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Nonfiction Bestsellers

What’s hot? What’s new in fiction? Where are the latest titles by your favorite authors? The Bestseller Collection, located front and center on the First Floor of the Main Library, has all of the above and more. Multiple copies available. Check it!

In alphabetical order by the author's last name:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

 
Aldrin, Buzz
Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey Home from the Moon
TL789.85 A4 A3 2009x
America's coolest astronaut has an out of this world story to tell.
 
Book Cover for Losing Mum and Pup
Buckley, Christopher
Losing Mum and Pup
PS3552.U3394 Z46 2009bx
The little scamp takes a nip at mum & pup.
 
Book Cover for Last Words: A Memoir
Carlin, George
Last Words: A Memoir
PN2287.C2685 A3 2009
A fond farewell from one of the finest comics of the age.
 
Book Cover for We Can Have Peace
Carter, Jimmy
We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work
DS119.76.C354 2009
President Carter still sees an open road for peace in the Middle East.
 
Book Cover for House of Cards
Cohan, William D.
House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street
HG4930.5 C64 2009
On March 5, 2008, the nation's fifth largest investment bank became too broke to even pay attention.
 
Book Cover for Guilty
Coulter, Ann
Guilty: Liberal "Victims" and Their Assault on America
JC574.2 U6 C668 2008x
What makes divine sense to some, seems like utter nonsense to others.
 
Book Cover for Columbine
Cullen, David
Columbine
LB3013.33.C6C84 2009
An extraordinary account of that horrible day.
 
Edwards, Elizabeth
Resilience: Reflections on the Burdens and Gifts of Facing Life's Adversities
E840.8 E29E23 2009
Here's my story, in case you haven't heard it.
 
Book Cover for Wishful Drinking
Fisher, Carrie
Wishful Drinking
PS3556.I8115 Z46 2008x
Of all the wild & crazy celebrity bios, this is one of the wildest & craziest.
 
Book Cover for The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century
Friedman, George
The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century
JZ1305.F75 2009
How will the events of today shape the world of tomorrow?
 
Book Cover for Prairie Tale
Gilbert, Melissa
Prairie Tale
PN2287.G514 A3 2009
Another "It ain't easy being me."
 
Book Cover for Outliers: The Story of Success
Gladwell, Malcolm
Outliers: The Story of Success
BF637.S8 G533 2008
Does nature/nurture or just good luck engender success?
 
Book Cover for What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures
Gladwell, Malcolm
What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures
PN4874.G398 A25 2009
The author once again knocks conventional wisdom on its rear end.
 
Book Cover for Out of Captivity: Surviving 1,967 Days in the Colombian Jungle
Gonsalves, Marc
Out of Captivity: Surviving 1,967 Days in the Colombian Jungle
HV6604.C7 G66 2009x
Three American contractors try to tell what it was like.
 
Book Cover for Animals Make Us Human
Grandin, Temple
Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals
QL785.27.G73 2009
An incredibly unique look into the inner life of animals.
 
Book Cover for Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man
Harvey, Steve
Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man
HQ801.H35249 2009x
Oprah likes it.
 
Book Cover for Bobby and Jackie: A Love Story
Heymann, C. David
Bobby and Jackie: A Love Story
E840.8 K4 H493 2009
Bobby loves Jackie. Bobby loves Jackie. Told ya so.
 
Book Cover for The End of Overeating
Kessler, David
The End of Overeating
QP141.K467 2009x
What are the psychological and conditioning factors that lead to obesity?
 
Book Cover for Strength in What Remains
Kidder, Tracy
Strength in What Remains
E184.B89 K53 2009
A young man escapes a civil war beyond description by fleeing from Burundi to New York City.
 
Book Cover for A Big Little Life: A Memoir of a Joyful Dog
Koontz, Dean
A Big Little Life: A Memoir of a Joyful Dog
SF429.G63 K66 2009
Once again, authors have the most loving and alluring pets.
 
Book Cover for Too Fat to Fish
Lange, Artie
Too Fat to Fish
PN2287.L2833 A3 2008
The personal, introspective comedic rants of the radio/TV personality.
 
Book Cover for How We Decide
Lehrer, Jonah
How We Decide
BF448.L45 2009
What made you decide to read this book (or not)?
 
Book Cover for Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto
Levin, Mark R.
Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto
JC573.2 U6 L48 2009
A radio talk show host rails against Social Security, immigration, global warming, and the tyranny of comprehensive health insurance.
 
McDonald, Lawrence G.
A Colossal Failure of Common Sense
NF332.620973 M145
Like the Titanic, the nation's oldest, unsinkable investment bank sank!
 
Meacham, Jon
American Lion: Andrew Jackson and the White House
E382.M43 2008
Who is that guy on the $20 bill and how do I get more of them?
 
Mezrich, Ben
The Accidental Billionaires
HM742.M49 2009x
Two Harvard undergraduates hoping to boot-up their unsatisfactory social life, invent Facebook.
 
 
Book Cover for Dewey
Myron, Vicki
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
SF445.5 M97 2008
At the bottom of a library book return chute, a discarded kitten finds home.
 
Palin, Sarah
Going Rogue: An American Life
F910.7 P35 A3 2009x
Was it worth the wait? You Betcha!
 
Pickens, T. Boone
The First Billion is the Hardest
HD9570.53 A3 2008
The former "oracle of oil" now seeks new forms of energy.
 
Book Cover for Bases Loaded: The Inside Story of the Steroid Era in Baseball
Radomski, Kirk
Bases Loaded: The Inside Story of the Steroid Era in Baseball
GV877.5 R33 2009
Steroids! Get Your Steroids Here! Steroids!
 
Book Cover for The Gamble
Ricks, Thomas E.
The Gamble
DS79.76 R537 2009
Phase II of the Iraq War went a lot better than Phase I.
 
Book Cover for You, Being Beautiful: The Owner's Manual to Inner and Outer Beauty
Roizen, Michael F.
You, Being Beautiful: The Owner's Manual to Inner and Outer Beauty
How to look, feel, and be----------beautiful!!
 
Book Cover for The Survivors Club
Sherwood, Ben
The Survivors Club
GF86.S538 2009
How to save your bacon in a dangerous, dangerous world.
 
Book Cover for High Society: The Life of Grace Kelly
Spoto, Donald
High Society: The Life of Grace Kelly
DC943.G7 S68 2009x
A personal look at the magical life of the actress/princess.
 
Book Cover for Crazy Love
Steiner, Leslie Morgan
Crazy Love
HV6626.2 S737 2009
Escaping an abusive relationship isn't easy.
 
Book Cover for Highest Duty
Sullenberger, Chesley B.
Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters
TL540.S45 A3 2009
Some guys can really cut it.
 
Book Cover for The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe
Taraborrelli, J. Randy
The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe
PN2287.M69 T37 2009
After turning her inside and out for the last half-century, how much "secret life" could possibly exist?
 
Book Cover for The Yankee Years
Torre, Joe
The Yankee Years
GV865.T64 A3 2009
A life in pinstripes.
 
Book Cover for Flat Belly Diet
Vaccariello, Liz
Flat Belly Diet
RM222.2 F535
Monounsaturated fatty acids seem to be a no-no.
 
Book Cover for A. Lincoln: A Biography
White, Ronald C.
A. Lincoln: A Biography
E457.W597 2009
Once upon a time giants roamed the earth.
 
Book Cover for The Girls from Ames
Zaslow, Jeffrey
The Girls from Ames
HQ1206.Z27 2009
Eleven childhood playmates remain friends for life.