(Editor’s note: This December list is compiled by Publishers Weekly magazine from data received from general independent bookstores, chain stores and wholesalers within the month of November. Copyright 2005 Publishers Weekly. Distributed by Religion News Service.) HARDCOVER 1. Light From Heaven, by Jan Karon. (Viking, $26.95) 2. Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Women’s Soul, by John and Stasi Eldridge. (Thomas Nelson, $22.99) 3. The Regime: Evil Advances, by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. (Tyndale, $25.99) 4. Your Best Life Now, by Joel Osteen. (Warner Faith, $19.95) 5. The Purpose-Driven Life, by Rick Warren. (Zondervan, $19.99) 6. Mother Angelica: The Remarkable Story of a Nun, Her Nerve, and a Network of Miracles, by Raymond Arroyo. (Doubleday, $23.99) 7. Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man’s Soul, by John Eldredge. (Nelson, $19.99) 8. Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt, by Anne Rice. (Knopf, $25.95) 9. Where God Was Born: A Journey by Land to the Roots of Religion, by Bruce Feiler. (Morrow, $26.95) 10. The Threshing Floor: How to Know Without a Doubt That God Hears Your Every Prayer, by Juanita Bynum. (Charisma House, $19.99) PAPERBACK 1. The Five Love Languages, by Gary Chapman. (Moody/Northfield, $12.99) 2. Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality, by Donald Miller. (Thomas Nelson, $13.99) 3. The Preacher’s Daughter, by Beverly Lewis. (Bethany House, $13.99) 4. Mere Christianity, by C.S. Lewis. (Harper San Francisco, $10) 5. Battlefield of the Mind, by Joyce Meyer. (Warner Faith, $14.99) 6. Searching for God Knows What, by Donald Miller. (Thomas Nelson, $13.99) 7. Forgiven, by Karen Kingsbury. (Tyndale, $13.99) 8. Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World, by Joanna Weaver. (WaterBrook, $13.99) 9. 90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life, by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey. (Revell, $12.99) 10. Walking the Bible: A Journey by Land Through the Five Books of Moses, by Bruce Feiler. (Harper Perennial, $14.95) MO/TMG END BEST-SELLERS