| Best Selling Nonfiction
|
|
 |
Resilience: Reflections on the Burdens and Gifts of Facing Life's Adversities
by Elizabeth Edwards
Published 2009 by Broadway Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780767931366
Find this book in our catalog.
Jacket Notes:
The bestselling author of "Saving Graces" shares her inspirational message on the challenges and blessings of coping with adversity.
The bestselling author of "Saving Graces" shares her inspirational message on the challenges and blessings of coping with adversity.... More...
|
 |
|
|
 |
Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto
by Mark R Levin
Published 2009 by Threshold Editions
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781416562856
Find this book in our catalog.
Jacket Notes:
A popular radio talk show host and the author of the "New York Times" bestsellers "Rescuing Sprite" and "Men in Black" delivers a new manifesto for the conservative movement.
Conservative talk radio's fastest-growing superstar is also a "New York Times" bestselling phenomenon: the author of the groundbreaking critique of the Supreme Court, "Men in Black," and the deeply personal dog lover's memoir "Rescuing Sprite," Mark R.... More...
|
|
|
|
 |
Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist
by Michael J Fox
Published 2009 by Hyperion Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781401303389
Find this book in our catalog.
Jacket Notes:
The beloved actor--and #1 bestselling author--writes about the personal philosophy that has carried him through his darkest hours, and speaks with others who have emerged from difficult periods with optimism to spare.
More...
|
|
|
|
 |
Outliers: The Story of Success
by Malcolm Gladwell
Published 2008 by Little Brown and Company
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780316017923
Find this book in our catalog.
Jacket Notes:
In this landmark work, the author of "Blink" and "The Tipping Point" asks what makes high-achievers different? Brilliant and entertaining, "Outliers" is a landmark work that will simultaneously delight and illuminate.
In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"--the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful.... More...
|
|
|
|
 |
The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and a Forty-Year Friendship
by Jeffrey Zaslow
Published 2009 by Gotham Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781592404452
Find this book in our catalog.
Jacket Notes:
From the co-author of the bestselling "The Last Lecture" comes a moving tribute to female friendships, with the inspiring story of 11 girls and the women they became.
From the coauthor of the million-copy bestseller "The Last Lecture" comes a moving tribute to female friendships, with the inspiring story of eleven girls and the ten women they became.... More...
|
|
|
|
 |
The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite
by David A Kessler
Published 2009 by Rodale Press
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781605297859
Find this book in our catalog.
Jacket Notes:
Most of us know what it feels like to fall under the spell of food--when one slice of pizza turns into half a pie, or a handful of chips leads to an empty bag. But it's harder to understand why we can't seem to stop eating--even when we know better.... More...
|
|
|
|
 |
Losing Mum and Pup: A Memoir
by Christopher Buckley
Published 2009 by Twelve
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780446540940
Find this book in our catalog.
Jacket Notes:
Bestselling author Buckley's most personal and transcendent work--the tragicomic true story of the year in which he lost both of his parents. The author offers consolation, wit, and warmth to those coping with the death of a mother or father.
In twelve months between 2007 and 2008, Christopher Buckley coped with the passing of his father, William F.... More...
|
|
|
|
 |
Columbine
by Dave Cullen
Published 2009 by Twelve
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780446546935
Find this book in our catalog.
Jacket Notes:
Ten years in the making and a masterpiece of reportage, "Columbine" is an award-winning journalist's definitive account of one of the most shocking massacres in American history.
On April 20, 1999, two boys left an indelible stamp on the American psyche.... More...
|
|
|
|
 |
A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity
by Bill O'Reilly
Published 2008 by Broadway Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780767928823
Find this book in our catalog.
Jacket Notes:
In his most intimate book yet, Bill O'Reilly goes back in time to examine the people, places, and experiences that launched him on his journey from being a working-class kid to an immensely influential television personality and bestselling author.
The year was 1957, the month September, and I had just turned eight years old.... More...
|
|
|
|
 |
Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of U.S. Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan
by Doug Stanton
Published 2009 by Scribner Book Company
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781416580515
Find this book in our catalog.
Jacket Notes:
From the bestselling author of "In Harm's Way" comes a spectacular, harrowing, true-life soldiers' tale of struggle and triumph in the wake of the September 11 attacks. b&w photographs.
From the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "In Harm's Way" comes a true-life story of American soldiers overcoming great odds to achieve a stunning military victory.... More...
|
|
|
|
