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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers April 15, 2012
1. Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power - by Rachel Maddow
Publisher: Crown
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/27/2012
Share <span class=number>1. </span>Drift%3a The Unmooring of American Military Power ISBN-13: 9780307460981
 ISBN-10: 0307460983
America’s path to war has become too easy, with excessive power ceded to the executive branch, the MSNBC host argues.
2. The Big Miss: My Years Coaching Tiger Woods - by Hank Haney
Publisher: Crown Archetype
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/27/2012
Share <span class=number>2. </span>The Big Miss%3a My Years Coaching Tiger Woods ISBN-13: 9780307985989
 ISBN-10: 0307985989
The golf coach’s memoir describes his six eventful years with Tiger Woods.
3. Imagine: How Creativity Works - by Jonah Lehrer
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/19/2012
Share <span class=number>3. </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.
4. 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>4. </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.
5. American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History - by Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice
Publisher: Morrow/HarperCollins
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/03/2012
Share <span class=number>5. </span>American Sniper%3a The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History ISBN-13: 9780062082350
 ISBN-10: 0062082353
A member of the Navy SEALs discusses his battlefield experiences.
6. 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>6.</span> Killing Lincoln%3a The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever ISBN-13: 9780805093070
 ISBN-10: 0805093079
The heart-stopping events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
7. 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>7. </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.
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 recently deceased entrepreneur.
9. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption - by Laura Hillenbrand
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/16/2010
Share <span class=number>9.</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.
10. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking - by Susan Cain
Publisher: Crown
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/24/2012
Share <span class=number>10.</span> Quiet%3a The Power of Introverts in a World That Can ISBN-13: 9780307352149
 ISBN-10: 0307352145
Introverts -- one-third of the population -- are undervalued in American society.
11. Soldier Dogs: The Untold Story of America's Canine Heroes - by Maria Goodavage
Publisher: Dutton
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/15/2012
Share <span class=number>11. </span>Soldier Dogs%3a The Untold Story of America ISBN-13: 9780525952787
 ISBN-10: 0525952780
Dogs play an increasingly vital role in the country’s military efforts; this account emphasizes the relationship between the animals and their handlers.
12. The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion - by Jonathan Haidt
Publisher: Pantheon Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/13/2012
Share <span class=number>12. </span>The Righteous Mind%3a Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion ISBN-13: 9780307377906
 ISBN-10: 0307377903
A psychologist argues that people make decisions based on moral intuitions, which makes them attack opponents self-righteously.
13. Thinking, Fast and Slow - by Daniel Kahneman
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/25/2011
Share <span class=number>13.</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.
14. Ameritopia: The Unmaking of America - by Mark R. Levin
Publisher: Threshold Editions
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/17/2012
Share <span class=number>14. </span>Ameritopia%3a The Unmaking of America ISBN-13: 9781439173244
 ISBN-10: 1439173249
A talk-show host warns that Americans must choose between utopianism and liberty.
15. Bringing up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting - by Pamela Druckerman
Publisher: Penguin Press
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/07/2012
Share <span class=number>15. </span>Bringing up Bébé%3a One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting ISBN-13: 9781594203336
 ISBN-10: 1594203334
An American mother discovers the principles of French parenting.
16. Behind the Beautiful Forevers - by Katherine Boo
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/07/2012
Share <span class=number>16. </span>Behind the Beautiful Forevers ISBN-13: 9781400067558
 ISBN-10: 1400067553
A journalist reports on families striving for better lives in a Mumbai slum.

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A version of this list appears in the April 15, 2012 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending March 31, 2012.

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