Best-selling nonfiction
By The Los Angeles Times
(MCT)

1. “Game Change,” by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin (Harper: $27.99) An insider’s explanation of how the drama of the U.S. presidential campaign of 2008 unfolded.
2. “Committed,” by Elizabeth Gilbert (Viking: $26.95) After being forced to wed, the author tackles her fears of marriage by delving into the history and background of the institution.
3. “Stones Into Schools,” by Greg Mortenson (Viking: $26.95) The author’s continued struggle to establish schools for girls in Afghanistan in this sequel to “Three Cups of Tea.”
4. “Just Kids,” by Patti Smith (Ecco: $27) A memoir of the singer’s relationship and early days with artist Robert Mapplethorpe.
5. “Outliers,” by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown: $27.99) An exploration of the background of high achievers.
6. “Star,” by Peter Biskind (Simon & Schuster: $30) An intimate biography of Hollywood’s leading ladies’ man, Warren Beatty.
7. “Open,” by Andre Agassi (Knopf: $28.95) The tennis star’s memoir and personal odyssey of a lost childhood, drug use and comebacks.
8. “Have a Little Faith,” by Mitch Albom (Hyperion: $23.99) Albom’s observations of a rabbi and a pastor on an eight-year journey of faith.
9. “What the Dog Saw,” by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown: $27.99) A collection of the author’s writings of everyday and extraordinary people.
10. “Lit,” by Mary Karr (Harper: $25.99) The author’s descent into alcoholism and recovery.