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Chicago Tribune Best Sellers List: Nonfiction | Fiction
Last updated on: January 06, 2009

1


Title: The Last Lecture
Author: Randy Pausch
Summary: "A book based on a lecture about living, given by a university professor who died recently of pancreatic cancer at 47."

2


Title: Outliers
Author: Malcolm Gladwell
Summary: "Gladwell examines patterns of hidden advantages, opportunities and cultural legacies that push successful people ahead of others with potential."

3


Title: Dewey
Author: Vicki Myron
Summary: Dewey the abandoned orange kitten becomes a small-town Iowa public library mascot and touches hearts.

4


Title: American Lion
Author: Jon Meacham
Summary: Biography of Andrew Jackson argues he was the political architect of the modern presidency.

5


Title: The Purpose of Christmas
Author: Rick Warren
Summary: Pastor Rick Warren encourages readers to remember the reason for the season.

6


Title: Too Fat to Fish
Author: Artie Lange
Summary: Howard Stern Show regular talks about his life. Unexpurgated.

7


Title: A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity
Author: Bill O'Reilly
Summary: "The television personality examines the events, people and places that shaped his outlook on life."

8


Title: Multiple Blessings
Author: Jon & Kate Gosselin
Summary: Life with reality TV celebrity couple who are parents of twins plus sextuplets.

9


Title: Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics
Author: Ina Garten
Summary: "Focuses on flavor and Garten's techniques, plus new recipes."

10


Title: Why We Suck
Author: Denis Leary
Summary: "Irreverent Leary says he is holding up a mirror to ""our fat, ugly, lazy American selves."""