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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers August 5, 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. The Amateur - by Edward Klein
Publisher: Regnery Publishing
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/15/2012
Share <span class=number>3. </span>The Amateur ISBN-13: 9781596987852
 ISBN-10: 1596987855
A journalist argues that President Obama is callow and unable to lead.
4. 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>4.</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.
5. 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
Share <span class=number>5. </span>Dream Team%3a How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Basketball Forever ISBN-13: 9780345520487
 ISBN-10: 0345520483
The 1992 U.S. men's Olympic basketball team.
6. Steve Jobs: A Biography - by Walter Isaacson
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/24/2011
Share <span class=number>6.</span> Steve Jobs%3a A Biography ISBN-13: 9781451648539
 ISBN-10: 1451648537
A biography of the entrepreneur and Apple visionary, who died in October 2011.
7. The Mobile Wave: How Mobile Intelligence Will Change Everything - by Michael Saylor
Publisher: Vanguard Press
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/26/2012
Share <span class=number>7. </span>The Mobile Wave%3a How Mobile Intelligence Will Change Everything ISBN-13: 9781593157203
 ISBN-10: 1593157207
A high-tech entrepreneur discusses the transformative potential of mobile computing.
8. A Year Up: How a Pioneering Program Teaches Young Adults Real Skills for Real Jobs -- with Real Success - by Gerald Chertavian
Publisher: Viking
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 07/19/2012
Share <span class=number>8. </span>A Year Up%3a How a Pioneering Program Teaches Young Adults Real Skills for Real Jobs -- with Real Success ISBN-13: 9780670023776
 ISBN-10: 0670023779
A former Wall Street banker describes the program he founded that trains young urban adults for jobs.
9. The Communist: Frank Marshall Davis: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mentor - by Paul Kengor
Publisher: Threshold Editions/Mercury Ink
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 07/17/2012
Share <span class=number>9. </span>The Communist%3a Frank Marshall Davis%3a The Untold Story of Barack Obama ISBN-13: 9781451698091
 ISBN-10: 1451698097
A professor at Grove City College argues that Frank Marshall Davis, an elderly black Communist whom Barack Obama met as a teenager in Honolulu, was his secret mentor.
10. Yes, Chef - by Marcus Samuelsson
Publisher: Random House
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/26/2012
Share <span class=number>10. </span>Yes, Chef ISBN-13: 9780385342605
 ISBN-10: 0385342608
The award-winning chef discusses his career and recalls growing up as an Ethiopian child adopted by a Swedish family.
11. 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>11.</span> The Presidents Club%3a Inside the World ISBN-13: 9781439127704
 ISBN-10: 1439127700
Two journalists examine the relationships between presidents and their predecessors.
12. Cowards: What Politicians, Radicals, and the Media Refuse to Say - by Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe
Publisher: Threshold Editions
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/12/2012
Share <span class=number>12. </span>Cowards%3a What Politicians, Radicals, and the Media Refuse to Say ISBN-13: 9781451693478
 ISBN-10: 1451693478
The radio host and founder of GBTV discusses 13 lies that politicians, academics, and the media perpetuate.
13. Out of the Blue - by Victor Cruz with Peter Schrager
Publisher: New American Library
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 07/17/2012
Share <span class=number>13. </span>Out of the Blue ISBN-13: 9780451416155
 ISBN-10: 0451416155
The New York Giants wide receiver reflects on his life and career.
14. Imagine: How Creativity Works - by Jonah Lehrer
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/19/2012
Share <span class=number>14. </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.
15. 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>15. </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.

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A version of this list appears in the August 5, 2012 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending July 21, 2012.

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