Top Paperback Nonfiction Books
This is a list of the top 10 selling paperback nonfiction books in the United States for the week. Rankings reflect sales at many thousands of venues where a wide range of general interest books are sold nationwide. These include hundreds of independent book retailers; national, regional and local chains; online and multimedia entertainment retailers; university, gift, supermarket, discount, department stores and newsstands.
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| #1 | Paperback Nonfiction Book May 11, 2008 |
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Three Cups Of Tea: One Man's Mission To Promote Peace... One School At A Time
by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Weeks On Bestseller List: 66
A former climber builds schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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| #2 | Paperback Nonfiction Book May 11, 2008 |
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Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search For Everything Across Italy, India And Indonesia
by Elizabeth Gilbert
Weeks On Bestseller List: 67
A writer's yearlong journey in search of self takes her to Italy, India and Indonesia.
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| #3 | Paperback Nonfiction Book May 11, 2008 |
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90 Minutes In Heaven: A True Story Of Death & Life
by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey
Weeks On Bestseller List: 80
A minister describes the otherworldly experience he had after an accident.
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| #4 | Paperback Nonfiction Book May 11, 2008 |
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Marley & Me: Life And Love With The World's Worst Dog
by John Grogan
Weeks On Bestseller List: 8
A newspaper columnist and his wife learn life lessons from their neurotic dog.
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| #5 | Paperback Nonfiction Book May 11, 2008 |
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The God Delusion
by Richard Dawkins
Weeks On Bestseller List: 18
An Oxford scientist asserts that belief in God is irrational.
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| #6 | Paperback Nonfiction Book May 11, 2008 |
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The Audacity Of Hope: Thoughts On Reclaiming The American Dream
by Barack Obama
Weeks On Bestseller List: 19
The Illinois senator proposes that Americans move beyond their political divisions.
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| #7 | Paperback Nonfiction Book May 11, 2008 |
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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year Of Food Life
by Barbara Kingsolver with Steven L. Hopp and Camille Kingsolver
Weeks On Bestseller List: 1
The novelist and her family spend a year eating homegrown or local food.
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| #8 | Paperback Nonfiction Book May 11, 2008 |
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John Adams
by David McCullough
Weeks On Bestseller List: 37
A biography of the country's first vice president and second president.
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| #9 | Paperback Nonfiction Book May 11, 2008 |
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History Of Four Meals
by Michael Pollan
Weeks On Bestseller List: 36
Tracking dinner from the soil to the plate, a journalist juggles appetite and conscience.
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| #10 | Paperback Nonfiction Book May 11, 2008 |
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Under The Banner Of Heaven: A Story Of Violent Faith
by Jon Krakauer
Weeks On Bestseller List: 65
The implications of the murder of a woman by two Mormon fundamentalists.
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