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Bestseller List for November 8, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending November 4, 2012
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Hardcover Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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1. | Barefoot Contessa Foolproof: Recipes You Can Trust- Debut Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307464873 Garten's latest is an infinitely practical cookbook that home cooks will turn to again and again. |
/1 |
2. | Killing Kennedy Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805096668 A look at the shocking events surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. |
1/4 |
3. | I Could Pee on This Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle, $12.95, 9781452110585 In this hilarious book of tongue-in-cheek poetry, Marciuliano helps cats unlock their creative potential and explain their odd behavior to ignorant humans. |
15/11 |
4. | Wild Cheryl Strayed, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307592736 Strayed's powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery is an April 2012 Indie Next List Great Read. |
4/32 |
5. | No Easy Day Mark Owen, Dutton, $26.95, 9780525953722 A first-person account of the planning and execution of the Bin Laden raid by a Navy SEAL who confronted the terrorist mastermind and witnessed his final moments. |
3/8 |
6. | America Again Stephen Colbert, Grand Central, $28.99, 9780446583978 Colbert's hilarious follow-up to I Am America (And So Can You!). |
2/4 |
7. | Waging Heavy Peace Neil Young, Blue Rider, $30, 9780399159466 An insightful view of the personal life and musical creativity of legendary musician Neil Young. |
5/5 |
8. | The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook- Debut Deb Perelman, Knopf, $35, 9780307595652 A collection of celebrated food blogger Perelman's recipes for any night of the week, or for the most special of occasions. |
/1 |
9. | Killing Lincoln Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805093070 A riveting historical narrative of the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. |
13/40 |
10. | Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher Timothy Egan, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28, 9780618969029 Egan tells the riveting story behind the most famous photographs in Native American history and the brilliant man who created them. |
8/2 |
11. | The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965- Debut William Manchester, Paul Reid, Little Brown, $40, 9780316547703 An unparalleled portrait of the brilliant, flawed, and dynamic leader, Winston Churchill. |
/1 |
12. | Elsewhere: A Memoir- Debut Richard Russo, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307959539 Bestselling novelist Russo's memoir is a November 2012 Indie Next List Great Read. |
/1 |
13. | The Signal and the Noise Nate Silver, Penguin Press, $27.95, 9781594204111 Silver examines the world of prediction and how everything from the health of the global economy to the ability to fight terrorism are dependent on the quality of predictions. |
14/2 |
14. | How Music Works David Byrne, McSweeney's, $32, 9781936365531 Byrne's brainy, irresistible, and impassioned argument about music's liberating, life-affirming power. |
10/9 |
15. | The End of Your Life Book Club Will Schwalbe, Knopf, $25, 9780307594037 Schwalbe's moving memoir of loss and love is an October 2012 Indie Next List Great Read. |
6/4 |
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16. | Bruce Peter Ames Carlin, Touchstone, $28, 9781439191828 Carlin's sweeping biography of rock legend Bruce Springsteen. |
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