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Best Sellers Lists- Non Fiction



Library Journal’s Best Sellers is compiled from data on books borrowed and requested (placed on hold) at public libraries throughout the United States. It includes statistics from urban, suburban, and rural libraries. We thank the many contributing libraries as well as Polaris Library Systems, The Library Corporation (TLC), and Sirsi Corporation.
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WEEK OF DECEMBER 15, 2008

The Books Most Borrowed in U.S. Libraries - Nonfiction



Rank Title/Author/Publisher Last
Position
Times
On List
1 Three Cups of Tea. Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin
Penguin, $15. ISBN 9780143038252.
1 14
2 When You Are Engulfed in Flames. Sedaris, David
Little, Brown, $25.99. ISBN 9780316143479.
3 7
3 Hot, Flat, and Crowded. Friedman, Thomas L.
Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc, $27.95. ISBN 9780374166854.
8 2
4 Audition. Barbara Walters
Knopf, $29.95. ISBN 9780307266460.
2 8
5 Eat, Pray, Love. Gilbert, Elizabeth
Penguin, $15. ISBN 9780143038412.
5 27
6 The Last Lecture. Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow
Hyperion, $21.95. ISBN 9781401323257.
4 8
7 Stori Telling. Tori Spelling
Simon Spotlight, $24.95. ISBN 9781416950738.
6 7
8 Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea. Chelsea Handler
Simon Spotlight Entertainment, $24.95. ISBN 9781416954125.
7 7
9 Dewey. Vicki Myron with Bret Witter
Grand Central, $19.99. ISBN 9780446407410.
- 1
10 Against Medical Advice. James Patterson and Hal Friedman
Little, Brown, $26.99. ISBN 9780316024754.
- 1
11 The Audacity of Hope. Barack Obama
Three Rivers, $14.95. ISBN 9780307237705.
11 10
12 The Secret. Rhonda Byrne
Beyond Words Publishing, $23.95. ISBN 9781582701707.
10 13
13 A New Earth. Eckhart Tolle
Plume, $14. ISBN 9780452289963.
9 8
14 The Glass Castle. Jeannette Walls
Scribner, $14. ISBN 9780743247542.
12 10
15 Pieces of My Heart. Robert J. Wagner with Scott Eyman
Morrow, $25.95. ISBN 9780061373312.
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