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Hardcover Nonfiction
Number of weeks on the list in parentheses.
1. ARE YOU THERE, VODKA? IT'S ME, CHELSEA by Chelsea Handler (Simon Spotlight, $24.95). Humorous personal essays from the stand-up comedian. (1)
2. ESCAPE by Carolyn Jessop with Laura Palmer (Broadway, $24.95). A former member of a fundamentalist polygamous sect describes her forced marriage to a much older man. (5)
3. HOME by Julie Andrews (Hyperion, $26.95). A memoir of Andrews' early years, from birth to being cast as Mary Poppins. (4)
4. BEAUTIFUL BOY by David Sheff (Houghton Mifflin, $24). A father struggles with his son's meth addiction. (9)
5. MISTAKEN IDENTITY by Don and Susie Van Ryn and Newell, Colleen and Whitney Cerak, with Mark Tabb (Howard, $21.99). The families of two girls whose identities were confused after a 2006 accident describe their experience. (5)
6. LADIES OF LIBERTY by Cokie Roberts (Morrow, $26.95). The influential women of early America. (3)
7. THE REVOLUTION by Ron Paul (Grand Central, $21). A libertarian manifesto from the Texas congressman and Republican presidential candidate. (1)
8. BAD MONEY by Kevin Phillips (Viking, $25.95). How the financial sector has hijacked the American economy, aided by Washington's ruinous faith in the efficiency of markets. (2)
9. ARMAGEDDON IN RETROSPECT by Kurt Vonnegut (Putnam, $24.95). Twelve unpublished writings on war and peace by the novelist, who died in 2007. (4)
10. THE SOLOIST by Steve Lopez (Putnam, $25.95). A columnist for The Los Angeles Times comes upon a homeless musician on Skid Row and sets out to change his life. (1)
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