Home   Catalog   Contact Us   Readers' Club

Having trouble viewing this newsletter? Click Here
New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers June 5, 2011
1. 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>1.</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 concentrates on William E. Dodd, who became the U.S. ambassador to Germany in 1933, and his daughter, Martha.
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 rise, fall, and rise of Aerosmith.
3. 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>3.</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.
4. 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>4.</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.
5. Bossypants - by Tina Fey
Publisher: Little, Brown
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/05/2011
Share <span class=number>5.</span> Bossypants ISBN-13: 9780316056861
 ISBN-10: 0316056863
A memoir from the creator of 30 Rock.
6. Where's the Birth Certificate? The Case that Barack Obama is Not Eligible to be President - by Jerome R. Corsi
Publisher: Midpoint Trade Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/17/2011
Share <span class=number>6.</span> Where ISBN-13: 9781936488292
 ISBN-10: 1936488299
An argument that President Obama is not a natural-born U.S. citizen.
7. Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base - by Annie Jacobsen
Publisher: Little, Brown
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/17/2011
Share <span class=number>7.</span> Area 51%3a An Uncensored History of America ISBN-13: 9780316132947
 ISBN-10: 0316132942
An account of the mysterious military installation, which the author contends is the home of secret espionage programs.
8. 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>8.</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.
9. 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>9.</span> Stories I Only Tell My Friends%3a An Autobiography ISBN-13: 9780805093292
 ISBN-10: 080509329X
The actor charts his professional path.
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. The Psychopath Test: A Journey through the Madness Industry - by Jon Ronson
Publisher: Riverhead Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/12/2011
Share <span class=number>11.</span> The Psychopath Test%3a A Journey through the Madness Industry ISBN-13: 9781594488016
 ISBN-10: 1594488010
A look into a potential hoax in the scientific community spurs a journey into the world of psychopathy.
12. On China - by Henry Kissinger
Publisher: Penguin Press
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/17/2011
Share <span class=number>12.</span> On China ISBN-13: 9781594202711
 ISBN-10: 1594202710
China and America are mutually dependent economic giants, Kissinger writes, but they need a design of partnership.
13. From This Moment On - by Shania Twain
Publisher: Atria Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/03/2011
Share <span class=number>13.</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.
14. 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>14.</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 career.
15. To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918 - by Adam Hochschild
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/03/2011
Share <span class=number>15.</span> To End All Wars%3a A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918 ISBN-13: 9780618758289
 ISBN-10: 0618758283
This account of World War I examines losses in the ranks and the cause of dissenters.
16. 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>16.</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."

© 2011 All rights reserved by New York Times Syndication Sales Corp. This material may not be published, broadcast or redistributed in any manner.

These lists are an expanded version of those appearing in the June 5, 2011 print edition of the Book Review, reflecting sales for the week ending May 21, 2011.

If you are having trouble unsubscribing to this newsletter, please contact NextReads at 919-489-3713, 3710 Mayfair Street, Durham, NC 27707


© 2014 EBSCO Publishing, Powered by The Title Source TM