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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers November 27, 2011
1. Steve Jobs: A Biography - by Walter Isaacson
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/24/2011
Share <span class=number>1.</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.
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 commentator looks at the heart-stopping events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
3. Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy - by Bill Clinton
Publisher: Random House
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/08/2011
Share <span class=number>3. </span>Back to Work%3a Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy ISBN-13: 9780307959751
 ISBN-10: 0307959759
The former president argues that cooperation between the private sector and government is necessary to restore prosperity.
4. Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero - by Chris Matthews
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/01/2011
Share <span class=number>4. </span>Jack Kennedy%3a Elusive Hero ISBN-13: 9781451635089
 ISBN-10: 1451635087
An admiring portrait.
5. No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years in Washington - by Condoleezza Rice
Publisher: Random House
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/01/2011
Share <span class=number>5. </span>No Higher Honor%3a A Memoir of My Years in Washington ISBN-13: 9780307587862
 ISBN-10: 030758786X
A memoir of service during the Bush administration.
6. 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>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. SEAL Target Geronimo: The Inside Story of the Mission to Kill Osama Bin Laden - by Chuck Pfarrer
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/08/2011
Share <span class=number>7. </span>SEAL Target Geronimo%3a The Inside Story of the Mission to Kill Osama Bin Laden ISBN-13: 9781250006356
 ISBN-10: 125000635X
A former member of the Navy SEALs offers minute-by-minute details of the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in May 2011.
8. Blue Nights - by Joan Didion
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/01/2011
Share <span class=number>8. </span>Blue Nights ISBN-13: 9780307267672
 ISBN-10: 0307267679
The writer considers her daughter's death in 2005.
9. Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman - by Robert K. Massie
Publisher: Random House
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/08/2011
Share <span class=number>9. </span>Catherine the Great%3a Portrait of a Woman ISBN-13: 9780679456728
 ISBN-10: 0679456724
The author of Nicholas and Alexandra provides a sweeping narrative of the life of the minor 18th-century German princess who, thanks to ambition, luck, wiles, and a strategic marriage, become Empress of All the Russias.
10. Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World - by Michael Lewis
Publisher: W.W. Norton
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/03/2011
Share <span class=number>10. </span>Boomerang%3a Travels in the New Third World ISBN-13: 9780393081817
 ISBN-10: 0393081818
A look at some of the places -- Greece, Ireland, Iceland -- hardest hit by the financial collapse of 2008, and at how it happened.
11. Is Everyone Hanging Out without Me? (And Other Concerns) - by Mindy Kaling
Publisher: Crown Archetype
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/01/2011
Share <span class=number>11. </span>Is Everyone Hanging Out without Me? (And Other Concerns) ISBN-13: 9780307886262
 ISBN-10: 0307886263
Observations form the comedy writer and actress.
12. The Time of Our Lives: Past, Present, Promise - by Tom Brokaw
Publisher: Random House
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/01/2011
Share <span class=number>12. </span>The Time of Our Lives%3a Past, Present, Promise ISBN-13: 9781400064588
 ISBN-10: 1400064589
How to revitalize the promise of the American dream, based on stories of Americans who are making a difference.
13. Thinking, Fast and Slow - by Daniel Kahneman
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/25/2011
Share <span class=number>13.</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.
14. A History of the World in 100 Objects - by Neil MacGregor
Publisher: Viking
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/27/2011
Share <span class=number>14. </span>A History of the World in 100 Objects ISBN-13: 9780670022700
 ISBN-10: 0670022705
British Museum curators attempted to tell the story of mankind from two million years ago to the present through objects in the museum's collections; the results were broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Here the museum's director reports on the project.
15. Seriously...I'm Kidding - by Ellen DeGeneres
Publisher: Grand Central
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/04/2011
Share <span class=number>15. </span>Seriously...I ISBN-13: 9780446585026
 ISBN-10: 0446585025
A collection of humor pieces from the stand-up comedian and talk-show host.

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A version of this list appears in the November 27, 2011 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending November 12, 2011.

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