These titles were the most popular nonfiction books for adults, in order by rank, at Chicago Public Library from March 16th, 2012 to May 15th, 2012.
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Steve Jobs /
Isaacson, Walter.
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Is everyone hanging out without me? (and other concerns) /
Kaling, Mindy.
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Act like a lady, think like a man : what men really think about love, relationships, intimacy, and c
Harvey, Steve, 1956-
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Bossypants /
Fey, Tina, 1970-
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In the garden of beasts : love, terror, and an American family in Hitler's Berlin /
Larson, Erik.
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Imagine : how creativity works /
Lehrer, Jonah.
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Unbroken : a World War II story of survival, resilience, and redemption /
Hillenbrand, Laura.
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The power of habit : why we do what we do in life and in business /
Duhigg, Charles.
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Quiet : the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking /
Cain, Susan.
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Behind the beautiful forevers : [life, death, and hope in a Mumbai undercity] /
Boo, Katherine.
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The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks /
Skloot, Rebecca, 1972-
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Thinking, fast and slow /
Kahneman, Daniel, 1934-
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The devil in the white city : murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America /
Larson, Erik.
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The Chicago Crime Commission gang book : a detailed overview of street gangs in the Chicago metropol
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Drift : the unmooring of American military power /
Maddow, Rachel.
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The new Jim Crow : mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness /
Alexander, Michelle.
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The end of illness /
Agus, David, 1965-
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The blood sugar solution : the ultrahealthy program for losing weight, preventing disease, and feeli
Hyman, Mark, 1959-
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MWF seeking BFF : my yearlong search for a new best friend /
Bertsche, Rachel.
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Bringing up bébé : one American mother discovers the wisdom of French parenting /
Druckerman, Pamela.
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Killing Lincoln : the shocking assassination that changed America forever /
O'Reilly, Bill.
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The warmth of other suns : the epic story of America's great migration /
Wilkerson, Isabel.
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Straight talk, no chaser : how to find, keep, and understand a man /
Harvey, Steve, 1956-
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Drop dead healthy : one man's humble quest for bodily perfection /
Jacobs, A. J., 1968-
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Catherine the Great : portrait of a woman /
Massie, Robert K., 1929-
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