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Original Fiction

Original Fiction

1. The Brethren, by John Grisham (Century) 2. Fortune's Rocks, by Anita Shreeve (Little Brown) 3. Something For the Weekend, by Pauline McLynn (Headline) 4. The Lion's Game, by Nelson Demille (Little Brown) 5. City Lives, by Patricia Scanlan (Poolbeg)

Hardback Non-Fiction

1. 'Tis: A Memoir, by Frank McCourt (Flamingo) 2. Beowulf, by Seamus Heaney (Faber) 3. Irish Times Book of the Century, by Fintan O'Toole (Gill & Macmillan) 4. Delia's How to Cook, Book 2, by Delia Smith (BBC) 5. The Naked Chef, by Jamie Oliver (Michael Joseph)

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Paperback Fiction

1. The Testament, by John Grisham (Arrow) 2. The Beach, by Alex Garland (Penguin) 3. Never Look Back, by Lesley Pearse (Penguin) 4. Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood, by Rebecca Wells (Pan) 5. Fast Forward, by Clare Dowling (Poolbeg)

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Paperback Non-Fiction

1. Angela's Ashes, by Frank McCourt (HarperCollins) 2. Family Finance 2000-2001, by Colm Rapple (Squirrel Press) 3. Cooked in a Flash, by Jenny Bristow (Appletree) 4. The 2000/2001 Money, Pensions & Tax Guide (Taxation Advice Bureau) 5. Bandit Country, by Toby Harnden (Hodder/Lir)

Original Fiction

1. The Brethren, by John Grisham (Century) 2. Kate Hannigan's Girl, by Catherine Cookson (Bantam) 3. Set in Darkness, by Ian Rankin (Orion) 4. Marrying the Mistress, by Joanna Trollope (Bloomsbury) 5. Atlantis Found, by Clive Cussler (Michel Joseph)

Hardback Non-Fiction

1. Delia's How to Cook, Book Two, by Delia Smith (BBC) 2. Delia's How to Cook, Book One, by Delia Smith (BBC) 3. The Naked Chef, by Jamie Oliver (Michael Joseph) 4. Mankind: Have a Nice Day, by Mick Foley (HarperCollins US) 5. The Rock Says, by The Rock (HarperCollins US)

Paperback Fiction

1. The Beach, by Alex Garland (Penguin) 2. Somewhere, Someday, by Josephine Cox (Headline) 3. The Testament, by John Grisham (Arrow) 4. Single and Single, by John le Carre (Hodder) 5. Birdsong, by Sebastian Faulks (Vintage) Paperback Non-Fiction

1. Angela's Ashes, by Frank McCourt (Flamingo) 2. Gardens of England and Wales 2000, (National Gardens Scheme) 3. The Rough Guide to the Internet, by Angus Kennedy (Rough Guides) 4. The English, by Jeremy Paxman (Penguin) 5. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? The Quiz Book (Boxtree)

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