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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers December 11, 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. Being George Washington: The Indispensable Man, as You've Never Seen Him - by Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe
Publisher: Threshold Editions/Mercury Radio Arts
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/22/2011
Share <span class=number>3. </span>Being George Washington%3a The Indispensable Man, as You ISBN-13: 9781451659269
 ISBN-10: 1451659261
How Washington turned himself into the indispensable (if imperfect) man.
4. 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>4.</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.
5. Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero - by Chris Matthews
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/01/2011
Share <span class=number>5. </span>Jack Kennedy%3a Elusive Hero ISBN-13: 9781451635089
 ISBN-10: 1451635087
An admiring portrait.
6. 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>6. </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.
7. 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
Share <span class=number>7. </span>Back to Work%3a Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy ISBN-13: 9780307959751
 ISBN-10: 0307959759
The former president argues that cooperation between the private sector and government is necessary to restore prosperity.
8. Then Again - by Diane Keaton
Publisher: Random House
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/15/2011
Share <span class=number>8. </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.
9. How I Got this Way - by Regis Philbin
Publisher: It Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/15/2011
Share <span class=number>9. </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.
10. Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman - by Robert K. Massie
Publisher: Random House
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/08/2011
Share <span class=number>10. </span>Catherine the Great%3a Portrait of a Woman ISBN-13: 9780679456728
 ISBN-10: 0679456724
The author of Nicholas and Alexandra provides a sweeping narrative of the life of the minor 18th-century German princess who, thanks to ambition, luck, wiles, and a strategic marriage, became Empress of All the Russias.
11. 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>11. </span>Imperfect Justice%3a Prosecuting Casey Anthony ISBN-13: 9780062125323
 ISBN-10: 006212532X
A prosecutor's account of the Casey Anthony trial.
12. 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
Share <span class=number>12. </span>Gabby%3a A Story of Courage and Hope ISBN-13: 9781451661064
 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.
13. 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>13. </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.
14. 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
Share <span class=number>14. </span>The New New Rules%3a A Funny Look at How Everybody But Me Has Their Head Up Their Ass ISBN-13: 9780399158414
 ISBN-10: 0399158413
Humorous observations on politics and life.
15. Thinking, Fast and Slow - by Daniel Kahneman
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/25/2011
Share <span class=number>15.</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.

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A version of this list appears in the December 11, 2011 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending November 26, 2011.

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