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Local Best Sellers
1999CHILDREN'S
1. "Hawaiian Flowers Cut-out Paper Dolls," Yuko Green, Island Heritage
2. "Hide and Seek in Hawaii," Jane Hopkins & Ian Gillespie, Mutual Publishing
3. "Hawaiian Marine Life Color & Activity Book," Yuko Green, Island Heritage
4. "Baby Honu's Incredible Journey," Tammy Yee, Island Heritage
5. "Limu-- The Blue Turtle," Kimo Armitage, Island Heritage
6. "Fishes of Hawaii," Susan & Thomas Kelly, The Bess Press
7. "Golden Children of Hawaii Cut-Out Dolls," Yuko Green, Island Heritage
8. "ABC's of Hawaii," Asta & Donovan, Island Heritage
9. "The Musubi Man: Hawaii's Gingerbread Man," Sandi Takayama, The Bess Press
10. "Popoki the Hawaiian Cat," Diane Gleasner, Bill Gleasner Press
GIFT AND TRAVEL
1. "Sam Choy's Kitchen," Sam Choy, Mutual Publishing
2. "Hawaii Big Island Revealed," 2nd Edition, Andrew Doughty and Harriet Freidman, Wizard Publications
3. "Ultimate Kauai Guidebook," 3rd Edition, Andrew Doughty and Harriet Friedman, Wizard Publications
4. "Sam Choy's Poke Cookbook," Sam Choy, Mutual Publishing
5. "Maui's Hana Highway," Angela Kay Kepler, Mutual Publishing
6. "Maui on My Mind," Rita Ariyoshi, Mutual Publishing
7. "Stu Dawrs, Island Heritage"
8. "Pidgin To Da Max," Douglas Simonson, The Bess Press
9. "Hawaiian Style Cooking," Rhonda Lizama, Kahaunani Kauai
10. "Travelogue Kauai," Steven Goldsberry, Mutual Publishing
HAWAIIANA
1. "New Pocket Hawaiian Dictionary," Mary Kawena Pukui et al., University of Hawaii Press
2. "Hawaiian Journey," Joseph Mullins, Mutual Publishing
3. "Obake Files," Glen Grant, Mutual Publishing
4. "Glen Grant's Chicken Skin Tales," Glen Grant, Mutual Publishing
5. "Hawaii's Best Spooky Tales 3," Rick Carroll, The Bess Press
6. "Hawaii's Best Spooky Tales: True Local Spine-Tinglers," Rick Carroll, The Bess Press
7. "Hawaiian Spiritual Experience," Poakalani and John Serrao, Mutual Publishing
8. "Hawaii's Best Spooky Tales 2: More True Local Spine-Tinglers," Rick Carroll, The Bess Press
9."Hawaiian Quilting Made Easy," Milly Singletary, Mutual Publishing
10. "Oahu's Hidden History," William Dorrance, Mutual Publishing
LITERATURE
1. "Hawaii's Story," Lydia Liliuokalani, Mutual Publishing
2. "Mark Twain In Hawaii," Mark Twain, Mutual Publishing
3. "Shoal of Time: A History of the Hawaiian Islands," Gavan Daws, University of Hawaii Press
4. "Myths and Legends of Hawaii," W. D. Westervelt, Mutual Publishing
5. "The Tattoo", Chris McKinney, Mutual Publishing
6. "Pearl Harbor: The Way It Was," Scott Stone, Island Heritage
7. "Legends & Myths Of Hawaii," David Kalakaua, Mutual Publishing
8. "Betrayal of Liliuokalani," Helena Allen, Mutual Publishing
9. "Honolulu Mysteries," Glen Grant, Mutual Publishing
10. "Hawaiian Folktales," Thomas G. Thrum, Mutual Publishing
REFERENCE
1. "Hawaiian Lei Making Step-by-Step Guide," Laurie Shimizu Ide, Mutual Publishing
2. "Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Birds," H. Douglas Pratt, Mutual Publishing
3. "Pocket Guide To Hawaii's Flowers," Leland Miyano, Mutual Publishing
4. "Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Trees and Shrubs," H. Douglas Pratt, Mutual Publishing
5. "Handy Hawaiian Dictionary," John F. G. Stokes, Mary Kawena Pukui, Henry P. Judd, Mutual Publishing
6. "Hawaii's Fishes," John Hoover, Mutual Publishing
7. "Poakalani Hawaiian Quilt Cushion Patterns Vol. I," Poakalani and John Serrao, Mutual Publishing
8. "Poakalani Hawaiian Quilt Cushion Patterns Vol. II," Poakalani and John Serrao, Mutual Publishing
9. "Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Underwater Paradise," John Hoover, Mutual Publishing
10." Things Hawaiian -- Guide To Language Albert Schutz, Island Heritage
These are best-selling books for the calendar year of 1999. Figures are courtesy of the Hawaii Book Publishers Association and Booklines distributors, and reflect sales by Hawaii-based publishers.
