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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers January 8, 2012
1. Steve Jobs: A Biography - by Walter Isaacson
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/24/2011
Share <span class=number>1.</span> Steve Jobs%3a A Biography ISBN-13: 9781451648539
ISBN-10: 1451648537
A biography of the recently deceased entrepreneur based on 40 interviews with Jobs conducted over two years.
2. 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>2.</span> Killing Lincoln%3a The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever ISBN-13: 9780805093070
ISBN-10: 0805093079
The commentator looks at the heart-stopping events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
3. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption - by Laura Hillenbrand
Publisher: Random House
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/16/2010
Share <span class=number>3.</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.
4. Through My Eyes - by Tim Tebow with Nathan Whitaker
Publisher: HarperCollins
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/31/2011
Share <span class=number>4.</span> Through My Eyes ISBN-13: 9780062007285
ISBN-10: 0062007289
The Broncos quarterback chronicles his personal and professional course.
5. Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero - by Chris Matthews
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/01/2011
Share <span class=number>5. </span>Jack Kennedy%3a Elusive Hero ISBN-13: 9781451635089
ISBN-10: 1451635087
An admiring portrait.
6. Being George Washington: The Indispensable Man, as You've Never Seen Him - by Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe
Publisher: Threshold Editions/Mercury Radio Arts
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/22/2011
Share <span class=number>6. </span>Being George Washington%3a The Indispensable Man, as You ISBN-13: 9781451659269
ISBN-10: 1451659261
How Washington turned himself into the indispensable (if imperfect) man.
7. Thinking, Fast and Slow - by Daniel Kahneman
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/25/2011
Share <span class=number>7.</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.
8. Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman - by Robert K. Massie
Publisher: Random House
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/08/2011
Share <span class=number>8. </span>Catherine the Great%3a Portrait of a Woman ISBN-13: 9780679456728
ISBN-10: 0679456724
From the author of Nicholas and Alexandra, the life of the minor 18th-century German princess who became Empress of All the Russias.
9. Heaven Is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back - by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/01/2011
Share <span class=number>9. </span>Heaven Is for Real%3a A Little Boy ISBN-13: 9780849948367
ISBN-10: 0849948363
A boy's encounter with Jesus and the angels during an emergency appendectomy.
10. Then Again - by Diane Keaton
Publisher: Random House
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/15/2011
Share <span class=number>10. </span>Then Again ISBN-13: 9781400068784
ISBN-10: 1400068789
The actress uses her mother's diaries as a springboard for the examination of her own life.
11. Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World - by Michael Lewis
Publisher: W.W. Norton
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/03/2011
Share <span class=number>11. </span>Boomerang%3a Travels in the New Third World ISBN-13: 9780393081817
ISBN-10: 0393081818
A look at some of the places -- Greece, Ireland, Iceland -- hardest hit by the recent financial collapse of 2008.
12. In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin - by Erik Larson
Publisher: Crown
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/10/2011
Share <span class=number>12.</span> In the Garden of Beasts%3a Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler ISBN-13: 9780307408846
ISBN-10: 0307408841
William E. Dodd, the U.S. ambassador to Germany, and his daughter, Martha, in 1930s Berlin.
13. Seriously...I'm Kidding - by Ellen DeGeneres
Publisher: Grand Central
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/04/2011
Share <span class=number>13. </span>Seriously...I ISBN-13: 9780446585026
ISBN-10: 0446585025
A collection of humor pieces from the stand-up comedian and talk-show host.
14. Bossypants - by Tina Fey
Publisher: Little, Brown
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/05/2011
Share <span class=number>14.</span> Bossypants ISBN-13: 9780316056861
ISBN-10: 0316056863
A memoir from the creator of 30 Rock.
15. Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy - by Bill Clinton
Publisher: Random House
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/08/2011
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ISBN-10: 0307959759
The former president argues that cooperation between the private sector and government is necessary to restore prosperity.
16. The New New Rules: A Funny Look at How Everybody But Me Has Their Head Up Their Ass - by Bill Maher
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/14/2011
Share <span class=number>16. </span>The New New Rules%3a A Funny Look at How Everybody But Me Has Their Head Up Their Ass ISBN-13: 9780399158414
ISBN-10: 0399158413
Humorous observations on politics and life.

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A version of this list appears in the January 8, 2012 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending December 24, 2011.

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