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Bestseller List for February 27, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending February 23, 2014
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Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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1. |
The Sixth Extinction Elizabeth Kolbert, Holt, $28, 9780805092998 Kolbert's fascinating book about the future of the world blends intellectual and natural history and field reporting into a powerful account of the mass extinction unfolding before our eyes. |
1/2 |
2. |
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. |
2/16 |
3. |
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. |
4/21 |
4. |
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. |
5/37 |
5. |
Duty Robert M. Gates, Knopf, $35, 9780307959478 Gates' candid, vividly written account of his experience serving Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. |
3/6 |
6. |
Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $28, 9781400064168 An unforgettable true story that is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit. |
/131 |
7. |
Glitter and Glue Kelly Corrigan, Ballantine, $26, 9780345532831 Bestselling author Corrigan's thought-provoking memoir examines the bond between mothers and daughters. |
10/3 |
8. |
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. |
6/20 |
9. |
All Joy and No Fun Jennifer Senior, Ecco, $26.99, 9780062072221 Award-winning journalist Senior looks at the effects of children on their parents, and the many ways in which children reshape their parents' lives. |
15/3 |
10. |
Grain Brain David Perlmutter, Little Brown, $27, 9780316234801 Perlmutter describes the negative effects that wheat, sugar, and carbs have on the brain, and provides a drug-free remedy. |
11/9 |
11. |
The Bully Pulpit Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $40, 9781416547860 Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Kearns Goodwin's highly anticipated new book is a dynamic history of the first decade of the Progressive era, the tumultuous time when the nation was coming unseamed and reform was in the air. |
8/16 |
12. |
Little Failure Gary Shteyngart, Random House, $27, 9780679643753 Shteyngart's candid, witty, and deeply poignant account of his life so far is a January 2014 Indie Next List Great Read. |
13/7 |
13. |
Things That Matter Charles Krauthammer, Crown Forum, $28, 9780385349178 A collection of Krauthammer's columns and essays written over the last three decades. |
7/18 |
14. |
HRC Jonathan Allen, Amie Parnes, Crown, $26, 9780804136754 A mesmerizing story of Hillary Clinton's political rebirth, based on eyewitness accounts from inside her inner circle. |
9/2 |
15. |
My Promised Land Ari Shavit, Spiegel & Grau, $28, 9780385521703 An authoritative and deeply personal narrative history of the State of Israel, by one of the most influential journalists writing about the Middle East today. |
/7 |
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