Paperback Nonfiction , AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, by Al Gore. (Rodale, $21.95.) T
Paperback Nonfiction
ThisWeek WeeksOn List 1 THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS, by Chris Gardner with Quincy Troupe and Mim Eichler Rivas. (Amistad/HarperCollins, $14.95.) Gardner's life story, from a grim childhood to homelessness to success. 8 2 THE GLASS CASTLE, by Jeannette Walls. (Scribner, $14.) The author recalls a bizarre childhood during which she and her siblings were constantly moved. First Chapter 53 3 RUNNING WITH SCISSORS, by Augusten Burroughs. (Picador, $14 and $7.99.) In the 1970s, a young boy lives with a crazy psychiatrist in a squalid household. 127 4 THE FREEDOM WRITERS DIARY, by The Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell. (Broadway, $13.95.) High school students considered "unteachable" write about their lives; the basis for the movie "Freedom Writers." 2 5 DREAMS FROM MY FATHER, by Barack Obama. (Three Rivers, $13.95.) The Democratic senator from Illinois reflects on life as the son of a black African father and white American mother. 60 6 NIGHT, by Elie Wiesel. (Hill & Wang, $9.) A new translation of an account of the horrors of Auschwitz and Buchenwald, first published in English in 1960. 47 7 90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN, by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey. (Revell, $12.99.) A Baptist minister describes the otherworldly experience he had after a car accident. 12 8 THE TIPPING POINT, by Malcolm Gladwell. (Back Bay/Little, Brown, $14.95.) A journalist's study of social epidemics, otherwise known as fads. First Chapter 127 9 AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, by Al Gore. (Rodale, $21.95.) The former vice president sounds an alarm about global warming. 29 10 THE PLACES IN BETWEEN, by Rory Stewart. (Harvest/Harcourt, $14.) The author recounts his walk across Afghanistan in the dead of winter. First Chapter 16 11 * THE IRAQ STUDY GROUP REPORT, by James A. Baker III and Lee H. Hamilton et al. (Vintage, $10.95.) An assessment of America's involvement in the Iraq war with proposals for a plan of action. 6 12 THE END OF FAITH, by Sam Harris. (Norton, $13.95.) The clash between reason and religion in the modern world. 30 13 THE WORST HARD TIME, by Timothy Egan. (Mariner/Houghton Mifflin, $14.95.) What happened to those who stayed put during the 1930s Dust Bowl. 3 14 THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY, by Erik Larson. (Vintage, $14.95.) The tale of an architect and a serial killer, linked by the Chicago World's Fair of 1893. First Chapter 146 15 TEAM OF RIVALS, by Doris Kearns Goodwin. (Simon & Schuster, $19.95.) The genius of Abraham Lincoln revealed in his relationship with his cabinet. First Chapter 15
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Also Selling 16 FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS, by James Bradley with Ron Powers (Bantam) 17 TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE, by Mitch Albom (Broadway/Anchor) 18 1776, by David McCullough (Simon & Schuster) 19 SEX, DRUGS, AND COCOA PUFFS, by Chuck Klosterman (Scribner) 20 1491, by Charles C. Mann (Vintage) 21 A WALK IN THE WOODS, by Bill Bryson (Anchor) 22 BLUE LIKE JAZZ, by Donald Miller (Nelson) 23 GUNS, GERMS AND STEEL, by Jared Diamond (Norton) 24 IN COLD BLOOD, by Truman Capote (Vintage) 25 TEACHER MAN, by Frank McCourt (Scribner) First Chapter 26 AMERICA (THE BOOK), by John Stewart, Ben Karlin, David Javerbaum et al. (Warner) 27 CITY OF FALLING ANGELS, by John Berendt (Penguin) First Chapter 28 THE NUMBER, by Lee Eisenberg (Free Press) 29 ESSAYS OF WARREN BUFFETT, by Warren E. Buffett and Lawrence A. Cunningham (The Cunningham Group) 30 BANKER TO THE POOR, by Muhammad Yunus (PublicAffairs) 31 MOUNTAINS BEYOND MOUNTAINS, by Tracy Kidder (Random House) 32 COLLAPSE, by Jared Diamond (Penguin) First Chapter 33 FAST FOOD NATION, by Eric Schlosser (Perennial) 34 THE TENDER BAR, by J.R. Moehringer (Hyperion) 35 PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, by Howard Zinn (Perennial Classics) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rankings reflect sales, for the week ended January 13, at almost 4,000 bookstores plus wholesalers serving 50,000 other retailers, statistically weighted to represent all such outlets nationwide. An asterisk (*) indicates that a book's sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A dagger ( ) indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders.
