Noteworthy:
Columbine continues to climb the NYT Nonfiction list, now at #3, after 3 weeks, indicating that word of mouth continues beyond the media attention surrounding the 10th anniversary of the killings.
In paperback, the reprint of Mary Roach’s Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex appears at #19. Last year, it spent three weeks on the hardcover nonfiction list, reaching #10, and four on the extended list.
New to the Lists
# 5 NYT Nonfiction
#35 USA Today general
The co-author of The Last Lecture debuts on the list in his own right, with The Girls from Ames, after strong media attention.
Zaslow will also co-author Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger’s autobiography, Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters, coming from Morrow in December. Sullenberger, who saved hundreds of lives by landing an airplane in the Hudson River, will speak at BEA.
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| The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and Friendship |
| Jeffrey Zaslow |
| Price: |
$26.00 |
| Hardcover: |
297 pages |
| Publisher: |
Gotham – (2009-04-21) |
| ISBN-10: |
1592404456 |
| ISBN-13: |
9781592404452 |
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# 16 NYT Nonfiction
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| Not Becoming My Mother: and Other Things She Taught Me Along the Way |
| Ruth Reichl |
| Price: |
$19.95 |
| Hardcover: |
128 pages |
| Publisher: |
Penguin Press HC, The – (2009-04-21) |
| ISBN-10: |
1594202168 |
| ISBN-13: |
9781594202162 |
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# 19 NYT Nonfiction, Extended
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| Getting a Grip: On My Body, My Mind, My Self |
| Monica Seles |
| Price: |
$26.00 |
| Hardcover: |
304 pages |
| Publisher: |
Avery – (2009-04-21) |
| ISBN-10: |
1583333304 |
| ISBN-13: |
9781583333303 |
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#26 NYT Nonfiction, Extended
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| Closing Time: A Memoir |
| Joe Queenan |
| Price: |
$26.95 |
| Hardcover: |
352 pages |
| Publisher: |
Viking Adult – (2009-04-16) |
| ISBN-10: |
067002063X |
| ISBN-13: |
9780670020638 |
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#31 NYT Nonfiction, Extended
IN-N-OUT Burger, about the beloved California chain and the unusual family that owns it, has been featured widely in the business press:
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| In-N-Out Burger: A Behind-the-Counter Look at the Fast-Food Chain That Breaks All the Rules |
| Stacy Perman |
| Price: |
$24.99 |
| Hardcover: |
352 pages |
| Publisher: |
Collins Business – (2009-04-01) |
| ISBN-10: |
0061346713 |
| ISBN-13: |
9780061346712 |
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#6 NYT Advice, How-to
Curiously, the NYT has decided to put B Is for Beer, by Tom Robbins on the Advice list. The author of Even Cowgirls Get the Blues and Another Roadside Attraction, among others, here presents the history of beer as a child’s story for grownups.
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| B Is for Beer |
| Tom Robbins |
| Price: |
$17.95 |
| Hardcover: |
128 pages |
| Publisher: |
Ecco – (2009-05-01) |
| ISBN-10: |
0061687278 |
| ISBN-13: |
9780061687273 |
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#8 NYT Advice, How-to
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| Think Like a Champion: An Informal Education In Business and Life |
| Donald J. Trump |
| Price: |
$24.95 |
| Hardcover: |
224 pages |
| Publisher: |
Vanguard Press – (2009-04-14) |
| ISBN-10: |
1593155301 |
| ISBN-13: |
9781593155308 |
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#10 NYT Advice, How-to, PBK
Blue Zones was on the hardcover advice bestseller list when it was published last year. With the release of the trade paperback edition, author Dan Buettner reported last week on Anderson Cooper 360° from one of the “Blue Zones”; a Greek island where people routinely live to 90. One of their “secrets”? Sex and sleep can make you live longer.
Buettner also appeared on NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday on May 2nd.
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| The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who’ve Lived the Longest |
| Dan Buettner |
| Price: |
$14.95 |
| Paperback: |
304 pages |
| Publisher: |
National Geographic – (2009-04-21) |
| ISBN-10: |
1426204000 |
| ISBN-13: |
9781426204005 |
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#74 USA Today general
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| Greater Than Yourself: The Ultimate Lesson of True Leadership |
| Steve Farber |
| Price: |
$19.95 |
| Hardcover: |
192 pages |
| Publisher: |
Broadway Business – (2009-03-03) |
| ISBN-10: |
0385522614 |
| ISBN-13: |
9780385522618 |
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#77 USA Today general
#2 NYT Hardcover Advice (second week)
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| The Ultimate Depression Survival Guide: Protect Your Savings, Boost Your Income, and Grow Wealthy Even in the Worst of Times |
| Martin D. Weiss |
| Price: |
$27.95 |
| Hardcover: |
240 pages |
| Publisher: |
Wiley – (2009-04-06) |
| ISBN-10: |
0470393777 |
| ISBN-13: |
9780470393772 |
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#94 USA Today general
#5 NYT Hardcover Advice (second week)
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| 10-10-10: A Life-Transforming Idea |
| Suzy Welch |
| Price: |
$24.00 |
| Hardcover: |
240 pages |
| Publisher: |
Scribner – (2009-04-14) |
| ISBN-10: |
1416591826 |
| ISBN-13: |
9781416591825 |
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#115 USA Today general
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| The Power of Small: Why Little Things Make All the Difference |
| Linda Kaplan Thaler, Robin Koval |
| Price: |
$17.95 |
| Hardcover: |
160 pages |
| Publisher: |
Broadway Business – (2009-04-21) |
| ISBN-10: |
0385526555 |
| ISBN-13: |
9780385526555 |
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