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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers May 29, 2011
1. Lies that Chelsea Handler Told Me - by Chelsea Handler, Glen Handler, Roy Handler, and others
Publisher: Borderline Amazing
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/10/2011
Share <span class=number>1.</span> Lies that Chelsea Handler Told Me ISBN-13: 9780446584715
 ISBN-10: 0446584711
Handler's friends, family members, and colleagues write about being victims of her practical jokes.
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. Bossypants - by Tina Fey
Publisher: Little, Brown
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/05/2011
Share <span class=number>3.</span> Bossypants ISBN-13: 9780316056861
 ISBN-10: 0316056863
A memoir from the creator of 30 Rock.
4. In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin - by Erik Larson
Publisher: Crown
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/10/2011
Share <span class=number>4.</span> In the Garden of Beasts%3a Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler ISBN-13: 9780307408846
 ISBN-10: 0307408841
This portrait of Berlin during the rise of the Nazi Party centers on the experiences of William E. Dodd, who became the U.S. ambassador to Germany in 1933, and his daughter, Martha.
5. 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>5.</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.
6. SEAL Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy SEAL Sniper - by Howard E. Wasdin and Stephen Templin
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/10/2011
Share <span class=number>6.</span> SEAL Team Six%3a Memoirs of an Elite Navy SEAL Sniper ISBN-13: 9780312699451
 ISBN-10: 031269945X
An expert sniper and former member of the Navy SEALs recounts his military training and missions, including the battle of Mogadishu in 1993.
7. 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>7.</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.
8. 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>8.</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.
9. From This Moment On - by Shania Twain
Publisher: Atria Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/03/2011
Share <span class=number>9.</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.
10. 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>10.</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.
11. 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>11.</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."
12. 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>12.</span> She Walks in Beauty%3a A Woman ISBN-13: 9781401341459
 ISBN-10: 1401341454
Poems that inspired the former first daughter.
13. This is a Book - by Demetri Martin
Publisher: Grand Central
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/25/2011
Share <span class=number>13.</span> This is a Book ISBN-13: 9780446539708
 ISBN-10: 0446539708
Essays, musings, and drawings by the Comedy Central host.
14. 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>14.</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.
15.The Notes: Ronald Reagan's Private Collection of Stories and Wisdom - by Ronald Reagan; edited by Douglas Brinkley
Publisher: Harper
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/10/2011
Share <span class=number>15.</span>The Notes%3a Ronald Reagan ISBN-13: 9780062065131
 ISBN-10: 0062065130
A selection of Reagan's own writings and his favorite quotations, poems, speeches, and proverbs, which he collected on 4-by-6 notecards.

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These lists are an expanded version of those appearing in the May 29, 2011 print edition of the Book Review, reflecting sales for the week ending May 14, 2011.

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