1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Cleopatra: A Life - by Stacy Schiff

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

The last queen of ancient Egypt was ambitious, audacious and formidably intelligent.

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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.

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6. 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.

7. 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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8. 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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9. 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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10. ____ 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.

11. Washington: A Life - by Ron Chernow

Publisher: Penguin Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/05/2010
ISBN-13: 9781594202667
ISBN-10: 1594202664

A biography of the first president.

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12. ________ Finish First - by Tucker Max

Publisher: Gallery Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/28/2010
ISBN-13: 9781416938743
ISBN-10: 1416938745

Stories of bad decisions, debauchery and sexual recklessness.

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13. 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 a woman whose cancer cells were extensively cultured without her permission in 1951.

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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 New York Yankees star Mickey Mantle.

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15. America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith, and Flag - by Sarah Palin

Publisher: HarperCollins
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/23/2010
ISBN-13: 9780062010964
ISBN-10: 0062010964

The former vice-presidential candidate reflects on family, faith and patriotism.

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These lists are an expanded version of those appearing in the January 16, 2011 print edition of the Book Review. Rankings reflect sales, for the week ending January 2, 2011, at many thousands of venues where a wide range of general interest books are sold nationwide.