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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers November 20, 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
Share <span class=number>2.</span> Killing Lincoln%3a The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever ISBN-13: 9780805093070
 ISBN-10: 0805093079
The commentator looks at the heart-stopping events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
3. Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero - by Chris Matthews
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/01/2011
Share <span class=number>3. </span>Jack Kennedy%3a Elusive Hero ISBN-13: 9781451635089
 ISBN-10: 1451635087
An admiring portrait.
4. Blue Nights - by Joan Didion
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/01/2011
Share <span class=number>4. </span>Blue Nights ISBN-13: 9780307267672
 ISBN-10: 0307267679
The writer considers her daughter's death in 2005.
5. 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>5. </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.
6. Is Everyone Hanging Out without Me? (And Other Concerns) - by Mindy Kaling
Publisher: Crown Archetype
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/01/2011
Share <span class=number>6. </span>Is Everyone Hanging Out without Me? (And Other Concerns) ISBN-13: 9780307886262
 ISBN-10: 0307886263
Observations form the comedy writer and actress.
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. The Time of Our Lives: Past, Present, Promise - by Tom Brokaw
Publisher: Random House
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/01/2011
Share <span class=number>8. </span>The Time of Our Lives%3a Past, Present, Promise ISBN-13: 9781400064588
 ISBN-10: 1400064589
How to revitalize the promise of the American dream, based on stories of Americans who are making a difference.
9. 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>9. </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.
10. No Regrets: A Rock 'n' Roll Memoir - by Ace Frehley with Joe Layden and John Ostrosky
Publisher: Gallery Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/01/2011
Share <span class=number>10. </span>No Regrets%3a A Rock ISBN-13: 9781451613940
 ISBN-10: 1451613946
The KISS guitarist recalls his life in the band.
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 in business and personal life and when we can and cannot trust our intuitions.
12. Seriously...I'm Kidding - by Ellen DeGeneres
Publisher: Grand Central
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/04/2011
Share <span class=number>12. </span>Seriously...I ISBN-13: 9780446585026
 ISBN-10: 0446585025
A collection of humor pieces from the stand-up comedian and talk-show host.
13. Kris Jenner...and All Things Kardashian - by Kris Jenner
Publisher: Gallery/Karen Hunter
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/01/2011
Share <span class=number>13. </span>Kris Jenner...and All Things Kardashian ISBN-13: 9781451646962
 ISBN-10: 1451646968
The mother and manager of the Kardashians describes her busy life as a parent and producer.
14. Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy - by Jacqueline Kennedy; foreword by Caroline Kennedy; introduction by Michael Beschloss
Publisher: Hyperion Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/14/2011
Share <span class=number>14.</span> Jacqueline Kennedy%3a Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy ISBN-13: 9781401324254
 ISBN-10: 1401324258
Recordings and transcripts of a seven-part interview with Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. in 1964.
15. Civilization: The West and the Rest - by Niall Ferguson
Publisher: Penguin Press
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/01/2011
Share <span class=number>15. </span>Civilization%3a The West and the Rest ISBN-13: 9781594203053
 ISBN-10: 1594203059
How the West came to dominate the world, and why the rest are catching up.
16. In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin - by Erik Larson
Publisher: Crown
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/10/2011
Share <span class=number>16.</span> In the Garden of Beasts%3a Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler ISBN-13: 9780307408846
 ISBN-10: 0307408841
William E. Dodd, the U.S. ambassador to Germany, and his daughter, Martha, in 1930s Berlin.

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A version of this list appears in the November 20, 2011 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending November 5, 2011.

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