New York Times Non-Fiction Bestsellers of 2008
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This is a list of adult non-fiction
books that topped The New York Times Non-Fiction Best Seller list in 2008.
Non-fiction
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books that topped The New York Times Non-Fiction Best Seller list in 2008.
| Date | Book | Author | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 6 | I Am America (And So Can You!) I Am America (And So Can You!) I Am America is a 2007 satirical bestseller book by American comedian Stephen Colbert and the writers of The Colbert Report. It was released on October 9, 2007, with the audiobook edition released several days earlier. The book is loosely structured around the fictional life story of Stephen... |
Stephen Colbert Stephen Colbert Stephen Tyrone Colbert is an American political satirist, writer, comedian, television host, and actor. He is the host of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report, a satirical news show in which Colbert portrays a caricatured version of conservative political pundits.Colbert originally studied to be an... |
Grand Central Hachette Book Group USA Hachette Book Group is a publishing company owned by Hachette Livre, the largest publishing company in France, and the second largest publisher in the world. Hachette Livre is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lagardère Group. HBG was formed when Hachette Livre purchased the Time Warner Book Group from... |
| January 13 | I Am America (And So Can You!) | Stephen Colbert | Grand Central |
| January 20 | In Defense of Food In Defense of Food In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto is a 2008 book by journalist and activist Michael Pollan. It was number one on the New York Times Non-Fiction Best Seller List for six weeks. The book grew out of Pollan's 2007 essay Unhappy Meals published in the New York Times Magazine... |
Michael Pollan Michael Pollan Michael Pollan is an American author, journalist, activist, and professor of journalism at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. A 2006 New York Times book review describes him as a "liberal foodie intellectual."... |
Penguin Press Penguin Group The Penguin Group is a trade book publisher, the largest in the world , having overtaken Random House in 2009. The Penguin Group is the name of the incorporated division of parent Pearson PLC that oversees these publishing operations... |
| January 27 | In Defense of Food | Michael Pollan | Penguin Press |
| February 3 | Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography is a biography of actor Tom Cruise, written by Andrew Morton. The book was published in the United States in hardcover format on January 15, 2008 by St. Martin's Press, with a first printing of 400,000 copies, and an audio format on five CDs by Macmillan Audio... |
Andrew Morton Andrew Morton (writer) Andrew David Morton is a former British Fleet Street journalist, a notable writer and biographer.Before moving into a career in journalism, he attended grammar school, then studied history at the University of Sussex.... |
St. Martin's St. Martin's Press St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in the Flatiron Building in New York City. Currently, St. Martin's Press is one of the United States' largest publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under eight imprints, which include St. Martin's Press , St... |
| February 10 | In Defense of Food | Michael Pollan | Penguin Press |
| February 17 | In Defense of Food | Michael Pollan | Penguin Press |
| February 24 | In Defense of Food | Michael Pollan | Penguin Press |
| March 2 | In Defense of Food | Michael Pollan | Penguin Press |
| March 9 | Liberal Fascism Liberal Fascism Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning is a bestselling book on the origins and nature of fascist movements by Jonah Goldberg, a conservative syndicated columnist and the editor-at-large of National Review Online... |
Jonah Goldberg Jonah Goldberg Jonah Jacob Goldberg is an American conservative syndicated columnist and author. Goldberg is known for his contributions on politics and culture to , of which he is editor-at-large... |
Doubleday |
| March 16 | Losing It Losing It Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time is the best-selling autobiography of actress Valerie Bertinelli released on February 25, 2008, by Free Press.... |
Valerie Bertinelli Valerie Bertinelli Valerie Anne Bertinelli is an American actress, best known for her roles as Barbara Cooper Royer on the television series One Day at a Time , Gloria on the television series Touched by an Angel and Melanie Moretti on the sitcom Hot in Cleveland .- Early years :Bertinelli was born in Wilmington,... |
Free Press Free Press (publisher) Free Press is a book publishing imprint of Simon and Schuster. It was founded by Jeremiah Kaplan and Charles Liebman in 1947 and was devoted to sociology and religion titles. It was headquartered in Glencoe, Illinois, where it was known as The Free Press of Glencoe... |
