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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers September 23, 2012
1. No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission that Killed Osama Bin Laden: The Autobiography of a Navy SEAL - by Mark Owen with Kevin Maurer
Publisher: Dutton
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/16/2012
Share <span class=number>1. </span>No Easy Day%3a The Firsthand Account of the Mission that Killed Osama Bin Laden%3a The Autobiography of a Navy SEAL ISBN-13: 9780525953722
 ISBN-10: 0525953728
An account by a former member of the Navy SEALs, written pseudonymously, of the mission that killed bin Laden.
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2. The Amateur - by Edward Klein
Publisher: Regnery Publishing
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/15/2012
Share <span class=number>2. </span>The Amateur ISBN-13: 9781596987852
 ISBN-10: 1596987855
A journalist argues that President Obama is callow and unable to lead.
3. Obama's America: Unmaking the American Dream - by Dinesh D'Souza
Publisher: Regnery Publishing
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/13/2012
Share <span class=number>3. </span>Obama ISBN-13: 9781596987784
 ISBN-10: 1596987782
An argument that President Obama is the architect of American decline.
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. Mortality - by Christopher Hitchens
Publisher: Twelve
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/04/2012
Share <span class=number>5. </span>Mortality ISBN-13: 9781455502752
 ISBN-10: 1455502758
Reports and reflections on his illness and impending death by the writer, who died in December 2011.
6. The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups, and Winning at All Costs - by Tyler Hamilton and Daniel Coyle
Publisher: Random House
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/18/2012
Share <span class=number>6. </span>The Secret Race%3a Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France%3a Doping, Cover-ups, and Winning at All Costs ISBN-13: 9780345530417
 ISBN-10: 0345530411
An account of the world of professional cycling and its doping issues, focused on the Tour de France, by an Olympic gold medalist.
7. 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>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 after his bomber went down over the Pacific.
8. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail - by Cheryl Strayed
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/20/2012
Share <span class=number>8. </span>Wild%3a From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail ISBN-13: 9780307592736
 ISBN-10: 0307592731
A woman's account of a life-changing 1,100-mile hike along the Pacific Crest Trail.
9. How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character - by Paul Tough
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/04/2012
Share <span class=number>9. </span>How Children Succeed%3a Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character ISBN-13: 9780547564654
 ISBN-10: 0547564651
The author argues that the qualities that matter most have to do with character, not intelligence.
10. A Father First: How My Life Became Bigger than Basketball - by Dwyane Wade
Publisher: William Morrow
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/04/2012
Share <span class=number>10. </span>A Father First%3a How My Life Became Bigger than Basketball ISBN-13: 9780062136152
 ISBN-10: 0062136151
The all-star guard for the Miami Heat describes his life as a single father.
11. The Party is Over: How Republicans Went Crazy, Democrats Became Useless, and the Middle Class Got Shafted - by Mike Lofgren
Publisher: Viking
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/02/2012
Share <span class=number>11. </span>The Party is Over%3a How Republicans Went Crazy, Democrats Became Useless, and the Middle Class Got Shafted ISBN-13: 9780670026265
 ISBN-10: 0670026263
A Republican who spent 28 years working as a Congressional staffer believes that his party's fiscal policies and political strategies are dangerous.
12. Paterno - by Joe Posnanski
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/21/2012
Share <span class=number>12. </span>Paterno ISBN-13: 9781451657494
 ISBN-10: 1451657498
A biography of the late Penn State football coach.
13. 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>13. </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 childhood, marriage, and battlefield experiences.
14. Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies - by Ben Macintyre
Publisher: Crown
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 07/31/2012
Share <span class=number>14. </span>Double Cross%3a The True Story of the D-Day Spies ISBN-13: 9780307888754
 ISBN-10: 0307888754
How the Allies tricked the Nazis into believing that on D-Day they would attack somewhere other than Normandy.
15. Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child - by Bob Spitz
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/07/2012
Share <span class=number>15. </span>Dearie%3a The Remarkable Life of Julia Child ISBN-13: 9780307272225
 ISBN-10: 0307272222
A biography of Julia Child, published to coincide with what would have been her 100th birthday.
16. Steve Jobs: A Biography - by Walter Isaacson
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/24/2011
Share <span class=number>16.</span> Steve Jobs%3a A Biography ISBN-13: 9781451648539
 ISBN-10: 1451648537
A biography of the entrepreneur and Apple visionary, who died in October 2011.

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A version of this list appears in the September 23, 2012 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending September 8, 2012.

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