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Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for December 9, 2004
from sales the week ending December 5, 2004
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Last Week/
Weeks on List
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Bad Cat
Jim Edgar, Workman, $9.95, 0761136193
That puss on page 278 looks awfully familiar....
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1/7
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| 2. |
Reading Lolita in Tehran
Azar Nafisi, Random House, $13.95, 081297106X
A 2004 Book Sense Book of the Year winner! This memoir reminds us of the necessity for beauty, imagination, and literature.
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2/49
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The Devil in the White City
Erik Larson, Vintage, $14.95, 0375725601
A Book Sense Reading Group Pick and Book Sense Book of the Year finalist. As the subtitle says, murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America.
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3/43
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
Bill Bryson, Broadway, $15.95, 076790818X
A fast jaunt through life, filled with insight and wit. A bestseller in hardcover too.
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4/12
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The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2005
World Almanac (Eds.), World Almanac, $11.95, 0886879388
The king of reference books is back, and bigger, for 2005.
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5/5
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1,000 Places to See Before You Die
Patricia Schultz, Workman, $18.95, 0761104844
Will there be enough time to see everything, including Robert Louis Stevenson's home in Western Samoa?
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6/50
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Don't Think of an Elephant
George Lakoff, Chelsea Green, $10, 1931498717
How to counter conservative arguments.
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8/7
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The Bush Survival Bible
Gene Stone, Villard, $9.99, 081297476X
Two hundred fifty ways -- both funny and serious -- to cope.
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13/3
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Holidays on Ice
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $8.95, 0316779237
Sedaris' other funniest book of all time -- a scream.
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/10
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Under the Banner of Heaven
Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $14.95, 1400032806
Murder and extreme Mormonism collide in Utah. A hardcover bestseller, too.
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9/26
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The Bookseller of Kabul
Asne Seierstad, Back Bay, $12.95, 0316159417
The controversial and convincing account of the hidden lives of Afghan women and families.
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10/7
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Dreams From My Father
Barack Obama, Three Rivers, $13.95, 1400082773
An elegant memoir of race and place from a rising political star.
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7/9
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The Old Farmer's Almanac 2005
Old Farmer's Almanac (Eds.), Old Farmer's Almanac, $6.95, 1571983201
Fortune-telling for the masses.
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12/10
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Franklin and Winston - Debut
Jon Meacham, Random House, $16.95, 0812972821
A hefty, revealing portrait of two powerhouses of the 20th century.
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/1
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Mountains Beyond Mountains
Tracy Kidder, Random House, $14.95, 0812973011
The prize-winning Kidder examines a life made meaningful through dedication. A Book Sense recommended title.
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11/14
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ON THE RISE |
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Dog Is My Co-Pilot: Great Writers on the World's Oldest Friendship
Bark Editors, Three Rivers, $14, 1400050537
Even my cats loved this book!
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