The Book Sense Travel Literature Bestseller List

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For the eight-week period ending August 21, 2007, and based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores with Book Sense nationwide.

1.

1,000 Places to See in the USA and Canada Before You Die
Patricia Schultz, Workman, $19.95, 9780761136910

2.

1,000 Places to See Before You Die
Patricia Schultz, Workman, $19.95, 9780761104841

3.

The Places in Between
Rory Stewart, Harvest, $14, 9780156031561

5.

Oracle Bones
Peter Hessler, Harper Perennial, $15.95, 9780060826598

6.

A Walk in the Woods
Bill Bryson, Broadway, $14.95, 9780767902526

7.

Shadow of the Silk Road
Colin Thubron, HarperCollins, $25.95, 9780061231728

8.

Into Thin Air
Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $14.95, 9780385494786

9.

A Year in the World
Frances Mayes, Broadway, $15, 9780767910064

10.

Travels With Herodotus
Ryszard Kapuscinski, Knopf, $25, 9781400043385

11.

The City of Falling Angels
John Berendt, Penguin, $15, 9780143036937

12.

Living in a Foreign Language: A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Love in Italy
Michael Tucker, Atlantic Monthly, $24, 9780871139627

13.

Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $24, 9781416540014

14.

Istanbul
Orhan Pamuk, Vintage, $14.95, 9781400033881

15.

A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
Bill Bryson, Anchor, $7.99, 9780307279460

16.

Way Off the Road: Discovering the Peculiar Charms of Small Town America
William Geist, Broadway, $23.95, 9780767922722

17.

Land of Lincoln: Adventures in Abe's America
Andrew Ferguson, Atlantic Monthly, $24, 9780871139672

18.

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Robert M. Pirsig, Harper Perennial, $13.95, 9780060839871

19.

In a Sunburned Country
Bill Bryson, Broadway, $14.95, 9780767903868

20.

The Lincoln Highway: Coast to Coast From Times Square to the Golden Gate
Michael Wallis, Michael S. Williamson, Norton, $39.95, 9780393059380

21.

The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America
Bill Bryson, Harper Perennial, $14, 9780060920081

22.

Mediterranean Summer: A Season on France's Cote D'Azur and Italy's Costa Bella
David Shalleck, Broadway, $23.95, 9780767920483

23.

Cross Country: Fifteen Years and 90,000 Miles on the Roads and Interstates of America
Robert Sullivan, Bloomsbury, $14.95, 9781596911376

24.

Down the Nile: Alone in a Fisherman's Skiff
Rosemary Mahoney, Little Brown, $23.99, 9780316107457

25.

Notes From a Small Island
Bill Bryson, Harper Perennial, $14, 9780380727506

Past Category Bestseller lists are available on ABA's trade website, BookWeb.org.

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