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Best Sellers

February 17, 2013

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Inside the List

Sister Souljah, best known in some circles as the rapper whom Bill Clinton criticized during the 1992 presidential campaign, has her third consecutive best seller with her new novel, “A Deeper Love Inside.”

Editors’ Choice

Recently reviewed books of particular interest.

Paperback Row

Paperback books of particular interest.

Browse Past Lists

This Week    Last Week Hardcover Nonfiction Weeks
on List
1 1 MY BELOVED WORLD, by Sonia Sotomayor. (Knopf, $27.95.) The Supreme Court justice recalls growing up in the Bronx, attending Princeton, working for the Manhattan District Attorney’s office and becoming a federal judge.   3
2 2 FRANCONA, by Terry Francona and Dan Shaughnessy. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28.) The manager’s Red Sox years.  2
3 HITMAKER, by Tommy Mottola with Cal Fussman. (Grand Central, $27.99.) The music industry executive recalls his life and career.  1
4 REMEMBERING WHITNEY, by Cissy Houston with Lisa Dickey. (Harper/HarperCollins, $27.99.) The gospel singer discusses her daughter Whitney’s life.  1
5 4 KILLING KENNEDY, by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. (Holt, $28.) The host of “The O’Reilly Factor” recounts the events surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy. 18
6 * 3 GOING CLEAR, by Lawrence Wright. (Knopf, $28.95.) The Pulitzer Prize-winning author examines the world of Scientology.  3
7 FUTURE, by Al Gore. (Random House, $30.) The six drivers of global change that are reshaping our world.  1
8 5 KILLING LINCOLN, by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. (Holt, $28.) The host of "The O'Reilly Factor" recounts the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. 71
9 7 NO EASY DAY, by Mark Owen with Kevin Maurer. (Dutton, $26.95.) An account by a former member of the Navy SEALs, written pseudonymously, of the mission that killed bin Laden. 22
10 12 UNBROKEN, by Laura Hillenbrand. (Random House, $27.) An Olympic runner's story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II. 116
11 6 THOMAS JEFFERSON, by Jon Meacham. (Random House, $35.) The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer celebrates Jefferson’s skills as a practical politician. 12
12 14 THE POWER OF HABIT, by Charles Duhigg. (Random House, $28.) A Times reporter’s account of the science behind how we form, and break, habits. 32
13 * ENGINEERS OF VICTORY, by Paul Kennedy. (Random House, $30.) The tactics and technological innovations that secured an Allied victory in World War II. 1
14 16 TEN YEARS LATER, by Hoda Kotb with Jane Lorenzini. (Simon & Schuster, $25.) Portraits of six people who have undergone personal transformation.  3
15 9 A HIGHER CALL, by Adam Makos with Larry Alexander. (Berkley Caliber, $26.95.) An encounter between two pilots in the skies over Germany in December 1943. 6
16 * 10 THE WORLD UNTIL YESTERDAY, by Jared Diamond. (Viking, $36.) The author of “Guns, Germs, and Steel” examines what we can learn from traditional societies. 5

Also Selling

  1. TO SELL IS HUMAN, by Daniel H. Pink (Riverhead)
  2. NAKED STATISTICS, by Charles Wheelan (Norton)
  3. WILD, by Cheryl Strayed (Knopf)
  4. HOW CHILDREN SUCCEED, by Paul Tough (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
  5. MY SHARE OF THE TASK, by Stanley McChrystal (Portfolio/Penguin)
  6. THE HOUR OF PERIL, by Daniel Stashower (Minotaur)
  7. BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS, by Katherine Boo (Random House)
  8. THE SIGNAL AND THE NOISE: Why So Many Predictions Fail-But Some Don't, by Nate Silver (Penguin Press)
  9. UNKNOWN PLEASURES, Peter Hook (It Books)
  10. DUCK COMMANDERS, by Willie and Korie Robertson with Mark Schlabach (Howard Books)
  11. THINKING, FAST AND SLOW, by Daniel Kahneman (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
  12. THE DUDE AND THE ZEN MASTER, by Jeff Bridges and Bernie Glassman (Blue Rider)
  13. INVISIBLE ARMIES, by Max Boot (Norton)
  14. THE INSURGENTS, by Fred Kaplan (Simon & Schuster)
  15. TOTAL FRAT MOVE, by W. R. Bolen and the creators of TotalFratMove.com (Grand Central)
  16. ANTIFRAGILE, by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (Random House)
  17. FRESH OFF THE BOAT, by Eddie Huang (Spiegel & Grau)
  18. THE INVENTOR AND THE TYCOON, by Edward Ball (Doubleday)
  19. KILL ANYTHING THAT MOVES, by Nick Turse (Metropolitan/Holt)
About the Best Sellers

A version of this list appears in the February 17, 2013 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending February 2, 2013.

An asterisk (*) indicates that a book's sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above it. A dagger (†) indicates that some retailers report receiving bulk orders.

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