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Hardcover Nonfiction

February 2006

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Week of February 5, 2006

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FOR LACI
Sharon Rocha
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1

FOR LACI

MARLEY & ME
John Grogan
Cover of MARLEY & ME
2

MARLEY & ME

THE WORLD IS FLAT
Thomas L. Friedman
Cover of THE WORLD IS FLAT
3

THE WORLD IS FLAT

MY FRIEND LEONARD
James Frey
Cover of MY FRIEND LEONARD
4

MY FRIEND LEONARD

NIGHT
Elie Wiesel
Cover of NIGHT
5

NIGHT

THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING
Joan Didion
Cover of THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING
6

THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING

FREAKONOMICS
Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
Cover of FREAKONOMICS
7

FREAKONOMICS

TEACHER MAN
Frank McCourt
Cover of TEACHER MAN
8

TEACHER MAN

A MILLION LITTLE PIECES
James Frey
Cover of A MILLION LITTLE PIECES
9

A MILLION LITTLE PIECES

TEAM OF RIVALS
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Cover of TEAM OF RIVALS
10

TEAM OF RIVALS

MONEY SECRETS
Dave Barry
Cover of MONEY SECRETS
11

MONEY SECRETS

OUR ENDANGERED VALUES
Jimmy Carter
Cover of OUR ENDANGERED VALUES
12

OUR ENDANGERED VALUES

STATE OF WAR
James Risen
Cover of STATE OF WAR
13

STATE OF WAR

BLINK
Malcolm Gladwell
Cover of BLINK
14

BLINK

CONFESSIONS OF A VIDEO VIXEN
Karrine Steffans
Cover of CONFESSIONS OF A VIDEO VIXEN
15

CONFESSIONS OF A VIDEO VIXEN

AT CANAAN'S EDGE
Taylor Branch
Cover of AT CANAAN'S EDGE
16

AT CANAAN'S EDGE

Week of February 12, 2006

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MARLEY & ME
John Grogan
Cover of MARLEY & ME
1

MARLEY & ME

THE WORLD IS FLAT
Thomas L. Friedman
Cover of THE WORLD IS FLAT
2

THE WORLD IS FLAT

FOR LACI
Sharon Rocha
Cover of FOR LACI
3

FOR LACI

MY FRIEND LEONARD
James Frey
Cover of MY FRIEND LEONARD
4

MY FRIEND LEONARD

THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING
Joan Didion
Cover of THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING
5

THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING

FREAKONOMICS
Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
Cover of FREAKONOMICS
6

FREAKONOMICS

NIGHT
Elie Wiesel
Cover of NIGHT
7

NIGHT

TEACHER MAN
Frank McCourt
Cover of TEACHER MAN
8

TEACHER MAN

YOU'RE WEARING THAT?
Deborah Tannen
Cover of YOU'RE WEARING THAT?
9

YOU'RE WEARING THAT?

MONEY SECRETS
Dave Barry
Cover of MONEY SECRETS
10

MONEY SECRETS

OUR ENDANGERED VALUES
Jimmy Carter
Cover of OUR ENDANGERED VALUES
11

OUR ENDANGERED VALUES

SELF-MADE MAN
Norah Vincent
Cover of SELF-MADE MAN
12

SELF-MADE MAN

CONFESSIONS OF A VIDEO VIXEN
Karrine Steffans
Cover of CONFESSIONS OF A VIDEO VIXEN
13

CONFESSIONS OF A VIDEO VIXEN

BLINK
Malcolm Gladwell
Cover of BLINK
14

BLINK

TEAM OF RIVALS
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Cover of TEAM OF RIVALS
15

TEAM OF RIVALS

Week of February 19, 2006

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MARLEY & ME
John Grogan
Cover of MARLEY & ME
1

MARLEY & ME

THE WORLD IS FLAT
Thomas L. Friedman
Cover of THE WORLD IS FLAT
2

THE WORLD IS FLAT

MY FRIEND LEONARD
James Frey
Cover of MY FRIEND LEONARD
3

MY FRIEND LEONARD

FREAKONOMICS
Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
Cover of FREAKONOMICS
4

FREAKONOMICS

FOR LACI
Sharon Rocha
Cover of FOR LACI
5

FOR LACI

THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING
Joan Didion
Cover of THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING
6

THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING

YOU'RE WEARING THAT?
Deborah Tannen
Cover of YOU'RE WEARING THAT?
7

YOU'RE WEARING THAT?

NIGHT
Elie Wiesel
Cover of NIGHT
8

NIGHT

OUR ENDANGERED VALUES
Jimmy Carter
Cover of OUR ENDANGERED VALUES
9

OUR ENDANGERED VALUES

TEACHER MAN
Frank McCourt
Cover of TEACHER MAN
10

TEACHER MAN

CONFESSIONS OF A VIDEO VIXEN
Karrine Steffans
Cover of CONFESSIONS OF A VIDEO VIXEN
11

CONFESSIONS OF A VIDEO VIXEN

SELF-MADE MAN
Norah Vincent
Cover of SELF-MADE MAN
12

SELF-MADE MAN

BLINK
Malcolm Gladwell
Cover of BLINK
13

BLINK

TEAM OF RIVALS
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Cover of TEAM OF RIVALS
14

TEAM OF RIVALS

AMERICAN VERTIGO
Bernard-Henri Lévy
Cover of AMERICAN VERTIGO
15

AMERICAN VERTIGO

Week of February 26, 2006

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MARLEY & ME
John Grogan
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1

MARLEY & ME

THE WORLD IS FLAT
Thomas L. Friedman
Cover of THE WORLD IS FLAT
2

THE WORLD IS FLAT

FREAKONOMICS
Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
Cover of FREAKONOMICS
3

FREAKONOMICS

THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING
Joan Didion
Cover of THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING
4

THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING

MY FRIEND LEONARD
James Frey
Cover of MY FRIEND LEONARD
5

MY FRIEND LEONARD

MANHUNT
James L. Swanson
Cover of MANHUNT
6

MANHUNT

YOU'RE WEARING THAT?
Deborah Tannen
Cover of YOU'RE WEARING THAT?
7

YOU'RE WEARING THAT?

FOR LACI
Sharon Rocha
Cover of FOR LACI
8

FOR LACI

BLINK
Malcolm Gladwell
Cover of BLINK
9

BLINK

OUR ENDANGERED VALUES
Jimmy Carter
Cover of OUR ENDANGERED VALUES
10

OUR ENDANGERED VALUES

AT CANAAN'S EDGE
Taylor Branch
Cover of AT CANAAN'S EDGE
11

AT CANAAN'S EDGE

CONFESSIONS OF A VIDEO VIXEN
Karrine Steffans
Cover of CONFESSIONS OF A VIDEO VIXEN
12

CONFESSIONS OF A VIDEO VIXEN

NIGHT
Elie Wiesel
Cover of NIGHT
13

NIGHT

TEAM OF RIVALS
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Cover of TEAM OF RIVALS
14

TEAM OF RIVALS

TEACHER MAN
Frank McCourt
Cover of TEACHER MAN
15

TEACHER MAN

Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review, archived by Hawes Publications.