1. The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine - by Michael Lewis

Publisher: W.W. Norton
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/15/2010
ISBN-13: 9780393072235
ISBN-10: 0393072231

The people who saw the real estate crash coming and made billions from their foresight.

2. Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang - by Chelsea Handler

Publisher: Grand Central
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/09/2010
ISBN-13: 9780446552448
ISBN-10: 0446552445

More humorous personal essays from the comedian.

3. Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in the Fight - by Karl Rove

Publisher: Threshold Editions
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/09/2010
ISBN-13: 9781439191057
ISBN-10: 1439191050

President George W. Bush’s senior adviser and deputy chief of staff explains his choices.

4. The Pacific - by Hugh Ambrose

Publisher: NAL Caliber
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/02/2010
ISBN-13: 9780451230232
ISBN-10: 045123023X

Stories of Marines and a Navy pilot during World War II; companion volume for an HBO mini-series.

5. Change Your Brain, Change Your Body: Use Your Brain to Get and Keep the Body You Have Always Wanted - by Daniel G. Amen

Publisher: Harmony Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/16/2010
ISBN-13: 9780307463579
ISBN-10: 0307463575

Using the brain-body connection to lose weight and avoid depression.

First Chapter Table of Contents

6. Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime - by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin

Publisher: Harper
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/11/2010
ISBN-13: 9780061733635
ISBN-10: 0061733636

Behind the scenes at the 2008 election.

7. American Conspiracies: Lies, Lies, and More Dirty Lies that the Government Tells Us - by Jesse Ventura with Dick Russell

Publisher: Skyhorse
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/08/2010
ISBN-13: 9781602398023
ISBN-10: 160239802X

The former Minnesota governor questions the official explanation of events like the Kennedy assassination and 9/11.

8. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - by Rebecca Skloot

Publisher: Crown Publishers
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/02/2010
ISBN-13: 9781400052172
ISBN-10: 1400052173

The story of the woman whose cancer cells were cultured without her permission in 1951.

First Chapter

9. Have a Little Faith: A True Story - by Mitch Albom

Publisher: Hyperion
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/29/2009
ISBN-13: 9780786868728
ISBN-10: 0786868724

A suburban rabbi and a Detroit pastor teach lessons about the comfort of belief.

First Chapter

10. No Apology: The Case for American Greatness - by Mitt Romney

Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/02/2010
ISBN-13: 9780312609801
ISBN-10: 0312609809

The former Massachusetts governor and Republican presidential candidate calls for economic and civic revitalization.

11. Son of Hamas: A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue, and Unthinkable Choices - by Mosab Hassan Yousef with Ron Brackin

Publisher: SaltRiver
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/02/2010
ISBN-13: 9781414333076
ISBN-10: 1414333072

The son of a Hamas founder converts to Christianity.

12. Outliers: The Story of Success - by Malcolm Gladwell

Publisher: Little, Brown
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/18/2008
ISBN-13: 9780316017923
ISBN-10: 0316017922

Why some people succeed, from the author of Blink.

First Chapter Table of Contents

13. Lies the Government Told You: Myth, Power, and Deception in American History - by Andrew P. Napolitano

Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/02/2010
ISBN-13: 9781595552662
ISBN-10: 1595552669

The deterioration of American freedom.

First Chapter Table of Contents

14. Drive: The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us - by Daniel H. Pink

Publisher: Riverhead Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 12/29/2009
ISBN-13: 9781594488849
ISBN-10: 1594488843

What really motivates people is the quest for autonomy, not rewards.

Table of Contents

15. Where Mercy is Shown, Mercy is Given - by Duane Chapman with Laura Morton

Publisher: Hyperion
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/16/2010
ISBN-13: 9781401323714
ISBN-10: 1401323715

Dog the Bounty Hunter’s personal story.

These lists are an expanded version of those appearing in the April 4 print edition of the Book Review. Rankings reflect sales, for the week ending March 20, at many thousands of venues where a wide range of general interest books are sold nationwide.