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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers March 11, 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 childhood, his marriage, and his battlefield experiences during the Iraq war.
2. 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>2. </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.
3. 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>3.</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.
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 who was the visionary of Apple.
5. Indivisible: Restoring Faith, Family, and Freedom Before It's Too Late - by James Robison and Jay Wesley Richards
Publisher: FaithWords
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/20/2012
Share <span class=number>5. </span>Indivisible%3a Restoring Faith, Family, and Freedom Before It ISBN-13: 9781455503124
 ISBN-10: 1455503126
An examination of politics, faith, and culture from a Christian perspective maintains that Americans can unite to overcome their cultural malaise and revive the economy.
6. Ameritopia: The Unmaking of America - by Mark R. Levin
Publisher: Threshold Editions
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/17/2012
Share <span class=number>6. </span>Ameritopia%3a The Unmaking of America ISBN-13: 9781439173244
 ISBN-10: 1439173249
A talk-show host and president of Landmark Legal Foundation surveys the history of utopias and warns that Americans must choose between utopianism and liberty.
7. 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>7.</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.
8. Behind the Beautiful Forevers - by Katherine Boo
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/07/2012
Share <span class=number>8. </span>Behind the Beautiful Forevers ISBN-13: 9781400067558
 ISBN-10: 1400067553
A journalist reports on families striving for better lives in a Mumbai slum.
9. 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>9.</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.
10. 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>10. </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.
11. Once Upon a Secret: My Affair with President John F. Kennedy and Its Aftermath - by Mimi Alford
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/08/2012
Share <span class=number>11. </span>Once Upon a Secret%3a My Affair with President John F. Kennedy and Its Aftermath ISBN-13: 9781400069101
 ISBN-10: 1400069106
A former White House intern recounts her affair with John F. Kennedy.
12. Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010 - by Charles A. Murray
Publisher: Crown Forum
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/31/2012
Share <span class=number>12.</span> Coming Apart%3a The State of White America, 1960-2010 ISBN-13: 9780307453426
 ISBN-10: 0307453421
The author of The Bell Curve explores the state of white America, 1960-2010.
13. 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>13. </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.
14. Hilarity Ensues - by Tucker Max
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/07/2012
Share <span class=number>14. </span>Hilarity Ensues ISBN-13: 9781451669039
 ISBN-10: 1451669038
More stories from a life of serial debauchery.
15. Thinking, Fast and Slow - by Daniel Kahneman
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/25/2011
Share <span class=number>15.</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.

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A version of this list appears in the March 11, 2012 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending February 25, 2012.

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