Second Story Syracuse http://secondstorysyracuse.com The best coffee shops and book stores in Syracuse Fri, 18 May 2012 03:00:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 NY Times Bestseller List Nonfiction | January 15th, 2012 http://secondstorysyracuse.com/bestseller-list-nonfiction/ http://secondstorysyracuse.com/bestseller-list-nonfiction/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 05:17:47 +0000 admin http://secondstorysyracuse.com/?p=19 This Week Last Week Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction Weeks
on List 1 3 HEAVEN IS FOR REAL, by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent. (Thomas Nelson.) A father recounts his 3-year-old son’s encounter with Jesus and the angels during an appendectomy. 49 2 1 STEVE JOBS, by Walter Isaacson. (Simon & Schuster.) A biography of the recently deceased entrepreneur, based on 40 interviews with Jobs conducted over two years. 10 3 2 KILLING LINCOLN, by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. (Holt.) The anchor of “The O’Reilly Factor” recounts the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. 14 4 4 UNBROKEN, by Laura Hillenbrand. (Random House Publishing.) An Olympic runner’s story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II. 49 5 9 CATHERINE THE GREAT, by Robert K. Massie. (Random House Publishing.) The author of “Nicholas and Alexandra” provides a sweeping narrative of the life of the minor 18th-century German princess who became Empress of All the Russias. 8 6 Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations On Life With John F. Kennedy, . (Hyperion.) Recordings and transcripts of a seven-part interview with Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. in 1964. 7 7 10 BOSSYPANTS, by Tina Fey. (Little, Brown & Company.) A memoir from the former “Saturday Night Live” star and creator of “30 Rock.” 30 8 8 THINKING, FAST AND SLOW, by Daniel Kahneman. (Farrar, Straus & Giroux.) The winner of the Nobel in economic science discusses how we make choices in business and personal life and when we can and cannot trust our intuitions. 8 9 5 THROUGH MY EYES, by Tim Tebow with Nathan Whitaker. (HarperCollins Publishers.) The Broncos quarterback chronicles his personal and professional course. 8 10 11 IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS, by Erik Larson. (Crown Publishing.) William E. Dodd, the U.S. ambassador to Germany, and his daughter, Martha, in 1930s Berlin. 30 11 14 SERIOUSLY … I’M KIDDING, by Ellen DeGeneres. (Grand Central Publishing.) A collection of humor pieces from the stand-up comedian and talk-show host. 8 12 IS EVERYONE HANGING OUT WITHOUT ME?, by Mindy Kaling. (Crown Publishing.) Observations from the comedy writer and actress. 8 13 A STOLEN LIFE, by Jaycee Dugard. (Simon & Schuster.) A woman tells of being kidnapped at the age of 11 and held prisoner for 18 years by a convicted rapist and his wife. 17 14 THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS, by Rebecca Skloot. (Crown Publishing.) The story of a woman whose cancer cells were cultured without her permission in 1951. 45 15 IMPERFECT JUSTICE, by Jeff Ashton with Lisa Pulitzer. (HarperCollins Publishers.) A prosecutor’s account of the Casey Anthony trial. 3

