1. 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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2. 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.

3. 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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4. 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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5. ______ 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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6. 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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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. 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. The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values - by Sam Harris

Publisher: Free Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/05/2010
ISBN-13: 9781439171219
ISBN-10: 1439171211

The author of The End of Faith discusses how science, rather than religious belief, can determine human values.

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10. 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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11. ____ 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.

12. 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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13. The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks and Giants of the Ocean - by Susan Casey

Publisher: Doubleday
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/14/2010
ISBN-13: 9780767928847
ISBN-10: 0767928849

A look at giant oceanic waves and the scientists and surfers who love them.

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14. Growing Up Laughing: My Story and the Story of Funny - by Marlo Thomas

Publisher: Hyperion
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/28/2010
ISBN-13: 9781401323912
ISBN-10: 140132391X

The actress-comedian's memoir is as much about comedy as it is about her life in it.

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15. Bloody Crimes: The Chase for Jefferson Davis and the Death Pageant for Lincoln's Corpse - by James L. Swanson

Publisher: William Morrow
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/28/2010
ISBN-13: 9780061233784
ISBN-10: 0061233781

An examination of the aftermath of Jefferson Davis' attempted escape and Lincoln's funeral train, by the author of Manhunt.

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These lists are an expanded version of those appearing in the October 24 print edition of the Book Review. Rankings reflect sales, for the week ending October 9, at many thousands of venues where a wide range of general interest books are sold nationwide.