The five best-selling nonfiction hardbacks as measured by placement on four leading lists as of May 6
The five best-selling hardback novels as measured by placement on four leading lists as of April 22
Two manuals for young girls: One markets feminism, lesbianism, and abortion to 10-year-olds; the other tells the story of a daughter who stood by her embattled father
A professional wrestler takes off his mask
A lesson from 1900 for the scientists of 2000
A young, homeschooled intellectual worries about the current culture of irony
Chimp expert Jane Goodall's spiritual autobiography shows the limits of science alone
Historians who make up things lose credibility
Bestseller is interesting, but still poison
The success of a huge bestseller shows American concerns about this life but little regard for the next
