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    <title>Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers</title>
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      Hardcover Nonfiction list for July 29, 2010, 
      for sales ending July 25, 2010.
      Based on sales in independent bookstores nationwide.           
      For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
      or visit
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        <title>1. Sh*t My Dad Says</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780061992704&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Justin Halpern (It Books, ISBN: 9780061992704);
	  
	    Last week: 2;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 11
          
	    "Halpern's hilarious and touching portrait of his relationship with his father."
          
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	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dctitle>Sh*t My Dad Says</dctitle>
	<bsblrank>1</bsblrank>
	<dccreator>Justin Halpern</dccreator>
	<dcpublisher>It Books</dcpublisher>
	<dcidentifier>9780061992704</dcidentifier>
        
        <dcdescription>Halpern's hilarious and touching portrait of his relationship with his father.</dcdescription>
        
        
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        <title>2. Women Food and God</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9781416543077&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Geneen Roth (Scribner, ISBN: 9781416543077);
	  
	    Last week: 1;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 18
          
	    "A penetrating and irreverent "guide for life" by the author of When Food Is Love."
          
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	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dctitle>Women Food and God</dctitle>
	<bsblrank>2</bsblrank>
	<dccreator>Geneen Roth</dccreator>
	<dcpublisher>Scribner</dcpublisher>
	<dcidentifier>9781416543077</dcidentifier>
        
        <dcdescription>A penetrating and irreverent "guide for life" by the author of When Food Is Love.</dcdescription>
        
        
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        <title>3. Medium Raw</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780061718946&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Anthony Bourdain (Ecco, ISBN: 9780061718946);
	  
	    Last week: 3;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 7
          
	    "Bourdain's eagerly awaited follow-up to Kitchen Confidential."
          
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	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dctitle>Medium Raw</dctitle>
	<bsblrank>3</bsblrank>
	<dccreator>Anthony Bourdain</dccreator>
	<dcpublisher>Ecco</dcpublisher>
	<dcidentifier>9780061718946</dcidentifier>
        
        <dcdescription>Bourdain's eagerly awaited follow-up to Kitchen Confidential.</dcdescription>
        
        
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        <title>4. Empire of the Summer Moon</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9781416591054&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by S.C. Gwynne (Scribner, ISBN: 9781416591054);
	  
	    Last week: 7;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 4
          
	    "A vivid historical account of the 40-year battle between the Comanches and white settlers for control of the American West."
          
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	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dctitle>Empire of the Summer Moon</dctitle>
	<bsblrank>4</bsblrank>
	<dccreator>S.C. Gwynne</dccreator>
	<dcpublisher>Scribner</dcpublisher>
	<dcidentifier>9781416591054</dcidentifier>
        
        <dcdescription>A vivid historical account of the 40-year battle between the Comanches and white settlers for control of the American West.</dcdescription>
        
        
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	   wol="4"
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        <title>5. The Big Short</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780393072235&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Michael Lewis (Norton, ISBN: 9780393072235);
	  
	    Last week: 4;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 19
          
	    "A highly entertaining look at the U.S. financial crisis by the bestselling author of Liar's Poker and Moneyball."
          
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	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dctitle>The Big Short</dctitle>
	<bsblrank>5</bsblrank>
	<dccreator>Michael Lewis</dccreator>
	<dcpublisher>Norton</dcpublisher>
	<dcidentifier>9780393072235</dcidentifier>
        
        <dcdescription>A highly entertaining look at the U.S. financial crisis by the bestselling author of Liar's Poker and Moneyball.</dcdescription>
        
        
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	   wol="19"
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        <title>6. Born to Run</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780307266309&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Christopher McDougall (Knopf, ISBN: 9780307266309);
	  
	    Last week: 5;
	  
	    Weeks on List: *
          
	    "A look at the Tarahumara Indians and their practice of the lost art of distance running."
          
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	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dctitle>Born to Run</dctitle>
	<bsblrank>6</bsblrank>
	<dccreator>Christopher McDougall</dccreator>
	<dcpublisher>Knopf</dcpublisher>
	<dcidentifier>9780307266309</dcidentifier>
        
        <dcdescription>A look at the Tarahumara Indians and their practice of the lost art of distance running.</dcdescription>
        
        
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        <title>7. War</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780446556248&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Sebastian Junger (Twelve, ISBN: 9780446556248);
	  
	    Last week: 6;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 11
          
	    "Junger's riveting account of a U.S. platoon's 15-month tour of duty in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley."
          
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	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dctitle>War</dctitle>
	<bsblrank>7</bsblrank>
	<dccreator>Sebastian Junger</dccreator>
	<dcpublisher>Twelve</dcpublisher>
	<dcidentifier>9780446556248</dcidentifier>
        
        <dcdescription>Junger's riveting account of a U.S. platoon's 15-month tour of duty in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley.</dcdescription>
        
        
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	   wol="11"
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        <title>8. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9781400052172&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Rebecca Skloot (Crown, ISBN: 9781400052172);
	  
	    Last week: 11;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 25
          
	    "A fascinating look at the world's first "immortal" human cells grown in culture to be used in medical research."
          
