NLS BESTSELLER LIST--July 2003

INTRODUCTION

The enclosed report, compiled monthly by NLS, combines information taken from the
bestseller lists of the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. It
also includes book club selections from the Book of the Month Club, the Literary Guild, the
Mystery Guild, the Rhapsody Book Club, and the Science Fiction Book Club.

Bestsellers are included in this report when they appear on one of the above Bestseller lists for
a month or more. Book club titles are included when featured on the Book club lists as main
selections.

Once a title appears in the report with an NLS book number, it will not appear on future
reports.


The acronyms used for newspapers and book clubs in this report are:

LAT (Los Angeles Times)
NYT (New York Times)
WP (Washington Post)
BOMC (Book of the Month Club)
LG (Literary Guild)
MG (Mystery Guild)
RBC (Rhapsody Book Club)
SFBC (Science Fiction Book Club