Taiwan's Chinese-language Bestsellers for August, 2001

1. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Ezkaban (哈利波特 III 阿茲卡班的逃犯)

By J. K. Rowling

Translated by Peng Chien-wen (彭倩文).

The action begins in this third episode of the Harry Potter series when the young wizard "accidentally" causes the dreadful visitor Aunt Marge to inflate like a balloon and drift up to the ceiling. Fearing punishment, Harry lunges out into the darkness with his trunk and his owl Hedwig, beginning a journey that will have children and adults cheering.

2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (哈利波特 II)

By J.K. Rowling

Translated by Peng Chien-wen (彭倩文).

The long summer vacation has finally ended and Harry Potter can't wait to go back to magic school. But a string of strange and terrifying things takes place and Harry must find the culprit behind them.

3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (哈利波特 -- 神秘的魔法石)

By J.K. Rowling

Translated by Peng Chien-wen (彭倩文).

Mysterious letters lead the 11-year-old Harry Potter into a kingdom of sorcerers, who send their mail by owl messengers and travel on brooms.

4. Eternal Light of Love (愛過流星)

By Wu Ruo-chuan (吳若權).

Another book from one of Taiwan's best-selling essayists -- about love, life and comets.

5. Wisdom from Aesop's Fables

(伊索寓言的智慧)

Translated and revised by Liu

Yi-chun (劉怡君).

A collection of 120 stories translated from Aesop's Fables. The English versions of the stories are also included.

6. This Is My Answer (這是我的答案)

By Teng Ching Shu (藤井樹).

A male university student meets a girl with beautiful, long hair and a sweet voice in a bookstore. He wants to turn the precious, short encounter into an everlasting love story.

7. Red Oranges (橘子紅了)

By Chi-chun (琦君).

A story about a young woman who falls in love with her uncle, and about women deserted by their husbands.

8. I'm Not Teaching You To Be Cunning Part IV (我不是教你詐IV)

By Liu Yung (劉墉).

A book of essays about human deceit and crookery as manifested in various spheres of society, including politics and business.

9. Tuo Tuo's Notes: Flying Soul

(朵朵小語：飛翔的心靈)

By Tuo Tuo (朵朵).

A third collection of girlie essays from a woman who runs her own popular Web magazine (at http://gpaper.gigigaga.com).

10. Wisdom For a Lifetime

(受用一生的智慧)

By Tai Chen-chih (戴晨志).

A book of inspirational essays, written from a psychological angle.

11. Say It To Your Heart

(把話說到心窩裡)

By Liu Yung (劉墉).

A meditation by the maestro of inspirational books -- this time about speech and the right ways to express oneself.

12. The Bible of Reincarnation Part I (葬書)

By Carmelita Chao (趙慧娟).

A mystic novel from the Hong Kong-born meditation teacher, who spent much of her life in Taiwan and is now based in the San Francisco area.

13. The Blue Day Book

(你今天心情不好嗎?)

By Bradley Trevor Greive

Translated by Chuang

Ching-chun (莊靜君).

A collection of amusing animal photos as well as warm and inspirational texts designed to cheer up anyone who's got the blues.

14. Wisdom of Life from Aesop's Fables (伊索寓言的人生智慧)

By Taizo Kato (加藤諦三)

Translated by Lin Ya-hui (林雅慧).

The author borrows Aesop's Fables to share some viewpoints about life and encourage readers to make a comeback after failures.

15. 61 x 57

By Wang Wen-hua (王文華).

A novel about love in cosmopolitan Taipei.

16. The Bible of Reincarnation

Part II (葬書)

By Carmelita Chao (趙慧娟).

The second installment from the Hong Kong-born meditation teacher.

17. The Moments (照相本子)

By Jimmy (幾米).

Another new book in Jimmy's popular series of cartoon sketches and literary musings.