1 HOT, FLAT, AND CROWDED, by Thomas L. Friedman.

How a green revolution can renew America, by the New York Times columnist.

2 THE WAR WITHIN, by Bob Woodward.

White House debates over the Iraq war.

3 THE LIMITS OF POWER, by Andrew Bacevich.

A retired Army colonel argues that Americans themselves are responsible for the country’s woes.

4 ANGLER, by Barton Gellman.

Dick Cheney’s actions as vice president are explored by the Washington Post reporter.

5 THROUGH THE STORM, by Lynne Spears with Lorilee Craker

Britney Spears’s mother gives her perspective on her family’s perils.

6 STORI TELLING, by Tori Spelling with Hilary Liftin.

The actress’s memoir.

7 BOYS WILL BE BOYS, by Jeff Pearlman.

A chronicle of the Super Bowl-winning Dallas Cowboys of the 1990s.

8 ARE YOU THERE, VODKA? IT’S ME, CHELSEA, by Chelsea Handler.

Humorous personal essays from the stand-up comedian.

9 THE FOREVER WAR, by Dexter Filkins.

A distillation of his work in Iraq and Afghanistan by the New York Times correspondent.

10 FLEECED, by Dick Morris and Eileen McGann.

Americans are fleeced by government, business, labor unions and lobbyists.