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Top 10 out of print books of 2004

According to BookFinder.com's research, the top 10 most sought after US out of print books of 2004 are (drumroll please):

  1. The New Soldier by John Kerry
    Vietnam Veterans Against the War's account of a badly mismanaged war
  2. Sisters by Lynne Cheney
    Novel about women in 19th century Wyoming, some engaging in frontier lesbian romance
  3. Sex by Madonna
    The pop star's first book, featuring erotic photos and more
  4. The Holy Innocents by Gilbert Adair
    The story of three young cinema buffs living in Paris in 1968, the basis for Bertolucci's film The Dreamers
  5. The World Crisis by Winston Churchill
    The Prime Minister's history of World War I
  6. Where Troy Once Stood by Iman Wilkens
    Posits that the Trojan War took place in England, and that The Iliad and The Odyssey are based on oral histories of a major war between Celtic peoples circa 1160 BC
  7. General Printing by Glen Cleeton
    Everything you ever wanted to know about letterpress printing, but were afraid to ask
  8. The Curse of Lono by Hunter S. Thompson
    The gonzo master's take on his two trips to Hawaii
  9. The Principles of Knitting by June Hiatt
    Voluminous reference on knitting techniques
  10. Dear and Glorious Physician by Taylor Caldwell
    Fictionalized account of the life of St. Luke

The Kerry and Cheney books may be at the the top of the list, but we still have have repeats from previous years like Sex and General Printing � proving that Presidential elections may occasionally ignite passions, but nothing sustains a reader's interest like naked celebs or letterpress printing.

(Curious? Check the BookFinder.com Report for more on popular out of print titles.)