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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=9780143038252&assignStoreNear=00000 by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin (Penguin, ISBN: 9780143038252); Last week: 1; Weeks on List: * "An American's effort to open 50 schools across rural Pakistan and Afghanistan." 360 Three Cups of Tea 1 Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin Penguin 9780143038252 An American's effort to open 50 schools across rural Pakistan and Afghanistan. 15 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780143038412&assignStoreNear=00000 by Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin, ISBN: 9780143038412); Last week: 3; Weeks on List: * "The author's yearlong search for spiritual meaning." 360 Eat, Pray, Love 2 Elizabeth Gilbert Penguin 9780143038412 The author's yearlong search for spiritual meaning. 15 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780060852566&assignStoreNear=00000 by Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp (Harper Perennial, ISBN: 9780060852566); Last week: 2; Weeks on List: 16 "The Kingsolver family moves to a rural Virginia farm and vows to eat locally for one year." 360 Animal, Vegetable, Miracle 3 Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp Harper Perennial 9780060852566 The Kingsolver family moves to a rural Virginia farm and vows to eat locally for one year. 14.95 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780374531263&assignStoreNear=00000 by Ishmael Beah (FSG, ISBN: 9780374531263); Last week: 7; Weeks on List: 2 "The story of a 12-year-old soldier in the civil war in Sierra Leone." 360 A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 4 Ishmael Beah FSG 9780374531263 The story of a 12-year-old soldier in the civil war in Sierra Leone. 12 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780452289963&assignStoreNear=00000 by Eckhart Tolle (Plume, ISBN: 9780452289963); Last week: 4; Weeks on List: 29 "This follow-up to The Power of Now is an Oprah Book Club pick." 360 A New Earth 5 Eckhart Tolle Plume 9780452289963 This follow-up to The Power of Now is an Oprah Book Club pick. 14 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780143038580&assignStoreNear=00000 by Michael Pollan (Penguin, ISBN: 9780143038580); Last week: 6; Weeks on List: 51 "A hard-boiled look at the food chain." 360 The Omnivore's Dilemma 6 Michael Pollan Penguin 9780143038580 A hard-boiled look at the food chain. 16 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780312427900&assignStoreNear=00000 by Alan Weisman (Picador, ISBN: 9780312427900); Last week: 12; Weeks on List: 2 "What will happen to our planet if humankind is wiped out." 360 The World Without Us 7 Alan Weisman Picador 9780312427900 What will happen to our planet if humankind is wiped out. 15 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9781400082773&assignStoreNear=00000 by Barack Obama (Three Rivers, ISBN: 9781400082773); Last week: 8; Weeks on List: * "An elegant memoir of race and place from the presidential hopeful." 360 Dreams From My Father 8 Barack Obama Three Rivers 9781400082773 An elegant memoir of race and place from the presidential hopeful. 14.95 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9781577314806&assignStoreNear=00000 by Eckhart Tolle (New World, ISBN: 9781577314806); Last week: 11; Weeks on List: 50 "An enormously popular guide to spiritual enlightenment by the author of A New Earth." 360 The Power of Now 9 Eckhart Tolle New World 9781577314806 An enormously popular guide to spiritual enlightenment by the author of A New Earth. 14 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780143113874&assignStoreNear=00000 by Thomas Cathcart, Daniel Klein (Penguin, ISBN: 9780143113874); Last week: 10; Weeks on List: 8 "Philosophy through humor. Or, is that humor through philosophy?" 360 Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes 10 Thomas Cathcart, Daniel Klein Penguin 9780143113874 Philosophy through humor. Or, is that humor through philosophy? 12 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9781401359652&assignStoreNear=00000 by Tim Russert (Miramax, ISBN: 9781401359652); Last week: 5; Weeks on List: 10 "Russert's bestselling ode to his father." 360 Big Russ & Me 11 Tim Russert Miramax 9781401359652 Russert's bestselling ode to his father. 13.95 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780307237705&assignStoreNear=00000 by Barack Obama (Three Rivers, ISBN: 9780307237705); Last week: 9; Weeks on List: 34 "Hope as a precursor to presidential ambitions. Now available in paperback in time for a surge in the polls." 360 The Audacity of Hope 12 Barack Obama Three Rivers 9780307237705 Hope as a precursor to presidential ambitions. Now available in paperback in time for a surge in the polls. 14.95 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780743247542&assignStoreNear=00000 by Jeannette Walls (Scribner, ISBN: 9780743247542); Weeks on List: * "A lovely telling of a most bizarre upbringing." 360 The Glass Castle 13 Jeannette Walls Scribner 9780743247542 A lovely telling of a most bizarre upbringing. 15 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780060817091&assignStoreNear=00000 by John Grogan (Harper, ISBN: 9780060817091); Last week: 13; Weeks on List: 22 "Irresistible, funny, and finally available in paperback!" 360 Marley & Me 14 John Grogan Harper 9780060817091 Irresistible, funny, and finally available in paperback! 13.95 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780812979916&assignStoreNear=00000 by Christian Lander (Random House, ISBN: 9780812979916); Last week: 14; Weeks on List: 3 "Lander's funny blog is also a funny book!" 360 Stuff White People Like: A Definitive Guide to the Unique Taste of Millions 15 Christian Lander Random House 9780812979916 Lander's funny blog is also a funny book! 14