Hardcover nonfiction bestsellers, week of March 9

1. This Republic of Suffering
By Drew Gilpin Faust. Knopf.
2. In Defense of Food
By Michael Pollan. Penguin.
3. Beautiful Boy
By David Sheff. Houghton Mifflin.
4. Predictably Irrational
By Dan Ariely. HarperCollins.
5. The Secret
By Rhonda Byrne. Atria.
6. Chasing the Flame
By Samantha Power. Penguin.
7. Losing It
By Valerie Bertinelli. Free Press.
8. The Nine
By Jeffrey Toobin. Doubleday.
9. The Dangerous Book for Boys
By Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden. Collins.
10. Things I’ve Learned From Women Who’ve Dumped Me
Edited by Ben Karlin. Grand Central.

SOURCE: Boston area bookstores

1. This Republic of Suffering
By Drew Gilpin Faust. Knopf.
2. In Defense of Food
By Michael Pollan. Penguin.
3. Beautiful Boy
By David Sheff. Houghton Mifflin.
4. Predictably Irrational
By Dan Ariely. HarperCollins.
5. The Secret
By Rhonda Byrne. Atria.