"Happy the people whose annals are blank in the history books!"
—Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) British historian, essayist
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- Eat, Pray, Love
- by Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin, ISBN: 9780143118428);
Last week: 1;
Weeks on List: 10
"The author's yearlong search for spiritual meaning."
- Where Men Win Glory
- by Jon Krakauer (Anchor, ISBN: 9780307386045);
Last week: 3;
Weeks on List: 6
"Krakauer's look at the remarkable life and death of Pat Tillman is now available in paperback."
- Open
- by Andre Agassi (Vintage, ISBN: 9780307388407);
Last week: 8;
Weeks on List: 3
"The autobiography of tennis great Andre Agassi."
- Zeitoun
- by Dave Eggers (Vintage, ISBN: 9780307387943);
Last week: 2;
Weeks on List: 12
"The gripping true story of a man who chose to remain in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina to protect his home and business."
- Three Cups of Tea
- by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin (Penguin, ISBN: 9780143038252);
Last week: 4;
Weeks on List: *
"An American's effort to open 50 schools across rural Pakistan and Afghanistan."
- Mennonite in a Little Black Dress
- by Rhoda Janzen (Holt, ISBN: 9780805092257);
Last week: 5;
Weeks on List: 21
"A funny and moving memoir about a woman who returns home to her close-knit Mennonite family after a personal crisis."
- Lit
- by Mary Karr (Harper Perennial, ISBN: 9780060596996);
Last week: 6;
Weeks on List: 10
"The new memoir by the bestselling author of The Liar's Club is now available in paperback."
- Food Rules
- by Michael Pollan (Penguin, ISBN: 9780143116387);
Last week: 9;
Weeks on List: 36
"A guide to eating wisely by the bestselling author of The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food."
- Half the Sky
- by Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn (Vintage, ISBN: 9780307387097);
Last week: 10;
Weeks on List: 14
"Powerful true stories of women overcoming adversity and injustice."
- The Old Farmer's Almanac 2011
- by (Old Farmer's Almanac, ISBN: 9781571985163);
Last week: 15;
Weeks on List: 2
"The annual almanac of weather, astrology, calendars, gardening tips, home remedies, and more."
- The Glass Castle
- by Jeannette Walls (Scribner, ISBN: 9780743247542);
Last week: 13;
Weeks on List: *
"A lovely telling of a most bizarre upbringing."
- The Good Soldiers
- by David Finkel (Picador, ISBN: 9780312430023);
Last week: 7;
Weeks on List: 4
"Pulitzer Prize-winner Finkel's masterful account of American soldiers fighting in Iraq."
- Shop Class as Soulcraft
- by Matthew B. Crawford (Penguin, ISBN: 9780143117469);
Last week: 12;
Weeks on List: 19
"Crawford examines the importance of understanding how things work and “manual competence.""
- Eating Animals
- by Jonathan Safran Foer (Back Bay, ISBN: 9780316069885);
Weeks on List: 1
"The bestselling author of Everything Is Illuminated gives an unflinching look at meat production and consumption."
- Strength in What Remains
- by Tracy Kidder (Random House, ISBN: 9780812977615);
Last week: 14;
Weeks on List: 18
"The gripping story of Deo, a young man who fled the African nation of Burundi during the country's civil war."
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