Also Selling

  1. JACK KENNEDY, by Chris Matthews (Simon & Schuster)
  2. BEING GEORGE WASHINGTON, by Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe (Threshold Editions)
  3. WHY ME?, by Sarah Burleton (Sarah Burleton)
  4. BOOMERANG, by Michael Lewis (W. W. Norton & Company)
  5. AUSCHWITZ, by Miklos Nyiszli (Skyhorse)
  6. THEN AGAIN, by Diane Keaton (Random House Publishing)
  7. THE ZOMBIE SURVIVAL GUIDE, by Max Brooks (Crown Publishing)
  8. AN INVISIBLE THREAD, by Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski (Howard)
  9. THUNDER DOG, by Michael Hingson with Susy Flory (Thomas Nelson)
  10. THE GLASS CASTLE, by Jeannette Walls (Simon & Schuster)
  11. THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY, by Erik Larson (Knopf Doubleday Publishing)
  12. OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown & Company)
  13. MY HORIZONTAL LIFE, by Chelsea Handler (Bloomsbury)
  14. MONEYBALL, by Michael Lewis (W. W. Norton & Company)
  15. DESTINY OF THE REPUBLIC, by Candice Millard (Knopf Doubleday Publishing)
  16. BORN TO RUN, by Christopher McDougall (Knopf Doubleday Publishing)
  17. SEAL TARGET GERONIMO, by Chuck Pfarrer (St. Martin’s Press)
  18. GOD IS NOT GREAT, by Christopher Hitchens (Grand Central Publishing)
  19. OUT OF MY LATER YEARS, by Albert Einstein (Philosophical Library/Open Road)
  20. DON’T LOOK BEHIND YOU, by Ann Rule (Simon & Schuster)
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on List 1 2 THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett. (Penguin Group.) A young white woman and two black maids in 1960s Mississippi. 46 2 1 THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, by Stieg Larsson. (Knopf Doubleday Publishing.) A hacker and a journalist investigate the disappearance of a Swedish heiress 40 years earlier. 20 3 3 11/22/63, by Stephen King. (Scribner.) An English teacher travels back to 1958 by way of a time portal in a Maine diner. His assignment is to stop Lee Harvey Oswald. 8 4 5 KILL ALEX CROSS, by James Patterson. (Little, Brown & Company.) Alex Cross investigates when the president’s children are kidnapped, but the F.BI. and C.I.A. interfere. 7 5 4 THE LITIGATORS, by John Grisham. (Knopf Doubleday Publishing.) Partners in a small law firm take on a big case after a fast-track burnout joins them. 10 6 10 THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE, by Stieg Larsson. (Knopf Doubleday Publishing.) In the second volume of the Millennium trilogy, a Swedish hacker becomes a murder suspect. 12 7 8 THE BEST OF ME, by Nicholas Sparks. (Grand Central Publishing.) A man and woman who have gone their separate ways return to their Southern town for the funeral of a friend. 12 8 77 SHADOW STREET, by Dean Koontz. (Random House Publishing.) A 19th-century tycoon’s mansion turned into luxury apartments remains in the grip of evil forces. 1 9 WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, by Sara Gruen. (Algonquin.) After his parents die in a car accident, a young veterinary student — and an elephant — save a Depression-era circus. 32 10 HIDDEN SUMMIT, by Robyn Carr. (Harlequin.) Sick of her ex-husband and his new wife, Leslie Petruso meets someone else who thinks he’s done with love. 1 11 SPIRIT BOUND, by Christine Feehan. (Penguin Group.) In the town of Sea Haven, an undercover agent insinuates himself into the life of an elusive woman with ties to the crime lord he’s determined to trap. 1 12 11 EXPLOSIVE EIGHTEEN, by Janet Evanovich. (Random House Publishing.) After a disastrous vacation in Hawaii, Stephanie Plum becomes the target of an international killer. 6 13 14 THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST, by Stieg Larsson. (Knopf Doubleday Publishing.) The third volume of the Millennium trilogy, about a Swedish hacker and a journalist. 19 14 9 RED MIST, by Patricia Cornwell. (Penguin Group.) The chief medical examiner Kay Scarpetta investigates a string of killings linked to the murder of her former deputy. 4 15 6 LOCKED ON, by Tom Clancy with Mark Greaney. (Penguin Group.) Jack Ryan Jr. must stop an emerging threat from a Pakistani general. 3

Also Selling

  1. UNFINISHED BUSINESS, by Nora Roberts (Harlequin)
  2. THE DROP, by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown & Company)
  3. DOWN THE DARKEST ROAD, by Tami Hoag (Penguin Group)
  4. DEATH COMES TO PEMBERLEY, by P. D. James (Knopf Doubleday Publishing)
  5. EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE, by Jonathan Safran Foer (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
  6. THE NEXT ALWAYS, by Nora Roberts (Penguin Group)
  7. A GAME OF THRONES, by George R. R. Martin (Random House Publishers)
  8. THE MOONLIT MIND, by Dean Koontz (Random House Publishing)
  9. LURING A LADY, by Nora Roberts (Harlequin)
  10. V IS FOR VENGEANCE, by Sue Grafton (Penguin Group)
  11. MILE 81, by Stephen King (Scribner)
  12. THE MILL RIVER RECLUSE, by Darcie Chan (Darcie Chan)
  13. ZERO DAY, by David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing)
  14. THE TIGER’S WIFE, by Téa Obreht (Random House Publishing)
  15. THE DUKE IS MINE, by Eloisa James (HarperCollins Publishers)
  16. BRING ME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS, by Robyn Carr (Mira)
  17. A DANCE WITH DRAGONS, by George R. R. Martin (Random House Publishing)
  18. D. C. DEAD, by Stuart Woods (Penguin Group)
  19. THE LUCKY ONE, by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing)
  20. THE CHRISTMAS WEDDING, by James Patterson and Richard DiLallo (Little, Brown & Company)
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