| 2011 | Half Broken Horses, by Jeannette Walls |
| The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls | |
| Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand | |
| A Short History of the United States, by Robert Remini | |
| Transfer of Power, by Vince Flynn | |
| 2010 | The Big Rich, Bryan Burrough |
| Liberty and Tyranny, Mark R. Levin | |
| Six Bits a Day, Elmer Kelton | |
| The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown | |
| America's Prophet: Moses and the American Story, Bruce Feiler | |
| The Help, Kathryn Stockett | |
| Term Limits, Vince Flynn | |
| Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History, S. C. Gwynne | |
| Spoken from the Heart, Laura Bush | |
| Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in the Fight, Karl Rove | |
| Beneath a Marble Sky: A Love Story, John Shors | |
| Abduction, Robin Cook | |
| Prey, Michael Crichton | |
| 2009 | Wild Fire, Nelson DeMille |
| The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Mary ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows | |
| To Hell and Back, Audie Murphy | |
| Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen | |
| Grace, Richard Paul Evans | |
| The Catcher in the Rye, J. D. Salinger | |
| The Pumpkin Rollers, Elmer Kelton | |
| Life Beyond Measure: Letters To My Great Granddaughter, Sidney Poitier | |
| Junction Boys, Jim Dent | |
| Out of Mao's Shadow, Phillip P. Pan | |
| Three Cups of Tea, Mortenson and Relin | |
| Cannery Row, John Steinbeck | |
| Hill Country, Janice Woods Windle | |
| Wild Fire, Nelson DeMille | |
| 2008 | World Without End, Ken Follett |
| The Gift of Fear, Gavin De Becker | |
| Feet Wet: Reflections of a Carrier Pilot, Rear Adm. Paul T. Gillcrist USN (Ret.) |
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| Finding Heroes, Byron Starr | |
| Same Kind of Different As Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together, Ron Hall and Denver Moore | |
Into the Wild, Jan Krakauer |
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A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini |
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In Search of America, Brewster, Jennings |
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My Grandfather's Son: A Memoir, Clarence Thomas |
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| 2007 | Part 2 (Papers of the Adams Family), from |
| Dance Hall of the Dead, Tony Hillerman | |
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When Crickets Cry, Charles Martin |
In the Heart of the Sea, Nathaniel Philbrick |
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My Sister's Keeper, Jodi Picoult |
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Rise and Shine, Ann Quindlen |
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2006 |
In a Sunburned Country, Bill Bryson |
The Worst Hard Time, Timothy Egan |
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The Christmas Scrapbook, Philip Gulley |
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Sky Burial, Xinran |
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The Lincoln Lawyer, Michael Connelly |
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Band of Brothers, Stephen Ambrose |
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The Marker, Robin Cook |
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Paula, Isabella Allende |
Peace Like a River, Leif Enger |
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2005 |
The World Is Flat, Thomas Friedman |
| Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini |
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100 People Who Are Screwing Up America, Bernard Goldberg |
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Deception Point, by Dan Brown |
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Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman, Richard P. Feynman |
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The Confessor, Daniel Silva |
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| The Hornet's Nest, Jimmy Carter |
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| Bush's Brain, James Moore |
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| State of Fear, Michael Crichton |
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| From Beirut to Jerusalem, Thomas L. Friedman |
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2004 |
The DaVinci Code, Dan Brown |
2003 |
The Borderland, Edwin Shrake |
Ciao, America, Beppe Severgnini |
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Catch Me If You Can, Frank Abagnale |
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Flags of Our Fathers, James Bradley |
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Seabiscuit: An American Legend, Laura Hillenbrand |
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Galileo's Daughter, Dava Sobel |
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2002 |
The Money-Whipped Steer-Job Three-Jack Give-Up Artist, Dan Jenkins |
All Elevations Unknown, Sam Lightner |
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The Lexus and the Olive Tree, Thomas Friedman |
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The Wild Blue, Stephen E. Ambrose |
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John Adams, David McCullough |
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Swimming Across, Andrew S. Grove |
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Follow the River, Alexander Thom |
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The Dive From Clausen's Pier, Ann Packer |
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The Christmas Cross, Max Lucado |
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2001 |
The Locket, Richard Paul Evans |
Road Fever, Tim Cahill |