1. Decision Points - by George W. Bush

Publisher: Crown Publishers
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/09/2010
ISBN-13: 9780307590619
ISBN-10: 0307590615

The former president's memoir discusses his Christianity and the end of his drinking; his relationships with members of his family; and his decisions on 9/11, Iraq, and Katrina.

2. Life - by Keith Richards with James Fox

Publisher: Little, Brown
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/26/2010
ISBN-13: 9780316034388
ISBN-10: 031603438X

The Rolling Stones guitarist's revealing autobiography is also a portrait of the era when rock 'n' roll came of age, with the music itself as the book's core.

3. Broke: The Plan to Restore Our Trust, Truth, and Treasure - by Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe

Publisher: Threshold Editions/Mercury Radio Arts
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/26/2010
ISBN-13: 9781439187197
ISBN-10: 1439187193

The Fox News host's plan for fixing the country financially seeks to unite Americans around the concept of shared sacrifice.

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4. I Remember Nothing: And Other Reflections - by Nora Ephron

Publisher: Knopf
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/09/2010
ISBN-13: 9780307595607
ISBN-10: 0307595609

Reflections on age and memory, from the author of I Feel Bad About My Neck.

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5. Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain - by Portia de Rossi

Publisher: Atria Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/01/2010
ISBN-13: 9781439177785
ISBN-10: 1439177783

The actress discusses her career, her anorexia, and her years of hiding her lesbianism.

6. Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race - written and edited by Jon Stewart et al.

Publisher: Grand Central
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/21/2010
ISBN-13: 9780446579223
ISBN-10: 044657922X

A visitor's guide to the human race, presented by The Daily Show.

7. Autobiography of Mark Twain, Vol. 1 - by Mark Twain; edited by Harriet Elinor Smith

Publisher: University of California Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/15/2010
ISBN-13: 9780520267190
ISBN-10: 0520267192

In his autobiography, published unexpurgated for the first time, Twain is pointedly political and willing to play the angry prophet.

8. Cleopatra: A Life - by Stacy Schiff

Publisher: Little, Brown
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/01/2010
ISBN-13: 9780316001922
ISBN-10: 0316001929

A biography of the last queen of ancient Egypt.

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9. Pinheads and Patriots: Where You Stand in the Age of Obama - by Bill O'Reilly

Publisher: William Morrow
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/14/2010
ISBN-13: 9780061950711
ISBN-10: 0061950718

The Fox News commentator scrutinizes the meaning of change in the era of Obama.

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10. They Call Me Baba Booey - by Gary Dell'Abate with Chad Millman

Publisher: Spiegel & Grau
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/02/2010
ISBN-13: 9781400069552
ISBN-10: 1400069556

In his memoir Dell'Abate explains how his early life prepared him to be the producer of The Howard Stern Show.

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11. Me - by Ricky Martin

Publisher: Celebra
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/02/2010
ISBN-13: 9780451234155
ISBN-10: 0451234154

A memoir from the pop star.

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12. The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood - by Jane Leavy

Publisher: Harper
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/12/2010
ISBN-13: 9780060883522
ISBN-10: 0060883529

A biography of the Yankees star Mickey Mantle, who grappled with a wrenching childhood and physical injuries.

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13. ______ Finish First - by Tucker Max

Publisher: Gallery Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/28/2010
ISBN-13: 9781416938743
ISBN-10: 1416938745

Stories of bad decisions, debauchery, and sexual recklessness.

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14. ____ My Dad Says - by Justin Halpern

Publisher: It Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/04/2010
ISBN-13: 9780061992704
ISBN-10: 0061992704

A coming-of-age memoir organized around the musings, purveyed on Twitter, of the author's father.

15. At Home: A Short History of Private Life - by Bill Bryson

Publisher: Doubleday
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/05/2010
ISBN-13: 9780767919388
ISBN-10: 0767919386

The evolution of private life as exemplified by the houses we live in.

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These lists are an expanded version of those appearing in the November 28, 2010 print edition of the Book Review. Rankings reflect sales, for the week ending November 14, 2010, at many thousands of venues where a wide range of general interest books are sold nationwide.