New hardcover sales saw little changes this past week, save for …
a timely look at how the economic malaise has affected how and what consumers buy
and in fiction sales,
the debut of Lee Child’s latest Jack Reacher thriller and the far more comforting new Father Tim novel from Jan Karon.
NONFICTION HARDCOVER
1. OBAMA’S WARS (Simon & Schuster, $30)
By Bob Woodward. An exhaustively researched look at the president as commander-in-chief. (4)
2. EARTH (THE BOOK)
(Grand Central, $27.99). By the Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
A cheeky guide to the human race and its myriad accomplishments. (5)
3. EXTRAORDINARY, ORDINARY PEOPLE (Crown Archetype, $27)
By Condoleeza Rice. the former secretary of state’s intimate memoir of her parents. (2)
4. THE BIG SHORT: INSIDE THE DOOMSDAY MACHINE
(Norton, $27.95). By Michael Lewis. The murky world of financial derivatives. (23)
5. THE LAST BOY: MICKEY MANTLE AND THE END OF AMERICA’S CHILDHOOD
(Harper, $27.99). By Jane Leavy (2)
6. AT HOME: A SHORT HISTORY OF DOMESTICITY
(Doubleday, $28.95). By Bill Bryson. An illuminating tour of Bryson’s own home, an English parsonage. (3)
7. WASHINGTON: A LIFE (Penguin Press, $40)
By Ron Chernow. A comprehensive, humanizing portrayal of perhaps our most revered Founding Father. (3)
8. GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 2011
(Guinness World Records, $28.95). A new design and an emphasis on American-specific stats. (6)
9. PINHEADS AND PATRIOTS: WHERE YOU STAND IN THE AGE OF OBAMA
(Morrow, $27.99). By Bill O’Reilly. Rehashing familiar themes. (6)
10. SPEND SHIFT: HOW THE POST-CRISIS VALUES REVOLUTION IS CHANGING THE WAY WE BUY … (Jossey-Bass, $25.95). By John Gerzema & Michael D’Antonio (1)