New York Times’ Top Ten Non Fiction Books, April 3rd, 2009
This is the top 10 Non fiction book list on HARDCOVER, in the April 3rd, 2009 edition of the New York Times. This week’s list has two new books in it:
1 Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto
, by Mark R. Levin. A conservative manifesto from a talk-show host and president of Landmark Legal Foundation.
2 OUTLIERS: The Story of Success
, by Malcolm Gladwell. Why some people succeed — it has to do with luck and opportunities as well as talent — from the author of “Blink” and “The Tipping Point.”
3 House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street
, by William D. Cohan. The fall of Bear Stearns and the beginning of the Wall Street collapse.
4 A Lion Called Christian: The True Story of the Remarkable Bond between Two Friends and a Lion
, by Anthony Bourke and John Rendall. Two men buy a pet lion cub in London, bring him to Africa when he is grown, and later have a heartwarming reunion; an update of a 1971 book.
5 The Yankee Years
, by Joe Torre and Tom Verducci. The former Yankee manager (1996-2007) on his years with the team.
6 The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
, by David Grann. A New Yorker writer searches for a British explorer who disappeared 80 years ago in the Amazon.
7 A BOLD FRESH PIECE OF HUMANITY
, by Bill O’Reilly. The Fox News commentator on his upbringing and career.
8 Happens Every Day: An All-Too-True Story
, by Isabel Gillies. (Scribner, $25.) A woman’s husband leaves her without warning
9 DEWEY
, by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter. The kitten left freezing in the returned-book slot of an Iowa public library and his rise to fame.
10 My Booky Wook: A Memoir of Sex, Drugs, and Stand-Up
, by Russell Brand. A memoir of sex, drugs and stand-up from a British comedian and actor.
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