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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers March 13, 2011
1. 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>1.</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.
2. Known and Unknown: A Memoir - by Donald Rumsfeld
Publisher: Sentinel
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/08/2011
Share <span class=number>2.</span> Known and Unknown%3a A Memoir ISBN-13: 9781595230676
 ISBN-10: 159523067X
The former defense secretary's memoir discusses his role in the invasion and occupation of Iraq.
3. Decision Points - by George W. Bush
Publisher: Crown Publishers
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/09/2010
Share <span class=number>3.</span> Decision Points ISBN-13: 9780307590619
 ISBN-10: 0307590615
The former president's memoir discusses his Christianity, the end of his drinking, and his decisions on 9/11, Iraq, and Katrina.
4. Against All Odds: My Life of Hardship, Fast Breaks, and Second Chances - by Scott Brown
Publisher: Harper
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/21/2011
Share <span class=number>4.</span> Against All Odds%3a My Life of Hardship, Fast Breaks, and Second Chances ISBN-13: 9780062015549
 ISBN-10: 0062015540
The senator from Massachusetts describes his life of hardship and second chances.
5. Cleopatra: A Life - by Stacy Schiff
Publisher: Little, Brown
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/01/2010
Share <span class=number>5.</span> Cleopatra%3a A Life ISBN-13: 9780316001922
 ISBN-10: 0316001929
The last queen of ancient Egypt was ambitious, audacious, and formidably intelligent.
6. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother - by Amy Chua
Publisher: Penguin Press
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/11/2011
Share <span class=number>6.</span> Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother ISBN-13: 9781594202841
 ISBN-10: 1594202842
A Chinese-American mother makes a case for strict and demanding parenting.
7. I Beat the Odds: From Homelessness to The Blind Side and Beyond - by Michael Oher with Don Yaeger
Publisher: Gotham Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/08/2011
Share <span class=number>7.</span> I Beat the Odds%3a From Homelessness to <U>The Blind Side</U> and Beyond ISBN-13: 9781592406128
 ISBN-10: 1592406122
This memoir by the Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle describes how he broke out of the tough streets of Memphis and into a world of opportunity.
8. A Widow's Story: A Memoir - by Joyce Carol Oates
Publisher: Ecco
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/15/2011
Share <span class=number>8.</span> A Widow ISBN-13: 9780062015532
 ISBN-10: 0062015532
The prolific author describes her struggle to comprehend a life without her husband.
9. Undisputed: How to Become the World Champion in 1,372 Easy Steps - by Chris Jericho with Peter T. Fornatale
Publisher: Grand Central
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/16/2011
Share <span class=number>9.</span> Undisputed%3a How to Become the World Champion in 1,372 Easy Steps ISBN-13: 9780446538152
 ISBN-10: 0446538159
The former World Wrestling Entertainment champ continues the story of his career.
10. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - by Rebecca Skloot
Publisher: Crown Publishers
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/02/2010
Share <span class=number>10.</span> The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks ISBN-13: 9781400052172
 ISBN-10: 1400052173
The story of a woman whose cancer cells were cultured without her permission in 1951.
11. Life - by Keith Richards with James Fox
Publisher: Little, Brown
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/26/2010
Share <span class=number>11.</span> Life 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.
12. The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels: A Love Story - by Ree Drummond
Publisher: William Morrow
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/01/2011
Share <span class=number>12.</span> The Pioneer Woman%3a Black Heels to Tractor Wheels%3a A Love Story ISBN-13: 9780061997167
 ISBN-10: 0061997161
The proprietor of ThePioneerWoman.com describes her marriage.
13. The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos - by Brian Greene
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/25/2011
Share <span class=number>13.</span> The Hidden Reality%3a Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos ISBN-13: 9780307265630
 ISBN-10: 0307265633
A physicist explains various theories involving the existence of parallel universes.
14. Autobiography of Mark Twain - by Mark Twain; edited by Harriet Elinor Smith, et al.
Publisher: University of California Press
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/15/2010
Share <span class=number>14.</span> Autobiography of Mark Twain ISBN-13: 9780520267190
 ISBN-10: 0520267192
Twain is pointedly political and willing to play the angry prophet.
15. In the Blink of an Eye: Dale, Daytona, and the Day that Changed Everything - by Michael Waltrip and Ellis Henican
Publisher: Hyperion
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/01/2011
Share <span class=number>15.</span> In the Blink of an Eye%3a Dale, Daytona, and the Day that Changed Everything ISBN-13: 9781401324315
 ISBN-10: 1401324312
The race car driver's memoir is built around the crash that killed Dale Earnhardt Sr. in 2001.

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These lists are an expanded version of those appearing in the March 13, 2011 print edition of the Book Review. Rankings reflect sales, for the week ending February 26, 2011, at many thousands of venues where a wide range of general interest books are sold nationwide.

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