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Bestseller List for August 11, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending August 7, 2011
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Hardcover Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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1. | Go the F**k to Sleep Adam Mansbach, Ricardo Cortes (Illus.), Akashic, $14.95, 9781617750250 Beautiful, subversive, and very funny--a book for parents new, old, and expectant. You probably should not read it to your children! |
3/10 |
2. | A Stolen Life Jaycee Dugard, S&S, $24.99, 9781451629187 The incredible true story of Jaycee Dugard's kidnapping, 18-year imprisonment, and her survival--in Jaycee's own words. |
2/4 |
3. | In the Garden of Beasts Erik Larson, Crown, $26, 9780307408846 Larson's vivid portrait of Berlin during the early years of Hitler's reign is a May Indie Next List Great Read. |
1/13 |
4. | Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168 The mesmerizing new book by the author of Seabiscuit is a December 2010 Indie Next List Great Read. |
4/38 |
5. | Bossypants Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $26.99, 9780316056861 Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock. |
6/18 |
6. | The Greater Journey David McCullough, S&S, $37.50, 9781416571766 McCullough's look at adventurous American artists, writers, doctors, architects, and others who set off for Paris between 1830 and 1900, with ambitions to excel in their work. |
5/11 |
7. | Nothing Daunted Dorothy Wickenden, Scribner, $26, 9781439176580 Wickenden's exhilarating saga about two intrepid young women and their trip to the Colorado wilderness in the summer of 1916. |
7/5 |
8. | The Social Animal David Brooks, Random House, $27, 9781400067602 New York Times columnist Brooks illustrates a story of how success happens. |
10/22 |
9. | Lost in Shangri-La Mitchell Zuckoff, Harper, $26.99, 9780061988349 Zuckoff's truly riveting work of narrative nonfiction is a May Indie Next List Great Read. |
11/10 |
10. | Absolute Monarchs John Julius Norwich, Random House, $30, 9781400067152 Norwich's fascinating chronicle of the papacy of the Roman Catholic church. |
13/4 |
11. | Turn Right at Machu Picchu Mark Adams, Dutton, $26.95, 9780525952244 An adventure travel expert--who's never actually done anything adventurous--tries to recreate the original expedition to Machu Picchu in the Andes. |
12/4 |
12. | Incognito David M. Eagleman, Pantheon, $26.95, 9780307377333 Renowned neuroscientist Eagleman navigates the depths of the subconscious brain to illuminate surprising mysteries. |
8/6 |
13. | SEAL Team Six Howard E. Wasdin, Stephen Templin, St. Martin's, $26.99, 9780312699451 A fascinating look at a secret unit tasked with counterterrorism, hostage rescue, and counterinsurgency. |
14/13 |
14. | Area 51 Annie Jacobsen, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316132947 A new look at the military base never acknowledged by the U.S. government that has captivated imaginations for decades. |
15/12 |
15. | The Psychopath Test Jon Ronson, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594488016 Ronson investigates psychopaths and the industry of doctors, scientists, and everyone else who studies them. |
/9 |
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16. | A World on Fire Amanda Foreman, Random House, $35, 9780375504945 The fascinating story of the American Civil War and the major role played by Britain and its citizens. |
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