Local Best Sellers
DECEMBER 1999
CHILDREN'S
1. "Hide and Seek in Hawaii," Jane Hopkins & Ian Gillespie, Mutual Publishing (1)
2. "Hawaiian Flowers Cut-out Paper Dolls," Yuko Green, Island Heritage (2)
3. "Hawaiian Marine Life Color & Activity Book," Yuko Green, Island Heritage (5)
4. "Golden Children of Hawaii Cut-Out Dolls," Yuko Green, Island Heritage (3)
5. "Limu -- The Blue Turtle," Kimo Armitage, Island Heritage (6)
6. "Baby Honu's Incredible Journey," Tammy Yee, Island Heritage (4)
7. "Kalapana, "Carolyn Han, Island Heritage
8. "Dolphin Day in Hawaii," Dennis Asato, Anoai Press
9. "Mystery of the Shark and the Poi," Susan Entz and Sheri Galarza, Bess Press
10. "Pele, the Volcano Goddess," Susan Entz and Sheri Galarza, Bess Press
GIFT AND TRAVEL
1. "Unbearably Good! Mochi Lover's Cookbook," Teresa Devirglio-Lam, Self-Published (6)
2. "Sam Choy's Kitchen," Sam Choy, Mutual Publishing (1)
3. "Hawaii Big Island Revealed," 2nd Edition, Andrew Doughty and Harriet Freidman, Wizard Publications
4. "Sam Choy's Poke," Sam Choy, Mutual Publishing (2)
5. "Ultimate Kauai Guidebook," 3rd Edition, Andrew Doughty and Harriet Friedman, Wizard Publications
6. "Hawaii," Douglas Peebles, Mutual Publishing (3)
7. "Maui on My Mind," Rita Ariyoshi, Mutual Publishing
8. "Hawaiian Style Cooking," Rhonda Lizama, Kahaunani Kauai
9. "Tastes & Tales of Moiliili," Muriel Miura-Kaminaka, Moiliili Community Center
10. "Traditions of Aloha Cookbook," Japanese Women's Society, Japanese Women's Society
HAWAIIANA
1. "Hawaiian Journey," Joseph Mullins, Mutual Publishing (1)
2. "The Art of Hula," Allan Seiden, Island Heritage (5)
3. "Growing Native Hawaiian Plants: A How-to Guide for the Gardener," Heidi Leianuenue, The Bess Press
4. "New Pocket Hawaiian Dictionary", Mary Kawena Pukui et al., University of Hawaii Press (3)
5. "Leis. Luaus and Alohas," Fred Basten & Charles Phoenix, Island Heritage
6. "Obake Files," Glen Grant, Mutual Publishing (4)
7. "Driving & Discovering Oahu," Richard Sullivan, Island Heritage (10)
8. "Six Months in the Sandwich Islands," Isabella Bird, Mutual Publishing
9. "Hawaiian Mythology," Martha Warren Beckwith, University of Hawaii Press
10. "Hawaiian Quilting Made Easy," Milly Singletary, Mutual Publishing
LITERATURE
1. "Hawaii's Story," Lydia Liliuokalani, Mutual Publishing (1)
2. "After the Ball," David Penhallow, Self-Published
3. "Betrayal of Liliuokalani," Helena Allen, Mutual Publishing (8)
4. "Pearl Harbor: The Way It Was," Scott Stone, Island Heritage
5. "Legends & Myths Of Hawaii," David Kalakaua, Mutual Publishing (2)
6. "Mark Twain In Hawaii," Mark Twain, Mutual Publishing
7. "All I Asking for Is My Body," Milton Murayama, University of Hawaii Press
8." Stories of Hawaii," Jack London, Mutual Publishing (3)
9. "Potiki", Patricia Grace, University of Hawaii Press
10. "Myths and Legends of Hawaii," W. D. Westervelt, Mutual Publishing
REFERENCE
1. "Pocket Guide To Hawaii's Flowers," Leland Miyano, Mutual Publishing
2. "Poakalani Hawaiian Quilt Cushion Patterns Vol. II," Poakalani and John Serrao, Mutual Publishing (7)
3. "Poakalani Hawaiian Quilt Cushion Patterns Vol. I," Poakalani and John Serrao, Mutual Publishing (5)
4. "Hawaii's Fishes," John Hoover, Mutual Publishing (1)
5. "Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Trees and Shrubs," H. Douglas Pratt, Mutual Publishing (2)
6. "Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Birds," H. Douglas Pratt, Mutual Publishing (3)
7. "The Shishu Ladies of Hilo: Japanese Embroidery in Hawaii," Shiho S. Nunes and Sara Nunes-Atabaki, University of Hawaii Press
8. "Growing Vegetables in Hawaii," Kathy Oshiro, The Bess Press
9. "Things Hawaiian -- Guide To Language," Albert Schutz, Island Heritage (9)
10. "Pocket Guide How to Hula," Patricia Murray (editor), Mutual Publishing
These are best-selling books in Hawaii during December 1999. Figures are courtesy of the Hawaii Book Publishers Association and Booklines distributors, and reflect sales by Hawaii-based publishers. Numbers in parenthesis indicate a title's previous ranking.
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