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Week of December 5, 2010

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DECISION POINTS
George W. Bush
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DECISION POINTS

UNBROKEN
Laura Hillenbrand
Cover of UNBROKEN
2

UNBROKEN

DECODED
Jay-Z
Cover of DECODED
3

DECODED

LIFE
Keith Richards with James Fox
Cover of LIFE
4

LIFE

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARK TWAIN, VOL. 1
Mark Twain
5

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARK TWAIN, VOL. 1

BROKE
Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe
Cover of BROKE
6

BROKE

I REMEMBER NOTHING
Nora Ephron
Cover of I REMEMBER NOTHING
7

I REMEMBER NOTHING

CLEOPATRA
Stacy Schiff
Cover of CLEOPATRA
8

CLEOPATRA

EARTH (THE BOOK)
Jon Stewart, David Javerbaum, Rory Albanese, Steve Bodow and Josh Lieb
9

EARTH (THE BOOK)

ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE
Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera
Cover of ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE
10

ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE

PINHEADS AND PATRIOTS
Bill O'Reilly
Cover of PINHEADS AND PATRIOTS
11

PINHEADS AND PATRIOTS

THE EMPEROR OF ALL MALADIES
Siddhartha Mukherjee
Cover of THE EMPEROR OF ALL MALADIES
12

THE EMPEROR OF ALL MALADIES

SH*T MY DAD SAYS
Justin Halpern
Cover of SH*T MY DAD SAYS
13

SH*T MY DAD SAYS

THE LAST BOY
Jane Leavy
Cover of THE LAST BOY
14

THE LAST BOY

UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS
Portia de Rossi
Cover of UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS
15

UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS

Week of December 12, 2010

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DECISION POINTS
George W. Bush
Cover of DECISION POINTS
1

DECISION POINTS

AMERICA BY HEART
Sarah Palin
Cover of AMERICA BY HEART
2

AMERICA BY HEART

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARK TWAIN, VOL. 1
Mark Twain
3

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARK TWAIN, VOL. 1

UNBROKEN
Laura Hillenbrand
Cover of UNBROKEN
4

UNBROKEN

LIFE
Keith Richards with James Fox
Cover of LIFE
5

LIFE

DECODED
Jay-Z
Cover of DECODED
6

DECODED

BROKE
Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe
Cover of BROKE
7

BROKE

EARTH (THE BOOK)
Jon Stewart, David Javerbaum, Rory Albanese, Steve Bodow and Josh Lieb
8

EARTH (THE BOOK)

CLEOPATRA
Stacy Schiff
Cover of CLEOPATRA
9

CLEOPATRA

COLONEL ROOSEVELT
Edmund Morris
Cover of COLONEL ROOSEVELT
10

COLONEL ROOSEVELT

I REMEMBER NOTHING
Nora Ephron
Cover of I REMEMBER NOTHING
11

I REMEMBER NOTHING

ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE
Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera
Cover of ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE
12

ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE

SH*T MY DAD SAYS
Justin Halpern
Cover of SH*T MY DAD SAYS
13

SH*T MY DAD SAYS

PINHEADS AND PATRIOTS
Bill O'Reilly
Cover of PINHEADS AND PATRIOTS
14

PINHEADS AND PATRIOTS

THE LAST BOY
Jane Leavy
Cover of THE LAST BOY
15

THE LAST BOY

THE EMPEROR OF ALL MALADIES
Siddhartha Mukherjee
Cover of THE EMPEROR OF ALL MALADIES
16

THE EMPEROR OF ALL MALADIES

Week of December 19, 2010

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DECISION POINTS
George W. Bush
Cover of DECISION POINTS
1

DECISION POINTS

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARK TWAIN, VOL. 1
Mark Twain
2

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARK TWAIN, VOL. 1

UNBROKEN
Laura Hillenbrand
Cover of UNBROKEN
3

UNBROKEN

LIFE
Keith Richards with James Fox
Cover of LIFE
4

LIFE

AMERICA BY HEART
Sarah Palin
Cover of AMERICA BY HEART
5

AMERICA BY HEART

DECODED
Jay-Z
Cover of DECODED
6

DECODED

EARTH (THE BOOK)
Jon Stewart, David Javerbaum, Rory Albanese, Steve Bodow and Josh Lieb
7

EARTH (THE BOOK)

BROKE
Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe
Cover of BROKE
8

BROKE

I REMEMBER NOTHING
Nora Ephron
Cover of I REMEMBER NOTHING
9

I REMEMBER NOTHING

CLEOPATRA
Stacy Schiff
Cover of CLEOPATRA
10

CLEOPATRA

COLONEL ROOSEVELT
Edmund Morris
Cover of COLONEL ROOSEVELT
11

COLONEL ROOSEVELT

SH*T MY DAD SAYS
Justin Halpern
Cover of SH*T MY DAD SAYS
12

SH*T MY DAD SAYS

PINHEADS AND PATRIOTS
Bill O'Reilly
Cover of PINHEADS AND PATRIOTS
13

PINHEADS AND PATRIOTS

THE LAST BOY
Jane Leavy
Cover of THE LAST BOY
14

THE LAST BOY

THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS
Rebecca Skloot
Cover of THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS
15

THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS

Week of December 26, 2010

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DECISION POINTS
George W. Bush
Cover of DECISION POINTS
1

DECISION POINTS

UNBROKEN
Laura Hillenbrand
Cover of UNBROKEN
2

UNBROKEN

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARK TWAIN, VOL. 1
Mark Twain
3

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARK TWAIN, VOL. 1

LIFE
Keith Richards with James Fox
Cover of LIFE
4

LIFE

EARTH (THE BOOK)
Jon Stewart, David Javerbaum, Rory Albanese, Steve Bodow and Josh Lieb
5

EARTH (THE BOOK)

CLEOPATRA
Stacy Schiff
Cover of CLEOPATRA
6

CLEOPATRA

BROKE
Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe
Cover of BROKE
7

BROKE

AMERICA BY HEART
Sarah Palin
Cover of AMERICA BY HEART
8

AMERICA BY HEART

DECODED
Jay-Z
Cover of DECODED
9

DECODED

I REMEMBER NOTHING
Nora Ephron
Cover of I REMEMBER NOTHING
10

I REMEMBER NOTHING

SH*T MY DAD SAYS
Justin Halpern
Cover of SH*T MY DAD SAYS
11

SH*T MY DAD SAYS

PINHEADS AND PATRIOTS
Bill O'Reilly
Cover of PINHEADS AND PATRIOTS
12

PINHEADS AND PATRIOTS

THE LAST BOY
Jane Leavy
Cover of THE LAST BOY
13

THE LAST BOY

COLONEL ROOSEVELT
Edmund Morris
Cover of COLONEL ROOSEVELT
14

COLONEL ROOSEVELT

THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS
Rebecca Skloot
Cover of THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS
15

THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS

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