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December 2011

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Week of December 4, 2011

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STEVE JOBS
Walter Isaacson
Cover of STEVE JOBS
1

STEVE JOBS

KILLING LINCOLN
Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
Cover of KILLING LINCOLN
2

KILLING LINCOLN

IMPERFECT JUSTICE
Jeff Ashton with Lisa Pulitzer
Cover of IMPERFECT JUSTICE
3

IMPERFECT JUSTICE

JACK KENNEDY
Chris Matthews
Cover of JACK KENNEDY
4

JACK KENNEDY

HOW I GOT THIS WAY
Regis Philbin
Cover of HOW I GOT THIS WAY
5

HOW I GOT THIS WAY

GABBY
Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly with Jeffrey Zaslow
Cover of GABBY
6

GABBY

UNBROKEN
Laura Hillenbrand
Cover of UNBROKEN
7

UNBROKEN

BACK TO WORK
Bill Clinton
Cover of BACK TO WORK
8

BACK TO WORK

THEN AGAIN
Diane Keaton
Cover of THEN AGAIN
9

THEN AGAIN

NO HIGHER HONOR
Condoleezza Rice
Cover of NO HIGHER HONOR
10

NO HIGHER HONOR

THE NEW NEW RULES
Bill Maher
Cover of THE NEW NEW RULES
11

THE NEW NEW RULES

BOOMERANG
Michael Lewis
Cover of BOOMERANG
12

BOOMERANG

THROW THEM ALL OUT
Peter Schweizer
Cover of THROW THEM ALL OUT
13

THROW THEM ALL OUT

THINKING, FAST AND SLOW
Daniel Kahneman
Cover of THINKING, FAST AND SLOW
14

THINKING, FAST AND SLOW

IS EVERYONE HANGING OUT WITHOUT ME?
Mindy Kaling
Cover of IS EVERYONE HANGING OUT WITHOUT ME?
15

IS EVERYONE HANGING OUT WITHOUT ME?

SHAQ UNCUT
Shaquille O'Neal with Jackie MacMullan
16

SHAQ UNCUT

Week of December 11, 2011

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STEVE JOBS
Walter Isaacson
Cover of STEVE JOBS
1

STEVE JOBS

KILLING LINCOLN
Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
Cover of KILLING LINCOLN
2

KILLING LINCOLN

BEING GEORGE WASHINGTON
Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe
Cover of BEING GEORGE WASHINGTON
3

BEING GEORGE WASHINGTON

UNBROKEN
Laura Hillenbrand
Cover of UNBROKEN
4

UNBROKEN

JACK KENNEDY
Chris Matthews
Cover of JACK KENNEDY
5

JACK KENNEDY

THROW THEM ALL OUT
Peter Schweizer
Cover of THROW THEM ALL OUT
6

THROW THEM ALL OUT

BACK TO WORK
Bill Clinton
Cover of BACK TO WORK
7

BACK TO WORK

THEN AGAIN
Diane Keaton
Cover of THEN AGAIN
8

THEN AGAIN

HOW I GOT THIS WAY
Regis Philbin
Cover of HOW I GOT THIS WAY
9

HOW I GOT THIS WAY

CATHERINE THE GREAT
Robert K. Massie
Cover of CATHERINE THE GREAT
10

CATHERINE THE GREAT

IMPERFECT JUSTICE
Jeff Ashton with Lisa Pulitzer
Cover of IMPERFECT JUSTICE
11

IMPERFECT JUSTICE

GABBY
Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly with Jeffrey Zaslow
Cover of GABBY
12

GABBY

BOOMERANG
Michael Lewis
Cover of BOOMERANG
13

BOOMERANG

THE NEW NEW RULES
Bill Maher
Cover of THE NEW NEW RULES
14

THE NEW NEW RULES

THINKING, FAST AND SLOW
Daniel Kahneman
Cover of THINKING, FAST AND SLOW
15

THINKING, FAST AND SLOW

Week of December 18, 2011

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STEVE JOBS
Walter Isaacson
Cover of STEVE JOBS
1

