Hardcover Nonfiction Bestseller List for September 18, 2000 from sales the week ending September 10 Online at www.bookweb.org Thursday, September 14 Published in Bookselling This Week Monday, September 18 For the Book Sense store nearest you, call 1-888-BOOKSENSE   HARDCOVER NONFICTION last week / # of weeks 1 Nothing Like It In the World Stephen E. Ambrose, 0684846098, S&S, $28.00 A broadly canvassed retelling of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision, and courage in American history -- the building of the Transcontinental Railroad from 1865 - 1869. 1/2 2 Who Moved My Cheese? Spencer Johnson, 0399144463, Putnam, $19.95 Johnson teaches "An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life." 4/36 3 Tuesdays With Morrie Mitch Albom, 0385484518, Doubleday, $21.00 The longtime bestseller about the life lessons taught to the author by his dying mentor. 5/42 4 Me Talk Pretty One Day David Sedaris, 0316777722, Little Brown, $22.95 Sedaris' witty, new collection recounts, in his usual hilarious fashion, the story of his unconventional life. 2/17 5 It's Not About the Bike Lance Armstrong, Sally Jenkins (Contributor), 0399146113, Putnam, $24.95 The inspiring journey of world-class hero Lance Armstrong, from advanced cancer to winning the Tour de France in 1999. 3/15 6 Body For Life Bill Phillips, Michael D'Orso, 0060193395, HarperCollins, $26.00 The fitness guru to sports superstars and thousands of others, Bill Phillips' book details his lifelong plan for fitness and well being. 8/24 7 Life On the Other Side Sylvia Browne, 0525945393, Dutton, $23.95 The renowned psychic's second bestseller. 6/3 8 In the Heart Of the Sea Nathaniel Philbrick, 0670891576, Viking, $24.95 In a harrowing page-turner, Philbrick brings to life the incredible story of the wreck of the whale ship Essex. 12/18 9 Flags Of Our Fathers James Bradley, Ron Powers (Contributor), 0553111337, Bantam, $24.95 Bradley captures the glory, the triumph, the heartbreak, and the legacy of the the six brave soldiers who raised the flag at Iwo Jima. 9/19 10 In A Sunburned Country Bill Bryson, 0767903854, Broadway, $25.00 Bryson brings his keen eye and unmatched wit to a new subject -- Australia. 7/14 11 How To Read and Why Harold Bloom, 0684859068, Scribner, $25.00 13/6 12 Eating Well For Optimum Health Andrew Weil, M.D., 0375407545, Knopf, $25.00 -/15 13 I Love You, Ronnie - 1st Week On List Nancy Reagan, Ronald Reagan, 0375505547, Random House, $24.95 -/1 14 Relationship Rescue Phillip C. McGraw Ph.D., 0786866314, Hyperion, $22.95 -/4 15 From Dawn To Decadence Jacques Barzun, 0060175869, HarperCollins, $36.00 -/15   ON THE RISE   29 The Island Of Lost Maps Miles Harvey, 0375501517, Random House, $24.95 A fascinating true story of the Al Capone of map theft.   The Book Sense Bestseller List is copyrighted and cannot be reprinted without permission from the American Booksellers Association. For information, please contact Michael Hoynes, Marketing Officer, at: (914) 591-2665 ext. 1204, 828 Broadway, Tarrytown NY. Reprint Guidelines.