Local bestsellers are based on recent sales at Austin bookstores selected to reflect varied reading interests. This week’s list of bestsellers is from Congress Avenue Booksellers, 716 Congress.

1. Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt

2. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling

4. A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

5. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

6. Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond

7. The Art of Happiness by the Dalai Lama

8. Maps of Texas and the Southwest, 1513-1900 by James C. Martin and Robert Sidney Martin

9. Isaac’s Storm by Erik Larson

10. How to Find the Work You Love by Laurence Boldt

This article appears in October 22 • 1999.

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