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Best Sellers

Hardcover Nonfiction

Week of August 8, 2010

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SH*T MY DAD SAYS

Justin Halpern

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SH*T MY DAD SAYS

by Justin Halpern · It Books/HarperCollins

11 wks at #1 · 12 on list

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11

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12 on list

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THE OBAMA DIARIES

Laura Ingraham

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THE OBAMA DIARIES

by Laura Ingraham · Threshold Editions

2 wks on list

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THE BIG SHORT

Michael Lewis

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THE BIG SHORT

by Michael Lewis · Norton

19 wks on list

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19

wks on list

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MEDIUM RAW

Anthony Bourdain

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MEDIUM RAW

by Anthony Bourdain · Ecco/HarperCollins

7 wks on list

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7

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SLIDING INTO HOME

Kendra Wilkinson with Jon Warech

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SLIDING INTO HOME

by Kendra Wilkinson with Jon Warech · Gallery

3 wks on list

3

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COMING BACK STRONGER

Drew Brees with Chris Fabry

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COMING BACK STRONGER

by Drew Brees with Chris Fabry · Tyndale House

3 wks on list

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3

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CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG

Chelsea Handler

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CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG

by Chelsea Handler · Grand Central

20 wks on list

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20

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EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON

S. C. Gwynne

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EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON

by S. C. Gwynne · Scribner

5 wks on list

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5

wks on list

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OUTLIERS

Malcolm Gladwell

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OUTLIERS

by Malcolm Gladwell · Little, Brown

87 wks on list

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87

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THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS

Rebecca Skloot

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THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS

by Rebecca Skloot · Crown

22 wks on list

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22

wks on list

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IN A HEARTBEAT

Leigh Anne Tuohy and Sean Tuohy with Sally Jenkins

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IN A HEARTBEAT

by Leigh Anne Tuohy and Sean Tuohy with Sally Jenkins · Holt

2 wks on list

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2

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THE DISAPPEARING SPOON

Sam Kean

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THE DISAPPEARING SPOON

by Sam Kean · Little, Brown

1 wks on list

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1

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WAR

Sebastian Junger

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WAR

by Sebastian Junger · Twelve

11 wks on list

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11

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BORN TO RUN

Christopher McDougall

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BORN TO RUN

by Christopher McDougall · Knopf

23 wks on list

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23

wks on list

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SPOKEN FROM THE HEART

Laura Bush

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SPOKEN FROM THE HEART

by Laura Bush · Scribner

12 wks on list

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12

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Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review, archived by Hawes Publications.