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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers April 8, 2012
1. Imagine: How Creativity Works - by Jonah Lehrer
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/19/2012
Share <span class=number>1. </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.
2. 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>2. </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.
3. 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>3. </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.
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 heart-stopping events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
5. Steve Jobs: A Biography - by Walter Isaacson
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/24/2011
Share <span class=number>5.</span> Steve Jobs%3a A Biography ISBN-13: 9781451648539
 ISBN-10: 1451648537
A biography of the recently deceased entrepreneur.
6. 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>6.</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.
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. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking - by Susan Cain
Publisher: Crown Publishers
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/24/2012
Share <span class=number>8.</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.
9. Some Assembly Required: A Journal of My Son's First Son - by Anne Lamott with Sam Lamott
Publisher: Riverhead Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/20/2012
Share <span class=number>9. </span>Some Assembly Required%3a A Journal of My Son ISBN-13: 9781594488412
 ISBN-10: 159448841X
What happened when Lamott’s son, Sam, whose childhood she described in Operating Instructions, unexpectedly became a father at 19.
10. Thinking, Fast and Slow - by Daniel Kahneman
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/25/2011
Share <span class=number>10.</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.
11. Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty - by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson
Publisher: Crown Business
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/20/2012
Share <span class=number>11. </span>Why Nations Fail%3a The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty ISBN-13: 9780307719218
 ISBN-10: 0307719219
How political and economic institutions lead to economic success or failure.
12. 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>12. </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.
13. Tough Sh*t: Life Advice from a Fat, Lazy Slob Who Did Good - by Kevin Smith
Publisher: Gotham Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/20/2012
Share <span class=number>13. </span>Tough Sh*t%3a Life Advice from a Fat, Lazy Slob Who Did Good ISBN-13: 9781592406890
 ISBN-10: 1592406890
The director of ten movies, including Clerks, describes his unconventional path to success.
14. Behind the Beautiful Forevers - by Katherine Boo
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/07/2012
Share <span class=number>14. </span>Behind the Beautiful Forevers ISBN-13: 9781400067558
 ISBN-10: 1400067553
A journalist reports on families striving for better lives in a Mumbai slum.
15. Revelations: Visions, Prophecy, and Politics in the Book of Revelation - by Elaine H. Pagels
Publisher: Viking
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/06/2012
Share <span class=number>15. </span>Revelations%3a Visions, Prophecy, and Politics in the Book of Revelation ISBN-13: 9780670023349
 ISBN-10: 0670023345
A history of the Book of Revelation explores its original context and its meaning.
16. Ameritopia: The Unmaking of America - by Mark R. Levin
Publisher: Threshold Editions
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/17/2012
Share <span class=number>16. </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.

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A version of this list appears in the April 8, 2012 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending March 24, 2012.

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