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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers June 10, 2012
1. The Amateur - by Edward Klein
Publisher: Regnery Publishing, Inc.
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/15/2012
Share <span class=number>1. </span>The Amateur ISBN-13: 9781596987852
 ISBN-10: 1596987855
A journalist argues that President Obama is callow and unable to lead.
2. It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership - by Colin L. Powell with Tony Koltz
Publisher: Harper/HarperCollins Publishers
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/22/2012
Share <span class=number>2. </span>It Worked for Me%3a In Life and Leadership ISBN-13: 9780062135124
 ISBN-10: 0062135120
Rules for effective leadership from the four-star general and former secretary of state.
3. The Passage of Power - by Robert A. Caro
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/01/2012
Share <span class=number>3. </span>The Passage of Power ISBN-13: 9780679405078
 ISBN-10: 0679405070
From 1958 through the Kennedy assassination; the 4th volume of The Years of Lyndon Johnson.
4. Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever - by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
Publisher: Henry Holt
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/27/2011
Share <span class=number>4.</span> Killing Lincoln%3a The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever ISBN-13: 9780805093070
 ISBN-10: 0805093079
The host of The O'Reilly Factor recounts the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
5. My Cross to Bear - by Gregg Allman with Alan Light
Publisher: William Morrow
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/01/2012
Share <span class=number>5. </span>My Cross to Bear ISBN-13: 9780062112033
 ISBN-10: 0062112031
The musician's memoir.
6. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption - by Laura Hillenbrand
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/16/2010
Share <span class=number>6.</span> Unbroken%3a A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption ISBN-13: 9781400064168
 ISBN-10: 1400064163
An Olympic runner's story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II.
7. The Art of Intelligence: Lessons from a Life in the CIA's Clandestine Service - by Henry A. Crumpton
Publisher: Penguin Press
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/14/2012
Share <span class=number>7. </span>The Art of Intelligence%3a Lessons from a Life in the CIA ISBN-13: 9781594203343
 ISBN-10: 1594203342
The former operations officer who led the C.I.A.'s fight against Al Qaeda in Afghanistan after 9/11 reviews the lessons he learned from his 24-year career.
8. The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do and How to Change It - by Charles Duhigg
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/20/2012
Share <span class=number>8. </span>The Power of Habit%3a Why We Do What We Do and How to Change It ISBN-13: 9781400069286
 ISBN-10: 1400069289
A Times reporter's account of the science behind how we form, and break, habits.
9. Imagine: How Creativity Works - by Jonah Lehrer
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/19/2012
Share <span class=number>9. </span>Imagine%3a How Creativity Works ISBN-13: 9780547386072
 ISBN-10: 0547386079
An account of the science of creativity argues that it is not a gift but a thought process that can be learned.
10. The Real Crash: America's Coming Bankruptcy -- How to Save Yourself and Your Country - by Peter D. Schiff
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/22/2012
Share <span class=number>10. </span>The Real Crash%3a America ISBN-13: 9781250004475
 ISBN-10: 1250004470
An investment broker and frequent Fox News guest argues that America can avoid disaster by declaring bankruptcy, restructuring its debt and drastically cutting spending.
11. Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake - by Anna Quindlen
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/24/2012
Share <span class=number>11. </span>Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake ISBN-13: 9781400069347
 ISBN-10: 1400069343
The journalist and novelist, now nearly 60, looks back at her experiences and those of her generation.
12. Service: A Navy SEAL at War - by Marcus Luttrell with James D. Hornfischer
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/08/2012
Share <span class=number>12. </span>Service%3a A Navy SEAL at War ISBN-13: 9780316185363
 ISBN-10: 0316185361
A Navy SEALs member who was rescued in Afghanistan describes his experience in Iraq.
13. Steve Jobs: A Biography - by Walter Isaacson
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/24/2011
Share <span class=number>13.</span> Steve Jobs%3a A Biography ISBN-13: 9781451648539
 ISBN-10: 1451648537
A biography of the recently deceased entrepreneur.
14. The Presidents Club: Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity - by Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/17/2012
Share <span class=number>14.</span> The Presidents Club%3a Inside the World ISBN-13: 9781439127704
 ISBN-10: 1439127700
Two journalists examine the relationships between sitting presidents and their predecessors.
15. Thinking, Fast and Slow - by Daniel Kahneman
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/25/2011
Share <span class=number>15.</span> Thinking, Fast and Slow ISBN-13: 9780374275631
 ISBN-10: 0374275637
The winner of the Nobel in economic science discusses how we make choices in business and personal life and when we can and cannot trust our intuitions.

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A version of this list appears in the June 10, 2012 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending May 26, 2012.

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