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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

 
Agassi, Andre
Open: An Autobiography
GV994.A43 A43 2009
A professional athlete of the first magnitude opens up.
 
Albom, Mitch
Have a Little Faith: A True Story
BM729.F3 A496 2009
It seems like a little faith goes a long, long way.
 
Ambrose, Hugh
The Pacific
D767.9A46 2010
Life during wartime . . .
 
Book Cover for Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook
Bourdain, Anthony
Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook
TX649.B58 A3 2010x
Celebrity chefs rule the world.
 
Book Cover for Born Round: The Secret History of a Full-Time Eater
Bruni, Frank
Born Round: The Secret History of a Full-Time Eater
RC552.C65 B78 2009
Fighting a battle against overeating is even tougher when you are the New York Times restaurant critic.
 
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 Manhood for Amateurs
Chabon, Michael
Manhood for Amateurs
PS3553.H15 Z463 2009
The author frowns upon "the unexamined life."
 
Book Cover for Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage
Gilbert, Elizabeth
Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage
HQ834.G48 2010
A divorced woman who swore never to get married again does.
 
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 Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang
Handler, Chelsea
Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang
PN6231W6 H27 2010
More saucy impertinence from the TV host/comedienne.
 
Book Cover for Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime
Heilemann, John
Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime
JK526 2008.H457
A blow by blow description of the latest presidential race for power.
 
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 Oprah: A Biography
Kelley, Kitty
Oprah: A Biography
PN1992.4W56K45 2010x
An intimate look at one of the world's most influential personalities.
 
Book Cover for True Compass: A Memoir
Kennedy, Edward M.
True Compass: A Memoir
E840.8 K35 A3 2009x
The titan of the U.S. Senate looks back upon an uncommonly public life.
 
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 In the President's Secret Service
Kessler, Ronald
In the President's Secret Service
HV8144.S43 K477 2009x
The Secret Service can't keep a secret.
 
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 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.
 
Book Cover for The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
Lewis, Michael
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
HC106.83 L5 2010
The story of the confederacy of swine that ruined the world economy.
 
Mayes, Frances
Every Day in Tuscany: Seasons of an Italian Life
DG734.23.M3785 2010
To get there take the PA Turnpike to exit . . .
 
McDonald, Lawrence G.
A Colossal Failure of Common Sense
NF332.620973 M145
Like the Titanic, the nation's oldest, unsinkable investment bank sank!
 
Mezrich, Ben
The Accidental Billionaires
HM742.M49 2009x
Two Harvard undergraduates hoping to boot-up their unsatisfactory social life, invent Facebook.
 
 
Palin, Sarah
Going Rogue: An American Life
F910.7 P35 A3 2009x
Was it worth the wait? You Betcha!
 
Patterson, James
The Murder of King Tut
DT87.5 P38 2009x
It's about time the mummy gave it up.
 
Phillips, Mackenzie
High On Arrival
PN2287.P475 A3 2009
The author frowns upon "the unexamined life."
 
Pink, Daniel H.
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
BF503.P475 2009
Everything you thought you knew about human motivation is wrong.
 
Reid, T.R.
The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper and Fairer Health Care
RA395.A3 M476 1997
Attempts to rate, compare, understand and unravel this country's position on health care."
 
Book Cover for Staying True
Sanford, Jenny
Staying True
F275.42.S26 A3 2010x
How to turn public humiliation & betrayal into a plus.
 
Book Cover for The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Skloot, Rebecca
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
RC265.6 L24 S55 2010x
Henrietta Lacks died from cancer in 1951, but her cells and now her story live on.
 
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 Girls from Ames
Zaslow, Jeffrey
The Girls from Ames
HQ1206.Z27 2009
Eleven childhood playmates remain friends for life.