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Erik Larson, the author of “The Devil in the White City,” has had four books on the hardcover nonfiction list.
June 19, 2011
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Erik Larson, the author of “The Devil in the White City,” has had four books on the hardcover nonfiction list.
David Eagleman, who hits the hardcover nonfiction list this week with “Incognito,” is the kind of guy who really does make being a neuroscientist look like fun.
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1 | 3 | THE GREATER JOURNEY, by David McCullough. (Simon & Schuster, $37.5.) The historian explores the intellectual legacy that France settled on its 19th-century visitors. | 2 | |
2 | 2 | IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS, by Erik Larson. (Crown, $26.) This portrait of Berlin during the rise of the Nazi Party concentrates on William E. Dodd, who became the U.S. ambassador to Germany in 1933, and his daughter, Martha. | 4 | |
3 | 7 | UNBROKEN, by Laura Hillenbrand. (Random House, $27.) An Olympic runner's story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II. | 29 | |
4 | 4 | BOSSYPANTS, by Tina Fey. (Reagan Arthur/Little, Brown, $26.99.) A memoir from the creator of "30 Rock." | 9 | |
5 | 1 | THOSE GUYS HAVE ALL THE FUN, by James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) An oral history of the sports network ESPN. | 2 | |
6 | THROUGH MY EYES, by Tim Tebow with Nathan Whitaker. (HarperCollins, $26.99.) The Broncos quarterback chronicles his personal and professional course, from his career at the University of Florida to his rookie season in Denver. | 1 | ||
7 | 5 | LIES THAT CHELSEA HANDLER TOLD ME, by Chelsea Handler, Glen Handler, Roy Handler and others. (Grand Central, $24.99.) Handler's friends, family members and colleagues write about being victims of her practical jokes. | 4 | |
8 | 6 | DOES THE NOISE IN MY HEAD BOTHER YOU?, by Steven Tyler. (Ecco, $27.99.) The singer and showman recounts the rise, fall and rise of Aerosmith. | 5 | |
9 | 8 | SEAL TEAM SIX, by Howard E. Wasdin and Stephen Templin. (St. Martin's, $26.99.) An expert sniper and former member of the Navy Seals recounts his training and missions. | 4 | |
10 | 9 | AREA 51, by Annie Jacobsen. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) An account of the mysterious military installation, which the author contends is the home of secret espionage programs. | 3 | |
11 | 12 | ON CHINA, by Henry Kissinger. (Penguin Press, $36.) China and America are mutually dependent economic giants, Kissinger writes, but they need a design of partnership. | 3 | |
12 | 10 | THE PSYCHOPATH TEST, by Jon Ronson. (Riverhead, $25.95.) A look into a potential hoax in the scientific community spurs a journey into the world of psychopathy. | 3 | |
13 | 11 | STORIES I ONLY TELL MY FRIENDS, by Rob Lowe. (Holt, $26.) The actor charts his professional path. | 6 | |
14 | * | INCOGNITO, by David Eagleman. (Pantheon, $26.95.) A neuroscientist probes the depths of the subconscious brain. | 1 | |
15 | LADY BLUE EYES, by Barbara Sinatra. (Crown Archetype, $24.99.) Frank Sinatra’s fourth wife details life with Ol’ Blue Eyes. | 1 | ||
16 | * | RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT, by Gretchen Morgenson and Joshua Rosner. (Times Books/Holt, $30.) This account of the Wall Street implosion highlights responsible individuals. | 1 | |