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Bestseller List for September 10, 2009
Based on sales for the week ending September 6, 2009
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| Hardcover Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List | |
| 1. | Strength in What Remains Tracy Kidder, Random House, $26, 9781400066216 The gripping story of Deo, a young man who fled the African nation of Burundi during civil war, is a September Indie Next List Great Read. | 3/2 |
| 2. | Outliers Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316017923 The author of Blink and The Tipping Point looks at what makes some people successful--and others not. | 2/42 |
| 3. | Zeitoun Dave Eggers, McSweeney's, $24, 9781934781630 The gripping true story of a man who chose to remain in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina to protect his home and business. | 1/9 |
| 4. | Born to Run Christopher McDougall, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307266309 A look at the Tarahumara Indians and their practice of the lost art of distance running. | 5/14 |
| 5. | In the President's Secret Service Ronald Kessler, Crown, $26, 9780307461353 A fascinating look at the U.S. Secret Service and their job of protecting the president and his family. | 7/3 |
| 6. | Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume I Julia Child, et al., Knopf, $40, 9780375413407 In the book and film Julie & Julia, Julie Powel resolves to cook every recipe from this culinary classic! | 4/5 |
| 7. | Culture of Corruption Michelle Malkin, Regnery, $27.95, 9781596981096 A view of the Obama administration by conservative journalist and Fox News Channel contributor Malkin. | 9/4 |
| 8. | The Wilderness Warrior Douglas Brinkley, Harper, $34.99, 9780060565282 Brinkley's groundbreaking biography of our "naturalist president." | 8/6 |
| 9. | The Healing of America T.R. Reid, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594202346 A look at successful health care systems worldwide and possible paths toward U.S. reform. | 6/2 |
| 10. | Shop Class as Soulcraft Matthew B. Crawford, Penguin, $25.95, 9781594202230 Crawford examines the importance of understanding how things work and “manual competence." | 14/13 |
| 11. | Nurtureshock: New Thinking About Children - Debut Po Bronson, Ashley Merryman, Twelve, $24.99, 9780446504126 A new, scientific approach to raising children. | /1 |
| 12. | The End of Overeating David A. Kessler, Rodale, $25.95, 9781605297859 Kessler examines how the food industry encourages overeating and helped create a national health crisis. | 12/17 |
| 13. | Last Lion Peter Canellos (Ed.), S&S, $28, 9781439138175 A revealing and intimate biography of Ted Kennedy by the Washington bureau chief for the Boston Globe. | 15/4 |
| 14. | The Last Lecture Randy Pausch, Hyperion, $21.95, 9781401323257 The life-affirming "last lecture" by Pausch, then a professor at Carnegie Mellon University. | 13/74 |
| 15. | Born Round Frank Bruni, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594202315 Renowned restaurant critic Bruni's honest memoir of his lifetime struggle with overeating. | 11/2 |
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| 20. | I Drink for a Reason David Cross, Grand Central, $23.99, 9780446579483 A hilarious collection of essays by the popular comedian and actor. |