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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers April 17, 2011
1. Onward: How Starbucks Fought for its Life without Losing its Soul - by Howard Schultz with Joanne Gordon
Publisher: Rodale
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/29/2011
Share <span class=number>1.</span> Onward%3a How Starbucks Fought for its Life without Losing its Soul ISBN-13: 9781605292885
 ISBN-10: 1605292885
Schultz tells of his second stint as the C.E.O. of Starbucks and how he helped return the company to profitability.
2. 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>2.</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.
3. The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement - by David Brooks
Publisher: Random House
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/08/2011
Share <span class=number>3.</span> The Social Animal%3a The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement ISBN-13: 9781400067602
 ISBN-10: 140006760X
Brooks creates two imaginary people, Harold and Erica, to illustrate his understanding of the human mind, the wellsprings of action, and the causes of success and failure.
4. Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything - by Joshua Foer
Publisher: Penguin Press
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/03/2011
Share <span class=number>4.</span> Moonwalking with Einstein%3a The Art and Science of Remembering Everything ISBN-13: 9781594202292
 ISBN-10: 159420229X
A journalist who covered a mnemonics championship tries competing himself.
5. Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock - by Sammy Hagar with Joel Selvin
Publisher: It Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/15/2011
Share <span class=number>5.</span> Red%3a My Uncensored Life in Rock ISBN-13: 9780062009289
 ISBN-10: 0062009281
Hagar tells of his tear through rock, from his first break with Montrose to his role as the front man of Van Halen.
6. All My Life: A Memoir - by Susan Lucci with Laura Morton
Publisher: It Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/29/2011
Share <span class=number>6.</span> All My Life%3a A Memoir ISBN-13: 9780062061843
 ISBN-10: 0062061844
A memoir by the woman known as the "leading lady of daytime" for her role on the soap opera All My Children.
7. Rawhide Down: The Near Assassination of Ronald Reagan - by Del Quentin Wilber
Publisher: Henry Holt
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/15/2011
Share <span class=number>7.</span> Rawhide Down%3a The Near Assassination of Ronald Reagan ISBN-13: 9780805093469
 ISBN-10: 080509346X
An account of the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan in 1981.
8. Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week: From the Entrance into Jerusalem to the Resurrection - by Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI; translated by Philip J. Whitmore
Publisher: Ignatius
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/10/2011
Share <span class=number>8.</span> Jesus of Nazareth%3a Holy Week%3a From the Entrance into Jerusalem to the Resurrection ISBN-13: 9781586175009
 ISBN-10: 1586175009
Pope Benedict XVI challenges readers to grapple with the meaning of Jesus' life.
9. Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100 - by Michio Kaku
Publisher: Doubleday
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/15/2011
Share <span class=number>9.</span> Physics of the Future%3a How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100 ISBN-13: 9780385530804
 ISBN-10: 0385530803
Kaku examines innovative developments in medicine, computers, quantum physics, and space travel.
10. The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe - by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Publisher: Harper
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/15/2011
Share <span class=number>10.</span> The Dressmaker of Khair Khana%3a Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe ISBN-13: 9780061732379
 ISBN-10: 0061732370
The story of Kamila Sidiqi, an Afghan entrepreneur who started a successful sewing business and mobilized her community under the Taliban.
11. Unfamiliar Fishes - by Sarah Vowell
Publisher: Riverhead Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/22/2011
Share <span class=number>11.</span> Unfamiliar Fishes ISBN-13: 9781594487873
 ISBN-10: 1594487871
A wry look at the odd and exceptional history of Hawaii.
12. Cleopatra: A Life - by Stacy Schiff
Publisher: Little, Brown
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/01/2010
Share <span class=number>12.</span> Cleopatra%3a A Life ISBN-13: 9780316001922
 ISBN-10: 0316001929
The last queen of ancient Egypt was ambitious, audacious, and formidably intelligent.
13. Decision Points - by George W. Bush
Publisher: Crown Publishers
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/09/2010
Share <span class=number>13.</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.
14. Come to the Edge: A Memoir - by Christina Haag
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/29/2011
Share <span class=number>14.</span> Come to the Edge%3a A Memoir ISBN-13: 9780385523172
 ISBN-10: 0385523173
A memoir of the author's five-year relationship with John F. Kennedy Jr.
15. Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef - by Gabrielle Hamilton
Publisher: Random House
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/01/2011
Share <span class=number>15.</span> Blood, Bones & Butter%3a The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef ISBN-13: 9781400068722
 ISBN-10: 140006872X
A memoir by the chef and owner of the Manhattan restaurant Prune.

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These lists are an expanded version of those appearing in the April 17, 2011 print edition of the Book Review, reflecting sales for the week ending April 2, 2011.

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