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New York Times Best Sellers -- Paperback Nonfiction
Note: The searches of the Dallas Public Library catalog on these pages use the ISBN number to search for the exact item listed. If the item is not found in the catalog, please search the catalog using the title to see if we have other versions than the one specified in this list.
Title: CONTROL.
Author: Glenn Beck and others
Publisher: Threshold Editions/Mercury Radio Arts
Description: An argument against gun restriction laws.
Currently ranked 1 on the Best Seller list; has been on the list for 2 weeks.
ISBN: 9781476739878 (search for this title in the Dallas Public Library Catalog)
Title: PROOF OF HEAVEN.
Author: Eben Alexander
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Description: A neurosurgeon recounts his near death experience during a coma.
Currently ranked 2 on the Best Seller list; has been on the list for 29 weeks.
ISBN: 9781451695182 (search for this title in the Dallas Public Library Catalog)
Title: WILD.
Author: Cheryl Strayed
Publisher: Vintage
Description: A life-changing hike along the Pacific Crest Trail.
Currently ranked 3 on the Best Seller list; has been on the list for 7 weeks.
ISBN: 9780307592736 (search for this title in the Dallas Public Library Catalog)
Title: AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL.
Author: Ben C Carson and Candy Carson
Publisher: Zondervan
Description: A vision of the nation’s future that is informed by a view of its past.
Currently ranked 4 on the Best Seller list; has been on the list for 13 weeks.
ISBN: 9780310330714 (search for this title in the Dallas Public Library Catalog)
Title: AMERICAN SNIPER.
Author: Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice
Publisher: Harper/HarperCollins
Description: A memoir about battlefield experiences in the Iraq war by the Navy SEALs sniper, who was recently killed in Texas.
Currently ranked 5 on the Best Seller list; has been on the list for 15 weeks.
ISBN: 9780143177289 (search for this title in the Dallas Public Library Catalog)
Title: QUIET.
Author: Susan Cain
Publisher: Broadway
Description: Introverts are undervalued in American society.
Currently ranked 6 on the Best Seller list; has been on the list for 15 weeks.
ISBN: 9780307352149 (search for this title in the Dallas Public Library Catalog)
Title: WAKING UP IN HEAVEN.
Author: Crystal McVea and Alex Tresniowski
Publisher: Howard Books
Description: What happened during nine minutes of unconsciousness.
Currently ranked 7 on the Best Seller list; has been on the list for 4 weeks.
ISBN: 9781476711874 (search for this title in the Dallas Public Library Catalog)
Title: THINKING, FAST AND SLOW.
Author: Daniel Kahneman
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Description: The winner of the Nobel in economic science discusses how we make choices in business and personal life.
Currently ranked 8 on the Best Seller list; has been on the list for 6 weeks.
ISBN: 9780374275631 (search for this title in the Dallas Public Library Catalog)
Title: HEAVEN IS FOR REAL.
Author: Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Description: A boy’s encounter with Jesus and the angels.
Currently ranked 9 on the Best Seller list; has been on the list for 130 weeks.
Review: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/12/books/heaven-is-for-real-is-publishing-phenomenon.html
ISBN: 9780849946158 (search for this title in the Dallas Public Library Catalog)
Title: BOSSYPANTS.
Author: Tina Fey
Publisher: Back Bay/Little, Brown
Description: A memoir from the former "Saturday Night Live" star and creator of "30 Rock."
Currently ranked 10 on the Best Seller list; has been on the list for 71 weeks.
Review: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/04/books/bossypants-by-tina-fey-review.html
ISBN: 9780316056861 (search for this title in the Dallas Public Library Catalog)
Title: IS EVERYONE HANGING OUT WITHOUT ME?.
Author: Mindy Kaling
Publisher: Three Rivers
Description: The comedian and actress offers essays about her life.
Currently ranked 11 on the Best Seller list; has been on the list for 34 weeks.
ISBN: 9780307886262 (search for this title in the Dallas Public Library Catalog)
Title: THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS.
Author: Rebecca Skloot
Publisher: Broadway
Description: A woman’s cancer cells were cultured without her permission in 1951.
Currently ranked 12 on the Best Seller list; has been on the list for 114 weeks.
Review: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/03/books/03book.html
ISBN: 9781400052172 (search for this title in the Dallas Public Library Catalog)
Title: OUTLIERS.
Author: Malcolm Gladwell
Publisher: Back Bay/Little, Brown
Description: Why some people succeed.
Currently ranked 13 on the Best Seller list; has been on the list for 101 weeks.
Review: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/18/books/18kaku.html
ISBN: 9780316017923 (search for this title in the Dallas Public Library Catalog)
Title: LET'S PRETEND THIS NEVER HAPPENED.
Author: Jenny Lawson
Publisher: Berkley
Description: A blogger recalls her unusual upbringing.
Currently ranked 14 on the Best Seller list; has been on the list for 10 weeks.
ISBN: 9780399159015 (search for this title in the Dallas Public Library Catalog)
Title: A STOLEN LIFE.
Author: Jaycee Dugard
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Description: A woman tells of being kidnapped at the age of 11 and held prisoner for 18 years.
Currently ranked 15 on the Best Seller list; has been on the list for 12 weeks.
ISBN: 9781451629187 (search for this title in the Dallas Public Library Catalog)
Title: WHAT MY MOTHER GAVE ME.
Author: edited Elizabeth Benedict
Publisher: Algonquin
Description: Thirty-one women look at relationships between mothers and daughters.
Currently ranked 16 on the Best Seller list; has been on the list for 1 week.
ISBN: 9781616201357 (search for this title in the Dallas Public Library Catalog)
Title: LADY ALMINA AND THE REAL DOWNTON ABBEY.
Author: the Countess of Carnarvon
Publisher: Broadway
Description: Inspiration and setting for the show on PBS.
Currently ranked 17 on the Best Seller list; has been on the list for 37 weeks.
ISBN: 9780770435622 (search for this title in the Dallas Public Library Catalog)
Title: LOTS OF CANDLES, PLENTY OF CAKE.
Author: Anna Quindlen
Publisher: Random House
Description: The journalist and novelist looks back at her experiences and those of her generation.
Currently ranked 18 on the Best Seller list; has been on the list for 3 weeks.
ISBN: 9781400069347 (search for this title in the Dallas Public Library Catalog)
Title: DRIVE.
Author: Daniel H Pink
Publisher: Riverhead
Description: A look at what truly motivates us, and how we can use that knowledge to work smarter and live better.
Currently ranked 19 on the Best Seller list; has been on the list for 37 weeks.
ISBN: 9781594488849 (search for this title in the Dallas Public Library Catalog)
Title: BORN TO RUN.
Author: Christopher McDougall
Publisher: Vintage
Description: Secrets of distance running from a Mexican Indian tribe.
Currently ranked 20 on the Best Seller list; has been on the list for 94 weeks.
ISBN: 9780307266309 (search for this title in the Dallas Public Library Catalog)
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