPERBACK
1. The Five Love Languages, by Gary Chapman. (Northfield/Moody, $12.99)
2. The Remnant, by Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins. (Tyndale, $14.99)
3. The Power of a Praying Wife, by Stormie Omartian. (Harvest House, $9.99)
4. Mere Christianity, by C.S. Lewis. (Harper San Francisco, $10)
5. The Power of a Praying Woman, by Stormie Omartian. (Harvest House, $9.99)
6. The Case for Christ, by Lee Strobel. (Zondervan, $12.99)
7. The Power of a Praying Husband, by Stormie Omartian. (Harvest House, $9.99)
8. Islam: A Short History, by Karen Armstrong. (Modern Library, $10.95)
9. Left Behind, by Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins. (Tyndale, $14.99)
10. Traveling Mercies, by Anne Lamott. (Doubleday/Anchor, $13)
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