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Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for January 4, 2007
from sales the week ending December 31, 2006
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Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/
Weeks on List |
| 1. |
The Audacity of Hope
Barack Obama, Crown, $25, 9780307237699
Dare we hope for 2008? |
1/11 |
| 2. |
I Feel Bad About My Neck
Nora Ephron, Knopf, $19.95, 9780307264558
Funny, funny comic relief, on being a woman of "a certain age," from the
honest and smart Ephron. A Book Sense Pick. |
3/22 |
| 3. |
The God Delusion
Richard Dawkins, Houghton Mifflin, $27, 9780618680009
A challenge to religious doctrine, guided by scientific inquiry. A Book
Sense Notable title. |
11/13 |
| 4. |
Palestine
Jimmy Carter, S&S, $27, 9780743285025
The former President's controversial take on the situation in Palestine. |
5/5 |
| 5. |
The Omnivore's Dilemma
Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $26.95, 9781594200823
A hard-boiled look at the food chain. |
8/36 |
| 6. |
You: On a Diet
Michael F. Roizen, M.D., Mehmet C. Oz, M.D., Free Press, $25, 9780743292542
Me: easily digesting the third entry in this popular health series. |
/8 |
| 7. |
Marley & Me
John Grogan, Morrow, $21.95, 9780060817084
The top Book Sense Pick for November 2005. Irresistible and funny. |
2/61 |
| 8. |
The Intellectual Devotional
David S. Kidder, Noah D. Oppenheim, Rodale, $22.50, 9781594865138
A secular digest of daily wisdom. |
14/2 |
| 9. |
The Innocent Man
John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385517232
The first nonfiction book by Grisham, inspired by an exoneration resulting
from the efforts of The Innocence Project. |
6/12 |
| 10. |
Joy of Cooking (75th Anniversary Ed.)
Irma S. Rombauer, et al., Scribner, $30, 9780743246262
The quintessential real cook's guide, spiffed and gleaming. |
10/8 |
| 11. |
Thunderstruck
Erik Larson, Crown, $25.95, 9781400080663
A repeat of the winning formula of Devil in the White City: murder
amidst invention. A Book Sense Pick. |
12/10 |
| 12. |
Cesar's Way
Cesar Millan, Melissa Jo Peltier, Harmony, $24.95, 9780307337337
Too much Marley? The antidote! |
/23 |
| 13. |
About Alice - Debut
Calvin Trillin, Random House, $14.95, 9781400066155
A heartfelt tribute to the writer's wife and inspiration. A Book Sense Notable
title. |
/1 |
| 14. |
Mayflower
Nathaniel Philbrick, Viking, $29.95, 9780670037605
You will rethink your grade-school lessons after reading this well-researched,
fascinating account of the Pilgrims. A Book Sense Pick. |
13/25 |
| 15. |
I Like You
Amy Sedaris, Warner, $27.99, 9780446578844
Funny, useful, and entertaining. What's not to like? |
7/12 |
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ON THE RISE |
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| 26. |
The Best Life Diet
Bob Greene, S&S, $26, 9781416540663
The emerging champ for the post-holiday-time-to-change-the-lifestyle challenge! |
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