New York Times’ Top Ten Non Fiction Books, April 17th, 2009
This is the Top Ten List of Hardcover Nonfiction Books in the April 17th, 2009 edition of the New York Times. This week’s list features a new book : Columbine, with a full account of the Columbine massacre.
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 Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist
, by Michael J. Fox. Fox’s last 10 years, since he retired from “Spin City;” his struggles with Parkinson’s disease and his work as an activist through his foundation.
3 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.”
4 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.
5 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.
6 The Yankee Years
, by Joe Torre and Tom Verducci. The former Yankee manager (1996-2007) on his years with the team.
7 Columbine
, by Dave Cullen. A full account of the Columbine massacre 10 years later explores the killers’ psychology and debunks myths; by a journalist who covered the story from the beginning.
8 A BOLD FRESH PIECE OF HUMANITY
, by Bill O’Reilly. The Fox News commentator on his upbringing and career.
9 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.
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.
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