Hardcover Nonfiction Bestseller List for August 15, 2002 from sales the week ending August 11 For the Book Sense store nearest you, call 1-888-BOOKSENSE or visit www.booksense.com   HARDCOVER NONFICTION Last Week/ Weeks on List 1. The Lobster Chronicles Linda Greenlaw, 0786866772, Hyperion, $22.95. A fresh and feisty collection of essays from the author of The Hungry Ocean. 3/7 2. Slander Ann H. Coulter, 1400046610, Crown, $25.95. The conservative pundit offers her assessment of liberals with her typical "pull-no-punches" style. 2/7 3. Stupid White Men Michael Moore, 0060392452, Regan Books, $24.95. The author of Roger and Me and Downsize This! takes on the current administration and other topics. 1/35 4. Perricone Prescription - Debut Nicholas Perricone, 0060188790, HarperResource, $27.50. Skin so soft. -/1 5. Why I Am a Catholic Garry Wills, 0618134298, Houghton Mifflin, $26. Keeping the faith -- on his own terms. 4/5 6. Small Wonder Barbara Kingsolver, 0060504072, HarperCollins, $23.95. A new collection of essays from the bestselling novelist and independent bookseller favorite. 6/18 7. Tuxedo Park Jennet Richards Conant, 0684872870, S&S, $26. A great untold story, now told; well-reviewed and terrific NPR piece last week. 7/3 8. The Art of Travel - Debut Alain De Botton, 0375420827, Pantheon, $23. The Proust popularizer takes on travel. -/1 9. John Adams David McCullough, 0684813637, S&S, $35. The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of Truman turns his attention to the second president of the United States. 10/* 10. The Power of Now Eckhart Tolle, 1577311523, New World Library, $21.95. A guide to spiritual enlightenment that chronicles the author's own transformation. 12/6 11. Self Matters Phillip C. McGraw, 074322423X, Free Press, $25. A guide to a life by design from the popular Dr. Phil. 5/25 12. You Cannot Be Serious John McEnroe, James Kaplan, 0399148582, Putnam, $25.95. Or, stupid white man. Does he throw books at signings? -/8 13. Wealth and Democracy Kevin Phillips, 0767905334, Broadway, $29.95. Phillips posits potential power push and pull in politics. 14/9 14. Who Moved My Cheese? Spencer Johnson, 0399144463, Putnam, $19.95. Wisdom about changes in everyday life. 8/8 15. A Mind at a Time Dr. Mel Levine, 0743202228, S&S, $26. A pediatrician shows parents and educators how to identify children's individual learning patterns to help them thrive. -/15   ON THE RISE   17. A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead Dennis McNally, 0767911857, Broadway, $30. Shakey gives way to Shakedown Street on the bestseller lists.   The Book Sense Bestseller List is copyrighted and cannot be reprinted without permission from the American Booksellers Association. For information on obtaining permission, contact Kristen Gilligan, Manager of Communications, Industry Relations and Trade Policy , ABA, 828 South Broadway, Tarrytown, NY 10591, call (914) 591-2665, ext. 1286.   Reprint Guidelines.