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Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for July 24, 2003
from sales the week ending July 20, 2003
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| HARDCOVER NONFICTION | Last Week/
Weeks on List |
| 1. |
Kate Remembered
A. Scott Berg, 0399151648, Putnam, $25.95
The result of conversations between author and subject over the course of 20-years, this is Hepburn as she wanted to be remembered. |
4/2 |
| 2. |
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith - Debut
Jon Krakauer, 0385509510, Doubleday, $26
Krakauer directs his taste for adventure towards murder and Mormons in Salt Lake City. |
/1 |
| 3. |
Living History
Hillary Rodham Clinton, 0743222245, S&S, $28
The Clintons still consume us -- no surprise this book is still at the top of the list. |
1/6 |
| 4. |
The South Beach Diet
Arthur Agatston, M.D., 1579546463, Rodale, $24.95
Finally a low-carb diet we can live with? |
2/11 |
| 5. |
Benjamin Franklin
Walter Isaacson, 0684807610, S&S, $30
A reminder of the roots of democracy seen through an exceptional life. |
3/3 |
| 6. |
The Essential 55
Ron Clark, 1401300014, Hyperion, $19.95
A surprise hit from an award-winning, back-to-basics teacher. |
8/2 |
| 7. |
Treason
Ann Coulter, 1400050308, Crown , $26.95
Conservative commentator Coulter attacks the Left with a one-two punch from the far Right. |
7/4 |
| 8. |
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Bill Bryson, 0767908171, Broadway, $27.5
A fast jaunt through Life, filled with insight and wit. |
6/10 |
| 9. |
Beyond Belief
Elaine H. Pagels, 0375501568, Random House, $24.95
A lively inquiry into the history of Christianity, from the author of The
Gnostic Gospels. |
5/9 |
| 10. |
Reading Lolita in Tehran
Azar Nafisi, 0375504907, Random House, $23.95
A 76 Pick. A stunning view of women reading Western literature during the reign of Khomeni. |
9/15 |
| 11. |
The Kennedy Curse
Edward Klein, 031231292X, St. Martin's , $24.95
Kennedy-watcher and journalist Klein offers up speculation about JFK, Jr.'s marriage, and a theory on the root of the family misfortunes. |
11/2 |
| 12. |
Leap of Faith
Queen Noor, 0786867175, Miramax Books, $25.95
The Queen's personal memoir of her family and her country. |
14/17 |
| 13. |
Moneyball
Michael Lewis, 0393057658, Norton, $24.95
A 76 Pick. An in-depth analysis of the successful Oakland A's, proving that money isn't everything, after all. |
10/8 |
| 14. |
The Teammates
David Halberstam, 140130057X, Hyperion, $22.95
A moving story of the devoted friendship among 1940s Red Sox players Ted Williams, Johnny Pesky, Bobby Doerr, and Dom DiMaggio. |
12/9 |
| 15. |
Invisible Eden
Maria Flook, 0767913744, Broadway, $24.95
A hard to resist recipe for a good story--love affairs, the beach, money, and murder. |
13/4 |
| ON THE RISE |
| 22. |
Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History
George Crile, 0871138549, Atlantic Monthly , $26
A 60 Minutes producer investigates the U.S. support of Afghani guerillas
in their war with the Soviets. Unbelievable, but true. |
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