1. Decision Points - by George W. Bush

Publisher: Crown Publishers
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/09/2010
ISBN-13: 9780307590619
ISBN-10: 0307590615

The former president's memoir discusses his Christianity and the end of his drinking; his relationships with members of his family; and his decisions on 9/11, Iraq, and Katrina.

2. Unbroken: A World War II Airman's Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption - by Laura Hillenbrand

Publisher: Random House
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/16/2010
ISBN-13: 9781400064168
ISBN-10: 1400064163

An Olympic runner's story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II.

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3. Decoded - by Jay-Z

Publisher: Spiegel & Grau
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/16/2010
ISBN-13: 9781400068920
ISBN-10: 1400068924

The hip-hop star leads a narrative journey through his lyrics and his life.

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4. Life - by Keith Richards with James Fox

Publisher: Little, Brown
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/26/2010
ISBN-13: 9780316034388
ISBN-10: 031603438X

The Rolling Stones guitarist's revealing autobiography is also a portrait of the era when rock 'n' roll came of age, with the music itself as the book's core.

5. Autobiography of Mark Twain, Vol. 1 - by Mark Twain; edited by Harriet Elinor Smith

Publisher: University of California Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/15/2010
ISBN-13: 9780520267190
ISBN-10: 0520267192

In his autobiography, published unexpurgated for the first time, Twain is pointedly political and willing to play the angry prophet.

6. Broke: The Plan to Restore Our Trust, Truth, and Treasure - by Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe

Publisher: Threshold Editions/Mercury Radio Arts
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/26/2010
ISBN-13: 9781439187197
ISBN-10: 1439187193

The Fox News host's plan for fixing the country's financial woes.

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7. I Remember Nothing: And Other Reflections - by Nora Ephron

Publisher: Knopf
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/09/2010
ISBN-13: 9780307595607
ISBN-10: 0307595609

Reflections on age and memory, from the author of I Feel Bad About My Neck.

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8. Cleopatra: A Life - by Stacy Schiff

Publisher: Little, Brown
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/01/2010
ISBN-13: 9780316001922
ISBN-10: 0316001929

A biography of the last queen of ancient Egypt.

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9. Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race - written and edited by Jon Stewart et al.

Publisher: Grand Central
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/21/2010
ISBN-13: 9780446579223
ISBN-10: 044657922X

A visitor's guide to the human race, presented by The Daily Show.

10. All the Devils Are Here: The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis - by Bethany McLean and Joseph Nocera

Publisher: Portfolio Penguin
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/16/2010
ISBN-13: 9781591843634
ISBN-10: 1591843634

Two business journalists examine the financial crisis of 2008.

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11. Pinheads and Patriots: Where You Stand in the Age of Obama - by Bill O'Reilly

Publisher: William Morrow
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/14/2010
ISBN-13: 9780061950711
ISBN-10: 0061950718

The Fox News commentator scrutinizes the meaning of change in the era of Obama.

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12. The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer - by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Publisher: Scribner
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/16/2010
ISBN-13: 9781439107959
ISBN-10: 1439107955

An oncologist's history of cancer and its treatment.

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13. ____ My Dad Says - by Justin Halpern

Publisher: It Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/04/2010
ISBN-13: 9780061992704
ISBN-10: 0061992704

A coming-of-age memoir organized around the musings, purveyed on Twitter, of the author's father.

14. The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood - by Jane Leavy

Publisher: Harper
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/12/2010
ISBN-13: 9780060883522
ISBN-10: 0060883529

A biography of the Yankees star Mickey Mantle, who grappled with a wrenching childhood and physical injuries.

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15. Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain - by Portia de Rossi

Publisher: Atria Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/01/2010
ISBN-13: 9781439177785
ISBN-10: 1439177783

The actress discusses her career, her anorexia, and her years of hiding her lesbianism.

These lists are an expanded version of those appearing in the December 5, 2010 print edition of the Book Review. Rankings reflect sales, for the week ending November 21, 2010, at many thousands of venues where a wide range of general interest books are sold nationwide.