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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers August 26 2012
1. 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>1. </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.
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 unable to lead.
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 after his bomber went down over the Pacific.
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. 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>5. </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.
6. Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child - by Bob Spitz
Publisher: Knopf
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/07/2012
Share <span class=number>6. </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.
7. Why Does the World Exist? An Existential Detective Story - by Jim Holt
Publisher: Liveright
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 07/16/2012
Share <span class=number>7. </span>Why Does the World Exist? An Existential Detective Story ISBN-13: 9780871404091
 ISBN-10: 0871404095
An "existential detective story" about our efforts to understand the origins of the universe.
8. Steve Jobs: A Biography - by Walter Isaacson
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/24/2011
Share <span class=number>8.</span> Steve Jobs%3a A Biography ISBN-13: 9781451648539
 ISBN-10: 1451648537
A biography of the visionary entrepreneur, who died in October 2011.
9. 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>9. </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.
10. Dream Team: How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Basketball Forever - by Jack McCallum
Publisher: Ballantine Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 07/10/2012
Share <span class=number>10. </span>Dream Team%3a How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Basketball Forever ISBN-13: 9780345520487
 ISBN-10: 0345520483
The 1992 U.S. men's Olympic basketball team.
11. Thinking, Fast and Slow - by Daniel Kahneman
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and 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.
12. The Price of Inequality: How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future - by Joseph E. Stiglitz
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/11/2012
Share <span class=number>12. </span>The Price of Inequality%3a How Today ISBN-13: 9780393088694
 ISBN-10: 0393088693
A winner of the Nobel in economics examines the consequences of America's growing inequality for democracy, policy, and globalization, and argues that it is not inevitable.
13. I Hate Everyone...Starting with Me - by Joan Rivers
Publisher: Berkley Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/05/2012
Share <span class=number>13. </span>I Hate Everyone...Starting with Me ISBN-13: 9780425248300
 ISBN-10: 0425248305
The comedian's humorous reflections.
14. Red Ink: Inside the High-Stakes Politics of the Federal Budget - by David Wessel
Publisher: Crown Business
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 07/31/2012
Share <span class=number>14. </span>Red Ink%3a Inside the High-Stakes Politics of the Federal Budget ISBN-13: 9780770436148
 ISBN-10: 0770436145
A journalist reviews the politics behind the federal budget, explores where the money goes, and argues that current trends are unsustainable.
15. Let's Pretend This Never Happened (A Mostly True Memoir) - by Jenny Lawson
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/17/2012
Share <span class=number>15.</span> Let ISBN-13: 9780399159015
 ISBN-10: 0399159010
A blogger recalls her unusual upbringing.
16. Bailout: How I Watched Washington Rescue Wall Street While Abandoning Main Street - by Neil Barofsky
Publisher: Free Press
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 07/24/2012
Share <span class=number>16. </span>Bailout%3a How I Watched Washington Rescue Wall Street While Abandoning Main Street ISBN-13: 9781451684933
 ISBN-10: 1451684932
The former official in charge of oversight of the bailout fund argues that the Treasury Department worked with Wall Street firms to increase their profits at the public's expense.

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A version of this list appears in the August 26, 2012 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending August 11, 2012.

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