New York Times’ Top Ten Non Fiction Books, September 11th, 2009

his is the Top Ten List of Hardcover Nonfiction Books in the September 11th, 2009 edition of the New York Times. This list features 1 new book.

1 Culture of Corruption: Obama and His Team of Tax Cheats, Crooks, and Cronies, by Michelle Malkin. President Obama and his team of tax cheats, petty crooks, influence peddlers and Wall Street cronies.

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 In the President’s Secret Service: Behind the Scenes with Agents in the Line of Fire and the Presidents They Protect, by Ronald Kessler. Agents and the presidents they protect.

4 Strength in What Remains, by Tracy Kidder. A medical student survives civil war and genocide in Burundi, and, after a difficult beginning, flourishes in the United States.

5 Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen, by Christopher McDougall. Secrets of distance running from a Mexican Indian tribe.

6 A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity, by Bill O’Reilly. The Fox News commentator on his upbringing and career.

7 Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto, by Mark R. Levin. A conservative manifesto from a talk-show host and president of Landmark Legal Foundation.

8 Catastrophe, by Dick Morris and Eileen McGann. Stopping President Obama before he transforms America into a socialist state and destroys the health care system.

9 The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care, by T. R. Reid. How other industrialized democracies provide health care for all at a reasonable cost.

10 NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children, by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman. A report on recent research that challenges the conventional wisdom about child-rearing.