1. 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.

2. 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 financially seeks to unite Americans around the concept of shared sacrifice.

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3. 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.

4. 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 Yankees star Mickey Mantle, who grappled with a wrenching childhood and physical injuries.

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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.

6. Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family - by Condoleezza Rice

Publisher: Crown Archetype
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/12/2010
ISBN-13: 9780307587879
ISBN-10: 0307587878

The former secretary of state's memoir stresses the role her parents played.

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7. Pinheads and Patriots: Where You Stand in the Age of Obama - by Bill O'Reilly

Publisher: William Morrow
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/14/2010
ISBN-13: 9780061950711
ISBN-10: 0061950718

The Fox News commentator scrutinizes the meaning of change in the era of Obama.

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8. At Home: A Short History of Private Life - by Bill Bryson

Publisher: Doubleday
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/05/2010
ISBN-13: 9780767919388
ISBN-10: 0767919386

The evolution of private life as exemplified by the houses we live in.

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9. ______ 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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10. Trickle Up Poverty: Stopping Obama's Attack on Our Borders, Economy, and Security - by Michael Savage

Publisher: William Morrow
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/05/2010
ISBN-13: 9780062010971
ISBN-10: 0062010972

The radio host criticizes Obama's policies on the borders, the economy, and security.

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11. Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics (1954-1981) with Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines, and Anecdotes - by Stephen Sondheim

Publisher: Knopf
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/26/2010
ISBN-13: 9780679439073
ISBN-10: 0679439072

A compilation of Sondheim's lyrics, with commentary and anecdotes, covering the years 1954 to 1981.

12. 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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13. Obama's Wars - by Bob Woodward

Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/27/2010
ISBN-13: 9781439172490
ISBN-10: 1439172498

The inside story of how decisions were made on Afghanistan, on Pakistan, and on the fight against terrorism.

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14. ____ 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.

15. The Grand Design - by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow

Publisher: Random House
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/07/2010
ISBN-13: 9780553805376
ISBN-10: 0553805371

Central questions of philosophy and science, from the author of A Brief History of Time.

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These lists are an expanded version of those appearing in the November 14 print edition of the Book Review. Rankings reflect sales, for the week ending October 30, at many thousands of venues where a wide range of general interest books are sold nationwide.