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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers May 6, 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. Let's Pretend This Never Happened: (A Mostly True Memoir) - by Jenny Lawson
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/17/2012
Share <span class=number>2.</span> Let ISBN-13: 9780399159015
 ISBN-10: 0399159010
A blogger recalls her unusual upbringing.
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 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>4.</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.
5. 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>5. </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.
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 recently deceased entrepreneur based on 40 interviews with Jobs conducted over two years.
7. Mrs. Kennedy and Me: An Intimate Memoir - by Clint Hill with Lisa McCubbin
Publisher: Gallery Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/03/2012
Share <span class=number>7. </span>Mrs. Kennedy and Me%3a An Intimate Memoir ISBN-13: 9781451648447
 ISBN-10: 1451648448
Recollections of the Secret Service agent assigned to guard Jacqueline Kennedy.
8. 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>8. </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.
9. The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do and How to Change It - by Charles Duhigg
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/20/2012
Share <span class=number>9. </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.
10. 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>10.</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 heart-stopping events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
11. A Natural Woman: A Memoir - by Carole King
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/10/2012
Share <span class=number>11. </span>A Natural Woman%3a A Memoir ISBN-13: 9781455512614
 ISBN-10: 1455512613
A memoir by the songwriter, singer, and activist whose 1971 album Tapestry remained in the No. 1 position on the Billboard chart for 15 weeks.
12. 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>12.</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.
13. Trickle Down Tyranny: Crushing Obama's Dream of the Socialist States of America - by Michael Savage
Publisher: William Morrow
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/03/2012
Share <span class=number>13. </span>Trickle Down Tyranny%3a Crushing Obama ISBN-13: 9780062083975
 ISBN-10: 006208397X
The radio host denounces President Obama's domestic and foreign policies as tyranny.
14. 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>14. </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.
15. Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection - by A.J. Jacobs
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/10/2012
Share <span class=number>15. </span>Drop Dead Healthy%3a One Man ISBN-13: 9781416599074
 ISBN-10: 141659907X
The author of The Know-It-All and The Year of Living Biblically samples workouts, diets, and gadgets in pursuit of optimal health in every organ.

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A version of this list appears in the May 6, 2012 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending April 21, 2012.

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