22 Bestselling Nonfiction Books for May/June - 2011

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#3

Book cover of The Vixen Diaries by Karrine Steffans

The Vixen Diaries

by Karrine Steffans

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#4

Book cover of Fail Up: 20 Lessons on Building Success from Failure by Tavis Smiley

Fail Up

by Tavis Smiley

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#19

Book cover of The Next American Century: How The U.S. Can Thrive As Other Powers Rise by Nina Hachigian and Mona Sutphen

The Next American Century

by Nina Hachigian and Mona Sutphen

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#24

Book cover of Def Jam, Inc. : Russell Simmons, Rick Rubin, and the Extraordinary Story of the World’s Most Influential Hip-Hop Label by Stacy Gueraseva

Def Jam, Inc.

by Stacy Gueraseva

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*For a few years, we actively boycotted Amazon but have discontinued this practice, as many of our authors have made their books exclusively available from Amazon. While we discourage giving Amazon the exclusive right to sell a book, we do not want this to be a reason to exclude an author from our site. Amazon also has an effective monopoly on eBooks and out-of-print books, which we highlight on this site.


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