There are 180 books in the New York Times Nonfiction Best Sellers 2011 list. Here are the 30 books ranked from 91 to 120.
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91. Being George Washington
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by: Glenn Beck , Kevin Balfe Release date: Nov 22, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
How Washington turned himself into the indispensable (if imperfect) man.
92. Miracle Of Freedom
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by: Chris Stewart , Ted Stewart Release date: Jan 01, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A claim that the outcome of seven historical tipping points assured the freedom and democracy of today.
93. Of Thee I Zing
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by: Laura Ingraham , Raymond Arroyo Release date: Jul 12, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The talk radio host satirizes America’s cultural decline, from muffin tops to body shots.
94. Ghost In The Wires
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by: Kevin Mitnick , William L Simon Release date: Aug 15, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A onetime “most wanted” criminal of cyberspace recounts his exploits.
95. Cocktail Hour Under The Tree Of Forgetfulness
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by: Alex, ra Fuller Release date: Jan 01, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Fuller’s mother is at the center of this memoir set in Africa.
96. My Lucky Life In And Out Of Show Business
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by: Dick Van Dyke Release date: May 03, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A memoir by the comic personality of television and film.
97. Decoded
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by: Jay-Z Release date: Nov 16, 2010 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The hip-hop star leads a narrative journey through his lyrics and his life.
98. Eat, Pray, Love
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by: Elizabeth Gilbert Release date: Jan 30, 2007 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A writer’s journey in search of self takes her to Italy, India and Indonesia.
99. Townie
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by: Andre Dubus III Release date: Feb 23, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
In this memoir, Dubus explores his attachment to violence and his relationship with his famous father.
100. Rawhide Down
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by: Del Quentin Wilber Release date: Mar 15, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
An account of the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan in 1981.
101. The Swerve
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by: Stephen Greenblatt Release date: Jan 01, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A Renaissance book hunter rediscovered Lucretius’ classic “On the Nature of Things” and kept it from disappearing.
102. Rin Tin Tin
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by: Susan Orlean Release date: Sep 27, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The German shepherd’s journey from orphaned puppy to movie star and international celebrity.
103. Liberty Defined
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by: Ron Paul Release date: Apr 19, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The Texas congressman examines 50 controversial issues.
104. Suicide Of A Superpower
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by: Patrick J Buchanan Release date: Oct 18, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
How the death of faith has accelerated American decline.
105. West By West
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by: Jerry West , Jonathan Coleman Release date: Oct 19, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The N.B.A. All-Star reveals his struggles with anger and depression.
106. A Singular Woman
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by: Janny Scott Release date: Jan 03, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A biography of Barack Obama’s late mother, Stanley Ann Dunham, an anthropologist and development consultant, from a former New York Times reporter.
107. The Time Of Our Lives
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by: Tom Brokaw Release date: Jan 01, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
How to revitalize the promise of the American dream, based on stories of Americans who are making a difference.
108. Kris Jenner…And All Things Kardashian
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by: Kris Jenner Release date: Nov 01, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The mother and manager of the Kardashians describes her busy life as a parent and producer.
109. Thank You Notes
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by: Jimmy Fallon , the writers of “Late Night” Release date: May 23, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Many things give the TV host opportunities to be grateful.
110. Incognito
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by: David Eagleman Release date: Jan 01, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Probing the depths of the subconscious brain.
111. New New Rules
Weeks on the list: 2
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by: Maher Bill Release date: Jan 01, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Humorous observations on politics and life.
112. Sex On The Moon
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by: Ben Mezrich Release date: Jul 12, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The story of Thad Roberts, a NASA intern who stole a 600-pound safe containing priceless moon rock samples.
113. Auschwitz
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by: Miklos Nyiszli Release date: Apr 01, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
An eyewitness account of the Nazi death camp, written shortly after the war by a doctor who was a prisoner there.
114. Stolen Innocence
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by: Elissa Wall , Lisa Pulitzer Release date: Oct 13, 2009 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The star witness against the polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs describes how he forced her to marry her first cousin when she was 14.
115. Willpower
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by: Roy F Baumeister , John Tierney Release date: Jan 01, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Baumeister and Tierney set out to revolutionize our understanding of the virtue of self-control.
116. Here Comes Trouble
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by: Michael Moore Release date: Sep 13, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Stories from the life of the provocative filmmaker.
117. Quest
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by: Daniel Yergin Release date: Jan 01, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
How the need for energy — especially, but not only, oil — drives global political and economic change.
118. The Rogue
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by: Joe McGinniss Release date: Jan 01, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
McGinniss moved to Wasilla to report on the career of Sarah Palin.
119. Dear Cary
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by: Dyan Cannon Release date: Sep 20, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Cannon’s memoir discusses her romance with the actor Cary Grant, their glamorous careers and stormy marriage, and his dark family secrets. Originally published in 2011.
120. Bonhoeffer
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by: Eric Metaxas Release date: Aug 29, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German theologian who was hanged for his role in an assassination plot against Hitler.
Last updated on December 18, 2021
