New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers July 1, 2012
1. The Amateur - by Edward Klein
Publisher: Regnery Publishing
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/15/2012
Share <span class=number>1. </span>The Amateur ISBN-13: 9781596987852
ISBN-10: 1596987855
A journalist argues that President Obama is callow and unable to lead.
2. Cowards: What Politicians, Radicals, and the Media Refuse to Say - by Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe
Publisher: Threshold Editions
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/12/2012
Share <span class=number>2. </span>Cowards%3a What Politicians, Radicals, and the Media Refuse to Say ISBN-13: 9781451693478
ISBN-10: 1451693478
The radio host and founder of GBTV discusses 13 lies that politicians, academics, and the media perpetuate.
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
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ISBN-10: 0805093079
The host of The O'Reilly Factor recounts the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
4. 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
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ISBN-10: 1400064163
An Olympic runner's story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II.
5. It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership - by Colin Powell with Tony Koltz
Publisher: Harper/HarperCollins Publishers
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/22/2012
Share <span class=number>5. </span>It Worked for Me%3a In Life and Leadership ISBN-13: 9780062135124
ISBN-10: 0062135120
Rules for effective leadership from the four-star general and former secretary of state.
6. 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>6. </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.
7. The Great Destroyer: Barack Obama's War on the Republic - by David Limbaugh
Publisher: Regnery Publishing
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/04/2012
Share <span class=number>7. </span>The Great Destroyer%3a Barack Obama ISBN-13: 9781596987777
ISBN-10: 1596987774
The talk show host's brother, a lawyer and columnist, describes the president's "war on the Republic."
8. Not Taco Bell Material - by Adam Carolla
Publisher: Random House
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/12/2012
Share <span class=number>8. </span>Not Taco Bell Material ISBN-13: 9780307888877
ISBN-10: 0307888878
Childhood recollections from the radio, TV, and podcast host.
9. Cronkite - by Douglas Brinkley
Publisher: Harper/HarperCollins
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/29/2012
Share <span class=number>9. </span>Cronkite ISBN-13: 9780061374265
ISBN-10: 0061374261
A biography of the newsman and longtime anchor of the CBS Evening News.
10. Unintended Consequences: Why Everything You've been Told about the Economy is Wrong - by Edward Conard
Publisher: Portfolio/Penguin Group
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/07/2012
Share <span class=number>10. </span>Unintended Consequences%3a Why Everything You ISBN-13: 9781591845508
ISBN-10: 1591845505
A former managing director of Bain Capital and a major Romney contributor argues that growing income inequality shows the American economy is working.
11. The Passage of Power - by Robert A. Caro
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/01/2012
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ISBN-10: 0679405070
From 1958 through the Kennedy assassination; the 4th volume of The Years of Lyndon Johnson.
12. Steve Jobs: A Biography - by Walter Isaacson
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/24/2011
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ISBN-10: 1451648537
A biography of the recently deceased entrepreneur.
13. 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>13.</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.
14. I Hate Everyone...Starting with Me - by Joan Rivers
Publisher: Berkley Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/05/2012
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ISBN-10: 0425248305
The comedian's humorous reflections.
15. My Cross to Bear - by Gregg Allman with Alan Light
Publisher: William Morrow
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/01/2012
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ISBN-10: 0062112031
The musician's memoir.
16. The Price of Inequality: How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future - by Joseph E. Stiglitz
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/11/2012
Share <span class=number>16. </span>The Price of Inequality%3a How Today ISBN-13: 9780393088694
ISBN-10: 0393088693
A winner of the Nobel in economics examines the consequences of America's growing inequality for democracy, policy, and globalization, and argues that it is not inevitable.

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A version of this list appears in the July 1, 2012 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending June 16, 2012.