The Book Sense Scholarly & Reference Bestseller List
For the eight-week period ending May 22, 2005, and based on reporting from hundreds of independent booksellers across the U.S.
Past Category Bestseller lists are available at www.bookweb.org/read/5677.
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| The Book Sense Scholarly & Reference Bestseller List |
| 1. | A Short History of Nearly Everything |
| 2. | Eats, Shoots & Leaves |
| 3. | Official Scrabble Players Dictionary |
| 4. | Rand McNally 2005 Road Atlas: United States, Canada, Mexico |
| 5. | New Comprehensive A - Z Crossword Dictionary |
| 6. | The Elements of Style, 4th Edition |
| 7. | The World Almanac and Book of Facts |
| 8. | The Merriam-Webster Dictionary |
| 9. | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition |
| 10. | 100 Words Every Word Lover Should Know |
| 11. | More Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason |
| 12. | Food Lover's Companion: Comprehensive Definitions of Nearly 6000 Food, Drink, and Culinary Terms |
| 13. | The American Heritage Dictionary |
| 14. | The Old Farmer's Almanac 2005 |
| 15. | The New Best Recipe |
| 16. | 2005 Writers Market |
| 17. | Worst Pills, Best Pills: A Consumer's Guide to Avoiding Drug-Induced Death or Illness |
| 18. | Rick Steves' Italian Phrase Book & Dictionary |
| 19. | AAA North American Road Atlas |
| 20. | Guinness World Records 2005 |
| 21. | The Merck Manual of Medical Information |
| 22. | Road Atlas: United States, Canada, Mexico |
| 23. | The University of Chicago Spanish Dictionary |
| 24. | Guinness World Records 2005: Special 50th Anniversary Edition |
| 25. | Book Lust |
| 26. | 100 Words Almost Everyone Confuses & Misuses |
| 27. | The World Almanac for Kids |
| 28. | MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers |
| 29. | Bloom's Bouquet of Imaginary Words: Change One Letter and Grow a Brand New Word! |
| 30. | Scholastic Book of World Records 2005 |
| 31. | Consumer Reports Buying Guide |
| 32. | National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America |
| 33. | Schott's Original Miscellany |
| 34. | Merriam-Webster's Spanish-English Dictionary |
| 35. | Used Car Buying Guide 2005 |
| 36. | Robert's Rules of Order in Brief |
| 37. | Merriam-Webster's Pocket Dictionary |
| 38. | Webster's New World Dictionary |
| 39. | 100 Words Every High School Graduate Should Know |
| 40. | DVD & Video Guide 2005 |
| 41. | Kelley Blue Book Used Car Guide: 1990-2004 Models |
| 42. | Emily Post's Etiquette |
| 43. | The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain |
| 44. | Rand McNally Gift Road Atlas |
| 45. | AAA Large Print Road Atlas 2005 |
| 46. | Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: College |
| 47. | The Experts' Guide to 100 Things Everyone Should Know How to Do |
| 48. | Zounds!: A Browser's Dictionary of Interjections |
| 49. | The New York Times Almanac 2005 |
| 50. | The Rock Snob's Dictionary: An Essential Lexicon of Rockological Knowledge |