1. 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.

2. 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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3. 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 the war in Afghanistan, the campaign in Pakistan, and the fight against terrorism.

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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. 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 rooms of the houses we live in.

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6. 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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7. ______ 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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8. 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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9. 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 as she was growing up in Birmingham, Ala.

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10. Conversations with Myself - by Nelson Mandela

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/11/2010
ISBN-13: 9780374128951
ISBN-10: 0374128952

Letters, notes, journal entries, and speech drafts offer an intimate look at the author; with an introduction by President Obama.

11. 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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12. The Roots of Obama's Rage: Barack Obama and His Private War Against the West - by Dinesh D'Souza

Publisher: Regnery
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/04/2010
ISBN-13: 9781596986251
ISBN-10: 1596986255

D'Souza argues that Obama's policies are defined by the anti-colonialist sentiments of his father.

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13. Late, Late at Night: A Memoir - by Rick Springfield

Publisher: Touchstone
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/12/2010
ISBN-13: 9781439191156
ISBN-10: 1439191158

The pop star's memoir traces his rise to fame and describes his lifelong battle with depression.

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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. Is It Just Me? Or Is It Nuts Out There? - by Whoopi Goldberg

Publisher: Hyperion
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/05/2010
ISBN-13: 9781401323844
ISBN-10: 1401323847

The actress provides a humorous take on the ill effects of the loss of civility in today's society.

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These lists are an expanded version of those appearing in the October 31 print edition of the Book Review. Rankings reflect sales, for the week ending October 16, at many thousands of venues where a wide range of general interest books are sold nationwide.