Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for March 28, 2002
from sales the week ending March 24
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TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION |
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Weeks on List |
1. |
A Beautiful Mind
Sylvia Nasar, 0743224574, Touchstone, $16.
The biography of the Nobel Prize-winning Mathematician. |
1/12 |
2. |
Fast Food Nation
Eric Schlosser, 0060938455, Perennial, $13.95.
The fascinating -- and very disturbing -- truth about the fast food industry. |
2/11 |
3. |
Founding Brothers
Joseph J. Ellis, 0375705244, Vintage, $14.
The author of American Sphinx chronicles how Hamilton, Burr, Jefferson,
Franklin, Washington, Adams, and Madison shaped American history. |
3/7 |
4. |
Me Talk Pretty One Day
David Sedaris, 0316776963, Little Brown, $14.95.
Sedaris's witty collection recounts, in his usual hilarious fashion, the
story of his unconventional life. |
8/39 |
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. |
5/94 |
6. |
The Wrinkle Cure
Nicholas Perricone, 0446677760, Warner, $13.95.
A formula for beautiful skin from a doctor to the stars. |
6/9 |
7. |
9-11
Noam Chomsky, 1583224890, Seven Stories, $8.95.
Chomsky on terrorism and foreign policy. |
4/12 |
8. |
The Tipping Point
Malcolm Gladwell, 0316346624, Back Bay, $14.95.
A fascinating study of how and why major changes happen in our society quickly. |
7/11 |
9. |
Kitchen Confidential
Anthony Bourdain, 0060934913, Ecco, $14.
A successful New York chef dishes about the restaurant biz. |
11/30 |
10. |
The Piano Shop on the Left Bank
Thad Carhart, 0375758623, Random House, $13.95.
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10/2 |
11. |
Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Robert T. Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter, 0446677450, Warner, $15.95.
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12. |
The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin
- Debut
H.W. Brands, 0385495404, Anchor Books, $18.
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13. |
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Dave Eggers, 0375725784, Vintage, $14.
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13/47 |
13. |
A Child Called "It"
Dave Pelzer, 1558743669, Health Communications, $9.95.
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15. |
Paris to the Moon
Adam Gopnik, 0375758232, Random House, $14.95.
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9/38 |
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ON THE RISE |
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25. |
Ecology of a Cracker Childhood
Janisse Ray, 1571312471, Milkweed Editions, $14.95.
The memoir of a naturalist and environmental activist whose childhood was spent
in a junkyard. A 76 pick. |
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