Hardcover Nonfiction Bestseller List for September 12, 2002 from sales the week ending September 8 For the Book Sense store nearest you, call 1-888-BOOKSENSE or visit www.booksense.com   HARDCOVER NONFICTION Last Week/ Weeks on List 1. Longitudes and Attitudes: The World in the Age of Terrorism - Debut Thomas Friedman, 0374190666, FSG, $23. Smartest writer on the Mideast today; he more than deserved the Pulitzer. -/1 2. The Lobster Chronicles Linda Greenlaw, 0786866772, Hyperion, $22.95. A fresh and feisty collection of essays from the author of The Hungry Ocean. 4/11 3. 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. 2/18 4. Stupid White Men Michael Moore, 0060392452, Regan, $24.95. The director of "Roger and Me" and the author of Downsize This! takes on the current administration and other topics. 3/39 5. The Perricone Prescription Nicholas Perricone, 0060188790, HarperResource, $27.50. Skin so soft. 1/5 6. Let's Roll Lisa Beamer, Ken Abraham, 0842373195, Tyndale, $24.99. A wife's tribute to her husband. 11/2 7. Slander Ann H. Coulter, 1400046610, Crown, $25.95. The conservative pundit offers her assessment of liberals with her typical "pull-no-punches" style. 5/11 8. Sacred Contracts Caroline Myss, 0517703920, Harmony, $25. The author of Anatomy of the Spirit's new book, based on her popular workshops. -/15 9. Small Wonder Barbara Kingsolver, 0060504072, HarperCollins, $23.95. A new collection of essays from the bestselling novelist and independent bookseller favorite. 6/22 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. 10/10 11. A Long Strange Trip Dennis McNally, 0767911857, Broadway, $30. Shakey gives way to "Shakedown Street" on the bestseller lists. 9/3 12. Let Freedom Ring Sean Hannity, 0060514558, Regan, $25.95. Hannity's version of sanity. 8/3 13. Running With Scissors Augusten Burroughs, 0312283709, St. Martin's, $23.95. A powerful memoir and 76 Pick. 14/2 14. The Art of Travel Alain de Botton, 0375420827, Pantheon, $23. de Botton's idea of roughing it is no room service�as it should be. 12/5 15. Breakdown: How America's Intelligence Failures Led to September 11 - Debut Bill Gertz, 0895261480, Regnery, $27.95. Nothing more to say. -/1   ON THE RISE   26. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't James C. Collins, 0066620996, HarperCollins, $27.50. Been the quiet and steady biz bestseller after ze cheese book for a while.   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.