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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=9781400082773&assignStoreNear=00000 by Barack Obama (Three Rivers, ISBN: 9781400082773); Last week: 2; Weeks on List: * "An elegant memoir of race and place from the president-elect." 360 Dreams From My Father 1 Barack Obama Three Rivers 9781400082773 An elegant memoir of race and place from the president-elect. 14.95 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 2 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=9780743270755&assignStoreNear=00000 by Doris Kearns Goodwin (S&S, ISBN: 9780743270755); Last week: 3; Weeks on List: 30 "The prize-winning historian studies Lincoln as the ultimate manager and motivator." 360 Team of Rivals 3 Doris Kearns Goodwin S&S 9780743270755 The prize-winning historian studies Lincoln as the ultimate manager and motivator. 21 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780307237705&assignStoreNear=00000 by Barack Obama (Three Rivers, ISBN: 9780307237705); Last week: 4; Weeks on List: * "The president-elect's vision of hope for the future of our country." 360 The Audacity of Hope 4 Barack Obama Three Rivers 9780307237705 The president-elect's vision of hope for the future of our country. 14.95 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780060817091&assignStoreNear=00000 by John Grogan (Harper, ISBN: 9780060817091); Last week: 5; Weeks on List: 34 "Irresistible, funny, and finally available in paperback!" 360 Marley & Me 5 John Grogan Harper 9780060817091 Irresistible, funny, and finally available in paperback! 13.95 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: * "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=9781400033539&assignStoreNear=00000 by Oliver Sacks (Vintage, ISBN: 9781400033539); Last week: 7; Weeks on List: 14 "Sacks looks at the affect music can have in our daily lives." 360 Musicophilia 7 Oliver Sacks Vintage 9781400033539 Sacks looks at the affect music can have in our daily lives. 14.95 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: 11; Weeks on List: 35 "The Kingsolver family moves to a rural Virginia farm and vows to eat locally for one year." 360 Animal, Vegetable, Miracle 8 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=9780316018432&assignStoreNear=00000 by The Onion (Little Brown, ISBN: 9780316018432); Last week: 9; Weeks on List: 7 "In a world gone haywire, The Onion pokes fun at our secret fears and ignorance!" 360 Our Dumb World: Atlas of the Planet Earth 9 The Onion Little Brown 9780316018432 In a world gone haywire, The Onion pokes fun at our secret fears and ignorance! 17.99 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9781571984531&assignStoreNear=00000 by (Old Farmer's Almanac, ISBN: 9781571984531); Last week: 12; Weeks on List: 9 "The annual almanac of weather, astrology, calendars, gardening tips, home remedies, and more." 360 The Old Farmer's Almanac 2009 10 Old Farmer's Almanac 9781571984531 The annual almanac of weather, astrology, calendars, gardening tips, home remedies, and more. 6.95 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780143038412&assignStoreNear=00000 by Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin, ISBN: 9780143038412); Last week: 10; Weeks on List: * "The author's yearlong search for spiritual meaning." 360 Eat, Pray, Love 11 Elizabeth Gilbert Penguin 9780143038412 The author's yearlong search for spiritual meaning. 15 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9781600571053&assignStoreNear=00000 by C. Alan Joyce (Ed.) (World Almanac, ISBN: 9781600571053); Last week: 8; Weeks on List: 5 "The dependable reference guide, updated for 2009." 360 The World Almanac and Book of Facts 12 C. Alan Joyce (Ed.) World Almanac 9781600571053 The dependable reference guide, updated for 2009. 12.99 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9781400096794&assignStoreNear=00000 by Jeffrey Toobin (Anchor, ISBN: 9781400096794); Weeks on List: 15 "Supreme Court watcher and analyst Toobin takes us behind the veil to reveal (some of) the mystery of the high court." 360 The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court 13 Jeffrey Toobin Anchor 9781400096794 Supreme Court watcher and analyst Toobin takes us behind the veil to reveal (some of) the mystery of the high court. 15.95 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780393333060&assignStoreNear=00000 by Diane Ackerman (Norton, ISBN: 9780393333060); Last week: 15; Weeks on List: 17 "The true story of the zookeeper who hid hundreds of Polish Jews during WWII, based on diaries of the wife." 360 The Zookeeper's Wife 14 Diane Ackerman Norton 9780393333060 The true story of the zookeeper who hid hundreds of Polish Jews during WWII, based on diaries of the wife. 14.95 http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&isbn=9780452289963&assignStoreNear=00000 by Eckhart Tolle (Plume, ISBN: 9780452289963); Weeks on List: 45 "This follow-up to The Power of Now is an Oprah Book Club pick." 360 A New Earth 15 Eckhart Tolle Plume 9780452289963 This follow-up to The Power of Now is an Oprah Book Club pick. 14