Hardcover Nonfiction Bestseller List for October 9, 2000 from sales the week ending October 1 Online at www.bookweb.org Thursday, October 5 Published in Bookselling This Week Monday, October 9 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. 1/5 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." 2/39 3 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. 6/18 4 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. 3/39 5 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. 4/20 6 Tuesdays With Morrie Mitch Albom, 0385484518, Doubleday, $21.00 The longtime bestseller about the life lessons taught to the author by his dying mentor. 7/45 7 Cherry: A Memoir - 1st Week On List Mary Karr, 0670892742, Viking, $24.95 The author of The Liar's Club follows up with another memoir about her teenage years and sexual coming-of-age. -/1 8 Natural Blonde Liz Smith, 0786863250, Hyperion, $25.95 The pre-eminent gossip columnist and ultimate insider dishes on everyone -- including herself -- in this new autobiography. 9/2 9 In A Sunburned Country Bill Bryson, 0767903854, Broadway, $25.00 Bryson brings his keen eye and unmatched wit to a new subject -- Australia. 5/17 10 Life On the Other Side Sylvia Browne, 0525945393, Dutton, $23.95 A psychic's tour of the afterlife. 14/6 11 In the Heart Of the Sea Nathaniel Philbrick, 0670891576, Viking, $24.95 15/21 12 The Art of Happiness The Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler, 1573221112, Riverhead, $22.95 -/25 13 Kitchen Confidential Anthony Bourdain, 158234082X, Bloomsbury, $24.95 11/13 14 The Unexpected Legacy Of Divorce Judith S. Wallerstein et. Al., 0786863943, Hyperion, $24.95 -/1 15 The Island Of Lost Maps Miles Harvey, 0375501517, Random House, $24.95 -/2   ON THE RISE   20 The Inextinguishable Symphony Martin Goldsmith, 0471350974, Wiley, $24.95 A love story that illuminates the plight of Jewish musicians in Nazi Germany.   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.