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Bestseller List for July 14, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending July 10, 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! |
1/6 |
2. | 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. |
2/9 |
3. | 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. |
4/7 |
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. |
3/34 |
5. | Bossypants Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $26.99, 9780316056861 Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock. |
5/14 |
6. | Reckless Endangerment Gretchen Morgenson, Joshua Rosner, Times Books, $30, 9780805091205 A revealing look at how the financial crisis emerged from the interplay of Washington, Wall Street, and mortgage lenders. |
13/3 |
7. | 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. |
11/9 |
8. | Area 51 Annie Jacobsen, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316132947 A new look at the military base never acknowledged by the U.S. government, but has captivated imaginations for decades. |
6/8 |
9. | The Social Animal David Brooks, Random House, $27, 9781400067602 New York Times columnist Brooks illustrates a story of how success happens. |
8/18 |
10. | 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. |
7/6 |
11. | The Psychopath Test Jon Ronson, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594488016 Ronson investigates psychopaths and the industry of doctors, scientists, and everyone else who studies them. |
10/7 |
12. | Nothing Daunted: The Unexpected Education of Two Society Girls in the West- Debut 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. |
/1 |
13. | Plenty Yotam Ottolenghi, Chronicle, $35, 9781452101248 Ottolenghi presents 120 great vegetarian recipes featuring fresh combinations that will delight readers and eaters looking for a new take on vegetables. |
9/2 |
14. | Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time- Debut 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. |
/1 |
15. | Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me Chelsea Handler, et al., Grand Central, $24.99, 9780446584715 Friends, family members, and co-workers of Chelsea Handler tell all! |
15/9 |
ON THE RISE | ||
19. | The Story of Charlotte's Web: E.B. White's Eccentric Life in Nature and the Birth of an American Classic Michael Sims, Walker & Company, $25, 9780802777546 Sims shows how E.B. White's childhood friendship with animals helped him write one of the most enduring and popular |
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