| March 23 | Losing It | Valerie Bertinelli | Free Press |
| March 30 | Losing It | Valerie Bertinelli | Free Press |
| April 6 | Beautiful Boy Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction is a best-selling memoir by David Sheff that describes how his family dealt with his son Nic's methamphetamine addiction. It was published by Houghton Mifflin on April 26 2008. The book grew out of the article "My Addicted Son" that... |
David Sheff David Sheff David Sheff is an American author of the New York Times best-selling memoir Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction. In 2009, Sheff was included in the Time Magazine Time 100, The World's Most Influential People, and Beautiful Boy was named the best nonfiction book of the year... |
Houghton Mifflin |
| April 13 | Mistaken Identity Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope is a best-selling non-fiction book describing a case where the identities of two young women were confused after a car crash. It was published by Howard Books on March 25 2008. The book lists its authors as Don and Susie Van Ryn;... |
Don and Susie Van Ryn and Newell, Colleen and Whitney Cerak, with Mark Tabb | Howard |
| April 20 | Mistaken Identity | Don and Susie Van Ryn and Newell, Colleen and Whitney Cerak, with Mark Tabb | Howard |
| April 27 | Home Home: A Memoir of My Early Years Home: A Memoir of My Early Years is a best-selling memoir written by Julie Andrews. It was published on April 1, 2008 by Hyperion.Home tells the story of Julie Andrews' life up until 1963, when she left England for Hollywood to shoot Mary Poppins and is intended as part one of a two part memoir... |
Julie Andrews Julie Andrews Dame Julia Elizabeth Andrews, DBE is an English film and stage actress, singer, and author. She is the recipient of Golden Globe, Emmy, Grammy, BAFTA, People's Choice Award, Theatre World Award, Screen Actors Guild and Academy Award honors... |
Hyperion |
| May 4 | Beautiful Boy | David Sheff | Houghton Mifflin |
| May 11 | Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea is a 2008 best-selling book by Chelsea Handler that was released on April 22 by Simon Spotlight Entertainment, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. The book is a collection of humorous and mostly autobiographical essays about her life... |
Chelsea Handler Chelsea Handler Chelsea Joy Handler is an American stand-up comedian, humorist, television host, actress, model and best-selling author. She currently hosts a late-night talk show titled, Chelsea Lately on the E! Cable Television Network. In 2009 she won a Bravo A-List Award... |
Simon Spotlight |
| May 18 | The Revolution: A Manifesto The Revolution: A Manifesto The Revolution: A Manifesto is a New York Times #1 best seller by Republican U.S. Congressman Ron Paul. According to Paul, the book is based on written notes during his 2008 presidential campaign.... |
Ron Paul Ron Paul Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes... |
Grand Central |
| May 25 | Audition: A Memoir Audition: A Memoir Audition: A Memoir is a 2008 best-selling autobiography by American journalist and television personality Barbara Walters. The book was published May 6, 2008 by Knopf. Audition provides a relatively full autobiography of Walters, spanning from her childhood to recent interviews. Walters discusses... |
Barbara Walters Barbara Walters Barbara Jill Walters is an American broadcast journalist, author, and television personality. She has hosted morning television shows , the television newsmagazine , former co-anchor of the ABC Evening News, and current contributor to ABC News.Walters was first known as a popular TV morning news... |
Knopf Alfred A. Knopf Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. is a New York publishing house, founded by Alfred A. Knopf, Sr. in 1915. It was acquired by Random House in 1960 and is now part of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group at Random House. The publishing house is known for its borzoi trademark , which was designed by co-founder... |
| June 1 | Audition | Barbara Walters | Knopf |
| June 8 | Audition | Barbara Walters | Knopf |
| June 15 | What Happened What Happened What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception is the #1 New York Times bestseller of Scott McClellan, who served as White House Press Secretary from 2003 until 2006 under President George W. Bush. The book was scheduled to be released on June 2, 2008; however,... |
Scott McClellan Scott McClellan Scott McClellan is a former White House Press Secretary for President George W. Bush, and author of a controversial No. 1 New York Times bestseller about the Bush Administration titled What Happened. He replaced Ari Fleischer as press secretary in July 2003 and served until May 10, 2006... |
PublicAffairs PublicAffairs PublicAffairs is an imprint of the Perseus Books Group, an American book publishing company located in New York City. From PublicAffairs' web site:... |
