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Chicago Tribune Best Sellers List: Nonfiction | Fiction
Last updated on: November 17, 2008

1


Title: The Last Lecture
Author: Randy Pausch
Summary: A book based on a lecture about living, given by a university professor who died recently of pancreatic cancer at 47.

2


Title: Dewey
Author: Vicki Myron
Summary: Dewey the abandoned orange kitten becomes a small-town Iowa public library mascot and touches hearts.

3


Title: Barefoot Contessa: Back to Basics
Author: Ina Garten
Summary: Focuses on flavor and Garten's techniques, plus new recipes.

4


Title: Flat Belly Diet
Author: Liz Vaccariello
Summary: Weight-loss plan targeting belly area. From the editors of Prevention magazine.

5


Title: A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity
Author: Bill O'Reilly
Summary: The television personality examines the events, people and places that shaped his outlook on life.

6


Title: The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
Author: Alice Schroeder
Summary: Biography of the businessman and investment expert known as the Oracle of Omaha.

7


Title: The Purpose of Christmas
Author: Rick Warren
Summary: Pastor Rick Warren encourages readers to remember the reason for the season.

8


Title: Against Medical Advice
Author: James Patterson
Summary: Family battles medical establishment to help child with Tourette's and other disorders.

9


Title: American Journey of Barack Obama
Author: Life Books
Summary: Text and photos documenting Obama's personal and political life up to the eve of his inauguration.

10


Title: Hot, Flat, and Crowded
Author: Thomas L. Friedman
Summary: Just as the 2008 campaign heats up, Thomas Friedman explains why we need to be quick and decisive in the new Energy-Climate era.