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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers September 2, 2012
1. 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>1.</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 after his bomber went down over the Pacific.
2. The Amateur - by Edward Klein
Publisher: Regnery Publishing
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/15/2012
Share <span class=number>2. </span>The Amateur ISBN-13: 9781596987852
 ISBN-10: 1596987855
A journalist argues that President Obama is callow and unable to lead.
3. Solo: A Memoir of Hope - by Hope Solo and Ann Killion
Publisher: Harper/HarperCollins
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/14/2012
Share <span class=number>3. </span>Solo%3a A Memoir of Hope ISBN-13: 9780062136749
 ISBN-10: 0062136747
The goalkeeper for the U.S. women's soccer team chronicles her career and hardscrabble upbringing.
4. 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>4. </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.
5. Obama's America: Unmaking the American Dream - by Dinesh D'Souza
Publisher: Regnery Publishing
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/13/2012
Share <span class=number>5. </span>Obama ISBN-13: 9781596987784
 ISBN-10: 1596987782
An argument that President Obama is the architect of American decline.
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 host of The O'Reilly Factor recounts the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
7. Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child - by Bob Spitz
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/07/2012
Share <span class=number>7. </span>Dearie%3a The Remarkable Life of Julia Child ISBN-13: 9780307272225
 ISBN-10: 0307272222
A biography of Julia Child, published to coincide with what would have been her 100th birthday.
8. Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies - by Ben Macintyre
Publisher: Crown
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 07/31/2012
Share <span class=number>8. </span>Double Cross%3a The True Story of the D-Day Spies ISBN-13: 9780307888754
 ISBN-10: 0307888754
How the Allies tricked the Nazis into believing that on D-Day they would attack somewhere other than Normandy.
9. Steve Jobs: A Biography - by Walter Isaacson
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/24/2011
Share <span class=number>9.</span> Steve Jobs%3a A Biography ISBN-13: 9781451648539
 ISBN-10: 1451648537
A biography of the visionary entrepreneur, who died in October 2011.
10. 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>10. </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.
11. Paris: A Love Story - by Kati Marton
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/14/2012
Share <span class=number>11. </span>Paris%3a A Love Story ISBN-13: 9781451691542
 ISBN-10: 1451691548
Marton recalls her marriages to Peter Jennings and Richard Holbrooke, set against the backdrop of Paris.
12. 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>12. </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 childhood, his marriage, and his battlefield experiences.
13. 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>13. </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.
14. Thinking, Fast and Slow - by Daniel Kahneman
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/25/2011
Share <span class=number>14.</span> Thinking, Fast and Slow ISBN-13: 9780374275631
 ISBN-10: 0374275637
The winner of the Nobel in economic science discusses how we make choices.
15. Why Does the World Exist? An Existential Detective Story - by Jim Holt
Publisher: Liveright
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 07/16/2012
Share <span class=number>15. </span>Why Does the World Exist? An Existential Detective Story ISBN-13: 9780871404091
 ISBN-10: 0871404095
An "existential detective story" about our efforts to understand the origins of the universe.
16. 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>16.</span> The Presidents Club%3a Inside the World ISBN-13: 9781439127704
 ISBN-10: 1439127700
Two journalists examine the relationships between presidents and their predecessors.

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A version of this list appears in the September 2, 2012 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending August 18, 2012.

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