Trade Paperback Nonfiction Bestseller List for September 3, 2001 from sales the week ending August 26 Online at www.bookweb.org Wednesday, August 29 Published in Bookselling This Week Monday, September 3 For the Book Sense store nearest you, call 1-888-BOOKSENSE or visit www.booksense.com   TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION Last Week/ Weeks on List 1. Personal History Katharine Graham, 0375701044, Vintage, $15.00. The Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir of the extraordinary woman and publisher of The Washington Post. 2/4 2. Me Talk Pretty One Day David Sedaris, 0316776963, Back Bay, $14.95. Sedaris' witty collection recounts the story of his unconventional life. 1/11 3. The Four Agreements Don Miguel Ruiz, 1878424319, Amber-Allen, $12.95. A practical guide to personal freedom, outlining a way of life rooted in traditional Toltec beliefs. 6/66 4. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius Dave Eggers, 0375725784, Vintage, $14.00. Heartbreaking -- yes, but brilliant, and funny, too. The memoir of a 21-year-old who lost both parents to cancer and had to raise his 7-year-old brother. A 'Book Sense 76' Pick. 3/26 5. In the Heart of the Sea Nathaniel Philbrick, 0141001828, Penguin, $14.00. In a harrowing page-turner, Philbrick brings to life the incredible story of the wreck of the whale ship Essex. 4/15 6. Kitchen Confidential Anthony Bourdain, 0060934913, Ecco Press, $14.00. The Les Halles chef dishes about the restaurant biz in this funny, controversial memoir. 5/14 7. Guns, Germs, and Steel Jared Diamond, 0393317552, Norton, $15.95. A persuasive chronicle of how the modern world came to be, as a result of geographical and environmental factors, not genetic superiority. 7/86 8. Galileo's Daughter Dava Sobel, 0140280553, Penguin, $14.00. An insightful biography of Galileo which illuminates him in part through the letters of his devoted daughter, a cloistered nun. 8/40 9. Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love Jill Connor Browne, 0609804138, Three Rivers, $12.00. Necessary, hilarious advice from "The Five Men You Must Have in Your Life at All Times" to "Men Who May Need Killing, Quite Frankly" and more . . . 9/26 10. The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook Joshua Piven, 0811825558, Chronicle, $14.95. Sound (and funny) advice on what to do if you're attacked by a shark, buried in an avalanche, or bitten by a snake ... to name a few of the possible calamities found in this clever book. 11/86 11. Life Strategies Phillip C. McGraw, 0786884592, Hyperion, $11.95. -/26 12. Band of Brothers Stephen E. Ambrose, 0743216458, Touchstone, $16.00. -/ 13. Driving Mr. Albert Michael Paterniti, 038533303X, Dell, $10.95. 12/7 14. Rich Dad, Poor Dad Robert T. Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter, 0446677450, Warner, $15.95. -/54 15. George W. Bushisms Edited by Jacob Weisberg, 0743222229, S&S, $9.95. 13/17 ON THE RISE   17. All Over but the Shoutin' Rick Bragg, 0679774025, Vintage, $14.00. An independent bookseller favorite, and as close to a modern classic of memoir as you'll find. Bragg's new book is already a bestseller in its first week out.   The Book Sense Bestseller List is copyrighted and cannot be reprinted without permission from the American Booksellers Association. For information, please contact Sascha Alper, Book Sense Projects Manager, at: (914) 591-2665 ext. 1202, 828 South Broadway, Tarrytown NY. Reprint Guidelines.