| June 22 | When You Are Engulfed in Flames When You Are Engulfed in Flames When You Are Engulfed in Flames is a collection of essays by bestselling American humorist David Sedaris. It was released on June 3, 2008.-Synopsis:... |
David Sedaris David Sedaris David Sedaris is a Grammy Award-nominated American humorist, writer, comedian, bestselling author, and radio contributor.... |
Little, Brown Little, Brown and Company Little, Brown and Company is a publishing house established by Charles Coffin Little and his partner, James Brown. Since 2006 it has been a constituent unit of Hachette Book Group USA.-19th century:... |
| June 29 | When You Are Engulfed in Flames | David Sedaris | Little, Brown |
| July 6 | When You Are Engulfed in Flames | David Sedaris | Little, Brown |
| July 13 | When You Are Engulfed in Flames | David Sedaris | Little, Brown |
| July 20 | When You Are Engulfed in Flames | David Sedaris | Little, Brown |
| July 27 | When You Are Engulfed in Flames | David Sedaris | Little, Brown |
| August 3 | When You Are Engulfed in Flames | David Sedaris | Little, Brown |
| August 10 | When You Are Engulfed in Flames | David Sedaris | Little, Brown |
| August 17 | The Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality The Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality The Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality is a controversial bestselling book by Jerome Corsi intended by its author to oppose Barack Obama's candidacy for President of the United States. The book alleges Obama's "extreme leftism", "extensive connections with Islam and radical... |
Jerome R. Corsi Jerome Corsi Jerome Robert Corsi is an American author, political commentator and conspiracy theorist best known for his two New York Times bestselling books: The Obama Nation and Unfit for Command... |
Threshold Editions Threshold Editions Threshold Editions is an imprint of Simon & Schuster — the publishing division of CBS Corporation — specializing in conservative non-fiction. Louise Burke is the publisher, Anthony Ziccardi is the deputy publisher, and the imprint's senior editors include Mitchell Ivers, Kathy Sagan,... |
| August 24 | The Obama Nation | Jerome R. Corsi | Threshold Editions |
| August 31 | The Obama Nation | Jerome R. Corsi | Threshold Editions |
| September 7 | The Obama Nation | Jerome R. Corsi | Threshold Editions |
| September 14 | sTORI Telling STORI Telling sTORI Telling is a 2008 book by Tori Spelling and Hilary Liftin. Published in March, by September it had risen to #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list for hardcover non-fiction books... |
Tori Spelling Tori Spelling Victoria Davey "Tori" Spelling is an American actress. Spelling became known in the early 1990s for her role as Donna Martin on Beverly Hills, 90210. Spelling then had roles in a string of made-for-television films, such as A Friend to Die For and Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?... with Hilary Liftin |
Simon Spotlight |
| September 21 | sTORI Telling | Tori Spelling with Hilary Liftin | Simon Spotlight |
| September 28 | Hot, Flat, and Crowded Hot, Flat, and Crowded Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution—And How It Can Renew America is a book by New York Times Foreign Affairs columnist Thomas Friedman, proposing that the solutions to global warming and the best method to regain the United States' economic and political stature in the world is... |
Thomas L. Friedman Thomas Friedman Thomas Lauren Friedman is an American journalist, columnist and author. He writes a twice-weekly column for The New York Times. He has written extensively on foreign affairs including global trade, the Middle East, and environmental issues and has won the Pulitzer Prize three times.-Personal... |
Farrar, Straus and Giroux Farrar, Straus and Giroux Farrar, Straus and Giroux is an American book publishing company, founded in 1946 by Roger W. Straus, Jr. and John C. Farrar. Known primarily as Farrar, Straus in its first decade of existence, the company was renamed several times, including Farrar, Straus and Young and Farrar, Straus and Cudahy... |
| November 30 | Too Fat to Fish Too Fat to Fish Too Fat to Fish is a collection of memoirs by American comedian, radio personality and actor Artie Lange. Published by Spiegel & Grau on November 11, 2008, the book is co-written by journalist Anthony Bozza. Lange dedicated the book to radio personality Howard Stern, who also writes its foreword... |
Artie Lange Artie Lange Arthur Steven "Artie" Lange, Jr. is an American actor, comedian and radio personality best known for his tenures with the The Howard Stern Show and the comedy sketch series MADtv.... with Anthony Bozza Anthony Bozza Anthony Bozza is a New York City-based author and journalist who is most famous for his writing in Rolling Stone. Bozza is also well-known for his bestselling books on musicians which include rapper Eminem and hard rock band AC/DC as well as his work as co-author on the autobiographies of artists... |
Spiegel & Grau |