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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers April 24, 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. 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>2.</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.
3. Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention - by Manning Marable
Publisher: Viking
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/04/2011
Share <span class=number>3.</span> Malcolm X%3a A Life of Reinvention ISBN-13: 9780670022205
 ISBN-10: 0670022209
A biography of Malcolm X that traces a path from his troubled youth to his conversion to Islam to his split with the Nation of Islam to his assassination in 1965.
4. 63 Documents the Government Doesn't Want You to Read - by Jesse Ventura with Dick Russell
Publisher: Skyhorse
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/04/2011
Share <span class=number>4.</span> 63 Documents the Government Doesn ISBN-13: 9781616082260
 ISBN-10: 1616082267
The former governor of Minnesota implores Americans to challenge government secrecy.
5. 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>5.</span> All That Is Bitter and Sweet%3a A Memoir ISBN-13: 9780345523617
 ISBN-10: 034552361X
A memoir by the actress and humanitarian.
6. 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>6.</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.
7. 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>7.</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.
8. Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock - by Sammy Hagar with Joel Selvin
Publisher: It Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/15/2011
Share <span class=number>8.</span> Red%3a My Uncensored Life in Rock ISBN-13: 9780062009289
 ISBN-10: 0062009281
Hagar tells of his tear through rock, from his first break with Montrose to his role as the front man of Van Halen.
9. Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything - by Joshua Foer
Publisher: Penguin Press
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/03/2011
Share <span class=number>9.</span> Moonwalking with Einstein%3a The Art and Science of Remembering Everything ISBN-13: 9781594202292
 ISBN-10: 159420229X
A journalist who covered a mnemonics championship tries competing himself.
10. Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100 - by Michio Kaku
Publisher: Doubleday
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/15/2011
Share <span class=number>10.</span> Physics of the Future%3a How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100 ISBN-13: 9780385530804
 ISBN-10: 0385530803
Kaku examines innovative developments in medicine, computers, quantum physics, and space travel.
11. The Bond: Our Kinship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them - by Wayne Pacelle
Publisher: Morrow
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/05/2011
Share <span class=number>11.</span> The Bond%3a Our Kinship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them ISBN-13: 9780061969782
 ISBN-10: 0061969788
An examination of humanity's bond with animals by the president of the Humane Society.
12. Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week: From the Entrance into Jerusalem to the Resurrection - by Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI; translated by Philip J. Whitmore
Publisher: Ignatius
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/10/2011
Share <span class=number>12.</span> Jesus of Nazareth%3a Holy Week%3a From the Entrance into Jerusalem to the Resurrection ISBN-13: 9781586175009
 ISBN-10: 1586175009
Pope Benedict XVI challenges readers to grapple with the meaning of Jesus' life.
13. Unfamiliar Fishes - by Sarah Vowell
Publisher: Riverhead Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/22/2011
Share <span class=number>13.</span> Unfamiliar Fishes ISBN-13: 9781594487873
 ISBN-10: 1594487871
A wry look at the odd and exceptional history of Hawaii.
14. Jeannie Out of the Bottle - by Barbara Eden with Wendy Leigh
Publisher: Crown Archetype
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/05/2011
Share <span class=number>14.</span> Jeannie Out of the Bottle ISBN-13: 9780307886941
 ISBN-10: 0307886948
The star of the television series I Dream of Jeannie tells of her five decades in Hollywood.
15. All My Life: A Memoir - by Susan Lucci with Laura Morton
Publisher: It Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/29/2011
Share <span class=number>15.</span> All My Life%3a A Memoir ISBN-13: 9780062061843
 ISBN-10: 0062061844
A memoir by the woman known as the "leading lady of daytime" for her role on the soap opera All My Children.

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These lists are an expanded version of those appearing in the April 24, 2011 print edition of the Book Review, reflecting sales for the week ending April 9, 2011.

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