A list of the top 200 bestselling books for 2005 has been released by Book Standard, a book and publishing industry online information center. This compilation includes a variety of retailers and may vary from the Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble lists of 2005 bestsellers.
On the following list of the top 50, how many have you read? For those you have not read, consider checking these out from the DeWitt Wallace Library's Harmon Reading Collection. To check availability, go to the CLICnet Catalog and search by title. If a particular book is checked out, you can place a hold for the book by using the red "Request" button.
To view the entire list of 200 books, see Book Standard's Biggest of 2005.
2005 Rank, Title, Author (Imprint, ISBN, Date of Publication, Price)
1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Rowling, J.K. (Arthur A. Levine Books, 0439784549, 7/1/2005, $29.99)
2. A Million Little Pieces, Frey, James, (Anchor Books, 0307276902, 9/1/2005, $14.95)
3. The Kite Runner, Hosseini, Khaled, (Riverhead, 1594480001, 4/1/2004, $14.00)
4. 1776, McCullough, David, (Simon & Schuster, 0743226712, 5/1/2005, $32.00)
5. The Da Vinci Code, Brown, Dan, (Doubleday, 0385504209, 3/1/2003, $24.95)
6. The World Is Flat, Friedman, Thomas L. (Farrar Straus Giroux, 0374292884, 4/1/2005, $27.50)
7. The Purpose-Driven Life, Warren, Rick, (Zondervan, 0310205719, 10/1/2002, $19.99)
8. Angels & Demons, Brown, Dan, (Pocket Star, 0671027360, 7/1/2001, $7.99)
9. You: The Owner's Manual, Oz, Mehmet, (HarperCollins, 0060765313, 5/1/2005, $24.95)
10. Eldest, Paolini, Christopher, (Knopf Books for Young Readers, 037582670X, 8/1/2005, $21.00)
11. The Broker, Grisham, John, (Doubleday, 0385510454, 1/1/2005, $27.95)
12. Your Best Life Now, Osteen, Joel, (Warner Faith, 0446532754, 10/1/2004, $19.99)
13. Blink, Gladwell, Malcolm, (Little, Brown, 0316172324, 1/1/2005, $25.95)
14. Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You to Know About, Trudeau, Kevin, (Alliance Publishing, 0975599518, 6/1/2005, $29.95)
15. Freakonomics, Levitt, Steven D. (William Morrow, 006073132X, 5/1/2005, $25.95)
16. The Secret Life of Bees, Kidd, Sue Monk, (Penguin, 0142001740, 1/1/2003, $14.00)
17. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Haddon, Mark, (Vintage, 1400032717, 5/1/2004, $12.95)
18. Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Brashares, Ann, (Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers, 0385730586, 3/1/2003, $8.95)
19. The Broker, Grisham, John, (Dell, 0440241588, 11/1/2005, $7.99)
20. French Women Don't Get Fat, Guiliano, Mireille, (Knopf, 1400042127, 12/1/2004, $22.00)
21. Wicked, Maguire, Gregory, (ReganBooks, 0060987103, 12/1/2000, $15.00)
22. True Believer, Sparks, Nicholas, (Warner Books, 0446532436, 4/1/2005, $24.95)
23. The Mermaid Chair, Kidd, Sue Monk, (Viking, 0670033944, 4/1/2005, $24.95)
24. Black Rose, Roberts, Nora, (Jove, 0515138657, 6/1/2005, $7.99)
25. The Penultimate Peril, Snicket, Lemony, (HarperCollins, 0064410153, 10/1/2005, $11.99)
26. The Chronicles of Narnia, Lewis, C.S. (HarperCollins, 0066238501, 10/1/2001, $19.99)
27. Mary, Mary, Patterson, James, (Little, Brown, 031615976X, 11/1/2005, $27.95)
28. The Historian, Kostova, Elizabeth, (Little, Brown, 0316011770, 6/1/2005, $25.95)
29. Girls In Pants, Brashares, Ann, (Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers, 0385729359, 1/1/2005, $16.95)
30. The Second Summer of the Sisterhood of Traveling Pants, Brashares, Ann, (Delacorte Press, 0385731051, 12/1/2004, $8.95)
31. My Sister's Keeper, Picoult, Jodi, (Washington Square Press, 0743454537, 2/1/2005, $14.00)
32. Red Lily, Roberts, Nora, (Jove, 0515139408, 12/1/2005, $7.99)
33. The Last Juror, Grisham, John, (Dell, 044024157X, 12/1/2004, $7.99)
34. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Rowling, J.K. (Scholastic, 0439358078, 8/1/2004, $9.99)
35. The Five People You Meet In Heaven, Albom, Mitch, (Hyperion, 0786868716, 9/1/2003, $19.95)
36. At First Sight, Sparks, Nicholas, (Warner Books, 0446532428, 10/1/2005, $24.95)
37. Eragon, Paolini, Christopher, (Knopf Books for Young Readers, 0375826696, 4/1/2005, $9.95)
38. Deception Point, Brown, Dan, (Pocket Books, 0671027387, 12/1/2002, $7.99)
39. He's Just Not That Into You, T, Behrendt, Greg and Tuccillo, Liz (Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 068987474X, 9/1/2004, $21.95)
40. Rachael Ray's 365, Ray, Rachael, (Clarkson Potter, 1400082544, 10/1/2005, $19.95)
41. Honeymoon, Patterson, James, (Little, Brown, 0316710628, 2/1/2005, $27.95)
42. The Tipping Point, Gladwell, Malcolm, (Back Bay Books, 0316346624, 1/1/2002, $14.95)
43. 4th of July, Patterson, James, (Little, Brown, 0316710601, 5/1/2005, $27.95)
44. Why Do Men Have Nipples?, Leyner, Mark, (Three Rivers Press, 1400082315, 7/1/2005, $13.95)
45. Teacher Man, McCourt, Frank, (Scribner, 0743243773, 11/1/2005, $26.00)
46. Team of Rivals, Goodwin, Doris, Kearns, (Simon & Schuster, 0684824906, 10/1/2005, $35.00)
47. Our Endangered Values, Carter, Jimmy, (Simon & Schuster, 0743284577, 10/1/2005, $25.00)
48. Trace, Cornwell, Patricia D. (Berkley, 0425204200, 6/1/2005, $7.99)
49. Bad Cat, Edgar, Jim, (Workman, 0761136193, 10/1/2004, $9.95)
50. Predator, Cornwell, Patricia, (Putnam, 0399152830, 11/1/2005, $26.95)
