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Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for April 28, 2005
from sales the week ending April 24, 2005
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Last Week/
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Bad Cat
Jim Edgar, Workman, $9.95, 0761136193
That puss on page 278 looks awfully familiar...
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2/27
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The Tipping Point
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $14.95, 0316346624
A fascinating study of how and why major societal changes can happen quickly.
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1/16
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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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3/63
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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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4/69
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Truth & Beauty
Ann Patchett, Perennial, $13.95, 0060572159
A Book Sense Pick in hardcover about a great and fragile friendship.
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5/3
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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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6/27
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What's the Matter With Kansas?: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America - Debut
Thomas Frank, Owl, $14, 080507774X
Now in paperback and a Book Sense Top Ten History Pick in hardcover. Explores why the strongest supporters of conservatism are the very ones it will hurt the most.
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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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7/27
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The Power of Now
Eckhart Tolle, New World Library, $14, 1577314808
More millions to sell in paperback!
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8/19
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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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10/46
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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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12/30
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Guns, Germs, and Steel
Jared Diamond, Norton, $16.95, 0393317552
A persuasive chronicle of how the modern world came to be.
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11/16
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Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival - Debut
Dean King, Back Bay, $14.95, 0316159352
A retelling of a popular 19th century adventure story.
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The Spiral Staircase
Karen Armstrong, Anchor, $14, 0385721277
The paperback edition of the deeply felt memoir by a former nun.
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15/8
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Blue Blood - Debut
Edward Conlon, Riverhead, $16, 1594480737
The family business -- cops -- from the youngest son. A Notable choice in hardcover.
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ON THE RISE |
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Reason: Why Liberals Will Win the Battle for America
Robert B. Reich, Vintage, $14, 1400076609
A call to arms for all Democrats from former Clinton Administration Labor Secretary Reich.
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