Top Bestsellers for the Year 2000

(December 2000)

The following titles were the top bestsellers for the year 2000 from Barnes and Noble. It is a good mixture of fiction and nonfiction. The list is compiled by Public Services Librarian, Debbie Musselman.

To order any of these titles, contact the library by email, mail or phone. You may also request these titles online through our OPAC. Happy Reading!

1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling.
   RC 50228, BR 12764.
   Now 14, the student wizard is eager to leave the Dursleys and join his friends Hermione and Ron for the Quidditch World Cup before beginning his fourth year at Hogwarts. But his enemies have not forgotten him. Harry Potter, Book 4. Series Code POH.

2. Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson.
   RC 49513, BR 51061.
   Dr. Johnson presents a parable about two mice and two tiny people searching through a maze for cheese. Their behaviors illustrate how different personality types react to change. The author explains why we all should embrace having our cheese moved.

3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling.
   RC 48772, BR 12390.
   Harry is relieved to be back at Hogwarts for his third year with his friends Ron and Hermione even though he is not completely safe. The escaped convict Sirius Black, a staunch supporter of Voldemort, is after Harry. Harry Potter, Book 3. Series Code POH.

4. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling.
   RC 48437, BR 12276.
   Despite a warning not to return to Hogwarts for his second year of wizardry studies, Harry shows up. But Harry is in danger from the opened Chamber of Secrets as well as from his would-be protector. Harry Potter, Book 2. Series Code POH. Also available as a descriptive video, DV 503.

5. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling.
   RC 47260, BR 11879.
   On Harry Potter's eleventh birthday, he learns that he is more than an unwanted orphan. The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry recruits him because he has magical abilities. As he purchases his school supplies including robes, wand, and messenger owl, Harry looks forward to attending his new boarding school. Harry Potter, Book 1. Series Code POH. Also available as a descriptive video, DV 423.

6. Body for Life by Bill Phillips.
   RC 48773.
   Physical fitness trainer offers a program for transforming your body in just twelve weeks, without turning your life upside down. Phillips suggests his plan can lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart trouble even after years of physical neglect. Includes exercises and diet information plus testimonials from participants in the program.

7. The Brethren by John Grisham.
   RC 49252, BR 12469.
   In a federal penitentiary in Florida , three former judges known as the Brethren hold court. Besides handling inmate disputes and appeals, they have devised a scheme to blackmail men on the outside. But when one of their targets turns out to be a CIA financed candidate for president, they find themselves in hot water.

8. The Bear and the Dragon by Tom Clancy.
   RC 50854.
   Newly elected United States president Jack Ryan is quickly embroiled in complex political situations with cataclysmic implications. Among them, the discovery of vast gold and oil resources in Siberia, which attracts the covetous attention of China , could lead to dire consequences. Jack Ryan, Book 10. Series Code RYN.

9. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver.
   RC 46882, BR 11745.
   An American missionary family lands in the village of Kilanga in the Congo in 1959, and the cultural confrontation begins immediately. The mother and four daughters react to their new environment, the villagers respond to their new preacher, and the family dynamics change. All of this is intensified by the Congo 's own political turmoil.

10. The Indwelling by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins.
    RC 50275, BR 13925
    Forty-two months into the Tribulation, Nicolae Carpathia is assassinated and some of the Tribulation Force are suspects. As each member struggles for survival, millions prepare for the funeral. Suddenly Carpathia arises from his coffin and pledges that his attackers have yet to endure the Great Tribulation. The Tribulation Force, Book 7. Series Code TRF.

11. The Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukav.
    RC 36911.
    The author refers to the type of person who puts mind over heart as a "five-sensory human," one less open to intuitive thinking. And he contrasts this type with the "multisensory" individual, who seeks fulfillment in spirituality. Using such notions as karma, intuition, and trust, Zukav attempts to describe the spiritual evolution of the human species, although he says an adequate vocabulary has not yet emerged for this purpose.

12. While I Was Gone by Sue Miller.
    RC 47671.
    Veterinarian Jo Becker is happy with her second husband and devoted to their three daughters. But after years of marriage, she feels a sense of dissatisfaction creeping into her life. When a sick dog belonging to an old housemate, Eli Mayhew, is brought to her office, painful memories surface.

13. Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki.
    RC 50090.
    Investor describes how he learned about money from his PhD father, who could never retain wealth, and also from his friend's father, who was a millionaire with an eighth grade education. Explains how to make your money work for you by mastering financial literacy and taking charge.

14. Eating Well for Optimum Health by Andrew Weil.
    RC 49744.
    Dr. Weil critiques low fat and low carbohydrate diet trends and provides his own nutritional guidelines. Unwilling to sacrifice the pleasure of eating, he offers recipes for "healthful and delicious" dishes.

15. Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom.
    RC 44849, BR 12800.
    Some twenty years after college, Mitch Albom rekindles his relationship with a former professor who is terminally ill. His weekly visits with his dying mentor become a colloquium on the meaning of life, and Albom gains insight into "love, work, community, family, aging, forgiveness, and, finally, death."