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Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for May 20, 2010
Based on sales for the week ending May 16, 2010
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| Hardcover Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List | |
| 1. | Women Food and God Geneen Roth, Scribner, $24, 9781416543077 A penetrating and irreverent "guide for life" by the author of When Food Is Love. | 10/8 |
| 2. | The Big Short Michael Lewis, Norton, $27.95, 9780393072235 A highly entertaining look at the U.S. financial crisis by the bestselling author of Liar's Poker and Moneyball. | 3/9 |
| 3. | Spoken From the Heart Laura Bush, Scribner, $30, 9781439155202 A memoir by former First Lady Laura Bush. | 1/2 |
| 4. | War- Debut Sebastian Junger, Twelve, $26.99, 9780446556248 Junger's riveting account of a U.S. platoon's 15-month tour of duty in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley. | /1 |
| 5. | The Last Stand Nathaniel Philbrick, Viking, $30, 9780670021727 National Book Award-winner Philbrick's fascinating look at Custer's unexpected defeat at Little Bighorn. | 4/2 |
| 6. | Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory- Debut Ben Macintyre, Harmony, $25.99, 9780307453273 Macintyre's rollicking true story of an intelligence operation that ultimately helped the Allies win WWII. | /1 |
| 7. | The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Rebecca Skloot, Crown, $26, 9781400052172 A fascinating look at the world's first "immortal" human cells grown in culture to be used in medical research. | 6/15 |
| 8. | Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang Chelsea Handler, Grand Central, $25.99, 9780446552448 Handler's hilarious follow-up to her bestseller Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea. | 9/10 |
| 9. | Stones Into Schools Greg Mortenson, Viking, $26.95, 9780670021154 Mortenson follows up his bestselling Three Cups of Tea with an account of his ongoing efforts to establish schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan. | /23 |
| 10. | 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. | /49 |
| 11. | In the Green Kitchen Alice Waters, Clarkson Potter, $28, 9780307336804 More than 50 recipes for delicious fresh, local, and seasonal meals, from Alice Waters and her friends. | 8/6 |
| 12. | Sh*t My Dad Says- Debut Justin Halpern, It Books, $15.99, 9780061992704 Halpern's hilarious and touching portrait of his relationship with his father. | /1 |
| 13. | Eaarth Bill McKibben, Times Books, $24, 9780805090567 McKibben's ideas on how we must now live on a planet "suddenly and violently out of balance." | 13/5 |
| 14. | The Bedwetter Sarah Silverman, Harper, $25.99, 9780061856433 A hilarious memoir by the popular actress and comedian. | 14/3 |
| 15. | Parisians Graham Robb, Norton, $28.95, 9780393067248 The secrets of the City of Light by the author of The Discovery of France. | 12/3 |
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| 17. | Last Call Daniel Okrent, Scribner, $30, 9780743277020 A history of prohibition in the U.S from 1920 to 1933. | / |