(Editor’s note: This April list is compiled by Publishers Weekly magazine from data received from general independent bookstores, chain stores and wholesalers in the month of March. Copyright 2006 Publishers Weekly. Distributed by Religion News Service.)
HARDCOVER
1. Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why, by Bart Ehrman. (Harper San Francisco, $24.95)
2. The Purpose-Driven Life, by Rick Warren. (Zondervan, $19.99)
3. Your Best Life Now, by Joel Osteen. (Warner Faith, $19.95)
4. The Cure for the Common Life: Living in Your Sweet Spot, by Max Lucado. (W Publishing, $22.99)
5. The Journey: Living by Faith in an Uncertain World, by Billy Graham. (W Publishing, $24.99)
6. Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman’s Soul, by John and Stasi Eldridge. (Thomas Nelson, $22.99)
7. What Jesus Meant, by Garry Wills. (Viking, $24.95)
8. Breaking the Spell: Religion as Natural Phenomenon, by Daniel C. Dennett. (Viking, $25.95)
9. The Left Hand of God: Taking Back Our Country From the Religious Right, by Michael Lerner. (Harper San Francisco, $24.95)
10. The Last Week: A Day-by-Day Account of Jesus’ Final Week in Jerusalem, by Marcus J. Borg and John Dominic Crossan. (Marrow, $21.95)
PAPERBACK
1. Jerusalem Countdown: A Warning to the World, by John Hagee. (Frontline, $14.99)
2. The Five Love Languages, by Gary Chapman. (Moody/Northfield, $12.99)
3. Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality, by Donald Miller. (Thomas Nelson, $13.99)
4. Mere Christianity, by C.S. Lewis. (Harper San Francisco, $11.95)
5. The Screwtape Letters, by C.S. Lewis. (Harper San Francisco, $11.95)
6. The Witness, by Dee Henderson. (Tyndale, $13)
7. 90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life, by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey. (Revell, $12.99)
8. Holy Blood, Holy Grail, by Michael Baignet, Richard Leigh and Henry Lincoln. (Dell, $7.99)
9. The End of Faith: Religion, Terror and the Future of Reason, by Sam Harris. (W.W. Norton, $13.95)
10. Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man’s Soul, by John Eldredge. (Nelson, $13.99)
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