Reading Radar

From the New York Times Bestseller Lists

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.

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