Fiction

1 Four Blind Mice (unabr.). James Patterson. Read by Peter J. Fernandez and Michael Emerson. Time Warner AudioBooks. Five cassettes, 7.5 hours, $24.98 ISBN 1-58621-404-7
2 Q Is for Quarry (unabr.). Sue Grafton. Read by Judy Kaye. Random House Audio. Six cassettes, 10 hours, $39.95 ISBN 0-7393-0123-3
3 Prey (abr.). Michael Crichton. Read by Robert Sean Leonard. Harper Audio. Four cassettes, six hours, $26.95 ISBN 0-0605-3694-2
4 Red Rabbit (abr.). Tom Clancy. Read by Dennis Boutsikaris.. Random House Audio. Four cassettes, six hours, $27.95 ISBN 0-553-71309-4
5 Skipping Christmas (unabr.). John Grisham. Read by Dennis Boutsikaris. Random House Audio. Three cassettes, four hours, $17.95 ISBN 0-7393-0198-5
6 The Lovely Bones (unabr.). Alice Sebold. Read by Alyssa Bresnahan. Recorded Books. Seven cassettes, 12 hours, $29.99 ISBN 1-4025-2115-4
7 The Murder Book (unabr.). Jonathan Kellerman. Read by John Rubinstein. Random House Audio. Eight cassettes, 10 hours, $39.95 ISBN 0-553-71398-1
8 The Two Towers (unabr.). J.R.R. Tolkien. Read by Robert Inglis. Recorded Books. 10 cassettes, 17 hours, $34.99 ISBN 0-7887-8954-6
9 The Christmas Train (unabr.). David Baldacci. Read by Tim Matheson. Time Warner AudioBooks. Five cassettes, seven hours, $29.98 ISBN 1-5862-1460-8
10 Chesapeake Blue (unabr.). Nora Roberts. Read by James Daniels. Brilliance Audio. Seven cassettes, nine hours, $32.95 ISBN 1-59086-331-3
11 The Janson Directive (unabr.). Robert Ludlum. Read by Paul Michael. Audio Renaissance. 12 cassettes, 18 hours, $49.95 ISBN 1-5592-7762-9
12 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (unabr.). J.K. Rowling. Read by Jim Dale. Random House/Listening Library. Six cassettes, nine hours, $35 ISBN 0-8072-8191-3
13 Visions of Sugar Plums (unabr.). Janet Evanovich. Read by Lorelai King. Audio Renaissance. Two cassettes, three hours, $18.95 ISBN 1-55927-771-8
14 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (unabr.). J.K. Rowling. Read by Jim Dale. Random House/Listening Library. Six cassettes, eight hours, $33 ISBN 0-8072-8175-1
15 The Hobbit (unabr.). J.R.R. Tolkien. Read by Rob Inglis. Recorded Books. Eight cassettes, 11.5 hours, $34.99 ISBN 0-788-78956-2


Nonfiction

1 Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper Case Closed (unabr.). Patricia Cornwell. Read by Kate Reading. Putnam Berkley Audio. 12 cassettes, 18 hours, $49.95 ISBN 0-3991-4961-9
2 A Long Way from Home (abr.). Tom Brokaw. Read by the author. Random House Audio. Three cassettes, four hours, $25.95 ISBN 0-553-75676-1
3 Self Matters: Creating Your Life From the Inside Out (abr.). Phillip C. McGraw. Read by the author. Simon & Schuster Audio. Four cassettes, six hours, $26 ISBN 0-743-50965-X
4 John Adams (abr.). David McCullough. Read by Edward Herrmann. Simon & Schuster Audio. Four cassettes, six hours, $35 ISBN 0-7435-0473-9
5 The Power of Now (unabr.). Echart Tolle. Read by the author. New World Library. Five cassettes, 7.5 hours, $29.95 ISBN 1-577-31176-0
6 Leadership (abr.). Rudolph Giuliani with Ken Kurson. Read by Giuliani. Hyperion Audiobooks. Two cassettes, three hours, $18.95 ISBN 0-7868-7069-9
7 Bush at War (abr.). Bob Woodward. Read by James Naughton. Simon & Schuster Audio. Four cassettes, five hours, $26. ISBN 0-743-52484-5
8 Pretty Good Joke Tape. Garrison Keillor. Read by the author and others. HighBridge Audio. Two cassettes, 2.5 hours, $17.95 ISBN 1-56511-369-1
9 Self Esteem: Your Fundamental Power (unabr.). Caroline Myss. Read by the author. Sounds True. Four cassettes, five hours, $34.95 ISBN 1-59179-034-4
10 A Few More Pretty Good Jokes. Garrison Keillor. Read by the author and others. HighBridge Audio. One cassette, one hour, $12.95 ISBN 1-56511-728-X
11 Dr. Phil Getting Real (unabr.). Phillip C. McGraw. Read by the author. Hay House. Four cassettes, four hours, $23.95 ISBN 1-5617-0932-8
12 Who Moved My Cheese? (unabr.). Spencer Johnson. Read by Tony Roberts. Simon & Schuster Audio. One cassette, 1.5 hours, $14 ISBN 0-671-04334-X
13 Life Strategies (abr.). Philip C. McGraw. Read by the author. Simon & Schuster Audio. Four cassettes, six hours, $22 ISBN 0-671-04471-0
14 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (abr.). Stephen Covey. Read by the author. Simon & Schuster Audio. One cassette, one hour, $12 ISBN 0-671-68796-4
15 My Losing Season (unabr.). Pat Conroy. Read by Jay O. Sanders. Random House Audio. 12 cassettes, 21 hours, $39.95 ISBN 0-553-71409-0