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Bestseller List for January 31, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending January 27, 2013
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Hardcover Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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1. | My Beloved World Sonia Sotomayor, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307594884 An autobiography by the first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court. |
2/2 |
2. | Help, Thanks, Wow Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $17.95, 9781594631290 Lamott writes about three simple prayers she believes are essential to coming through tough times and the hardships of daily life. |
1/11 |
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. |
3/23 |
4. | Going Clear Lawrence Wright, Knopf, $28.95, 9780307700667 A look into the world of Scientology by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower. |
10/2 |
5. | 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. |
5/44 |
6. | The World Until Yesterday Jared M. Diamond, Viking, $36, 9780670024810 Diamond provides a mesmerizing, firsthand picture of the human past as it had been for millions of years -- a past that has mostly vanished -- and considers what the differences between that past and our present mean for our lives today. |
4/4 |
7. | Behind the Beautiful Forevers Katherine Boo, Random House, $27, 9781400067558 Boo's brilliant work of narrative nonfiction tells the dramatic story of families striving toward a better life in the "unequal city" of Mumbai. |
6/18 |
8. | Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power Jon Meacham, Random House, $35, 9781400067664 Pulitzer Prize-winner Meacham's magnificent biography of Thomas Jefferson is a December 2012 Indie Next List Great Read. |
8/11 |
9. | Francona: The Red Sox Years- Debut Terry Francona, Dan Shaughnessy, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28, 9780547928173 The former Red Sox manager opens up for the first time about his tenure in Boston. |
/1 |
10. | The Dude and the Zen Master Jeff Bridges, Bernie Glassman, Blue Rider Press, $26.95, 9780399161643 An insightful memoir by the Academy Award-winning actor and his Buddhist teacher. |
7/3 |
11. | Killing Kennedy Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805096668 A look at the shocking events surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. |
12/16 |
12. | Fat Chance Robert Lustig, Hudson Street Press, $25.95, 9781594631009 Lustig documents the science and the politics that have led to the pandemic of chronic disease over the last 30 years. |
/2 |
13. | A Higher Call Adam Makos, Larry Alexander, Berkley, $26.95, 9780425252864 The true story of what has been called the most incredible encounter between enemies in World War II. |
15/2 |
14. | Barefoot Contessa Foolproof Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307464873 Garten's latest is an infinitely practical cookbook that home cooks will turn to again and again. |
11/13 |
15. | Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168 An unforgettable true story that is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit. ON THE RISE |
9/106 |
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