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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for May 13, 2004
from sales the week ending May 9, 2004
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  TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Reading Lolita in Tehran
Azar Nafisi, 081297106X, Random House, $13.95
A 76 Pick, and stunning reminder of the value of literature.
1/19
2. The South Beach Diet Good Fats/Good Carbs Counter
Arthur Agatston, M.D., 1579549586, Rodale, $7.99
The ultimate resource for The South Beach "more carbs, less fat" diet.
2/16
3. The Devil in the White City
Eric Larson, 0375725601, Vintage, $14.95
A Book Sense reading group suggestion. As the subtitle says, murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America.
3/13
4. Living History
Hillary Rodham Clinton, 0743222253, Scribner, $16
Paperback edition of the Senator's huge selling biography.
11/3
5. 1,000 Places to See Before You Die
Patricia Schultz, 0761104844, Workman, $18.95
Will there be enough time to see everything, including Robert Louis Stevenson's home in Western Samoa?
4/22
6. The Red Hat Society
Sue Ellen Cooper, 0446679763, Warner, $12.95
The handbook of The Red Hat Society -- zany gals over fifty who aren't afraid of color and untraditional ways to deal with issues of middle-age.
6/6
7. Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas - Debut
Elaine Pagels, 0375703160, Vintage, $13
A longtime hardcover bestseller, this lively inquiry into the history of Christianity is a bestseller in paper, too.
/1
8. Krakatoa
Simon Winchester, 006093736X, Perennial, $13.95
Geology, geography, and history combust in this account of the biggest natural disaster of its day.
5/6
9. Moneyball
Michael M. Lewis, 0393324818, Norton, $13.95
An in-depth analysis of the successful Oakland A's, proving that money isn't everything, after all. A 76 Pick and bestseller in hardcover.
8/6
10. Queen Bees and Wannabes
Rosalind Wiseman, 1400047927, Three Rivers, $14.95
This study blew the cover off of girl-cliques, and is the basis for the teen movie, Mean Girls.
9/2
11. MoveOn's 50 Ways to Love Your Country
MoveOn.org (Eds.), 193072229X, Inner Ocean, $10.95
Real folks' examples on ways to effect change, from the grass-roots online political activist organization.
7/6
12. Tuesdays With Morrie
Mitch Albom, 076790592X, Broadway, $12.95
The gazillion-copy seller, now in paper.
/26
13. 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.
15/***
14. Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
Alexandra Fuller, 0375758992, Random House, $13.95
A 76 Pick and 2003 Book Sense Book of the Year Winner! A moving story of love and family in Africa.
14/56
15. Running With Scissors
Augusten Burroughs, 031242227X, Picador, $14
The powerful memoir and 76 Pick, now in paperback.
/36
  ON THE RISE
28. Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
Walter Isaacson, 074325807X, S&S, $16.95
The acclaimed biography is out in paperback.
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