Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers

ibFeedString=' Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers http://www.spiders.com/bestsellers/ Hardcover Nonfiction list for February 4, 2010, for sales ending January 31, 2010. Based on sales in independent bookstores nationwide. For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736, or visit <a href="http://indiebound.org/?affiliateId=objective">IndieBound.org</a>. Online syndication provided by Objective Consulting, Inc. <a href="http://www.spiders.com/">http://www.spiders.com/</a> en-us 1. Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780061733635&assignStoreNear=00000 by John Heilemann, Mark Halperin (Harper, ISBN: 9780061733635); Last week: 1; Weeks on List: 3 "A riveting look at the 2008 presidential campaign." 360 Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime 1 John Heilemann, Mark Halperin Harper 9780061733635 A riveting look at the 2008 presidential campaign. 27.99 2. Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780670021659&assignStoreNear=00000 by Elizabeth Gilbert (Viking, ISBN: 9780670021659); Last week: 2; Weeks on List: 4 "Gilbert\'s follow-up to her bestseller Eat, Pray, Love is a January Indie Next List Great Read." 360 Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage 2 Elizabeth Gilbert Viking 9780670021659 Gilbert\'s follow-up to her bestseller Eat, Pray, Love is a January Indie Next List Great Read. 26.95 3. Stones Into Schools: Promoting Peace With Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780670021154&assignStoreNear=00000 by Greg Mortenson (Viking, ISBN: 9780670021154); Last week: 3; Weeks on List: 9 "Mortenson follows up his bestselling Three Cups of Tea with an account of his ongoing efforts to establish schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan." 360 Stones Into Schools: Promoting Peace With Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan 3 Greg Mortenson Viking 9780670021154 Mortenson follows up his bestselling Three Cups of Tea with an account of his ongoing efforts to establish schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan. 26.95 4. Just Kids http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780066211312&assignStoreNear=00000 by Patti Smith (Ecco, ISBN: 9780066211312); Last week: 4; Weeks on List: 2 "Rock icon Smith\'s memoir of her early years in New York and her relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe." 360 Just Kids 4 Patti Smith Ecco 9780066211312 Rock icon Smith\'s memoir of her early years in New York and her relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. 27 5. The Kind Diet: A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight, and Saving the Planet http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9781605296449&assignStoreNear=00000 by Alicia Silverstone (Rodale, ISBN: 9781605296449); Weeks on List: 1 "A new plant-based diet by the popular actress and activist." 360 The Kind Diet: A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight, and Saving the Planet 5 Alicia Silverstone Rodale 9781605296449 A new plant-based diet by the popular actress and activist. 29.99 6. The Happiness Project http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780061583254&assignStoreNear=00000 by Gretchen Craft Rubin (Harper, ISBN: 9780061583254); Weeks on List: 1 "Rubin\'s inspiring account of her year-long quest to live a happier life." 360 The Happiness Project 6 Gretchen Craft Rubin Harper 9780061583254 Rubin\'s inspiring account of her year-long quest to live a happier life. 25.99 7. Outliers http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780316017923&assignStoreNear=00000 by Malcolm Gladwell (Little Brown, ISBN: 9780316017923); Last week: 10; Weeks on List: * "The author of Blink and The Tipping Point looks at what makes some people successful--and others not." 360 Outliers 7 Malcolm Gladwell Little Brown 9780316017923 The author of Blink and The Tipping Point looks at what makes some people successful--and others not. 27.99 8. Have a Little Faith http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780786868728&assignStoreNear=00000 by Mitch Albom (Hyperion, ISBN: 9780786868728); Last week: 8; Weeks on List: 18 "The new true story about the power of faith by the bestselling author of Tuesdays With Morrie." 360 Have a Little Faith 8 Mitch Albom Hyperion 9780786868728 The new true story about the power of faith by the bestselling author of Tuesdays With Morrie. 23.99 9. What the Dog Saw http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780316075848&assignStoreNear=00000 by Malcolm Gladwell (Little Brown, ISBN: 9780316075848); Last week: 5; Weeks on List: 15 "A collection of writing from The New Yorker by the bestselling author of Blink and Outliers." 