New York Times’ Top Ten Non Fiction Books, December 5th, 2008

by Ken Valenzuela, BeALeader.Net's Chief Editor

According to the New York Times, this is the top 10 Non fiction book list on HARDCOVER. This week entering on spot 10 of the list THE ASCENT OF MONEY by Niall Ferguson.

1 OUTLIERS: The Story of Success, by Malcolm Gladwell. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) 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.”

2 AMERICAN LION, by Jon Meacham. (Random House, $30.) Andrew Jackson, the seventh president, in the White House, by the editor of Newsweek.

3 DEWEY, by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter. (Grand Central, $19.99.) The kitten left freezing in the returned-book slot of an Iowa public library and his rise to fame.

4 DO THE RIGHT THING: Inside the Movement That’s Bringing Common Sense Back to America, by Mike Huckabee. (Sentinel, $25.95.) A campaign memoir and statement of principles from the former Republican presidential aspirant.

5 TOO FAT TO FISH, by Artie Lange with Anthony Bozza. (Spiegel & Grau, $24.95.) Humorous memories from the comedian, a member of the cast of “The Howard Stern Show.”

6 HOT, FLAT AND CROWDED: Why We Need a Green Revolution–and How It Can Renew America, by Thomas L. Friedman. (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $27.95.) How a green revolution can renew America, by the New York Times columnist.

7 WHY WE SUCK: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid, by Denis Leary. (Viking, $26.95.) Sardonic essays from the actor and comedian, currently the co-creator and star of the TV series “Rescue Me.”

8 A BOLD FRESH PIECE OF HUMANITY, by Bill O’Reilly. (Broadway, $26.) The Fox News commentator on his upbringing and career.

9 THE SNOWBALL, by Alice Schroeder. (Bantam, $35.) The life of Warren Buffett.

10 THE ASCENT OF MONEY: A Financial History of the World, by Niall Ferguson. (Penguin Press, $29.95.) A financial history of the world, stressing the link between politics and economics.




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