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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers December 4, 2011
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
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 ISBN-10: 0805093079
The commentator looks at the heart-stopping events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
3. Imperfect Justice: Prosecuting Casey Anthony - by Jeff Ashton with Lisa Pulitzer
Publisher: HarperCollins
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/15/2011
Share <span class=number>3. </span>Imperfect Justice%3a Prosecuting Casey Anthony ISBN-13: 9780062125323
 ISBN-10: 006212532X
A prosecutor's account of the Casey Anthony trial.
4. Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero - by Chris Matthews
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/01/2011
Share <span class=number>4. </span>Jack Kennedy%3a Elusive Hero ISBN-13: 9781451635089
 ISBN-10: 1451635087
An admiring portrait.
5. How I Got this Way - by Regis Philbin
Publisher: It Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/15/2011
Share <span class=number>5. </span>How I Got this Way ISBN-13: 9780062109750
 ISBN-10: 0062109758
The recently retired co-host of Live! With Regis and Kelly looks back on his years in show business.
6. Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope - by Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly with Jeffrey Zaslow
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/15/2011
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 ISBN-10: 1451661061
The Arizona representative and her astronaut husband describe their lives in the aftermath of the assassination attempt against her in January 2011.
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.
8. 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.
9. Then Again - by Diane Keaton
Publisher: Random House
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/15/2011
Share <span class=number>9. </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.
10. No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years in Washington - by Condoleezza Rice
Publisher: Random House
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/01/2011
Share <span class=number>10. </span>No Higher Honor%3a A Memoir of My Years in Washington ISBN-13: 9780307587862
 ISBN-10: 030758786X
A memoir of service during the Bush administration.
11. 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
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 ISBN-10: 0399158413
Humorous observations on politics and life.
12. 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>12. </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 financial collapse of 2008, and at how it happened.
13. Throw Them All Out: How Politicians and Their Friends Get Rich Off Insider Stock Tips, Land Deals, and Cronyism that Would Send the Rest of Us to Prison - by Peter Schweizer
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/15/2011
Share <span class=number>13. </span>Throw Them All Out%3a How Politicians and Their Friends Get Rich Off Insider Stock Tips, Land Deals, and Cronyism that Would Send the Rest of Us to Prison ISBN-13: 9780547573144
 ISBN-10: 0547573146
Insider trading in Congress and how it enriches the permanent political class.
14. Thinking, Fast and Slow - by Daniel Kahneman
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/25/2011
Share <span class=number>14.</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.
15. Is Everyone Hanging Out without Me? (And Other Concerns) - by Mindy Kaling
Publisher: Crown Archetype
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/01/2011
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 ISBN-10: 0307886263
Observations form the comedy writer and actress.
16. Shaq Uncut: My Story - by Shaquille O'Neal with Jackie MacMullan
Publisher: Grand Central
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/15/2011
Share <span class=number>16. </span>Shaq Uncut%3a My Story ISBN-13: 9781455504411
 ISBN-10: 1455504416
This autobiography follows O'Neal from a difficult upbringing to NBA stardom.

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A version of this list appears in the December 4, 2011 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending November 19, 2011.

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