About the Best Sellers:

These lists are an expanded version of those appearing in the December 18, 2011 print edition of the Book Review, reflecting sales for the week ending December 3, 2011. 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. For an explanation of our methodology, visit https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers.



Weeks                                Best Sellers: E-Book Nonfiction
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1 1 6 STEVE JOBS, by Walter Isaacson. (Simon & Schuster) A biography of the recently deceased entrepreneur, based on 40 interviews with Jobs conducted over two years.
2 2 45 HEAVEN IS FOR REAL, by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent. (Thomas Nelson) A father recounts his 3-year-old son’s encounter with Jesus and the angels during an appendectomy.
3 3 4 CATHERINE THE GREAT, by Robert K. Massie. (Random House Publishing) The author of “Nicholas and Alexandra&# 8221; provides a sweeping narrative of the life of the minor 18th-century German princess who became Empress of All the Russias.
4 4 10 KILLING LINCOLN, by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. (Holt) The anchor of “The O’Reilly Factor” recounts one of the most consequential episodes of American history: the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
5 5 45 UNBROKEN, by Laura Hillenbrand. (Random House Publishing) An Olympic runner’s story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II after his bomber went down over the Pacific.
6 1 DON'T LOOK BEHIND YOU, by Ann Rule. (Simon & Schuster) True-crime stories about people in danger.
7 1 COOL, CALM AND CONTENTIOUS, by Merrill Markoe. (Random House Publishing) A collection of personal essays from the humo rwriter.
8 1 THE RIGHT FIGHTS BACK, by Evan Thomas and Mike Allen. (Random House Publishing) Two journalists report on the early stages of the Republican presidential campaign; the first edition of Politico's "Playbook 2012," four digital books on the 2012 election
9 6 2 BEING GEORGE WASHINGTON, by Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe. (Threshold Editions) How Washington turned himself into the indispensable (if imperfect) man.
10 15 6 THINKING, FAST AND SLOW, by Daniel Kahneman. (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) The winner of the Nobel in economic science discusses how we make choices in business and personal life and when we can and cannot trust our intuitions.
11 9 9 BOOMERANG, by Michael Lewis. (W. W. Norton & Company) A look at some of the places — Greece, Ireland, Iceland — hardest hit by the financial collapse of 2008, and at how it happened.
12 8 5 IS EVERYONE HANGING OUT WITHOUT ME?, by Mindy Kaling. (Crown Publishing) Observations from the comedy writer and actress.
13 10 30 IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS, by Erik Larson. (Crown Publishing) This portrait of Berlin during the rise of the Nazis centers on the experiences of William E. Dodd, who became the U.S. ambassador to Germany in 1933, and his daughter, Martha.
14 1 SALT, by Mark Kurlansky. (Penguin Group) The economic, political, chemical and industrial story behind a valuable substance.
15 7 4 AN INVISIBLE THREAD, by Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski. (Howard Books) The unlikely friendship, which has lasted 30 years, between a sales executive and a destitute boy.
16 14 3 THEN AGAIN, by Diane Keaton. (Random House Publishing) The actress uses her mother’s diaries as a springboard for the examination of her own life.
17 11 4 BACK TO WORK, by Bill Clinton. (Knopf Doubleday Publishing) The former president argues that cooperation between the private sector and government is necessary to restore prosperity.
18 21 16 AUSCHWITZ, by Miklos Nyiszli. (Skyhorse) An eyewitness account of the Nazi death camp, written shortly after the war by a doctor who was a prisoner there.
19 20 45 THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS, by Rebecca Skloot. (Crown Publishing) The story of an African-American woman whose cancerous cells were extensively cultured without her permission in 1951.
20 12 3 IMPERFECT JUSTICE, by Jeff Ashton with Lisa Pulitzer. (HarperCollins Publishers) A prosecutor’s account of the Casey Anthony trial.
21 16 9 SERIOUSLY... I'M KIDDING, by Ellen DeGeneres. (Grand Central Publishing) A collection of humor pieces from the stand-up comedian and talk-show host.
22 17 35 BOSSYPANTS, by Tina Fey. (Little, Brown & Company) A memoir from the former "Saturday Night Live" star and creator of "30 Rock."
23 13 3 THROW THEM ALL OUT, by Peter Schweizer. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishers) Insider trading in Congress and how it enriches the permanent political class.
24 23 8 WHY ME?, by Sarah Burleton. (Sarah Burleton) A memoir of a childhood of physical and mental abuse beginning in first grade and continuing for years.
25 18 21 A STOLEN LIFE, by Jaycee Dugard. (Simon & Schuster) A woman tells of her ordeal of being kidnapped at the age of 11 and held prisoner for 18 years by a convicted rapist and his wife.

*** EXTENDED LIST (WEB ONLY)****

26. JACK KENNEDY, by Chris Matthews. (Simon & Schuster)

27. A TRAIN IN WINTER, by Caroline Moorehead. (HarperCollins Publishers)

28. BLUE NIGHTS, by Joan Didion. (Knopf Doubleday Publishing)

29. THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY, by Erik Larson. (Knopf Doubleday Publishing)

30. DESTINY OF THE REPUBLIC, by Candice Millard. (Knopf Doubleday Publishing)

31. GABBY, by Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly with Jeffrey Zaslow. (Scribner)

32. SEAL TARGET GERONIMO, by Chuck Pfarrer. (St. Martin’s Press)

33. THE GLASS CASTLE, by Jeannette Walls. (Simon & Schuster)

34. INSIDE SEAL TEAM SIX, by Don Mann with Ralph Pezzullo. (Little, Brown & Company)

35. THE BOY WHO MET JESUS: SEGATASHYA OF KIBEHO, by Immaculee Ilibagiza with Steve Erwin. (Hay House)
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