(Editor’s note: This August list is compiled by Publishers Weekly magazine from data received from general independent bookstores, chain stores and wholesalers within the month of July. Copyright 2005 Publishers Weekly. Distributed by Religion News Service.) HARDCOVER 1. Your Best Life Now, by Joel Osteen. (Warner Faith, $19.95) 2. The Purpose-Driven Life, by Rick Warren. (Zondervan, $19.99) 3. Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Women’s Soul, by John Eldredge and Stasi Eldredge. (Nelson, $22.99) 4. God’s Politics, by Jim Wallis. (Harper San Francisco, $24.95) 5. Monster, by Frank Peretti. (W Publishing, $24.99) 6. Wild at Heart, by John Eldredge. (Nelson, $19.99) 7. For Women Only: What You Need to Know About the Inner Lives of Men, by Shaunti Feldhahn. (Multnomah, $13.99) 8. Dinner With a Perfect Stranger: An Invitation Worth Considering, by David Gregory. (WaterBrook, $12.95) 9. Approval Addiction: Overcoming Your Need to Please Everyone, by Joyce Meyer. (Warner Faith, $22.95) 10. Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith, by Anne Lamott. (Riverhead, $24.95) PAPERBACK 1. The Five Love Languages, by Gary Chapman. (Moody/Northfield, $12.99) 2. Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality, by Donald Miller. (Thomas Nelson, $13.99) 3. The Spiral Staircase, by Karen Armstrong. (Anchor, $14) 4. Just Above a Whisper, by Lori Wick. (Harvest House, $11.99) 5. The Revelation, by Beverly Lewis. (Bethany, $12.99) 6. Fame, by Karen Kingsbury. (Tyndale, $13.99) 7. Mere Christianity, by C.S. Lewis. (Harper San Francisco, $10) 8. Battlefield of the Mind, by Joyce Meyer. (Warner Faith, $14.99) 9. The Power of a Praying Wife, by Stormie Omartian. (Harvest House, $9.99) 10. Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World, by Joanna Weaver. (WaterBrook, $13.99) TMG/JL END RNS