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Bestseller List for June 9, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending June 5, 2011
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Hardcover Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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1. | In the Garden of Beasts Erik Larson, Crown, $26, 9780307408846 Larson's vivid portrait of Berlin during the early years of Hitler's reign is a May Indie Next List Great Read. |
1/4 |
2. | The Greater Journey David McCullough, S&S, $37.50, 9781416571766 McCullough's look at adventurous American artists, writers, doctors,architects, and others who set off for Paris between 1830 and 1900, with ambitions to excel in their work. |
4/2 |
3. | Bossypants Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $26.99, 9780316056861 Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock. |
2/9 |
4. | Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168 The mesmerizing new book by the author of Seabiscuit is a December 2010 Indie Next List Great Read. |
3/29 |
5. | Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me Chelsea Handler, et al., Grand Central, $24.99, 9780446584715 Friends, family members, and co-workers of Chelsea Handler tell all! |
5/4 |
6. | The Social Animal David Brooks, Random House, $27, 9781400067602 New York Times columnist Brooks illustrates a story of how success happens. |
6/13 |
7. | Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain- Debut David Eagleman, Pantheon, $26.95, 9780307377333 Renowned neuroscientist Eagleman navigates the depths of the subconscious brain to illuminate surprising mysteries. |
/1 |
8. | Seal Team Six Howard E. Wasdin, Stephen Templin, St. Martin's, $26.99, 9780312699451 A fascinating look at a secret unit tasked with counterterrorism, hostage rescue, and counterinsurgency. |
7/4 |
9. | Does the Noise in My Head Bother You? Steven Tyler, Ecco, $27.99, 9780061767890 A rollicking new memoir by the lead singer of Aerosmith. |
11/5 |
10. | Area 51 Annie Jacobsen, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316132947 A new look at the military base never acknowledged by the U.S. government, but has captivated imaginations for decades. |
9/3 |
11. | On China Henry Kissinger, Penguin Press, $36, 9781594202711 Kissinger traces the evolution of the relationship between the U.S. and China over the past 60 years. |
/2 |
12. | Blood, Bones & Butter Gabrielle Hamilton, Random House, $26, 9781400068722 Hamilton's atypical culinary memoir is a March Indie Next List Great Read. |
14/14 |
13. | Go the F**k to Sleep- Debut Adam Mansbach, Ricardo Cortes (Illus.), Akashic, $14.95, 9781617750250 Beautiful, subversive, and very funny--a book for parents new, old, and expectant. You probably should not read it to your children! |
/1 |
14. | The Dukan Diet Pierre Dukan, Crown Archetype, $26, 9780307887962 The international bestselling diet book is now available in the U.S. |
/6 |
15. | Those Guys Have All the Fun James Andrew Miller, Tom Shales, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316043007 An interesting look at the soaring and stormy history of ESPN. |
8/2 |
ON THE RISE | ||
26. | The Post-American World: Release 2.0 Fareed Zakaria, Norton, $26.95, 9780393081800 An updated and expanded edition of Zakaria's bestseller on the United States in the 21st century. |
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