360 What the Dog Saw 9 Malcolm Gladwell Little Brown 9780316075848 A collection of writing from The New Yorker by the bestselling author of Blink and Outliers. 27.99 10. Born to Run http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780307266309&assignStoreNear=00000 by Christopher McDougall (Knopf, ISBN: 9780307266309); Last week: 6; Weeks on List: 35 "A look at the Tarahumara Indians and their practice of the lost art of distance running." 360 Born to Run 10 Christopher McDougall Knopf 9780307266309 A look at the Tarahumara Indians and their practice of the lost art of distance running. 24.95 11. Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9781594488849&assignStoreNear=00000 by Daniel H. Pink (Riverhead, ISBN: 9781594488849); Last week: 14; Weeks on List: 4 "The bestselling author of A Whole New Mind looks at what truly motivates people." 360 Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us 11 Daniel H. Pink Riverhead 9781594488849 The bestselling author of A Whole New Mind looks at what truly motivates people. 26.95 12. The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780805091748&assignStoreNear=00000 by Atul Gawande (Metropolitan, ISBN: 9780805091748); Last week: 12; Weeks on List: 4 "Gawande\'s fascinating look at how to-do lists help people live more successful lives." 360 The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right 12 Atul Gawande Metropolitan 9780805091748 Gawande\'s fascinating look at how to-do lists help people live more successful lives. 24.50 13. Open http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780307268198&assignStoreNear=00000 by Andre Agassi (Knopf, ISBN: 9780307268198); Last week: 7; Weeks on List: 11 "The autobiography of tennis great Andre Agassi." 360 Open 13 Andre Agassi Knopf 9780307268198 The autobiography of tennis great Andre Agassi. 28.95 14. Half the Sky http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780307267146&assignStoreNear=00000 by Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn (Knopf, ISBN: 9780307267146); Last week: 9; Weeks on List: 14 "Powerful true stories of women overcoming adversity and injustice." 360 Half the Sky 14 Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn Knopf 9780307267146 Powerful true stories of women overcoming adversity and injustice. 27.95 15. Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780393075960&assignStoreNear=00000 by Joseph Stiglitz (Norton, ISBN: 9780393075960); Last week: 11; Weeks on List: 2 "Nobel Prize-winner Stiglitz looks at the current financial crisis." 360 Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy 15 Joseph Stiglitz Norton 9780393075960 Nobel Prize-winner Stiglitz looks at the current financial crisis. 27.95 ';ibSyntax='http://www.indiebound.org/book/IIISBNNN?aff=EastBayExpress'; // this code incorporates qTip, by Craig Erskine (http://qrayg.com) ibUseTooltip=(typeof(ibUseTooltip)!="undefined")?ibUseTooltip:true;ibTitle=(typeof(ibTitle)!="undefined")?ibTitle:'';ibRWidth=(typeof(ibWidth)!="undefined")?ibWidth-2:158;ibRHeight=(typeof(ibHeight)!="undefined")?ibHeight-2:598;ibUseFooter=(typeof(ibUseFooter)!="undefined")?ibUseFooter:true;if(ibUseFooter==true)ibRHeight-=16;else ibRHeight-=7;ibBGColor=(typeof(ibBGColor)!="undefined")?ibBGColor:'b9cf96';ibBorderColor=(typeof(ibBorderColor)!="undefined")?ibBorderColor:'000000';ibHeaderColor=(typeof(ibHeaderColor)!="undefined")?ibHeaderColor:'ba131a';ibHeaderTextColor=(typeof(ibHeaderTextColor)!="undefined")?ibHeaderTextColor:'ffffff';ibTextColor=(typeof(ibTextColor)!="undefined")?ibTextColor:'000000';ibBookSize=(typeof(ibBookSize)!="undefined")?ibBookSize:100;var ibqTipTag="a";var ibqTipX=-50;var ibqTipY=15; if(!tipContainerID){var tipContainerID="ibqTip"};var tipContainer=document.getElementById(tipContainerID);if(!tipContainer){document.write('');tipContainer=1} ibTooltip={name:"ibqTip",offsetX:ibqTipX,offsetY:ibqTipY,tip:null};ibTooltip.init=function(){var tipNameSpaceURI="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml";if(!tipContainerID){var tipContainerID="ibqTip"};var tipContainer=document.getElementById(tipContainerID);if(!tipContainer){document.write('');tipContainer=1}if(!document.getElementById)return;this.tip=document.getElementById(this.name);if(this.tip)document.onmousemove=function(evt){ibTooltip.move(evt)};var a,sTitle,elements;var elementList=ibqTipTag.split(",");for(var j=0;j-1;var isMoz=document.implementation&&document.implementation.createDocument;var isSafari=((navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf("safari")!=-1)&&(navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf("mac")!=-1))?true:false;bo=0;document.write('

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