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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for January 17, 2002
from sales the week ending January 13
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  TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. A Beautiful Mind
Sylvia Nasar, 0743224574, Touchstone, $16.
The biography of the Nobel prize-winning mathematician
2/2
2. Fast Food Nation - Debut
Eric Schlosser, 0060938455, Perennial, $13.95.
The fascinating -- and very disturbing -- truth about the fast food industry.
-/1
3. Brunelleschi's Dome
Ross King, 0142000159, Penguin, $13.
An amazing story of architectural triumph in 15th-century Florence. A 'Book Sense Book of the Year' winner.
1/10
4. Me Talk Pretty One Day
David Sedaris, 0316776963, Little Brown, $14.95.
Sedaris' witty collection recounts, in his usual hilarious fashion, the story of his unconventional life.
4/29
5. 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.
3/84
6. The Wrinkle Cure
Nicholas Perricone, 0446677760, Warner, $13.95.
An all-natural program for beautiful skin.
-/2
7. Kitchen Confidential
Anthony Bourdain, 0060934913, Ecco, $14.
A New York cook dishes about the restaurant biz.
13/22
8. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Dave Eggers, 0375725784, Vintage, $14.
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 seven-year-old brother. A 'Book Sense 76' Pick.
8/40
9. World Almanac & Book of Facts 2002
0886878721, World Almanac, $11.95.
Comprehensive and reliable information on just about any subject imaginable.
6/9
10. 9-11
Noam Chomsky, 1583224890, Seven Stories, $8.95.
10/2
11. Black Hawk Down
Mark Bowden, 0140288503, Penguin, $13.95.
/2
12. The Tipping Point - Debut
Malcolm Gladwell, 0316346624, Back Bay, $14.95.
-/1
13. Paris to the Moon
Adam Gopnik, 0375758232, Random House, $14.95.
5/29
14. From Beirut to Jerusalem
Thomas L. Friedman, 0385413726, Random House, $15.95.
15/11
15. In the Heart of the Sea
Nathaniel Philbrick, 0141001828, Penguin, $14.
-/1
  ON THE RISE  
40. The Arabs: A Short History
Philip K. Hitti, 0375756981, Regnery, $14.95.
A leading historian traces Arab history and culture.
 

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