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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers March 27, 2011
1. 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>1.</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.
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. 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>3.</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.
4. Townie: A Memoir - by Andre Dubus
Publisher: W.W. Norton
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/28/2011
Share <span class=number>4.</span> Townie%3a A Memoir ISBN-13: 9780393064667
 ISBN-10: 0393064662
In this memoir, Dubus explores his attachment to violence and his relationship with his famous father.
5. A Simple Government: Twelve Things We Really Need from Washington (and a Trillion That We Don't) - by Mike Huckabee
Publisher: Sentinel
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/22/2011
Share <span class=number>5.</span> A Simple Government%3a Twelve Things We Really Need from Washington (and a Trillion That We Don ISBN-13: 9781595230737
 ISBN-10: 1595230734
The ex-governor of Arkansas proposes 12 things he says Americans need from the federal government.
6. Decision Points - by George W. Bush
Publisher: Crown Publishers
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/09/2010
Share <span class=number>6.</span> Decision Points ISBN-13: 9780307590619
 ISBN-10: 0307590615
The former president's memoir discusses his Christianity, the end of his drinking, and his decisions on 9/11, Iraq, and Katrina.
7. Cleopatra: A Life - by Stacy Schiff
Publisher: Little, Brown
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/01/2010
Share <span class=number>7.</span> Cleopatra%3a A Life ISBN-13: 9780316001922
 ISBN-10: 0316001929
A biography of the last queen of ancient Egypt.
8. The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood - by James Gleick
Publisher: Pantheon Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/01/2011
Share <span class=number>8.</span> The Information%3a A History, A Theory, A Flood ISBN-13: 9780375423727
 ISBN-10: 0375423729
Gleick argues that information is "the blood and the fuel, the vital principle" of the world.
9. Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef - by Gabrielle Hamilton
Publisher: Random House
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/01/2011
Share <span class=number>9.</span> Blood, Bones & Butter%3a The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef ISBN-13: 9781400068722
 ISBN-10: 140006872X
A memoir by the chef and owner of the Manhattan restaurant Prune.
10. 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>10.</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.
11. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother - by Amy Chua
Publisher: Penguin Press
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/11/2011
Share <span class=number>11.</span> Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother ISBN-13: 9781594202841
 ISBN-10: 1594202842
A Chinese-American mother makes a case for strict and demanding parenting.
12. Known and Unknown: A Memoir - by Donald Rumsfeld
Publisher: Sentinel
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/08/2011
Share <span class=number>12. </span> Known and Unknown%3a A Memoir ISBN-13: 9781595230676
 ISBN-10: 159523067X
The former defense secretary's memoir discusses his role in the invasion and occupation of Iraq.
13. Untied: A Memoir of Family, Fame, and Floundering - by Meredith Baxter
Publisher: Crown Archetype
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/01/2011
Share <span class=number>13.</span> Untied%3a A Memoir of Family, Fame, and Floundering ISBN-13: 9780307719300
 ISBN-10: 0307719308
The actress examines her struggles with alcohol, relationships, and breast cancer.
14. Life - by Keith Richards with James Fox
Publisher: Little, Brown
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/26/2010
Share <span class=number>14.</span> Life ISBN-13: 9780316034388
 ISBN-10: 031603438X
The Rolling Stones guitarist's autobiography is also a portrait of the era when rock 'n' roll came of age.
15. The Company We Keep: A Husband-and-Wife True-Life Spy Story - by Robert Baer and Dayna Baer
Publisher: Crown Publishers
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/08/2011
Share <span class=number>15.</span> The Company We Keep%3a A Husband-and-Wife True-Life Spy Story ISBN-13: 9780307588142
 ISBN-10: 0307588149
A pair of married C.I.A. operatives describe the seduction of spying and their ultimate disillusion with it.
16. Against All Odds: My Life of Hardship, Fast Breaks, and Second Chances - by Scott Brown
Publisher: Harper
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/21/2011
Share <span class=number>16.</span> Against All Odds%3a My Life of Hardship, Fast Breaks, and Second Chances ISBN-13: 9780062015549
 ISBN-10: 0062015540
The senator from Massachusetts describes his life of hardship and second chances.

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These lists are an expanded version of those appearing in the March 27, 2011 print edition of the Book Review, reflecting sales for the week ending March 12, 2011.

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