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ThisWeek WeeksOn List 1 THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS, by Chris Gardner with Quincy Troupe and Mim Eichler Rivas. (Amistad/HarperCollins, $14.95.) Gardner's life story, from a grim childhood to homelessness to success. 8 2 THE GLASS CASTLE, by Jeannette Walls. (Scribner, $14.) The author recalls a bizarre childhood during which she and her siblings were constantly moved. First Chapter 53 3 RUNNING WITH SCISSORS, by Augusten Burroughs. (Picador, $14 and $7.99.) In the 1970s, a young boy lives with a crazy psychiatrist in a squalid household. 127 4 THE FREEDOM WRITERS DIARY, by The Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell. (Broadway, $13.95.) High school students considered "unteachable" write about their lives; the basis for the movie "Freedom Writers." 2 5 DREAMS FROM MY FATHER, by Barack Obama. (Three Rivers, $13.95.) The Democratic senator from Illinois reflects on life as the son of a black African father and white American mother. 60 6 NIGHT, by Elie Wiesel. (Hill & Wang, $9.) A new translation of an account of the horrors of Auschwitz and Buchenwald, first published in English in 1960. 47 7 90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN, by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey. (Revell, $12.99.) A Baptist minister describes the otherworldly experience he had after a car accident. 12 8 THE TIPPING POINT, by Malcolm Gladwell. (Back Bay/Little, Brown, $14.95.) A journalist's study of social epidemics, otherwise known as fads. First Chapter 127 9 AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, by Al Gore. (Rodale, $21.95.) The former vice president sounds an alarm about global warming. 29 10 THE PLACES IN BETWEEN, by Rory Stewart. (Harvest/Harcourt, $14.) The author recounts his walk across Afghanistan in the dead of winter. First Chapter 16 11 * THE IRAQ STUDY GROUP REPORT, by James A. Baker III and Lee H. Hamilton et al. (Vintage, $10.95.) An assessment of America's involvement in the Iraq war with proposals for a plan of action. 6 12 THE END OF FAITH, by Sam Harris. (Norton, $13.95.) The clash between reason and religion in the modern world. 30 13 THE WORST HARD TIME, by Timothy Egan. (Mariner/Houghton Mifflin, $14.95.) What happened to those who stayed put during the 1930s Dust Bowl. 3 14 THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY, by Erik Larson. (Vintage, $14.95.) The tale of an architect and a serial killer, linked by the Chicago World's Fair of 1893. First Chapter 146 15 TEAM OF RIVALS, by Doris Kearns Goodwin. (Simon & Schuster, $19.95.) The genius of Abraham Lincoln revealed in his relationship with his cabinet. First Chapter 15
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Also Selling 16 FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS, by James Bradley with Ron Powers (Bantam) 17 TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE, by Mitch Albom (Broadway/Anchor) 18 1776, by David McCullough (Simon & Schuster) 19 SEX, DRUGS, AND COCOA PUFFS, by Chuck Klosterman (Scribner) 20 1491, by Charles C. Mann (Vintage) 21 A WALK IN THE WOODS, by Bill Bryson (Anchor) 22 BLUE LIKE JAZZ, by Donald Miller (Nelson) 23 GUNS, GERMS AND STEEL, by Jared Diamond (Norton) 24 IN COLD BLOOD, by Truman Capote (Vintage) 25 TEACHER MAN, by Frank McCourt (Scribner) First Chapter 26 AMERICA (THE BOOK), by John Stewart, Ben Karlin, David Javerbaum et al. (Warner) 27 CITY OF FALLING ANGELS, by John Berendt (Penguin) First Chapter 28 THE NUMBER, by Lee Eisenberg (Free Press) 29 ESSAYS OF WARREN BUFFETT, by Warren E. Buffett and Lawrence A. Cunningham (The Cunningham Group) 30 BANKER TO THE POOR, by Muhammad Yunus (PublicAffairs) 31 MOUNTAINS BEYOND MOUNTAINS, by Tracy Kidder (Random House) 32 COLLAPSE, by Jared Diamond (Penguin) First Chapter 33 FAST FOOD NATION, by Eric Schlosser (Perennial) 34 THE TENDER BAR, by J.R. Moehringer (Hyperion) 35 PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, by Howard Zinn (Perennial Classics) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rankings reflect sales, for the week ended January 13, at almost 4,000 bookstores plus wholesalers serving 50,000 other retailers, statistically weighted to represent all such outlets nationwide. An asterisk (*) indicates that a book's sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A dagger ( ) indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/28/books/bestseller/0128bestpapernonfiction.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
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