	</description>
	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dctitle>The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks</dctitle>
	<bsblrank>8</bsblrank>
	<dccreator>Rebecca Skloot</dccreator>
	<dcpublisher>Crown</dcpublisher>
	<dcidentifier>9781400052172</dcidentifier>
        
        <dcdescription>A fascinating look at the world's first "immortal" human cells grown in culture to be used in medical research.</dcdescription>
        
        
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	  last="11"
	   wol="25"
	  />
        
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      <xcbl:UnitPriceValue>26</xcbl:UnitPriceValue>
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        <title>9. Outliers</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780316017923&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Malcolm Gladwell (Little Brown, ISBN: 9780316017923);
	  
	    Last week: 9;
	  
	    Weeks on List: *
          
	    "The author of Blink and The Tipping Point looks at what makes some people successful--and others not."
          
	</description>
	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dctitle>Outliers</dctitle>
	<bsblrank>9</bsblrank>
	<dccreator>Malcolm Gladwell</dccreator>
	<dcpublisher>Little Brown</dcpublisher>
	<dcidentifier>9780316017923</dcidentifier>
        
        <dcdescription>The author of Blink and The Tipping Point looks at what makes some people successful--and others not.</dcdescription>
        
        
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	  last="9"
	   wol="*"
	  />
        
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        <title>10. The Obama Diaries</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9781439197516&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Laura Ingraham (Threshold Editions, ISBN: 9781439197516);
	  
	    Last week: 10;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 2
          
	    "Ingraham's satirical look at the Obama presidency."
          
	</description>
	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dctitle>The Obama Diaries</dctitle>
	<bsblrank>10</bsblrank>
	<dccreator>Laura Ingraham</dccreator>
	<dcpublisher>Threshold Editions</dcpublisher>
	<dcidentifier>9781439197516</dcidentifier>
        
        <dcdescription>Ingraham's satirical look at the Obama presidency.</dcdescription>
        
        
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	  last="10"
	   wol="2"
	  />
        
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      <xcbl:UnitPriceValue>25</xcbl:UnitPriceValue>
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        <title>11. The Last Stand</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780670021727&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Nathaniel Philbrick (Viking, ISBN: 9780670021727);
	  
	    Last week: 8;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 12
          
	    "National Book Award-winner Philbrick's fascinating look at Custer's unexpected defeat at Little Bighorn."
          
	</description>
	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dctitle>The Last Stand</dctitle>
	<bsblrank>11</bsblrank>
	<dccreator>Nathaniel Philbrick</dccreator>
	<dcpublisher>Viking</dcpublisher>
	<dcidentifier>9780670021727</dcidentifier>
        
        <dcdescription>National Book Award-winner Philbrick's fascinating look at Custer's unexpected defeat at Little Bighorn.</dcdescription>
        
        
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	  last="8"
	   wol="12"
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      <xcbl:UnitPriceValue>30</xcbl:UnitPriceValue>
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        <title>12. Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780446552448&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Chelsea Handler (Grand Central, ISBN: 9780446552448);
	  
	    Last week: 12;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 18
          
	    "Handler's hilarious follow-up to her bestseller Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea."
          
	</description>
	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dctitle>Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang</dctitle>
	<bsblrank>12</bsblrank>
	<dccreator>Chelsea Handler</dccreator>
	<dcpublisher>Grand Central</dcpublisher>
	<dcidentifier>9780446552448</dcidentifier>
        
        <dcdescription>Handler's hilarious follow-up to her bestseller Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea.</dcdescription>
        
        
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	  last="12"
	   wol="18"
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        <title>13. Operation Mincemeat</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780307453273&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Ben Macintyre (Harmony, ISBN: 9780307453273);
	  
	  
	    Weeks on List: 10
          
	    "Macintyre's rollicking true story of an intelligence operation that ultimately helped the Allies win WWII."
          
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	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dctitle>Operation Mincemeat</dctitle>
	<bsblrank>13</bsblrank>
	<dccreator>Ben Macintyre</dccreator>
	<dcpublisher>Harmony</dcpublisher>
	<dcidentifier>9780307453273</dcidentifier>
        
        <dcdescription>Macintyre's rollicking true story of an intelligence operation that ultimately helped the Allies win WWII.</dcdescription>
        
        
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        <title>14. Committed</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780670021659&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Elizabeth Gilbert (Viking, ISBN: 9780670021659);
	  
	  
	    Weeks on List: 18
          
	    "Gilbert's follow-up to her bestseller Eat, Pray, Love is a January Indie Next List Great Read."
          
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	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dctitle>Committed</dctitle>
	<bsblrank>14</bsblrank>
	<dccreator>Elizabeth Gilbert</dccreator>
	<dcpublisher>Viking</dcpublisher>
	<dcidentifier>9780670021659</dcidentifier>
        
        <dcdescription>Gilbert's follow-up to her bestseller Eat, Pray, Love is a January Indie Next List Great Read.</dcdescription>
        
        
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        <title>15. Hitch-22</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780446540339&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Christopher Hitchens (Twelve, ISBN: 9780446540339);
	  
	    Last week: 13;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 8
          
	    "A memoir by the author of the National Book Award nominee God Is Not Great."
          
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	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dctitle>Hitch-22</dctitle>
	<bsblrank>15</bsblrank>
	<dccreator>Christopher Hitchens</dccreator>
	<dcpublisher>Twelve</dcpublisher>
	<dcidentifier>9780446540339</dcidentifier>
        
        <dcdescription>A memoir by the author of the National Book Award nominee God Is Not Great.</dcdescription>
        
        
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	   wol="8"
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