Reading Radar
From the New York Times Bestseller Lists
Hardcover Nonfiction
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#1
_____ MY DAD SAYS
Justin Halpern
A coming-of-age memoir organized around the musings, purveyed on Twitter, of the author’s father.
On the bestsellers list for 16 weeks.
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#2
COMMITTED
Elizabeth Gilbert
The author of “Eat, Pray, Love” wrestles with, and overcomes, her ambivalence about marriage.
On the bestsellers list for 11 weeks.
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#3
OUTLIERS
Malcolm Gladwell
Why some people succeed — it has to do with luck and opportunity — from the author of “Blink.”
On the bestsellers list for 91 weeks.
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#4
EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON
S C Gwynne
The story of Quanah Parker, the last and greatest chief of the Comanches.
On the bestsellers list for 9 weeks.
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#5
THE OBAMA DIARIES
Laura Ingraham
A satirical fictional journal with commentary, by the conservative political commentator.
On the bestsellers list for 6 weeks.
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#6
THE BIG SHORT
Michael Lewis
The people who saw the real estate crash coming and made billions from their foresight.
On the bestsellers list for 23 weeks.
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#7
CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG
Chelsea Handler
More humorous personal essays.
On the bestsellers list for 24 weeks.
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#8
PACKING FOR MARS
Mary Roach
A humorous investigation of life without gravity in the space program, by the author of “Stiff” and “Bonk.”
On the bestsellers list for 3 weeks.
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#9
THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS
Rebecca Skloot
Race, poverty and science intertwine in the story of the woman whose cancer cells were cultured without her permission in 1951 and have supported a mountain of research undertaken since then.
On the bestsellers list for 26 weeks.
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#10
ANGELINA
Andrew Morton
A biography of Angelina Jolie, actress and humanitarian.
On the bestsellers list for 3 weeks.
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#11
SLIDING INTO HOME
Kendra Wilkinson with Jon Warech
The life of the reality TV star and former Playboy cover model.
On the bestsellers list for 7 weeks.
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#12
THE MURDER ROOM
Michael Capuzzo
The story of the Vidoq Society, a Philadelphia-based organization dedicated to reopening cold cases.
On the bestsellers list for 2 weeks.
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#13
BORN TO RUN
Christopher McDougall
Secrets of distance running from a Mexican Indian tribe.
On the bestsellers list for 25 weeks.
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#14
MEDIUM RAW
Anthony Bourdain
The author of "Kitchen Confidential" looks critically at changes in the food and restaurant cultures during the past 10 years.
On the bestsellers list for 11 weeks.
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#15
MUSTAINE
Dave Mustaine with Joe Layden
A memoir by the guitarist, songwriter and founder of the bands Metallica and Megadeth.
On the bestsellers list for 2 weeks.
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#16
COMING BACK STRONGER
Drew Brees with Chris Fabry
The N.F.L. quarterback recovered from an injury to play for the New Orleans Saints.
On the bestsellers list for 0 week.
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#18
THE DISAPPEARING SPOON
Sam Kean
Stories of human interest and history connected with the elements of the periodic table.
On the bestsellers list for 0 week.
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#19
WAR
Sebastian Junger
The intense lives of American soldiers in a lethal corner of Afghanistan, by the author of “The Perfect Storm.”
On the bestsellers list for 0 week.
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