| This Week | Title | Last Week | Weeks on List |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime
Author: John Heilemann, Mark Halperin; Publisher: Harper; ISBN: 9780061733635
A riveting look at the 2008 presidential campaign.
|
1 | 7 |
| 2 |
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Author: Rebecca Skloot; Publisher: Crown; ISBN: 9781400052172
A fascinating look at the world's first "immortal" human cells grown in culture to be used in medical research.
|
5 | 4 |
| 3 |
Stones Into Schools: Promoting Peace With Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Author: Greg Mortenson; Publisher: Viking; ISBN: 9780670021154
Mortenson follows up his bestselling Three Cups of Tea with an account of his ongoing efforts to establish schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
|
2 | 13 |
| 4 |
Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage
Author: Elizabeth Gilbert; Publisher: Viking; ISBN: 9780670021659
Gilbert's follow-up to her bestseller Eat, Pray, Love is a January Indie Next List Great Read.
|
4 | 8 |
| 5 |
Just Kids
Author: Patti Smith; Publisher: Ecco; ISBN: 9780066211312
Rock icon Smith's memoir of her early years in New York and her relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.
|
3 | 6 |
| 6 |
The Happiness Project
Author: Gretchen Craft Rubin; Publisher: Harper; ISBN: 9780061583254
Rubin's inspiring account of her year-long quest to live a happier life.
|
6 | 5 |
| 7 |
Willie Mays: The Life, the Legend
Author: James S. Hirsch; Publisher: Scribner; ISBN: 9781416547907
The first authorized biography of the baseball great.
|
9 | 3 |
| 8 |
The Politician
Author: Andrew Young; Publisher: Thomas Dunne; ISBN: 9780312640651
An account of John Edwards pursuit of the presidency and the scandal that brought him down.
|
-- | 3 |
| 9 |
Making Toast
Author: Roger Rosenblatt; Publisher: Ecco; ISBN: 9780061825934
Rosenblatt's tender memoir of life after the sudden death of his daughter.
|
-- | 1 |
| 10 |
Outliers
Author: Malcolm Gladwell; Publisher: Little Brown; ISBN: 9780316017923
The author of Blink and The Tipping Point looks at what makes some people successful--and others not.
|
8 | * |
| 11 |
Born to Run
Author: Christopher McDougall; Publisher: Knopf; ISBN: 9780307266309
A look at the Tarahumara Indians and their practice of the lost art of distance running.
|
7 | 39 |
| 12 |
Half the Sky
Author: Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn; Publisher: Knopf; ISBN: 9780307267146
Powerful true stories of women overcoming adversity and injustice.
|
-- | 15 |
| 13 |
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
Author: Daniel H. Pink; Publisher: Riverhead; ISBN: 9781594488849
The bestselling author of A Whole New Mind looks at what truly motivates people.
|
12 | 7 |
| 14 |
What the Dog Saw
Author: Malcolm Gladwell; Publisher: Little Brown; ISBN: 9780316075848
A collection of writing from The New Yorker by the bestselling author of Blink and Outliers.
|
11 | 19 |
| 15 |
Have a Little Faith
Author: Mitch Albom; Publisher: Hyperion; ISBN: 9780786868728
The new true story about the power of faith by the bestselling author of Tuesdays With Morrie.
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15 | 21 |