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    <title>Book Sense Paperback Nonfiction Bestsellers</title>
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    <description>
      Paperback 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 
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        <title>1. A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780452289963&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Tolle, Eckhart (Plume, ISBN: 9780452289963);
	  
	    Last week: 1;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 15
          
	    "This follow-up to The Power of Now is the latest Oprah Book Club pick."
          
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	<dc:title>A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>1</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Tolle, Eckhart</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>Plume</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9780452289963</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>This follow-up to The Power of Now is the latest Oprah Book Club pick.</dc:description>
        
        
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        <title>2. Three Cups of Tea</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780143038252&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Mortenson, Greg/ Relin, David Oliver (Penguin, ISBN: 9780143038252);
	  
	    Last week: 2;
	  
	    Weeks on List: *
          
	    "An American's effort to open 50 schools across rural Pakistan and Afghanistan. A Book Sense Notable title."
          
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	<dc:title>Three Cups of Tea</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>2</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Mortenson, Greg/ Relin, David Oliver</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>Penguin</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9780143038252</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>An American's effort to open 50 schools across rural Pakistan and Afghanistan. A Book Sense Notable title.</dc:description>
        
        
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        <title>3. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780060852566&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Kingsolver, Barbara and Camille/ Hopp, Steven (Harper Perennial, ISBN: 9780060852566);
	  
	    Last week: 3;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 2
          
	    "The Kingsolver family moves to a rural Virginia farm and vows to eat locally for one year. A Book Sense Spring-Summer 2008 Reading Group Pick."
          
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	<dc:title>Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>3</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Kingsolver, Barbara and Camille/ Hopp, Steven</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>Harper Perennial</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9780060852566</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>The Kingsolver family moves to a rural Virginia farm and vows to eat locally for one year. A Book Sense Spring-Summer 2008 Reading Group Pick.</dc:description>
        
        
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        <title>4. Eat, Pray, Love</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780143038412&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Gilbert, Elizabeth (Penguin, ISBN: 9780143038412);
	  
	    Last week: 4;
	  
	    Weeks on List: *
          
	    "The author's yearlong search for spiritual meaning."
          
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	<dc:title>Eat, Pray, Love</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>4</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Gilbert, Elizabeth</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>Penguin</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9780143038412</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>The author's yearlong search for spiritual meaning.</dc:description>
        
        
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        <title>5. The Omnivore's Dilemma</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780143038580&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Pollan, Michael (Penguin, ISBN: 9780143038580);
	  
	    Last week: 6;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 37
          
	    "A hard-boiled look at the food chain."
          
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	<dc:title>The Omnivore's Dilemma</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>5</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Pollan, Michael</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>Penguin</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9780143038580</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>A hard-boiled look at the food chain.</dc:description>
        
        
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	   wol="37"
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        <title>6. The Audacity of Hope</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780307237705&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Obama, Barack (Three Rivers, ISBN: 9780307237705);
	  
	    Last week: 8;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 20
          
	    "Hope as a precursor to presidential ambitions. Now available in paperback in time for a surge in the polls."
          
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	<dc:title>The Audacity of Hope</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>6</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Obama, Barack</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>Three Rivers</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9780307237705</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>Hope as a precursor to presidential ambitions. Now available in paperback in time for a surge in the polls.</dc:description>
        
        
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	   wol="20"
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        <title>7. The Power of Now</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9781577314806&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Tolle, Eckhart (New World, ISBN: 9781577314806);
	  
	    Last week: 5;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 36
          
	    "More millions to sell in paperback!"
          
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	<dc:title>The Power of Now</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>7</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Tolle, Eckhart</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>New World</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9781577314806</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>More millions to sell in paperback!</dc:description>
        
        
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	  last="5"
	   wol="36"
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        <title>8. I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780307276827&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Ephron, Nora (Vintage, ISBN: 9780307276827);
	  
	    Last week: 9;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 5
          
	    "The 2007 Book Sense Book of the Year Nonfiction Winner is finally available in paperback."
          
