I ordered mine from the popup from Ann's website the minute I saw it. I almost wish I hadn't because I'd want to have fun with libs at these shops like some of you did.
Here's what the latest NYT list reads as of this post:
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1 | LIVING HISTORY, by Hillary Rodham Clinton. (Simon & Schuster, $28.) A memoir by the junior senator from New York and former first lady. | 1 | 2 |
2 | A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING, by Bill Bryson. (Broadway, $27.50.) From the Big Bang to the 21st century: a guided tour of the sciences and what they tell us about the physical world. First Chapter | 7 | 7 |
3 | MONEYBALL, by Michael Lewis. (Norton, $24.95.) How Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland Athletics, produces a successful team despite having one of the smallest payrolls in baseball. | 5 | 6 |
4 | BEYOND BELIEF, by Elaine Pagels. (Random House, $24.95.) The author of "The Gnostic Gospels" examines early Christianity through the Gospel of Thomas. First Chapter | 9 | 5 |
5 | *AN UNFINISHED LIFE, by Robert Dallek. (Little, Brown, $30.) A biography of John F. Kennedy by a professor of history at Boston University. | 4 | 6 |
6 | WHO'S YOUR CADDY? by Rick Reilly. (Doubleday, $24.95.) A sportswriter recounts his experiences caddying for (among others) Jack Nicklaus, David Duval, Bob Newhart and Deepak Chopra. | 3 | 6 |
7 | THE TEAMMATES, by David Halberstam. (Hyperion, $22.95.) The story of a friendship among four men who played for the Red Sox in the 1940's: Ted Williams, Dom DiMaggio, Johnny Pesky and Bobby Doerr. First Chapter | 2 | 7 |
8 | OPEN, by John Feinstein. (Little, Brown, $25.95.) The author of "A Good Walk Spoiled" reports on the 2002 United States Open, held at the Bethpage Black golf course on Long Island. | 6 | 6 |
9 | DERELICTION OF DUTY, by Robert (Buzz) Patterson. (Regnery, $27.95.) A retired Air Force colonel who served in the White House contends that Bill Clinton "compromised America's national security." (+) | 8 | 14 |
10 | CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR, by George Crile. (Atlantic Monthly, $26.) A chronicle, by a veteran producer for "60 Minutes," of a congressman's efforts in the 1980's to steer billions to the anti-Soviet side in Afghanistan. First Chapter |