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Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for January 4, 2007
from sales the week ending December 31, 2006
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Trade Paperback Nonfiction |
Last Week/
Weeks on List |
| 1. |
The Iraq Study Group Report
The Iraq Study Group, Vintage, $10.95, 9780307386564
The nonpartisan commission's recommendations for the U.S. involvement in
Iraq. |
2/4 |
| 2. |
Dreams From My Father
Barack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9781400082773
An elegant memoir of race and place from a rising political star. |
1/36 |
| 3. |
The Worst Hard Time
Timothy Egan, Mariner, $14.95, 9780618773473
The National Book Award-winning story about the natural disaster of the
1930s. |
/2 |
| 4. |
The Devil in the White City
Erik Larson, Vintage, $14.95, 9780375725609
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. |
9/149 |
| 5. |
The Places in Between
Rory Stewart, Harvest, $14, 9780156031561
Much more than a walk across Afghanistan. |
14/22 |
| 6. |
Team of Rivals
Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $19.95, 9780743270755
The prize-winning historian studies Lincoln as the ultimate manager and
motivator. |
5/15 |
| 7. |
The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2007
World Almanac (Eds.), World Almanac, $12.99, 9780886879952
Fact: This series is the #1 reference source for facts. |
8/6 |
| 8. |
An Inconvenient Truth
Al Gore, Rodale, $21.95, 9781594865671
Clear, stunning treatise on global warming. Pass it on. |
6/27 |
| 9. |
Bad President
R.D. Rosen, et al., Workman, $8.95, 9780761146209
First cats, then dogs, now presidents. Funny photos and captions. |
3/12 |
| 10. |
The Pursuit of Happyness - Debut
Chris Gardner, Amistad, $14.95, 9780060744878
Overcoming incredible obstacles and telling the story in a strong, inspiring
voice. Movie playing in a theater near you. |
/1 |
| 11. |
1491
Charles C. Mann, Vintage, $14.95, 9781400032051
The conventional history of America and its native inhabitants is turned
on its head. A long-time bestseller in hardcover. |
15/12 |
| 12. |
The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $14, 9780743247542
A lovely telling of a most bizarre upbringing. A Book Sense Pick in hardcover.
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7/50 |
| 13. |
Running With Scissors
Augusten Burroughs, Picador, $14, 9780312425418
The paperback edition of the powerful memoir and Book Sense Pick. |
/14 |
| 14. |
The End of Faith
Sam Harris, Norton, $13.95, 9780393327656
Faith as a dangerous element in the world. |
/38 |
| 15. |
Holidays on Ice
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $8.95, 9780316779234
Sedaris' other funniest book of all time -- a scream. |
4/22 |
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ON THE RISE |
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| 33. |
The Wal-Mart Effect
Charles Fishman, Penguin, $15, 9780143038788
A balanced look at America's largest retailer, fresh in paperback. |
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