Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for August 22, 2002
from sales the week ending August 18
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HARDCOVER NONFICTION |
Last Week/
Weeks on List |
1. |
Slander
Ann H. Coulter, 1400046610, Crown, $25.95.
The conservative pundit offers her assessment of liberals with her typical
"pull-no-punches" style. |
2/8 |
2. |
Perricone Prescription
Nicholas Perricone, 0060188790, Harper Resource, $27.50.
Skin so soft. |
5/2 |
3. |
Stupid White Men
Michael Moore, 0060392452, Regan, $24.95.
The author of Roger and Me and Downsize This! takes on the
current administration and other topics. |
3/36 |
4. |
Sacred Contracts
Caroline Myss, 0517703920, Harmony, $25.
The author of Anatomy of the Spirit's new book; based on her popular
workshops. |
-/13 |
5. |
The Lobster Chronicles
Linda Greenlaw, 0786866772, Hyperion, $22.95.
A fresh and feisty collection of essays from the author of The Hungry
Ocean. |
1/8 |
6. |
Why I Am a Catholic
Garry Wills, 0618134298, Houghton Mifflin, $26.
Keeping the faith -- on his own terms. |
6/6 |
7. |
The Art of Travel
Alain De Botton, 0375420827, Pantheon, $23.
Botton's idea of roughing it is no room service � as it should be. |
9/2 |
8. |
Tuxedo Park
Jennet Richards Conant, 0684872870, S&S, $26.
A great untold story, now told; well-reviewed and terrific NPR piece last
week |
8/4 |
9. |
Small Wonder
Barbara Kingsolver, 0060504072, HarperCollins, $23.95.
A new collection of essays from the bestselling novelist and independent
bookseller favorite. |
7/19 |
10. |
A Long Strange Trip - Debut
Dennis McNally, 0767911857, Broadway, $30.
Shakey gives way to "Shakedown Street" on the bestseller lists. |
-/1 |
11. |
The Right Words at the Right Time
Marlo Thomas, 0743446496, Pocket, $22.
The author gathers wit and wisdom from more than a 100 remarkable men and
women. |
-/12 |
12. |
The Power of Now
Eckhart Tolle, 1577311523, New World Library, $21.95.
A guide to spiritual enlightenment that chronicles the author's own transformation. |
11/7 |
13. |
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. |
10/61 |
14. |
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. |
15/16 |
15. |
Who Moved My Cheese?
Spencer Johnson, 0399144463, Putnam, $19.95.
Wisdom about changes in everyday life. |
14/9 |
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ON THE RISE |
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30. |
Comfortable With Uncertainty: 108 Teachings
Pema Chodron, Emily Hilburn Sell, 1570629722, Shambhala Pub, $19.95.
Now more than ever.
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