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Bestseller List for July 21, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending July 17, 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. |
2/10 |
2. | Go the F**k to Sleep 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! |
1/7 |
3. | A Stolen Life: A Memoir- Debut Jaycee Dugard, S&S, $24.99, 9781451629187 The incredible true story of Jaycee Dugard's kidnapping, 18-year imprisonment, and her survival--in Jaycee's own words. |
/1 |
4. | 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. |
3/8 |
5. | 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. |
4/35 |
6. | Bossypants Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $26.99, 9780316056861 Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock. |
5/15 |
7. | Reckless Endangerment Gretchen Morgenson, Joshua Rosner, Times Books, $30, 9780805091205 A revealing look at how the financial crisis emerged from the interplay of Washington, Wall Street, and mortgage lenders. |
6/4 |
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. |
7/10 |
9. | Absolute Monarchs: A History of the Papacy- Debut John Julius Norwich, Random House, $30, 9781400067152 Norwich's fascinating chronicle of the papacy of the Roman Catholic church. |
/1 |
10. | The Social Animal David Brooks, Random House, $27, 9781400067602 New York Times columnist Brooks illustrates a story of how success happens. |
9/19 |
11. | Lost in Shangri-La Mitchell Zuckoff, Harper, $26.99, 9780061988349 Zuckoff's truly riveting work of narrative nonfiction is a May Indie Next List Great Read. |
10/7 |
12. | 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. |
8/9 |
13. | The Psychopath Test Jon Ronson, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594488016 Ronson investigates psychopaths and the industry of doctors, scientists, and everyone else who studies them. |
11/8 |
14. | Nothing Daunted Dorothy Wickenden, Scribner, $26, 9781439176580 Wickenden's exhilarating saga about two intrepid young women and their trip to the Colorado wilderness in the summer of 1916. |
12/2 |
15. | The 4-Hour Body Timothy Ferriss, Crown , $27, 9780307463630 Ferriss looks at all things physical, and the tiniest changes that produce the biggest results. |
/7 |
ON THE RISE | ||
18. | Haiti After the Earthquake Paul Farmer, PublicAffairs, $27.99, 9781586489731 Farmer describes the incredible suffering and resilience of the Haitian people after the massive earthquake in January 2010. |
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