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NY Times #1 Bestsellers - Nonfiction 2000-2005 PDF  | Print |  E-mail
Wednesday, 23 December 2009 17:06

Here's a reading list comprised of the nonfiction titles that have made it to the #1 spot on the New York Times Bestseller list. This page covers the years 2000 - 2005. The books that are owned by the library have the call number listed. (Note: This list may not be fully complete as some titles may have been omitted.)

For more New York Times Bestseller centered reading lists check out:
New York Times #1 Bestsellers - Fiction - 2000-2005
New York Times #1 Bestsellers - Fiction - 2006-2008
New York Times #1 Bestsellers - Fiction - 2009
New York Times #1 Bestsellers - Non-Fiction - 2000-2005
New York Times #1 Bestsellers - Non-Fiction - 2006-2008
New York Times #1 Bestsellers - Non-Fiction - 2009

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2000 New York Times #1 Bestsellers Nonfiction
Title
Author(s)
Date of #1 Ranking
Library Owns / Call #
The Rock Says
The Rock with Joe Layden Jan 30, 2000 N/A
Flags of Our Fathers
James Bradley with Ron Powers Jun 11, 2000 940.5426 Bra
The Day John Died
Christopher Andersen Jul 30, 2000 N/A
Life On the Other Side
Sylvia Browne with Lindsay Harrison Aug 6, 2000 N/A
It's Not About the Bike
Lance Armstrong with Sally Jenkins Aug 13, 2000 Bio - Armstrong, L.
Nothing Like It in the World
Stephen E. Ambrose Sep 12, 2000 N/A
The Beatles Anthology
The Beatles Oct 22, 2000 782.421660922 Bea
The O'Reilly Factor
Bill O'Reilly Nov 12, 2000 973.929 Ore
2001 New York Times #1 Bestsellers Nonfiction
Title
Author(s)
Date of #1 Ranking
Library Owns / Call #
An Hour Before Daylight
Jimmy Carter Jan 28, 2001 Bio - Carter, J.
Ice Bound
Jerry Nielseni with Maryanne Vollers Feb 18, 2001 N/A
Longaberger
Dave Longaberger Mar 25, 2001 338.7617464 Lon
Seabiscuit
Laura Hillenbrand Apr 8, 2001 798.4 Hil
Napalm and Silly Putty
George Carlin May 20, 2001 818.5402 Car
Foley is Good
Mick Foley May 27, 2001 N/A
John Adams
David McCoullough Jun 10, 2001 Bio - Adams, J.
The Wild Blue
Stephen E. Ambrose Sep 9, 2001 N/A
Jack: Straight From the Gut
Jack Welch with John A. Byrne Sep 30, 2001 Bio - Welch, J.
Germs
Judith Miller Oct 28, 2001 N/A
The No Spin Zone
Bill O'Reilly Nov 11, 2001 N/A
One Nation
Editors of Life Magazine Dec 16, 2001 N/A
2002 New York Times #1 Bestsellers Nonfiction
Title
Author(s)
Date of #1 Ranking
Library Owns / Call #
Bias
Bernard Goldberg Jan 20, 2002 302.23 Gol
Shadow Warriors
Tom Clancy with Carl Stiner and Tony Koltz Feb 24, 2002 356.16 Cla
Stupid White Men
Michael Moore Mar 24, 2002 973.931 Moo
Lucky Man
Michael J. Fox Apr 21, 2002 Bio - Fox, M.
Master of the Senate
Robert A. Caro May 19, 2002 Bio - Johnson, L.
American Son
Richard Blow Jun 2, 2002 Bio - Kennedy, J.
A Mind at a Time
Mel Levine Jun 9, 2002 N/A
The Right Words at the Right Time
Marlo Thomas Jun 16, 2002 170.44 Tho
You Cannot Be Serious
John McEnroe with James Kaplan Jun 30, 2002 Bio - McEnroe, J.
