Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, by Steve Harvey

A:      P: Amistad       C: Self Help/Improvement
NYT:      USAT: 26      PW: 24

From the host of the popular "Steve Harvey Morning Show" comes a funny, honest, and foolproof guide for all women that takes them inside the heads of men and shows how men think about love, sex, and commitment.

Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto, by Mark R. Levin

A:      P: Threshold Editions      C: Politics/Government
NYT: 17      USAT: 18      PW: 16

Mark Levin, conservative radio talk show host, launches his defense on the American values and Constitutional values that he hold dear, as liberalism encroaches further. Levin's experience in the Reagan administration and as an attorney are the foundation of his criticism of the New Deal and nearly Democratic policy that has followed.

 

Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell

A: Tina Bennett       P: Little, Brown      C: Self Help/Improvement
NYT: 34      USAT: 34      PW: 35

In this landmark work, the author of Blink and The Tipping Point asks what makes high-achievers different. Brilliant and entertaining, Outliers is a landmark work that will simultaneously delight and illuminate.

Unmasked: The Final Years of Michael Jackson, by Ian Halperin

A:                 P:  Simon Spotlight     C:  Other
NYT:  1     USAT: 2     PW:  1

Conveniently timed, Ian Halperin's investigation into the concerts Michael Jackson had planned for London's 02 Arena and the terrible results the preparation had on his physical and emotional health was bound to be a bestseller, rushed to the stands after Jackson's death.

Master Your Metabolism, by Jillian Michaels and Mariska van Aalst

A:  Andrea Barzvi    P:  Crown     C:  Health/Fitness
NYT:  14             USAT:  14          PW:  14

The strength and life coach from the NBC show “The Biggest Loser” offers shopping lists, shopping advice, recipes and advice to lose weight with the help of your metabolism, instead of in spite of it.

StrengthsFinder 2.0, by Tom Rath

A:                 P: Gallup Press   C: Self Help/Improvement
NYT:        USAT: 101     PW:

Everyone has those moments when they feel like all their skills are going to waste, unappreciated in your own time.  Tom Rath's skills assessment test is in its second form, this time with far more bells and whistles working together to help discover the real skills hidden beneath your dull exterior.

The Last Lecture, by Randy Pausch

A: David Black   P: Hyperion       C: Self Help/Improvement
NYT:        USAT:  68     PW: 66

Based on the extraordinary final lecture by Carnegie Mellon University professor Pausch, given after he discovered he had pancreatic cancer, this moving book goes beyond the now-famous lecture to inspire readers to live each day with purpose and joy.

The Accidental Billionaires, by Ben Mezrich

A: Michael Harriot     P:  Doubleday     C:  Other
NYT:  1     USAT:  2     PW:  1

Like most of Mezrich's books, it can be a little difficult telling what parts omit the "non" from "nonfiction", but regardless, he tells a thrilling story of the founders of Facebook, the hijinks that inspired the site, the creative process, and the thrill of getting rich from their idea.

Bobby and Jackie: A Love Story, by C. David Heymann

A:  Owen Laster/William Morris Agency     P:  Atria     C:  Other
NYT:  1     USAT:   1     PW:  1

The rumors have always been there, but Kennedy expert C. David Heymann takes a deep look into the relationship Robert F. Kennedy and the widowed Jackie Kennedy had between the assassination of John F. Kennedy and the eventual terrible demise of Robert.
The Secret, by Rhonda Byrne

A: The Strothman Agency     P: Atria     C: Self Help/Improvement
NYT: -     USAT:  132      PW: 5

It's the secret.  Get the stuff you want, just by thinking and wishing it true.  It's slightly more complicated than that, but you get the idea.   Plus, Oprah likes it.

Catastrophe, by Dick Morris and Eileen McGann

A:  Writers' Representatives     P:  Harper/HarperCollins    C:  Politics/Government
NYT:  4     USAT:  5     PW:  4

Apparently, Barack Obama is a man to be feared.  You have likely made up your mind about whether that theory is true or not already, so pundit Dick Morris' book is likely to either appeal to you or not, based on that premise.  Morris would like you to act now before it's too late.  The world is at stake.

Horse Soldiers, by Doug Stanton

A:  Sloan Harris/ICM      P:  Scribner          C:  Other
NYT:  10    USAT:  10     PW:  8

Horse Soldiers unearths a previously unpublicized story about Special Forces troops who unconventionally defeated the Taliban in Afghanistan while on horseback and dramatically outnumbered.  After a first round of success, the mission turns nearly impossibly difficult and intense.  The book reads like an improbable action film of the Rambo sort, but Doug Stanton's research and writing ability grounds the tale in reality.

The End Of Overeating, by David Kessler

A:                  P:  Rodale         C:  Health/Fitness
NYT:  11    USAT:  5       PW:  4

Kessler, former commissioner of the Federal Drug Administration, exposes in great detail how the commercial food business (with chain restaurants in the lead) are making their customers fat with hyper-engineered food designed to make those eating it want more and more.  From Panera Bread to Chili's, no one is safe from Kessler analysis and scrutiny, even the lowly Snickers bar (or more appropriately, the designers of the Snickers bar) are trashed for making food that attacks its consumers.

The Beckham Experiment, by Grant Wahl

A:               P:  Crown        C:  Other
NYT:  1         USAT:         PW:

David Beckham's giant contract with the Major League Soccer team, the LA Galaxy, made news across the sports world (even crossing over into the non-sports news world).  It seemed like Beckham's arrival had the possibility to bring soccer into the mainstream.  It wasn't quite that simple.

Mommywood, by Tori Spelling with Hilary Liftin

A:  Trident Media Group  P:  Simon Spotlight    C:  Memoir
NYT:  6         USAT:  6       PW:

Tori Spelling didn't have a normal childhood.  Growing up in a castle with Aaron Spelling would do that to you, but Tori wants to make sure she gives her children as close to a sane upbringing as possible.  Mommywood is a record of Spelling struggle with life on the fringes of celebrity.

The Vixen Manual, by Karrine Steffans

A:               P:  Grand Central       C:  Self Help/Improvement
NYT:            USAT:  4      PW:  1

Karrine "Superhead" Steffans made her name with two tell-all books about her time in the hip-hop world as - not a groupie, exactly - but something of the sort.  Since Steffans clearly knows something about entertaining men, she passes on her advice on the subject here.