(Editor’s note: This February list is compiled by Publishers Weekly magazine from data received from general independent bookstores, chain stores and wholesalers within the month of January. Copyright 2006 Publishers Weekly. Distributed by Religion News Service.)
HARDCOVER
1. The Purpose-Driven Life, by Rick Warren. (Zondervan, $19.99)
2. Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why, by Bart Ehrman. (Harper San Francisco, $24.95)
3. Your Best Life Now, by Joel Osteen. (Warner Faith, $19.95)
4. Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Women’s Soul, by John and Stasi Eldridge. (Thomas Nelson, $22.99)
5. The Cure for the Common Life: Living in Your Sweet Spot, by Max Lucado. (W Publishing, $22.99)
6. Where God Was Born: A Journey by Land to the Roots of Religion, by Bruce Feiler. (Morrow, $26.95)
7. Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man’s Soul, by John Eldredge. (Nelson, $19.99)
8. Dinner With a Perfect Stranger: An Invitation Worth Considering, by David Gregory. (WaterBrook, $12.95)
9. John Paul the Great: Remembering a Spiritual Father, by Peggy Noonan. (Viking, $24.95)
10. For Women Only: What You Need to Know About the Inner Lives of Men, by Shaunti Feldhahn. (Multnomah, $14.99)
PAPERBACK
1. The Five Love Languages, by Gary Chapman. (Moody/Northfield, $12.99)
2. Mere Christianity, by C.S. Lewis. (Harper San Francisco, $11.95)
3. Jerusalem Countdown: A Warning to the World, by John Hagee. (Frontline, $14.99)
4. Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality, by Donald Miller. (Thomas Nelson, $13.99)
5. Walking the Bible: A Journey by Land Through the Five Books of Moses, by Bruce Feiler. (Harper Perennial, $14.95)
6. The Screwtape Letters, by C.S. Lewis. (Harper San Francisco, $11.95)
7. Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man’s Soul, by John Eldredge. (Thomas Nelson, $13.99)
8. Battlefield of the Mind, by Joyce Meyer. (Warner Faith, $14.99)
9. Even Now, by Karen Kingsbury. (Zondervan, $14.99)
10. The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason, by Sam Harris. (W.W. Norton, $13.95)
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