Perhaps you have access to the data from Amazon.com or Nielsen MediaScan.

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Request for Question Clarification by rainbow-ga on 12 Feb 2005 15:35 PST

Hi booboo24,

I have located over 100 books on steroids and anabolic steroids in
Amazon. I can provide you with the 10 (or more) bestsellers, ranked
according to Amazon sales. This, however, does not necessarily mean
these books are the top 10 bestsellers nationwide.

Would this information interest you?

Best regards,
Rainbow

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Clarification of Question by booboo24-ga on 13 Feb 2005 08:22 PST

Yes, that would be most helpful. I'm the research director at a
national magazine and I am looking for that information. Can you tell
me your methodology? I know there is a rank number at amazon.com for
each book, but how do sort them and compile a top 10? I just need to
make sure the information is accurate and that we can go back and
check your totals. Thanks

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Request for Question Clarification by rainbow-ga on 13 Feb 2005 10:15 PST

Hi booboo24,

Since I'm not certain the information I am providing will suffice as
an answer to your question, I am posting this as a clarification. If
you feel it is sufficient, please let me know and I will post it as an
answer.

I searched Amazon books for steroids. The result was over 500 books. I
then sorted them by 'Bestselling'. I then did the same for anabolic
steroids, which resulted in over 100 books. I also sorted these by
'Bestselling'. Unfortunately, sorting by 'Bestselling' sometimes
proved inaccurate. Therefore, I went through the list of books,
clicking on each to find their respective sales rank, and compiled the
top 10.

Here are the top 10 of these books (with sales rank # in parentheses):

1. Legal Muscle: Anabolics in America (#40,890)
2. The Steroid Bible (#46,531)
3. Built To Survive: HIV Wellness Guide (#46,843) 
4. Built to Survive: A Comprehensive Guide to the Medical Use of
Anabolic Steroids, Nutrition and Exercise for HIV (+) men and women
(#232,359)
5. Steroids and Other Performance-Enhancing Drugs (#251,980) 
6. Anabolic Steroids: And Other Performance-Enhancing Drugs (#258,200) 
7. Faust's Gold: Inside the East German Doping Machine (#280,637) 
8. The Steroids Game (#367,805) 
9. Anabolics 2002 (#371,245) 
10. Anabolic Steroids in Sport and Exercise (#373,217) 

Please let me know your views.

Best regards,
Rainbow