STEVE JOBS

KILLING LINCOLN
Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
Cover of KILLING LINCOLN
2

KILLING LINCOLN

BEING GEORGE WASHINGTON
Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe
Cover of BEING GEORGE WASHINGTON
3

BEING GEORGE WASHINGTON

UNBROKEN
Laura Hillenbrand
Cover of UNBROKEN
4

UNBROKEN

JACK KENNEDY
Chris Matthews
Cover of JACK KENNEDY
5

JACK KENNEDY

CATHERINE THE GREAT
Robert K. Massie
Cover of CATHERINE THE GREAT
6

CATHERINE THE GREAT

THINKING, FAST AND SLOW
Daniel Kahneman
Cover of THINKING, FAST AND SLOW
7

THINKING, FAST AND SLOW

BACK TO WORK
Bill Clinton
Cover of BACK TO WORK
8

BACK TO WORK

BOOMERANG
Michael Lewis
Cover of BOOMERANG
9

BOOMERANG

THEN AGAIN
Diane Keaton
Cover of THEN AGAIN
10

THEN AGAIN

THROW THEM ALL OUT
Peter Schweizer
Cover of THROW THEM ALL OUT
11

THROW THEM ALL OUT

HEAVEN IS FOR REAL
Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent
Cover of HEAVEN IS FOR REAL
12

HEAVEN IS FOR REAL

HOW I GOT THIS WAY
Regis Philbin
Cover of HOW I GOT THIS WAY
13

HOW I GOT THIS WAY

IMPERFECT JUSTICE
Jeff Ashton with Lisa Pulitzer
Cover of IMPERFECT JUSTICE
14

IMPERFECT JUSTICE

JACQUELINE KENNEDY: HISTORIC CONVERSATIONS ON LIFE WITH JOHN F. KENNEDY
Cover of JACQUELINE KENNEDY: HISTORIC CONVERSATIONS ON LIFE WITH JOHN F. KENNEDY
15

JACQUELINE KENNEDY: HISTORIC CONVERSATIONS ON LIFE WITH JOHN F. KENNEDY

GABBY
Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly with Jeffrey Zaslow
Cover of GABBY
16

GABBY

Week of December 25, 2011

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STEVE JOBS
Walter Isaacson
Cover of STEVE JOBS
1

STEVE JOBS

KILLING LINCOLN
Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
Cover of KILLING LINCOLN
2

KILLING LINCOLN

UNBROKEN
Laura Hillenbrand
Cover of UNBROKEN
3

UNBROKEN

BEING GEORGE WASHINGTON
Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe
Cover of BEING GEORGE WASHINGTON
4

BEING GEORGE WASHINGTON

JACK KENNEDY
Chris Matthews
Cover of JACK KENNEDY
5

JACK KENNEDY

THINKING, FAST AND SLOW
Daniel Kahneman
Cover of THINKING, FAST AND SLOW
6

THINKING, FAST AND SLOW

CATHERINE THE GREAT
Robert K. Massie
Cover of CATHERINE THE GREAT
7

CATHERINE THE GREAT

THROUGH MY EYES
Tim Tebow with Nathan Whitaker
Cover of THROUGH MY EYES
8

THROUGH MY EYES

HEAVEN IS FOR REAL
Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent
Cover of HEAVEN IS FOR REAL
9

HEAVEN IS FOR REAL

THEN AGAIN
Diane Keaton
Cover of THEN AGAIN
10

THEN AGAIN

IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS
Erik Larson
Cover of IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS
11

IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS

BOOMERANG
Michael Lewis
Cover of BOOMERANG
12

BOOMERANG

GABBY
Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly with Jeffrey Zaslow
Cover of GABBY
13

GABBY

BACK TO WORK
Bill Clinton
Cover of BACK TO WORK
14

BACK TO WORK

RIN TIN TIN
Susan Orlean
Cover of RIN TIN TIN
15

RIN TIN TIN

A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 100 OBJECTS
Neil MacGregor
Cover of A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 100 OBJECTS
16

A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 100 OBJECTS

Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review, archived by Hawes Publications.