Trade Paperback Nonfiction Bestseller List for May 23, 2002 from sales the week ending May 19 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. Seabiscuit Laura Hillenbrand, 0449005615, Ballantine, $15. 2002 Book Sense Book of the Year nonfiction winner! 1/7 2. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America Barbara Ehrenreich, 0805063897, Owl Books, $13. Reveals low-wage America in all its tenacity, anxiety, and surprising generosity. Book Sense Book of the Year Finalist. 2/4 3. Fast Food Nation Eric Schlosser, 0060938455, Perennial, $13.95. The fascinating -- and very disturbing -- truth about the fast-food industry. Book Sense Book of the Year Finalist. 3/18 4. 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. 7/* 5. 9-11 Noam Chomsky, 1583224890, Seven Stories, $8.95. Chomsky on terrorism and foreign policy. 5/19 6. The Darwin Awards Wendy Nothcutt, 0452283442, Plume, $10. Portrays the finest examples of evolution in action. 6/2 7. Founding Brothers Joseph J. Ellis, 0375705244, Vintage, $14. Ellis chronicles how Hamilton, Burr, Jefferson, Franklin, Washington, Adams, and Madison shaped American history. 4/14 8. Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission - Debut Hampton Sides, 038549565X, Anchor, $14.95. One of last year's surprise WWII bestsellers, now in paper. -/1 9. 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. 10/46 10. Rich Dad, Poor Dad Robert T. Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter, 0446677450, Warner, $15.95. Bestselling personal financial advice. 15/* 11. The Piano Shop on the Left Bank Thad Carhart, 0375758623, Random House, $13.95. An American writer living in Paris discovers a charming piano shop. 13/16 12. The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love Jill Conner Browne, 0609804138, Three Rivers, $12. Life and love from a female drag queen's point of view. 12/* 13. French Lessons Peter Mayle, 0375705619, Vintage, $12.95. A celebration of the French enthusiasm for food and drink. -/3 14. Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace - Debut Gore Vidal, 156025405X, Nation Books, $15. A series of essays about the World Trade Center and Oklahoma City attacks. -/1 15. Killing Pablo Mark Bowden, 0142000957, Penguin, $14. Tracks the rise and fall of Pablo Escobar, head of the Colombian Medellin cocaine cartel. 14/4   ON THE RISE   45. Wise Women Joyce Tenneson, 0821228188, Bulfinch Pr., $19.95. A beautiful book that was a Mother's Day gift for many.   The Book Sense Bestseller List is copyrighted and cannot be reprinted without permission from the American Booksellers Association. For information, please contact Mini Dhingra, Manager of Information Services, at: (914) 591-2665 ext. 1278, 828 South Broadway, Tarrytown NY. Reprint Guidelines.