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Bestseller List for October 31, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending October 27, 2013
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Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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1. |
David and Goliath Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $29, 9780316204361 In his new bestseller, Gladwell draws upon history, psychology, and powerful storytelling to reshape the way we think of the world around us. |
1/4 |
2. |
The Reason I Jump Naoki Higashida, Random House, $22, 9780812994865 A memoir by a very smart, very self-aware, and very charming 13-year-old boy with autism. |
5/4 |
3. |
Killing Jesus Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805098549 The latest by the bestselling authors of Killing Lincoln and Killing Kennedy. |
2/5 |
4. |
One Summer: America, 1927 Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780767919401 In his latest, Bryson transports readers on a journey back to one amazing season in American life. |
4/4 |
5. |
I Am Malala Malala Yousafzai, Little Brown, $26, 9780316322409 The remarkable memoir of a young Pakistani girl who refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education. |
3/3 |
6. |
Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book Diane Muldrow, Golden Books, $9.99, 9780307977618 A humorous guide to life for grown-ups by a longtime editor of the iconic Little Golden Books. |
8/3 |
7. |
The Men Who United the States Simon Winchester, Harper, $29.99, 9780062079602 Winchester's fascinating look at the men who toiled fearlessly to discover, connect, and bond the citizenry and geography of the United States from its beginnings. |
6/2 |
8. |
Things That Matter: Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes and Politics- Debut Charles Krauthammer, Crown Forum, $28, 9780385349178 A collection of Krauthammer's columns and essays written over the last three decades. |
/1 |
9. |
Zealot Reza Aslan, Random House, $27, 9781400069224 A fascinating, provocative, and meticulously researched biography of Jesus by the bestselling author of No god but God. |
7/15 |
10. |
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. |
9/62 |
11. |
Guinness World Records 2014 Guinness World Records, $28.95, 9781908843357 The latest incarnation of the bestselling annual with thousands of new and classic records. |
10/6 |
12. |
The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Viking, $28.95, 9780670025817 Brown tells the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. |
11/21 |
13. |
Johnny Carson- Debut Henry Bushkin, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28, 9780544217621 Bushkin's revealing and incisive account of the King of Late Night at the height of his fame and power. |
/1 |
14. |
Lean In Sheryl Sandberg, Knopf, $24.95, 9780385349949 Sandberg examines why women's progress in achieving leadership roles has stalled, explains the root causes, and offers compelling, common sense ideas to empower women to achieve their full potential. |
/32 |
15. |
Tip and the Gipper Chris Matthews, S&S, $29.95, 9781451695991 Matthews recalls his time as a top aide to Speaker of the House, Tip O'Neill. |
12/4 |
ON THE RISE | ||
18. |
Wheelmen Reed Albergotti, Vanessa O'Connell, Gotham, $27.50, 9781592408481 Albergotti and O'Connell's in-depth look at the Lance Armstrong doping scandal. |
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