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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers May 22, 2011
1. Bossypants - by Tina Fey
Publisher: Little, Brown
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/05/2011
Share <span class=number>1.</span> Bossypants ISBN-13: 9780316056861
 ISBN-10: 0316056863
A memoir from the creator of 30 Rock.
2. Does the Noise in My Head Bother You? A Rock 'n' Roll Memoir - by Steven Tyler
Publisher: Ecco
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/03/2011
Share <span class=number>2.</span> Does the Noise in My Head Bother You? A Rock ISBN-13: 9780061767890
 ISBN-10: 0061767891
The singer and showman recounts the meteoric rise, fall, and rise of Aerosmith over the last three decades.
3. Stories I Only Tell My Friends: An Autobiography - by Rob Lowe
Publisher: Henry Holt
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/26/2011
Share <span class=number>3.</span> Stories I Only Tell My Friends%3a An Autobiography ISBN-13: 9780805093292
 ISBN-10: 080509329X
The actor charts his professional path, from teen idol to The West Wing.
4. If You Ask Me: (And Of Course You Won't) - by Betty White
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/03/2011
Share <span class=number>4.</span> If You Ask Me%3a (And Of Course You Won ISBN-13: 9780399157530
 ISBN-10: 0399157530
The seven-time Emmy winner reflects on her seven-decade career in Hollywood.
5. She Walks in Beauty: A Woman's Journey through Poems - selected and introduced by Caroline Kennedy
Publisher: Voice
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/05/2011
Share <span class=number>5.</span> She Walks in Beauty%3a A Woman ISBN-13: 9781401341459
 ISBN-10: 1401341454
Poems that inspired the former first daughter.
6. From This Moment On - by Shania Twain
Publisher: Atria Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/03/2011
Share <span class=number>6.</span> From This Moment On ISBN-13: 9781451620740
 ISBN-10: 1451620748
The country singer and songwriter writes of her hard-scrabble origins and her rise to fame.
7. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption - by Laura Hillenbrand
Publisher: Random House
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/16/2010
Share <span class=number>7.</span> Unbroken%3a A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption ISBN-13: 9781400064168
 ISBN-10: 1400064163
An Olympic runner's story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II.
8. A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mother - by Janny Scott
Publisher: Riverhead Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/03/2011
Share <span class=number>8.</span> A Singular Woman%3a The Untold Story of Barack Obama ISBN-13: 9781594487972
 ISBN-10: 1594487979
A biography of Barack Obama’s late mother, Stanley Ann Dunham, an anthropologist and development consultant.
9. The Heart and the Fist: The Education of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy SEAL - by Eric Greitens
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/11/2011
Share <span class=number>9.</span> The Heart and the Fist%3a The Education of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy SEAL ISBN-13: 9780547424859
 ISBN-10: 054742485X
A Navy SEAL describes his military deployments and his larger vision of public service.
10. My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business: A Memoir - by Dick Van Dyke
Publisher: Crown Archetype
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/03/2011
Share <span class=number>10.</span> My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business%3a A Memoir ISBN-13: 9780307592231
 ISBN-10: 0307592235
A memoir by the performer, who calls himself "a simple song-and-dance man."
11. Play Like You Mean It: Passion, Laughs, and Leadership in the World's Most Beautiful Game - by Rex Ryan with Don Yaeger
Publisher: Doubleday
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/03/2011
Share <span class=number>11.</span> Play Like You Mean It%3a Passion, Laughs, and Leadership in the World ISBN-13: 9780385534444
 ISBN-10: 0385534442
The coach of the New York Jets details the ups and downs of the N.F.L. team's 2010 season.
12. Onward: How Starbucks Fought for its Life without Losing its Soul - by Howard Schultz with Joanne Gordon
Publisher: Rodale
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/29/2011
Share <span class=number>12.</span> Onward%3a How Starbucks Fought for its Life without Losing its Soul ISBN-13: 9781605292885
 ISBN-10: 1605292885
Schultz tells of his second stint as the C.E.O. of Starbucks and how he helped return the company to profitability.
13. All That Is Bitter and Sweet: A Memoir - by Ashley Judd with Maryanne Vollers
Publisher: Ballantine Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/05/2011
Share <span class=number>13.</span> All That Is Bitter and Sweet%3a A Memoir ISBN-13: 9780345523617
 ISBN-10: 034552361X
A memoir by the actress and humanitarian.
14. The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement - by David Brooks
Publisher: Random House
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/08/2011
Share <span class=number>14.</span> The Social Animal%3a The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement ISBN-13: 9781400067602
 ISBN-10: 140006760X
Brooks creates two imaginary people, Harold and Erica, to illustrate his understanding of the human mind, the wellsprings of action, and the causes of success and failure.
15. This is a Book - by Demetri Martin
Publisher: Grand Central
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/25/2011
Share <span class=number>15.</span> This is a Book ISBN-13: 9780446539708
 ISBN-10: 0446539708
Essays, musings, and drawings by the Comedy Central host.
16. I'm Over All That: And Other Confessions - by Shirley MacLaine
Publisher: Atria Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/05/2011
Share <span class=number>16.</span> I ISBN-13: 9781451607291
 ISBN-10: 1451607296
The actress offers observations on what remains important to her.

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These lists are an expanded version of those appearing in the May 22, 2011 print edition of the Book Review, reflecting sales for the week ending May 7, 2011.

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