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June 03, 2012

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Henry A. Crumpton, a former C.I.A. operative whose memoir, “The Art of Intelligence,” is on the hardcover nonfiction list at No. 3, says he was influenced by Sean Connery’s James Bond.

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1 AMATEUR, by Edward Klein. (Regnery Publishing.) A journalist argues that President Obama is callow, arrogant and unable to lead. 1
2 I SUCK AT GIRLS, by Justin Halpern. (HarperCollins Publishers.) A humorous look at sex and love. 1
3 THE ART OF INTELLIGENCE, by Henry A. Crumpton. (Penguin Group.) The former operations officer who led the C.I.A.’s fight against Al Qaeda in Afghanistan after 9/11 reviews the lessons he learned from his 24-year career. 1
4 THE VOW, by Kim and Krickitt Carpenter with Dana Wilkerson. (B&H Publishing Group.) After a horrific car crash, a couple embark on a journey to fall in love all over again. The true events that inspired the movie. 15
5 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. 69
6 LET'S PRETEND THIS NEVER HAPPENED, by Jenny Lawson. (Penguin Group.) A blogger recalls her unusual upbringing. 5
7 KILLING LINCOLN, by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. (Holt.) The anchor of “The O’Reilly Factor” recounts the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. 34
8 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 emergency appendectomy. 69
9 STEVE JOBS, by Walter Isaacson. (Simon & Schuster.) A biography of the recently deceased entrepreneur who was the visionary of Apple, based on 40 interviews with Jobs conducted over two years. 30
10 MOST TALKATIVE, by Andy Cohen. (Henry Holt & Company.) The Bravo executive vice president who oversees “Top Chef” and “The Real Housewives” looks back on his career. 2
11 THE POWER OF HABIT, by Charles Duhigg. (Random House Publishing.) A reporter for The New York Times offers an account of the science behind how we form, and break, habits. 12
12 THE PASSAGE OF POWER, by Robert A. Caro. (Knopf Doubleday Publishing.) The fourth volume of “The Years of Lyndon Johnson,” Caro’s monumental biography, follows events from 1958 through the Kennedy assassination. 3
13 MRS. KENNEDY AND ME, by Clint Hill. (Gallery Books.) Recollections of the Secret Service agent assigned to guard Jacqueline Kennedy. 7
14 THE PRESIDENTS CLUB, by Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy. (Simon & Schuster.) Two journalists examine the relationships between sitting American presidents and their predecessors. 5
15 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. 53
16 LOTS OF CANDLES, PLENTY OF CAKE, by Anna Quindlen. (Random House Publishing.) The journalist and novelist, now nearly 60, looks back at her experiences and those of her generation. 4
17 BOSSYPANTS, by Tina Fey. (Little, Brown & Company.) A memoir from the former "Saturday Night Live" star and creator of "30 Rock." 58
18 LIFEBOAT NO. 8, by Elizabeth Kaye. (Byliner.) Stories of the passengers in the Titanic's lifeboat No. 8, one of the first to leave the sinking ship. 6
19 WILD, by Cheryl Strayed. (Knopf Doubleday Publishing.) A woman’s account of a life-changing 1,100-mile hike along the Pacific Crest Trail. 9
20 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. 67
21 IMAGINE, by Jonah Lehrer. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.) An account of the science of creativity argues that it is not a gift but a group of thought processes that can be learned. 9
22 FATHER’S DAY, by Buzz Bissinger. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.) The sportswriter embarks on a road trip with his mentally disabled 24-year-old son in an effort to understand him better. 1
23 MANHUNT, by Peter L. Bergen. (Crown Publishing.) The 10-year search for Osama bin Laden. 3
24 BEYOND OUTRAGE, by Robert B. Reich. (Knopf Doubleday Publishing.) President Clinton’s secretary of labor, now a professor of public policy, urges Americans to move beyond outrage to mobilize against the increasing concentration of wealth. 4
25 DREAM NEW DREAMS, by Jai Pausch. (Crown Publishing.) The widow of Randy Pausch, the computer scientist and author of "The Last Lecture," describes her experience as a caregiver during his fatal illness. 1

Also Selling

  1. SERVICE, by Marcus Luttrell and James D. Hornfischer (Little, Brown & Company)
  2. AMERICAN SNIPER, by Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice (HarperCollins Publishers)
  3. ESCAPE FROM CAMP 14, by Blaine Harden (Penguin Group)
  4. _____ MY DAD SAYS, by Justin Halpern (HarperCollins Publishers)
  5. A LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS, by Chrissie Wellington (Center Street)
  6. QUIET, by Susan Cain (Crown Publishing)
  7. DRIFT, by Rachel Maddow (Crown Publishing)
  8. PRAGUE WINTER, by Madeleine Albright with Bill Woodward (HarperCollins Publishers)
  9. LONE SURVIVOR, by Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson (Little, Brown & Company)
  10. THE BIG MISS, by Hank Haney (Crown Publishing)
About the Best Sellers

A version of this list appears in the June 3, 2012 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending May 19, 2012.

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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