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	<dc:title>I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>8</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Ephron, Nora</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>Vintage</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9780307276827</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>The 2007 Book Sense Book of the Year Nonfiction Winner is finally available in paperback.</dc:description>
        
        
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	   wol="5"
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        <title>9. Dreams From My Father</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9781400082773&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Obama, Barack (Three Rivers, ISBN: 9781400082773);
	  
	    Last week: 7;
	  
	    Weeks on List: *
          
	    "An elegant memoir of race and place from the presidential hopeful."
          
	</description>
	<dc:title>Dreams From My Father</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>9</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Obama, Barack</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>Three Rivers</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9781400082773</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>An elegant memoir of race and place from the presidential hopeful.</dc:description>
        
        
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        <title>10. Infidel</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780743289696&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Ali, Ayaan Hirsi (Free Press, ISBN: 9780743289696);
	  
	    Last week: 10;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 6
          
	    "Ali, a Somali-born member of the Dutch parliament, gives a view of violence against women in the Muslim world."
          
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	<dc:title>Infidel</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>10</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Ali, Ayaan Hirsi</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>Free Press</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9780743289696</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>Ali, a Somali-born member of the Dutch parliament, gives a view of violence against women in the Muslim world.</dc:description>
        
        
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	   wol="6"
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        <title>11. Marley &amp; Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780060817091&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Grogan, John (Harper, ISBN: 9780060817091);
	  
	    Last week: 13;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 9
          
	    "The top Book Sense Pick for November 2005 in hardcover. Finally available in paperback!"
          
	</description>
	<dc:title>Marley &amp; Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>11</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Grogan, John</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>Harper</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9780060817091</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>The top Book Sense Pick for November 2005 in hardcover. Finally available in paperback!</dc:description>
        
        
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	  last="13"
	   wol="9"
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        <title>12. Merle's Door: Lessons From a Freethinking Dog</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780156034500&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Kerasote, Ted (Harvest, ISBN: 9780156034500);
	  
	    Last week: 12;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 4
          
	    "Kerasote's heartwarming story of life with his Labrador mix, Merle."
          
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	<dc:title>Merle's Door: Lessons From a Freethinking Dog</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>12</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Kerasote, Ted</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>Harvest</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9780156034500</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>Kerasote's heartwarming story of life with his Labrador mix, Merle.</dc:description>
        
        
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	   wol="4"
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        <title>13. Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780553384246&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Kalish, Mildred Armstrong (Bantam, ISBN: 9780553384246);
	  
	    Last week: 11;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 2
          
	    "Kalish's bestseller is a Book Sense Spring-Summer 2008 Reading Group Pick."
          
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	<dc:title>Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>13</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Kalish, Mildred Armstrong</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>Bantam</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9780553384246</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>Kalish's bestseller is a Book Sense Spring-Summer 2008 Reading Group Pick.</dc:description>
        
        
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	   wol="2"
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        <title>14. The Assault on Reason</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780143113621&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Gore, Al (Penguin, ISBN: 9780143113621);
	  
	  
	    Weeks on List: 1
          
	    "Thoughtful, well-reasoned, and now available in paperback."
          
	</description>
	<dc:title>The Assault on Reason</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>14</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Gore, Al</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>Penguin</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9780143113621</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>Thoughtful, well-reasoned, and now available in paperback.</dc:description>
        
        
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        <title>15. Into the Wild</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780307387172&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Krakauer, Jon (Anchor, ISBN: 9780307387172);
	  
	    Last week: 14;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 37
          
	    "This heartbreaking story of the demise of a "lost" young man is now a movie."
          
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	<dc:title>Into the Wild</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>15</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Krakauer, Jon</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>Anchor</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9780307387172</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>This heartbreaking story of the demise of a "lost" young man is now a movie.</dc:description>
        
        
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