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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=9780316017923&assignStoreNear=00000 by Malcolm Gladwell (Little Brown, ISBN: 9780316017923); Last week: 1; Weeks on List: 6 "The author of Blink and The Tipping Point looks at what makes some people successful-- and others not." 360 Outliers: The Story of Success 1 Malcolm Gladwell Little Brown 9780316017923 The author of Blink and The Tipping Point looks at what makes some people successful-- and others not. 27.99 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780446407410&assignStoreNear=00000 by Vicki Myron (Grand Central, ISBN: 9780446407410); Last week: 3; Weeks on List: 15 "The touching true story of an abandoned kitten's impact on a public library and the town of Spencer, Iowa." 360 Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World 2 Vicki Myron Grand Central 9780446407410 The touching true story of an abandoned kitten's impact on a public library and the town of Spencer, Iowa. 19.99 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9781400063253&assignStoreNear=00000 by Jon Meacham (Random House, ISBN: 9781400063253); Last week: 2; Weeks on List: 7 "A vivid look at the life of the seventh president of the United States." 360 American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House 3 Jon Meacham Random House 9781400063253 A vivid look at the life of the seventh president of the United States. 30 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9781401323257&assignStoreNear=00000 by Randy Pausch (Hyperion, ISBN: 9781401323257); Last week: 4; Weeks on List: 38 "The life-affirming "last lecture" by Pausch, then a professor at Carnegie Mellon University." 360 The Last Lecture 4 Randy Pausch Hyperion 9781401323257 The life-affirming "last lecture" by Pausch, then a professor at Carnegie Mellon University. 21.95 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780374166854&assignStoreNear=00000 by Thomas L. Friedman (FSG, ISBN: 9780374166854); Last week: 5; Weeks on List: 16 "The latest by the author of The World Is Flat looks at the global environmental crisis, and what we can do about it." 360 Hot, Flat, and Crowded 5 Thomas L. Friedman FSG 9780374166854 The latest by the author of The World Is Flat looks at the global environmental crisis, and what we can do about it. 27.95 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780316035903&assignStoreNear=00000 by David Sedaris (Little Brown, ISBN: 9780316035903); Last week: 6; Weeks on List: 8 "Sedaris' bestselling holiday collection is new again, with six more pieces." 360 Holidays on Ice 6 David Sedaris Little Brown 9780316035903 Sedaris' bestselling holiday collection is new again, with six more pieces. 16.99 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9781400054350&assignStoreNear=00000 by Ina Garten (Clarkson Potter, ISBN: 9781400054350); Last week: 7; Weeks on List: 9 "The latest cookbook from the Food Network star and bestselling author of Barefoot in Paris." 360 Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics: Fabulous Flavor From Simple Ingredients 7 Ina Garten Clarkson Potter 9781400054350 The latest cookbook from the Food Network star and bestselling author of Barefoot in Paris. 35 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780316143479&assignStoreNear=00000 by David Sedaris (Little Brown, ISBN: 9780316143479); Last week: 8; Weeks on List: 29 "Yet another laugh-out-loud collection of essays by indie fave Sedaris." 360 When You Are Engulfed in Flames 8 David Sedaris Little Brown 9780316143479 Yet another laugh-out-loud collection of essays by indie fave Sedaris. 25.99 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780375505102&assignStoreNear=00000 by Annie Leibovitz (Random House, ISBN: 9780375505102); Last week: 9; Weeks on List: 6 "Leibovitz describes how her famous pictures were made." 360 Annie Leibovitz at Work 9 Annie Leibovitz Random House 9780375505102 Leibovitz describes how her famous pictures were made. 40 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780553805093&assignStoreNear=00000 by Alice Schroeder (Bantam, ISBN: 9780553805093); Last week: 10; Weeks on List: 13 "A biography of one of the most successful and well respected men of our time, Warren Buffett." 360 The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life 10 Alice Schroeder Bantam 9780553805093 A biography of one of the most successful and well respected men of our time, Warren Buffett. 35 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9781904994374&assignStoreNear=00000 by (Guinness, ISBN: 9781904994374); Last week: 12; Weeks on List: 14 "The annual look at world records, wild, wacky, and serious." 360 Guinness World Records 2009 11 Guinness 9781904994374 The annual look at world records, wild, wacky, and serious. 28.95 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780061672477&assignStoreNear=00000 by Irene M. Pepperberg (Collins, ISBN: 9780061672477); Last week: 15; Weeks on List: 5 "An extraordinary true story of the bond between a human and a parrot." 360 Alex & Me 12 Irene M. Pepperberg Collins 9780061672477 An extraordinary true story of the bond between a human and a parrot. 23.95 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9781400066124&assignStoreNear=00000 by Maya Angelou (Random House, ISBN: 9781400066124); Last week: 11; Weeks on List: 13 "Wonderful essays by the beloved author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings." 360 Letter to My Daughter 13 Maya Angelou Random House 9781400066124 Wonderful essays by the beloved author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 25 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9781400068289&assignStoreNear=00000 by Calvin Trillin (Random House, ISBN: 9781400068289); Last week: 14; Weeks on List: 4 "Trillin's humorous look at the 2008 presidential election, in rhyme." 360 Deciding the Next Decider 14 Calvin Trillin Random House 9781400068289 Trillin's humorous look at the 2008 presidential election, in rhyme. 14 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9781594201455&assignStoreNear=00000 by Michael Pollan (Penguin Press, ISBN: 9781594201455); Weeks on List: 39 "Pollan's answers to the questions raised in his bestselling The Omnivore's Dilemma." 360 In Defense of Food 15 Michael Pollan Penguin Press 9781594201455 Pollan's answers to the questions raised in his bestselling The Omnivore's Dilemma. 21.95