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These titles were the most popular nonfiction books for adults at Chicago Public Library during the month of May 2013.

The warmth of other suns : the epic story of America's great migration /
Wilkerson, Isabel.

1

Let's explore diabetes with owls /
Sedaris, David.

2

Lean in : women, work, and the will to lead /
Sandberg, Sheryl.

3

Cooked : a natural history of transformation /
Pollan, Michael.

4

Gulp : adventures on the alimentary canal /
Roach, Mary.

5

The third coast : when Chicago built the American dream /
Dyja, Tom.

6

Behind the beautiful forevers : [life, death, and hope in a Mumbai undercity] /
Boo, Katherine.

7

Bossypants /
Fey, Tina, 1970-

8

After visiting friends : a son's story /
Hainey, Michael, 1964-

9

Salt, sugar, fat : how the food giants hooked us /
Moss, Michael, 1955-

10

SHRED : the revolutionary diet : 6 weeks, 4 inches, 2 sizes /
Smith, Ian, 1969-

11

Quiet : the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking /
Cain, Susan.

12

The devil in the white city : murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America /
Larson, Erik.

13

Wild : from lost to found on the Pacific Crest Trail /
Strayed, Cheryl, 1968-

14

Proof of heaven : a neurosurgeon's journey into the afterlife /
Alexander, Eben.

15

First son : the biography of Richard M. Daley /
Koeneman, Keith.

16

Is everyone hanging out without me? (and other concerns) /
Kaling, Mindy.

17

It's all good : delicious, easy recipes that will make you look good and feel great /
Paltrow, Gwyneth, 1972-

18

Life code : the new rules for winning in the real world /
McGraw, Phillip C., 1950-

19

Vb6 /
Bittman, Mark.

20

Brothers Emanuel : a memoir /
Emanuel, Ezekiel J., 1957-

21

My beloved world /
Sotomayor, Sonia, 1954-

22

In the garden of beasts : love, terror, and an American family in Hitler's Berlin /
Larson, Erik.

23

The signal and the noise : why so many predictions fail-- but some don't /
Silver, Nate, 1978-

24

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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