Paperback Nonfiction

• #1

  THE LOST CITY OF Z

  David Grann
  

  A New Yorker writer searches for a British explorer who was lost in the Amazon in 1925.

  On the bestsellers list for 5 weeks.

  

• #2

  THE BLIND SIDE

  Michael Lewis
  

  The evolving business of football, viewed through the rise of the left tackle Michael Oher.

  On the bestsellers list for 22 weeks.

  

• #3

  THREE CUPS OF TEA

  Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
  

  A former climber builds schools in villages in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

  On the bestsellers list for 161 weeks.

  

• #4

  THE SURVIVORS CLUB

  Ben Sherwood
  

  True stories of how faith, luck and genetics play into the ability to overcome adversity.

  On the bestsellers list for 3 weeks.

  

• #5

  ARE YOU THERE, VODKA? IT'S ME, CHELSEA

  Chelsea Handler
  

  Humorous personal essays from the comedian.

  On the bestsellers list for 9 weeks.

  

• #6

  MY HORIZONTAL LIFE

  Chelsea Handler
  

  A memoir of one-night stands.

  On the bestsellers list for 70 weeks.

  

• #7

  THE TIPPING POINT

  Malcolm Gladwell
  

  A study of social epidemics, otherwise known as fads.

  On the bestsellers list for 282 weeks.

  

• #8

  EAT, PRAY, LOVE

  Elizabeth Gilbert
  

  A writer’s yearlong journey in search of self takes her to Italy, India and Indonesia.

  On the bestsellers list for 160 weeks.

  

• #9

  BLINK

  Malcolm Gladwell
  

  Instinct in the workings of the mind.

  On the bestsellers list for 124 weeks.

• #10

  FREAKONOMICS

  Steven D Levitt and Stephen J Dubner
  

  A scholar and a journalist apply economic theory to nearly everything.

  On the bestsellers list for 27 weeks.

  

• #11

  I HOPE THEY SERVE BEER IN HELL

  Tucker Max
  

  Life as a self-absorbed, drunken womanizer.

  On the bestsellers list for 126 weeks.

  

• #12

  A PEOPLE''S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES

  Howard Zinn
  

  An account from the point of view of women, African-Americans and others who are often marginalized.

  On the bestsellers list for 5 weeks.

  

• #13

  IN DEFENSE OF FOOD

  Michael Pollan
  

  A manifesto urges us to “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.”

  On the bestsellers list for 38 weeks.

  

• #14

  SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME

  Ron Hall and Denver Moore with Lynn Vincent
  

  An unlikely friendship begins at a shelter in Texas.

  On the bestsellers list for 71 weeks.

  

• #15

  A PATRIOT'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES

  Larry Schweikart and Michael Allen
  

  America as a "city on a hill."

  On the bestsellers list for 3 weeks.

  

• #16

  THE OMNIVORE’S DILEMMA

  Michael Pollan
  

  Tracking food from soil to plate.

  On the bestsellers list for 126 weeks.

  

• #17

  THE GLASS CASTLE

  Jeannette Walls
  

  The author recalls a bizarre childhood during which she was constantly on the move.

  On the bestsellers list for 167 weeks.

  

• #18

  LONE SURVIVOR

  Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson
  

  The harrowing story of a Navy Seals operation.

  On the bestsellers list for 59 weeks.

  

• #19

  ANIMALS MAKE US HUMAN

  Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson
  

  Helping animals have better lives.

  On the bestsellers list for 6 weeks.

  

• #20

  HOW WE DECIDE

  Jonah Lehrer
  

  The art of making better decisions.

  On the bestsellers list for 3 weeks.