After collecting data from 13,000 bookstores, websites and non-traditional book-selling stores, the Daily Beast has rounded up the top reads within 16 U.S. cities. While fiction picks seemed to waver between Dan Brown, Kathryn Stockett, James Patterson and John Grisham, the non-fiction reads offered some surprises. Why are Red Socks-centric Bostonites loving Joe Torre’s
? Who knew funny man Steve Harvey’s relationship advice book
would be taken so seriously? And yes, we’re also extremely irritated with Houston, Cleveland, and Seattle (?!) — all spots where
was number 1.
See how your city’s non-fiction picks fared after the jump.
New York City 1. Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man, Steve Harvey 2. The Yankee Years, Joe Torre 3. Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell
Los Angeles 1. Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man, Steve Harvey 2. Going Rogue: An American Life, Sarah Palin 3. Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto, Mark R. Levin
Chicago 1. Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man, Steve Harvey 2. Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell 3. Have A Little Faith: A True Story, Mitch Albom
Philadelphia 1. Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man, Steve Harvey 2. Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell 3. Have A Little Faith: A True Story, Mitch Albom
SF-SJ-OAK, California 1. Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell 2. Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto, Mark R. Levin 3. Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man, Steve Harvey
Boston 1. True Compass: A Memoir, Edward M. Kennedy 2. Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell 3. Going Rogue: An American Life, Sarah Palin
Dallas 1. Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto, Mark R. Levin 2. Going Rogue: An American Life, Sarah Palin 3. Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man, Steve Harvey
Detroit 1. Have A Little Faith: A True Story, Mitch Albom 2. Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man, Steve Harvey 3. Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto, Mark R. Levin
Washington, D.C. 1. Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man, Steve Harvey 2. Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto, Mark R. Levin 3. Going Rogue: An American Life, Sarah Palin
Houston 1. Going Rogue: An American Life, Sarah Palin 2. Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man, Steve Harvey 3. Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto, Mark R. Levin
Cleveland 1. Going Rogue: An American Life, Sarah Palin 2. Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto, Mark R. Levin 3. Have A Little Faith: A True Story, Mitch Albom
Atlanta 1. Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man, Steve Harvey 2. Living With Confidence in a Chaotic World, David Jeremiah 3. Going Rogue: An American Life, Sarah Palin
Minneapolis 1. StrengthsFinder 2.0, Tom Rath 2. Going Rogue: An American Life, Sarah Palin 3. Have A Little Faith: A True Story, Mitch Albom
Tampa 1. Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man, Steve Harvey 2. Going Rogue: An American Life, Sarah Palin 3. Get Motivated!: Overcome Any Obstacle, Achieve Any Goal, and Accelerate Your Success with Motivational DNA, Tamara Lowe
Seattle 1. Going Rogue: An American Life, Sarah Palin 2. Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell 3. Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto, Mark R. Levin
Miami 1. Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man, Steve Harvey 2. Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell 3. Going Rogue: An American Life, Sarah Palin
What do you make of this list? How does your hometown pan out? Sound off in the comments, and check out the full list here.
