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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers April 1, 2012
1. 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>1. </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.
2. 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>2.</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.
3. 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>3. </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.
4. Steve Jobs: A Biography - by Walter Isaacson
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/24/2011
Share <span class=number>4.</span> Steve Jobs%3a A Biography ISBN-13: 9781451648539
 ISBN-10: 1451648537
A biography of the recently deceased entrepreneur.
5. Better Than Normal: Why What Makes You Different Makes You Exceptional - by Dale Archer
Publisher: Crown Archetype
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/13/2012
Share <span class=number>5. </span>Better Than Normal%3a Why What Makes You Different Makes You Exceptional ISBN-13: 9780307887467
 ISBN-10: 0307887464
A psychiatrist redefines what constitutes mental health.
6. The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion - by Jonathan Haidt
Publisher: Pantheon Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/13/2012
Share <span class=number>6. </span>The Righteous Mind%3a Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion ISBN-13: 9780307377906
 ISBN-10: 0307377903
A psychologist argues that people make decisions based on moral intuitions, which makes them attack opponents self-righteously.
7. 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>7.</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.
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. 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>9. </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.
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. Ameritopia: The Unmaking of America - by Mark R. Levin
Publisher: Threshold Editions
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/17/2012
Share <span class=number>11. </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.
12. Behind the Beautiful Forevers - by Katherine Boo
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/07/2012
Share <span class=number>12. </span>Behind the Beautiful Forevers ISBN-13: 9781400067558
 ISBN-10: 1400067553
A journalist reports on families striving for better lives in a Mumbai slum.
13. 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>13. </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.
14. Full Service: My Adventures in Hollywood and the Secret Sex Lives of the Stars - by Scotty Bowers with Lionel Friedberg
Publisher: Grove Press
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/14/2012
Share <span class=number>14. </span>Full Service%3a My Adventures in Hollywood and the Secret Sex Lives of the Stars ISBN-13: 9780802120076
 ISBN-10: 0802120075
A gossipy account of the sex lives of the stars during Hollywood’s golden age.
15. Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of my Hasidic Roots - by Deborah Feldman
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/14/2012
Share <span class=number>15. </span>Unorthodox%3a The Scandalous Rejection of my Hasidic Roots ISBN-13: 9781439187005
 ISBN-10: 1439187002
A woman breaks free of the Satmar Hasidic community in Brooklyn in which she was raised.
16. Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think - by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler
Publisher: Free Press
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/21/2012
Share <span class=number>16. </span>Abundance%3a The Future Is Better Than You Think ISBN-13: 9781451614213
 ISBN-10: 1451614217
An entrepreneur argues that innovations in water, food, energy, health care, education, and freedom will solve society’s biggest problems.

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A version of this list appears in the April 1, 2012 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending March 17, 2012.

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