Hardcover Nonfiction Bestseller List for December 4, 2000 from sales the week ending November 26 Online at www.bookweb.org Thursday, November 30 Published in Bookselling This Week Monday, December 4 For the Book Sense store nearest you, call 1-888-BOOKSENSE or visit www.booksense.com   HARDCOVER NONFICTION last week / # of weeks 1 The O'Reilly Factor Bill O'Reilly, 0767905288, Broadway, $23.95 A hard-hitting broadside from the anchorman of the Fox Network's "The O'Reilly Factor." 2/9 2 A Short Guide to a Happy Life Anna Quindlen, 0375504613, Random House, $12.95 A little guide to living every day to its fullest by the bestelling author and columnist. 1/4 3 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. 3/47 4 The Beatles Anthology The Beatles, 0811826848, Chronicle, $60.00 The complete and authorized anthology of The Beatles. 4/8 5 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." 5/47 6 NAS Sibley Guide To Birds National Audubon Society, 0679451226, Knopf, $35.00 A comprehensive and beautifully illustrated guide to birds. 6/8 7 Paris To the Moon Adam Gopnik, 0679444920, Random House, $24.95 From the celebrated writer for The New Yorker, tender and smart observations on leaving New York to live and raise a child in Paris. 8/5 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. 15/23 9 Maestro Bob Woodward, 0743204123, S&S, $25.00 An up-close look at Alan Greenspan and his signifnicant role in our new economy. 10/2 10 In Tuscany Frances Mayes, 0767905350, Broadway, $35.00 Mouthwatering pictures of a robust land and its people and food, with essays from Frances Mayes, and even one from her husband, poet Ed Mayes. 9/3 11 It's Not About the Bike Lance Armstrong, 0399146113, Putnam, $24.95 -/25 12 Tuesdays With Morrie Mitch Albom, 0385484518, Doubleday, $21.00 7/53 13 Joe DiMaggio Richard Ben Cramer, 0684853914, S&S, $28.00 12/6 14 Me Talk Pretty One Day David Sedaris, 0316777722, Little Brown, $22.95 13/28 15 Founding Brothers Joseph J. Ellis, 0375405445, Knopf, $26.00 11/2   ON THE RISE   22 Last Amateurs John Feinstein, 0316277010, Little Brown, $24.95 The true story of college teams playing for glory, honor, and the love of the game in Division I college basketball. A 'Book Sense 76' Pick.   34 Beethoven's Hair Russell Martin, 0767903501, Broadway, $24.95 A fascinating tale that traces a lock of Beethoven's hair taken before he died. Amazing forensic test results provide new clues into Beethoven's life and death.   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.