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Best Sellers

Hardcover Nonfiction

April 2012

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Week of April 1, 2012

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AMERICAN SNIPER
Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice
Cover of AMERICAN SNIPER
1

AMERICAN SNIPER

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

KILLING LINCOLN

THE POWER OF HABIT
Charles Duhigg
Cover of THE POWER OF HABIT
3

THE POWER OF HABIT

STEVE JOBS
Walter Isaacson
Cover of STEVE JOBS
4

STEVE JOBS

BETTER THAN NORMAL
Dale Archer
Cover of BETTER THAN NORMAL
5

BETTER THAN NORMAL

THE RIGHTEOUS MIND
Jonathan Haidt
Cover of THE RIGHTEOUS MIND
6

THE RIGHTEOUS MIND

UNBROKEN
Laura Hillenbrand
Cover of UNBROKEN
7

UNBROKEN

QUIET
Susan Cain
Cover of QUIET
8

QUIET

BRINGING UP BÉBÉ
Pamela Druckerman
Cover of BRINGING UP BÉBÉ
9

BRINGING UP BÉBÉ

THINKING, FAST AND SLOW
Daniel Kahneman
Cover of THINKING, FAST AND SLOW
10

THINKING, FAST AND SLOW

AMERITOPIA
Mark R. Levin
Cover of AMERITOPIA
11

AMERITOPIA

BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS
Katherine Boo
Cover of BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS
12

BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS

REVELATIONS
Elaine Pagels
Cover of REVELATIONS
13

REVELATIONS

FULL SERVICE
Scotty Bowers with Lionel Friedberg
14

FULL SERVICE

UNORTHODOX
Deborah Feldman
Cover of UNORTHODOX
15

UNORTHODOX

ABUNDANCE
Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler
Cover of ABUNDANCE
16

ABUNDANCE

Week of April 8, 2012

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IMAGINE
Jonah Lehrer
Cover of IMAGINE
1

IMAGINE

THE POWER OF HABIT
Charles Duhigg
Cover of THE POWER OF HABIT
2

THE POWER OF HABIT

AMERICAN SNIPER
Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice
Cover of AMERICAN SNIPER
3

AMERICAN SNIPER

KILLING LINCOLN
Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
Cover of KILLING LINCOLN
4

KILLING LINCOLN

STEVE JOBS
Walter Isaacson
Cover of STEVE JOBS
5

STEVE JOBS

UNBROKEN
Laura Hillenbrand
Cover of UNBROKEN
6

UNBROKEN

WILD
Cheryl Strayed
Cover of WILD
7

WILD

QUIET
Susan Cain
Cover of QUIET
8

QUIET

SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED
Anne Lamott with Sam Lamott
Cover of SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED
9

SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED

THINKING, FAST AND SLOW
Daniel Kahneman
Cover of THINKING, FAST AND SLOW
10

THINKING, FAST AND SLOW

WHY NATIONS FAIL
Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson
Cover of WHY NATIONS FAIL
11

WHY NATIONS FAIL

BRINGING UP BÉBÉ
Pamela Druckerman
Cover of BRINGING UP BÉBÉ
12

BRINGING UP BÉBÉ

TOUGH SH*T
Kevin Smith
Cover of TOUGH SH*T
13

TOUGH SH*T

BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS
Katherine Boo
Cover of BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS
14

BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS

REVELATIONS
Elaine Pagels
Cover of REVELATIONS
15

REVELATIONS

AMERITOPIA
Mark R. Levin
Cover of AMERITOPIA
16

AMERITOPIA

Week of April 15, 2012

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DRIFT
Rachel Maddow
Cover of DRIFT
1

DRIFT

THE BIG MISS
Hank Haney
Cover of THE BIG MISS
2

THE BIG MISS

IMAGINE
Jonah Lehrer
Cover of IMAGINE
3

IMAGINE

THE POWER OF HABIT
Charles Duhigg
Cover of THE POWER OF HABIT
4

THE POWER OF HABIT

AMERICAN SNIPER
Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice
Cover of AMERICAN SNIPER
5

AMERICAN SNIPER

KILLING LINCOLN
Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
Cover of KILLING LINCOLN
6