Slander
Ann Coulter Jul 14, 2002 N/A
Let's Roll
Lisa Beamer with Jen Abraham Sep 8, 2002 973.930192 Bea
Leadership
Rudolph Guiliani with Ken Kurson Oct 20, 2002 658.4094 Giu
Journals
Kurt Cobain Nov 24, 2002 N/A
Portrait of a Killer
Patricia Cornwell Dec 1, 2002 364.1523092 Cor
Bush at War
Bob Woodward Dec 15, 2002 973.931 Woo
2003 New York Times #1 Bestsellers Nonfiction
Title
Author(s)
Date of #1 Ranking
Library Owns / Call #
The Savage Nation
Michael Savage Feb 2, 2003 306.0973 Sav
What Should I Do With My Life?
Po Bronson Feb 16, 2003 170.44 Bro
The Devil In the White City
Erik Larson Mar 23, 2003 364.1523 Lar
Leap of Faith
Queen Noor Apr 13, 2003 Bio - Noor, Queen
An Unfinished Life
Robert Dallek Jun 1, 2003 Bio - Kennedy, J.
Living History
Hillary Rodham Clinton Jun 29, 2003 Bio - Clinton, H.
Kate Remembered
Scott A. Berg Aug 3, 2003 Bio - Hepburn, K.
Lies (And the Lying Liars Who Tell Them)
Al Franken Sep 7, 2003 817 Fra
Who's Looking Out For You?
Bill O'Reilly Oct 12, 2003 N/A
Dude, Where's My Country?
Michael Moore Oct 26, 2003 320.97309 Moo
A Royal Duty
Paul Burrell Nov 16, 2003 N/A
I Am a Soldier, Too: The Jessica Lynch Story
Rick Bragg Nov 30, 2003 Bio - Lynch, J.
2004 New York Times #1 Bestsellers Nonfiction
Title
Author(s)
Date of #1 Ranking
Library Owns / Call #
My Prison Without Bars
Pete Rose with Rick Hill Jan 25, 2004 N/A
The Price of Loyalty
Ron Suskind Feb 1, 2004 973.931 Sus
Deliver Us From Evil
Sean Hannity Mar 7, 2004 N/A
Against All Enemies
Richard A. Clarke Apr 11, 2004 363.32 Cla
Plan of Attack
Bob Woodward May 9, 2004 973.931 Woo
Eats, Shoots and Leaves
Lynne Truss May 3 0, 2004 428.2 Tru
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
David Sedaris Jun 20, 2004 N/A
Big Russ and Me
Tim Russert Jul 4, 2004 Bio - Russert, T.
My Life
Bill Clinton Jul 11, 2004 Bio - Clinton, B.
American Soldier
Tommy Franks with Malcolm McConnell Aug 22, 2004 N/A
Unfit for Command
John E. O'Neill and Jerome R. Corsi Sep 5, 2004 973.931 One
The Family
Kitty Kelley Oct 3, 2004 B-Coll - Kelley, K.
America (The Book)
Jon Stewart, Ben Karlin and David Javerbaum Oct 10, 2004 N/A
2005 New York Times #1 Bestsellers Nonfiction
Title
Author(s)
Date of #1 Ranking
Library Owns / Call #
Witness
Amber Frey Jan 23, 2005 N/A
Blink
Malcolm Gladwell Feb 6, 2005 153.44 Gla
Juiced
Jose Canseco Mar 6, 2005 N/A
Blood Brother
Anne Bird Mar 20, 2005 N/A
A Deadly Game
Catherine Crier with Cole Thompson Apr 3, 2005 N/A
My Life So Far
Jane Fonda Apr 24, 2005 Bio - Fonda, J.
The World Is Flat
Thomas L. Friedman May 15, 2005 303.48 Fri
On Bullshit
Harry G. Frankfurt Jun 5, 2005 177.3 Fra
1776
David McCoullough Jun 12, 2005 973.3 Mcc
The Fairtax Book
Neal Boortz and John Linder Aug 21, 2005 N/A
The City of Falling Angels
John Berendt Oct 16, 2005 945.31 Ber
The Truth (With Jokes)
Al Franken Nov 13, 2005 973.931 Fra
Our Endangered Values
Jimmy Carter Nov 20, 2005 306.0973 Car
Teacher Man
Frank McCourt Dec 4, 2005 Bio - McCourt, F.