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Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for December 8, 2005
from sales the week ending December 4, 2005
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Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/
Weeks on List |
| 1. |
Teacher Man
Frank McCourt, Scribner, $26, 0743243773
A journey through teaching in the NYC public schools, by the beloved author
of Angela's Ashes. |
2/3 |
| 2. |
Our Endangered Values
Jimmy Carter, S&S, $25, 0743284577
A former president cautions Americans against eroding the separation between
church and state. |
4/5 |
| 3. |
Team of Rivals
Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $35, 0684824906
The prize-winning historian studies Lincoln as the ultimate manager and
motivator. |
3/6 |
| 4. |
The Year of Magical Thinking
Joan Didion, Knopf, $23.95, 140004314X
A devastating, honest, and therapeutic memoir of grief. A Book Sense Notable
title. |
1/9 |
| 5. |
Marley & Me
John Grogan, William Morrow, $21.95, 0060817089
The top Book Sense Pick for November. Irresistible and funny. |
6/6 |
| 6. |
The World Is Flat
Thomas L. Friedman, FSG, $27.50, 0374292884
The award-winning New York Times journalist takes on globalization.
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5/34 |
| 7. |
The Elements of Style Illustrated
William Strunk, et al., Penguin Press, $24.95, 1594200696
The beloved how-to manual, now with pictures. |
/4 |
| 8. |
Freakonomics
Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, William Morrow, $25.95, 006073132X
Analytical yet creative, provocative yet logical economic theory. A Book
Sense Pick. |
10/33 |
| 9. |
The Truth (With Jokes)
Al Franken, Dutton, $25.95, 0525949062
A political trial-balloon. (With jokes.) |
8/6 |
| 10. |
1776
David McCullough, S&S, $32, 0743226712
One year, grippingly told, by the renowned historian and storyteller. |
11/26 |
| 11. |
Talk to the Hand
Lynne Truss, Gotham, $20, 1592401716
From grammar to manners, Ms. Truss argues for civilization. |
12/4 |
| 12. |
Are Men Necessary?
Maureen Dowd, Putnam, $25.95, 0399153322
A fresh look at the state of feminism from the lauded New York Times
columnist. |
7/4 |
| 13. |
A Man Without a Country
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Seven Stories, $23.95, 158322713X
A new top-form collection of articles from the last five years. An October
Book Sense Notable title. |
9/8 |
| 14. |
The City of Falling Angels
John Berendt, Penguin, $25.95, 1594200580
A new city, a new mystery, from the author of the major bestselling Midnight
in the Garden of Good and Evil. |
13/10 |
| 15. |
The Lost Painting
Jonathan Harr, Random House, $24.95, 0375508015
Fast-paced, thrilling, and informative too! A November Book Sense Pick.
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/2 |
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ON THE RISE |
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| 27. |
The Silver Spoon
Phaidon Domus (Eds.), Phaidon, $39.95, 0714845310
The bible of Italian cooking, beautifully presented for American kitchens.
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