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.
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10/2 |
11. |
Black Hawk Down
Mark Bowden, 0140288503, Penguin, $13.95.
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/2 |
12. |
The Tipping Point - Debut
Malcolm Gladwell, 0316346624, Back Bay, $14.95.
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-/1 |
13. |
Paris to the Moon
Adam Gopnik, 0375758232, Random House, $14.95.
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5/29 |
14. |
From Beirut to Jerusalem
Thomas L. Friedman, 0385413726, Random House, $15.95.
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15/11 |
15. |
In the Heart of the Sea
Nathaniel Philbrick, 0141001828, Penguin, $14.
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-/1 |
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ON THE RISE |
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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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