1. A MILLION LITTLE PIECES
by James Frey
Anchor
A memoir by a man who was an alcoholic for 10 years and a crack addict for three.
2. COLLAPSE
by Jared Diamond
Penguin
A historical investigation into why some societies succeed while others fail.
3. IN COLD BLOOD
by Truman Capote
Vintage
A savage murder in Kansas in 1959 and its consequences.
4. THREE WEEKS WITH MY BROTHER
by Nicholas Sparks and Micah Sparks
Warner
The novelist and his sibling describe their trip around the world.
5. THE TIPPING POINT
by Malcolm Gladwell
Back Bay/Little, Brown
A journalist's study of social
epidemics, otherwise known as fads.
6. THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY
by Erik Larson
Vintage
A great architect and a serial killer, linked by the Chicago World's Fair of 1893.
7. TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE
by Mitch Albom
Broadway, Anchor
The author tells of his visits to his old college mentor, who was near death's door.
8. GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL
by Jared Diamond
Norton
An argument that Western
dominance is a result of geographical advantages.
9. MAGICAL THINKING
by Augusten Burroughs
Picador/St. Martin's Press
Life after rehab, from the author of Running With Scissors.
10. WHEN WILL JESUS BRING THE PORK CHOPS?
by George Carlin
Hyperion
Another volume of observations and opinions from the stand-up comedian.
11. WORTH MORE DEAD
by Ann Rule
Pocket Books
Five true-crime cases, including the long-unsolved killing of a former Marine's estranged wife.
12. THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE OFFICIAL ILLUSTRATED MOVIE COMPANION
by Perry Moore
HarperSanFrancisco
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the movie.
13. NICKEL AND DIMED
by Barbara Ehrenreich
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