Paperback nonfiction bestsellers, week of Aug. 17-23

1. Eat, Pray, Love
By Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin.
2. Three Cups of Tea
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Penguin.
3. The Omnivore’s Dilemma
By Michael Pollan. Penguin.
4. Dreams From My Father
By Barack Obama. Three Rivers.
5. I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell
By Tucker Max. Citadel.
6. Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar...
By Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein. Penguin.
7. Zagat Boston Restaurants 2008/09
Edited by Naomi Kooker and Ruth Tobias. Zagat Survey.
8. The Audacity of Hope
By Barack Obama. Three Rivers.
9. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
By Barbara Kingsolver. Harper.
10. Better
By Atul Gawande. Picador.

Source: Boston area bookstores