Hardcover nonfiction bestsellers, week of Feb. 17

1. This Republic of Suffering
By Drew Gilpin Faust. Knopf.
2. In Defense of Food
By Michael Pollan. Penguin.
3. Blessed Unrest
By Paul Hawken. Viking.
4. Artscience
By David Edwards. Harvard.
5. Sit, Ubu, Sit
By Gary David Goldberg. Harmony.
6. God’s Crucible
By David Levering Lewis. Norton.
7. Comfortably Numb
By Charles Barber. Pantheon.
8. The Art of Simple Food
By Alice Waters. Clarkson Potter.
9. I Am America (And So Can You!)
By Stephen Colbert. Grand Central.
10. Students for a Democratic Society
By Harvey Pekar. Hill & Wang.

Source: Boston area bookstores

1. This Republic of Suffering
By Drew Gilpin Faust. Knopf.
2. In Defense of Food
By Michael Pollan. Penguin.
3. Blessed Unrest
By Paul Hawken. Viking.
4. Artscience
By David Edwards. Harvard.
5. Sit, Ubu, Sit
By Gary David Goldberg. Harmony.