KILLING LINCOLN

WILD
Cheryl Strayed
Cover of WILD
7

WILD

STEVE JOBS
Walter Isaacson
Cover of STEVE JOBS
8

STEVE JOBS

UNBROKEN
Laura Hillenbrand
Cover of UNBROKEN
9

UNBROKEN

QUIET
Susan Cain
Cover of QUIET
10

QUIET

SOLDIER DOGS
Maria Goodavage
Cover of SOLDIER DOGS
11

SOLDIER DOGS

THE RIGHTEOUS MIND
Jonathan Haidt
Cover of THE RIGHTEOUS MIND
12

THE RIGHTEOUS MIND

THINKING, FAST AND SLOW
Daniel Kahneman
Cover of THINKING, FAST AND SLOW
13

THINKING, FAST AND SLOW

AMERITOPIA
Mark R. Levin
Cover of AMERITOPIA
14

AMERITOPIA

BRINGING UP BÉBÉ
Pamela Druckerman
Cover of BRINGING UP BÉBÉ
15

BRINGING UP BÉBÉ

BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS
Katherine Boo
Cover of BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS
16

BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS

Week of April 22, 2012

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DRIFT
Rachel Maddow
Cover of DRIFT
1

DRIFT

THE BIG MISS
Hank Haney
Cover of THE BIG MISS
2

THE BIG MISS

TRICKLE DOWN TYRANNY
Michael Savage
3

TRICKLE DOWN TYRANNY

IMAGINE
Jonah Lehrer
Cover of IMAGINE
4

IMAGINE

MRS. KENNEDY AND ME
Clint Hill with Lisa McCubbin
Cover of MRS. KENNEDY AND ME
5

MRS. KENNEDY AND ME

WILD
Cheryl Strayed
Cover of WILD
6

WILD

KILLING LINCOLN
Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
Cover of KILLING LINCOLN
7

KILLING LINCOLN

THE POWER OF HABIT
Charles Duhigg
Cover of THE POWER OF HABIT
8

THE POWER OF HABIT

AMERICAN SNIPER
Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice
Cover of AMERICAN SNIPER
9

AMERICAN SNIPER

STEVE JOBS
Walter Isaacson
Cover of STEVE JOBS
10

STEVE JOBS

BLOOM
Kelle Hampton
Cover of BLOOM
11

BLOOM

DRIVING MR. YOGI
Harvey Araton
Cover of DRIVING MR. YOGI
12

DRIVING MR. YOGI

UNBROKEN
Laura Hillenbrand
Cover of UNBROKEN
13

UNBROKEN

HEAVEN IS HERE
Stephanie Nielson
Cover of HEAVEN IS HERE
14

HEAVEN IS HERE

REBUILD THE DREAM
Van Jones
Cover of REBUILD THE DREAM
15

REBUILD THE DREAM

Week of April 29, 2012

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DRIFT
Rachel Maddow
Cover of DRIFT
1

DRIFT

MRS. KENNEDY AND ME
Clint Hill with Lisa McCubbin
Cover of MRS. KENNEDY AND ME
2

MRS. KENNEDY AND ME

THE BIG MISS
Hank Haney
Cover of THE BIG MISS
3

THE BIG MISS

IMAGINE
Jonah Lehrer
Cover of IMAGINE
4

IMAGINE

TRICKLE DOWN TYRANNY
Michael Savage
5

TRICKLE DOWN TYRANNY

A NATURAL WOMAN
Carole King
Cover of A NATURAL WOMAN
6

A NATURAL WOMAN

THE POWER OF HABIT
Charles Duhigg
Cover of THE POWER OF HABIT
7

THE POWER OF HABIT

WILD
Cheryl Strayed
Cover of WILD
8

WILD

AMERICAN SNIPER
Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice
Cover of AMERICAN SNIPER
9

AMERICAN SNIPER

STEVE JOBS
Walter Isaacson
Cover of STEVE JOBS
10

STEVE JOBS

KILLING LINCOLN
Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
Cover of KILLING LINCOLN
11

KILLING LINCOLN

UNBROKEN
Laura Hillenbrand
Cover of UNBROKEN
12

UNBROKEN

DROP DEAD HEALTHY
A. J. Jacobs
Cover of DROP DEAD HEALTHY
13

DROP DEAD HEALTHY

REBUILD THE DREAM
Van Jones with Ariane Conrad
Cover of REBUILD THE DREAM
14

REBUILD THE DREAM

QUIET
Susan Cain
Cover of QUIET
15

QUIET

IMPERFECT
Jim Abbott and Tim Brown
Cover of IMPERFECT
16

IMPERFECT

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