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Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for August 4, 2005
from sales the week ending July 31, 2005
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Last Week/
Weeks on List |
| 1. |
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. |
2/76 |
| 2. |
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $14.95, 0316010790
More funny/sad Sedaris commentary. A Book Sense Pick in hardcover and a
Summer Paperback Pick. |
1/8 |
| 3. |
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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3/29 |
| 4. |
Bad Cat
Jim Edgar, Workman, $9.95, 0761136193
That puss on page 278 looks awfully familiar... |
5/40 |
| 5. |
It's Not About the Bike
Lance Armstrong, Berkley, $14, 0425179613
The first memoir from the winning cyclist. |
15/28 |
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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. |
4/29 |
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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. |
6/82 |
| 8. |
Don't Think of an Elephant
George Lakoff, Chelsea Green, $10, 1931498717
How to counter conservative arguments. |
7/40 |
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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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8/59 |
| 10. |
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. |
12/39 |
| 11. |
Truth & Beauty
Ann Patchett, Perennial, $13.95, 0060572159
A Book Sense Pick in hardcover, about a great and fragile friendship. |
9/16 |
| 12. |
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. |
14/43 |
| 13. |
What's the Matter With Kansas?
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. |
11/14 |
| 14. |
Shadow Divers
Robert Kurson, Random House, $14.95, 0375760989
The Book Sense Book of the Year (hardcover) and a Summer Paperback Pick!
This is one swift, exciting read. |
10/9 |
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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. |
13/38 |
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ON THE RISE |
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Crimes Against Nature
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Perennial, $13.95, 0060746882
Environmentalist attorney RFK, Jr. condemns the Bush Administration for sacrificing
natural resources for corporate profits. |
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