http://www.spiders.com/bestsellers/ Hardcover Nonfiction list for May 15, 2008, for sales ending May 11, 2008. Based on sales from independent bookstores across America. For the Book Sense store nearest you, call 1-888-BOOKSENSE, or visit us at <a href="http://booksense.com/?affiliateId=objective">BookSense.com</a>. Online syndication provided by Objective Consulting, Inc. <a href="http://www.spiders.com/">http://www.spiders.com/</a> en-us http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9781401323257&assignStoreNear=00000 by Pausch, Randy (Hyperion, ISBN: 9781401323257); Last week: 1; Weeks on List: 5 "The life-affirming "last lecture" by Pausch, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, who was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer." The Last Lecture 1 Pausch, Randy Hyperion 9781401323257 The life-affirming "last lecture" by Pausch, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, who was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer. http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780307266460&assignStoreNear=00000 by Walters, Barbara (Knopf, ISBN: 9780307266460); Weeks on List: 1 "A memoir by one of television's most recognized journalists." Audition: A Memoir 2 Walters, Barbara Knopf 9780307266460 A memoir by one of television's most recognized journalists. http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9781416562450&assignStoreNear=00000 by Carter, Jimmy (S&S, ISBN: 9781416562450); Last week: 10; Weeks on List: 2 "The former president's biography of his truly remarkable mother, Lillian." A Remarkable Mother 3 Carter, Jimmy S&S 9781416562450 The former president's biography of his truly remarkable mother, Lillian. http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9781401323189&assignStoreNear=00000 by Shriver, Maria (Hyperion, ISBN: 9781401323189); Last week: 2; Weeks on List: 4 "Shriver offers hope and inspiration and reminds people it's not too late to be the person you want to be." Just Who Will You Be? Big Question. Little Book. Answer Within. 4 Shriver, Maria Hyperion 9781401323189 Shriver offers hope and inspiration and reminds people it's not too late to be the person you want to be. http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780393062359&assignStoreNear=00000 by Zakaria, Fareed (Norton, ISBN: 9780393062359); Last week: 15; Weeks on List: 2 "Zakaria's follow-up to his bestseller, The Future of Freedom." The Post-American World 5 Zakaria, Fareed Norton 9780393062359 Zakaria's follow-up to his bestseller, The Future of Freedom. http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780786865659&assignStoreNear=00000 by Andrews, Julie (Hyperion, ISBN: 9780786865659); Last week: 8; Weeks on List: 6 "Andrews tell her story from her birth in 1935 to being cast as Mary Poppins in 1962." Home: A Memoir of My Early Years 6 Andrews, Julie Hyperion 9780786865659 Andrews tell her story from her birth in 1935 to being cast as Mary Poppins in 1962. http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9781594201455&assignStoreNear=00000 by Pollan, Michael (Penguin Press, ISBN: 9781594201455); Last week: 4; Weeks on List: 19 "Pollan's answers to the questions he raised in his bestselling The Omnivore's Dilemma." In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto 7 Pollan, Michael Penguin Press 9781594201455 Pollan's answers to the questions he raised in his bestselling The Omnivore's Dilemma. http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780060782344&assignStoreNear=00000 by Roberts, Cokie (Morrow, ISBN: 9780060782344); Last week: 6; Weeks on List: 5 "Political commentator Roberts looks at some of the most influential women in American history." Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation 8 Roberts, Cokie Morrow 9780060782344 Political commentator Roberts looks at some of the most influential women in American history. http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780307266538&assignStoreNear=00000 by Hiaasen, Carl (Knopf, ISBN: 9780307266538); Weeks on List: 1 "Hiaasen's truly hilarious look at golf." The Downhill Lie: A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport 9 Hiaasen, Carl Knopf 9780307266538 Hiaasen's truly hilarious look at golf. http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780399155086&assignStoreNear=00000 by Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr. (Putnam, ISBN: 9780399155086); Last week: 5; Weeks on List: 6 "This collection of previously unpublished writings is an April Book Sense Notable title." Armageddon in Retrospect: And Other New and Unpublished Writings on War and Peace 10 Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr. Putnam 9780399155086 This collection of previously unpublished writings is an April Book Sense Notable title. http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780312342029&assignStoreNear=00000 by Burroughs, Augusten (St. Martin's, ISBN: 9780312342029); Last week: 3; Weeks on List: 2 "Burroughs recounts his relationship with his aloof, distant father." A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father 11 Burroughs, Augusten St. Martin's 9780312342029 Burroughs recounts his relationship with his aloof, distant father. http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780743491471&assignStoreNear=00000 by Weller, Sheila (Atria, ISBN: 9780743491471); Last week: 14; Weeks on List: 5 "This insightful biography of three of the most important women in the history of rock is an April Book Sense Pick." Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon--and the Journey of a Generation 12 Weller, Sheila Atria 9780743491471 This insightful biography of three of the most important women in the history of rock is an April Book Sense Pick. http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780061340659&assignStoreNear=00000 by Patchett, Ann (Harper, ISBN: 9780061340659); Last week: 11; Weeks on List: 4 "Patchett's new book is based on her stirring graduation address at Sarah Lawrence College." What Now? 13 Patchett, Ann Harper 9780061340659 Patchett's new book is based on her stirring graduation address at Sarah Lawrence College. http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780805076035&assignStoreNear=00000 by Horwitz, Tony (Holt, ISBN: 9780805076035); Last week: 9; Weeks on List: 2 "This fresh, lively look at the discovery of the New World is a May Book Sense Pick." A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World 14 Horwitz, Tony Holt 9780805076035 This fresh, lively look at the discovery of the New World is a May Book Sense Pick. http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9781582701707&assignStoreNear=00000 by Byrne, Rhonda (Atria/Beyond Words, ISBN: 9781582701707); Last week: 12; Weeks on List: * "A collection of wisdom and philosophies to improve our daily lives." The Secret 15 Byrne, Rhonda Atria/Beyond Words 9781582701707 A collection of wisdom and philosophies to improve our daily lives.