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Best Sellers

July 15, 2012

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Inside the List

Two best-selling authors, Joseph E. Stig­litz and Edward Conard, debate their drastically different views of America’s income gap.

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 3 WILD, by Cheryl Strayed. (Knopf, $25.95.) A woman's account of a life-changing 1,100-mile hike along the Pacific Crest Trail. 11
2 1 AMATEUR, by Edward Klein. (Regnery, $27.95.) A journalist argues that President Obama is callow and unable to lead. 7
3 4 UNBROKEN, by Laura Hillenbrand. (Random House, $27.) An Olympic runner's story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II. 85
4 10 AMERICAN SON, by Marco Rubio. (Sentinel, $26.95.) The Florida senator’s memoir. 2
5 2 COWARDS, by Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe. (Threshold Editions/Mercury Radio Arts, $28.) The radio host and founder of GBTV discusses 13 lies that politicians, academics and the media perpetuate. (†) 3
6 * 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. 40
7 YES, CHEF, by Marcus Samuelsson. (Random House, $27.) The award-winning chef discusses his career and recalls growing up as an Ethiopian child adopted by a Swedish family. 1
8 * BECOMING SISTER WIVES, by Kody, Meri, Janelle, Christine and Robyn Brown. (Gallery, $25.) The stars of the TLC reality show describe their polygamous marriage. (†) 1
9 WHAT REALLY HAPPENED, by Rielle Hunter. (BenBella, $24.95.) John Edwards’s mistress and the mother of his child tells her version of their story. (†) 1
10 7 IT WORKED FOR ME, by Colin Powell with Tony Koltz. (Harper/HarperCollins, $27.99.) Rules for effective leadership from the four-star general and former secretary of state. 6
11 8 BARACK OBAMA, by David Maraniss. (Simon & Schuster, $32.5.) An account of the president’s family background and coming-of-age shows the forces that shaped him. 2
12 * 9 UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES, by Edward Conard. (Portfolio/Penguin Group, $27.95.) A former managing director of Bain Capital argues that growing income inequality shows the American economy is working. (†) 3
13 6 THE GREAT DESTROYER, by David Limbaugh. (Regnery, $29.95.) The talk show host’s brother, a lawyer and columnist, describes the president's "war on the Republic." (†) 4
14 11 WHAT THE (BLEEP) JUST HAPPENED?, by Monica Crowley. (Broadside, $27.99.) The Fox news analyst calls for a high-spirited conservative comeback. 2
15 13 I HATE EVERYONE...STARTING WITH ME, by Joan Rivers. (Berkley, $25.95.) The comedian’s humorous reflections. 4
16 * 14 IMAGINE, by Jonah Lehrer. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26.) An account of the science of creativity argues that it is not a gift but a thought process that can be learned. 14

Also Selling

  1. STEVE JOBS, by Walter Isaacson (Simon & Schuster)
  2. AMERICAN SNIPER, by Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice (Morrow/HarperCollins)
  3. THE POWER OF HABIT, by Charles Duhigg (Random House)
  4. THINKING, FAST AND SLOW, by Daniel Kahneman (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
  5. MOST TALKATIVE, by Andy Cohen (Holt)
  6. LET'S PRETEND THIS NEVER HAPPENED, by Jenny Lawson (Amy Einhorn/Putnam)
  7. EAT AND RUN, by Scott Jurek with Steve Friedman (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
  8. FEARLESS, by Eric Blehm (WaterBrook)
  9. LOTS OF CANDLES, PLENTY OF CAKE, by Anna Quindlen (Random House)
  10. WHEREVER I WIND UP, by R. A. Dickey with Wayne Coffey (Blue Rider)
  11. THE PRICE OF INEQUALITY, by Joseph E. Stiglitz (Norton)
  12. TWILIGHT OF THE ELITES, by Christopher L. Hayes (Crown)
  13. IMPLOSION, by Joel C. Rosenberg (Tyndale)
  14. THE PASSAGE OF POWER, by Robert A. Caro (Knopf)
  15. THE PRESIDENTS CLUB, by Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy (Simon & Schuster)
  16. NOT TACO BELL MATERIAL, by Adam Carolla (Crown Archetype)
  17. QUIET, by Susan Cain (Crown)
  18. MY CROSS TO BEAR, by Gregg Allman (Morrow/HarperCollins)
  19. DRIFT, by Rachel Maddow (Crown)
About the Best Sellers

A version of this list appears in the July 15, 2012 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending June 30, 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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