New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers July 8, 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. 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>3. </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.
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. 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.
6. 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>6. </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."
7. 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>7. </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.
8. Barack Obama: The Story - by David Maraniss
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/19/2012
Share <span class=number>8. </span>Barack Obama%3a The Story ISBN-13: 9781439160404
ISBN-10: 1439160406
An account of the president's family background and coming-of-age shows the forces that shaped him.
9. 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>9. </span>Unintended Consequences%3a Why Everything You ISBN-13: 9781591845508
ISBN-10: 1591845505
A former managing director of Bain Capital argues that growing income inequality shows the American economy is working.
10. An American Son: A Memoir - by Marco Rubio
Publisher: Sentinel
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/19/2012
Share <span class=number>10. </span>An American Son%3a A Memoir ISBN-13: 9781595230942
ISBN-10: 1595230947
The Florida senator's memoir.
11. What the (Bleep) Just Happened? The Happy Warrior's Guide to the Great American Comeback - by Monica Crowley
Publisher: Broadside Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/19/2012
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ISBN-10: 006213115X
The Fox news analyst calls for a high-spirited conservative comeback.
12. Steve Jobs: A Biography - by Walter Isaacson
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/24/2011
Share <span class=number>12.</span> Steve Jobs%3a A Biography ISBN-13: 9781451648539
ISBN-10: 1451648537
A biography of the recently deceased entrepreneur.
13. I Hate Everyone...Starting with Me - by Joan Rivers
Publisher: Berkley Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/05/2012
Share <span class=number>13. </span>I Hate Everyone...Starting with Me ISBN-13: 9780425248300
ISBN-10: 0425248305
The comedian's humorous reflections.
14. Imagine: How Creativity Works - by Jonah Lehrer
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/19/2012
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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.
15. 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>15. </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.
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 8, 2012 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending June 23, 2012.