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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers August 12, 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. 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>2.</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.
3. 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>3.</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.
4. The Amateur - by Edward Klein
Publisher: Regnery Publishing
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/15/2012
Share <span class=number>4. </span>The Amateur ISBN-13: 9781596987852
 ISBN-10: 1596987855
A journalist argues that President Obama is unable to lead.
5. Steve Jobs: A Biography - by Walter Isaacson
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/24/2011
Share <span class=number>5.</span> Steve Jobs%3a A Biography ISBN-13: 9781451648539
 ISBN-10: 1451648537
A biography of the visionary entrepreneur, who died in October 2011.
6. The Corruption Chronicles: Obama's Big Secrecy, Big Corruption, and Big Government - by Thomas Fitton
Publisher: Threshold Editions
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 07/24/2012
Share <span class=number>6. </span>The Corruption Chronicles%3a Obama ISBN-13: 9781451677874
 ISBN-10: 1451677871
The president of Judicial Watch makes the case that the federal government is out of control and that the Obama administration is corrupt and duplicitous.
7. 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
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 ISBN-10: 0345520483
The 1992 U.S. men's Olympic basketball team.
8. Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt - by Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco
Publisher: Nation Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/12/2012
Share <span class=number>8. </span>Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt ISBN-13: 9781568586434
 ISBN-10: 1568586434
A tour of America's "sacrifice zones," its most exploited rural and urban areas, by an investigative reporter and a cartoonist.
9. 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
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 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.
10. The Presidents Club: Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity - by Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/17/2012
Share <span class=number>10.</span> The Presidents Club%3a Inside the World ISBN-13: 9781439127704
 ISBN-10: 1439127700
Two journalists examine the relationships between presidents and their predecessors.
11. The Mobile Wave: How Mobile Intelligence Will Change Everything - by Michael Saylor
Publisher: Vanguard Press
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/26/2012
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 ISBN-10: 1593157207
A high-tech entrepreneur discusses the transformative potential of mobile computing.
12. Thinking, Fast and Slow - by Daniel Kahneman
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/25/2011
Share <span class=number>12.</span> Thinking, Fast and Slow ISBN-13: 9780374275631
 ISBN-10: 0374275637
The winner of the Nobel in economic science discusses how we make choices.
13. Imagine: How Creativity Works - by Jonah Lehrer
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/19/2012
Share <span class=number>13. </span>Imagine%3a How Creativity Works ISBN-13: 9780547386072
 ISBN-10: 0547386079
An account of the science of creativity argues that it is not a gift but a thought process that can be learned.
14. 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>14. </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.
15. The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code - by Sam Kean
Publisher: Little, Brown
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 07/17/2012
Share <span class=number>15. </span>The Violinist ISBN-13: 9780316182317
 ISBN-10: 0316182311
The amazing effects of DNA.
16. Yes, Chef - by Marcus Samuelsson
Publisher: Random House
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/26/2012
Share <span class=number>16. </span>Yes, Chef ISBN-13: 9780385342605
 ISBN-10: 0385342608
The award-winning chef recalls growing up as an Ethiopian child adopted by a Swedish family.

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A version of this list appears in the August 12, 2012 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending July 28, 2012.

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