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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers July 29, 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. 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>3. </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.
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 callow and unable to lead.
5. 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>5.</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.
6. 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>6. </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.
7. 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>7. </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.
8. 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>8.</span> The Presidents Club%3a Inside the World ISBN-13: 9781439127704
 ISBN-10: 1439127700
Two journalists examine the relationships between sitting presidents and their predecessors.
9. Mick: The Wild Life and Mad Genius of Jagger - by Christopher P. Andersen
Publisher: Gallery Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 07/10/2012
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 ISBN-10: 1451661444
Sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll in the life of Mick Jagger.
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. It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership - by Colin Powell with Tony Koltz
Publisher: Harper/HarperCollins Publishers
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/22/2012
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 ISBN-10: 0062135120
Rules for effective leadership from the four-star general and former secretary of state.
12. Steve Jobs: A Biography - by Walter Isaacson
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/24/2011
Share <span class=number>12.</span> Steve Jobs%3a A Biography ISBN-13: 9781451648539
 ISBN-10: 1451648537
A biography of the entrepreneur and Apple visionary.
13. Presumed Guilty: Casey Anthony: The Inside Story - by Jose Baez and Peter Golenbock
Publisher: BenBella
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 07/03/2012
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 ISBN-10: 1937856380
Casey Anthony's defense attorney discusses her case.
14. Wherever I Wind Up: My Quest for Truth, Authenticity, and the Perfect Knuckleball - by R.A. Dickey with Wayne Coffey
Publisher: Blue Rider Press
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/29/2012
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 ISBN-10: 0399158154
The knuckleball pitcher looks back on his career.
15. The Great Destroyer: Barack Obama's War on the Republic - by David Limbaugh
Publisher: Regnery Publishing
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/04/2012
Share <span class=number>15. </span>The Great Destroyer%3a Barack Obama ISBN-13: 9781596987777
 ISBN-10: 1596987774
The talk show host's brother, a lawyer and columnist, describes the president's "war on the Republic."
16. It's the Middle Class, Stupid! - by James Carville and Stan Greenberg
Publisher: Blue Rider Press
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 07/10/2012
Share <span class=number>16. </span> It ISBN-13: 9780399160394
 ISBN-10: 0399160396
Two Democrats, a strategist and a pollster, argue that their party must fight for the interests of the declining middle class.

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A version of this list appears in the July 29, 2012 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending July 14, 2012.

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