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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers March 18, 2012
1. American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History - by Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice
Publisher: Morrow/HarperCollins
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/03/2012
Share <span class=number>1. </span>American Sniper%3a The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History ISBN-13: 9780062082350
 ISBN-10: 0062082353
A member of the Navy SEALs discusses his battlefield experiences.
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 heart-stopping events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
3. Steve Jobs: A Biography - by Walter Isaacson
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/24/2011
Share <span class=number>3.</span> Steve Jobs%3a A Biography ISBN-13: 9781451648539
 ISBN-10: 1451648537
A biography of the recently deceased entrepreneur.
4. The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do and How to Change It - by Charles Duhigg
Publisher: Random House
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/20/2012
Share <span class=number>4. </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.
5. Becoming China's Bitch: And Nine More Catastrophes We Must Avoid Right Now - by Peter D. Kiernan
Publisher: Turner Publishing
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/28/2012
Share <span class=number>5. </span>Becoming China ISBN-13: 9781618580054
 ISBN-10: 1618580051
Solutions to the challenges that threaten America.
6. Indivisible: Restoring Faith, Family, and Freedom Before It's Too Late - by James Robison and Jay Wesley Richards
Publisher: FaithWords
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/20/2012
Share <span class=number>6. </span>Indivisible%3a Restoring Faith, Family, and Freedom Before It ISBN-13: 9781455503124
 ISBN-10: 1455503126
An examination of politics, faith, and culture from a Christian perspective.
7. 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>7.</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.
8. Ameritopia: The Unmaking of America - by Mark R. Levin
Publisher: Threshold Editions
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/17/2012
Share <span class=number>8. </span>Ameritopia%3a The Unmaking of America ISBN-13: 9781439173244
 ISBN-10: 1439173249
A talk-show host warns that Americans must choose between utopianism and liberty.
9. Bringing up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting - by Pamela Druckerman
Publisher: Penguin Press
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/07/2012
Share <span class=number>9. </span>Bringing up Bébé%3a One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting ISBN-13: 9781594203336
 ISBN-10: 1594203334
An American mother discovers the principles of French parenting.
10. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking - by Susan Cain
Publisher: Crown Publishers
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/24/2012
Share <span class=number>10.</span> Quiet%3a The Power of Introverts in a World That Can ISBN-13: 9780307352149
 ISBN-10: 0307352145
Introverts -- one-third of the population -- are undervalued in American society.
11. Thinking, Fast and Slow - by Daniel Kahneman
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/25/2011
Share <span class=number>11.</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.
12. Behind the Beautiful Forevers - by Katherine Boo
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/07/2012
Share <span class=number>12. </span>Behind the Beautiful Forevers ISBN-13: 9781400067558
 ISBN-10: 1400067553
A journalist reports on families striving for better lives in a Mumbai slum.
13. Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of my Hasidic Roots - by Deborah Feldman
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/14/2012
Share <span class=number>13. </span>Unorthodox%3a The Scandalous Rejection of my Hasidic Roots ISBN-13: 9781439187005
 ISBN-10: 1439187002
A woman breaks free of the Satmar Hasidic community in Brooklyn in which she was raised.
14. Once Upon a Secret: My Affair with President John F. Kennedy and Its Aftermath - by Mimi Alford
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/08/2012
Share <span class=number>14. </span>Once Upon a Secret%3a My Affair with President John F. Kennedy and Its Aftermath ISBN-13: 9781400069101
 ISBN-10: 1400069106
A former White House intern recounts her affair with John F. Kennedy.
15. Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010 - by Charles A. Murray
Publisher: Crown Forum
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/31/2012
Share <span class=number>15.</span> Coming Apart%3a The State of White America, 1960-2010 ISBN-13: 9780307453426
 ISBN-10: 0307453421
The author of The Bell Curve explores the state of white America, 1960-2010.
16. House of Stone: A Saga of Home, Family, and a Lost Middle East - by Anthony Shadid
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/27/2012
Share <span class=number>16. </span>House of Stone%3a A Saga of Home, Family, and a Lost Middle East ISBN-13: 9780547134666
 ISBN-10: 0547134665
The New York Times reporter who died in February explores his family’s history as he rebuilds his great-grandfather’s house in Lebanon.

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A version of this list appears in the March 18, 2012 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending March 3, 2012.

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