New York Times Bestsellers - Hardcover Non-Fiction

February 5, 2012

New York Times Hardcover Non-Fiction Best-seller List

This Week Last Week Weeks
on List

1 AMERITOPIA, by Mark R. Levin
(Threshold Editions, $26.99.) A talk-show host and president of Landmark Legal Foundation surveys the utopian movement and warns that Americans must choose between utopianism and liberty. 1

2 1 AMERICAN SNIPER, by Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice
(Morrow/HarperCollins, $26.99.) A member of the Navy Seals discusses his childhood, his marriage and his battlefield experiences during the Iraq war. 3

3 2 STEVE JOBS, by Walter Isaacson
(Simon & Schuster, $35.) A biography of the recently deceased entrepreneur. 13

4 4 KILLING LINCOLN, by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(Holt, $28.) The heart-stopping events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. 17

5 3 THROUGH MY EYES, by Tim Tebow with Nathan Whitaker
(HarperCollins, $26.99.) The Broncos quarterback chronicles his personal and professional course. 20

6 7 UNBROKEN, by Laura Hillenbrand
(Random House, $27.) An Olympic runner's story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II. 62

7 5 THINKING, FAST AND SLOW, by Daniel Kahneman
(Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $30.) 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. 13

8 6 THE OBAMAS, by Jodi Kantor
(Little, Brown, $29.99.) The ups and downs of building a life in the White House 2

9 8 ELIZABETH THE QUEEN, by Sally Bedell Smith
(Random House, $30.) The public and private lives of Queen Elizabeth II as she approaches her Diamond Jubilee. 2

10 10 CATHERINE THE GREAT, by Robert K. Massie
(Random House, $35.) The life of the minor 18th-century German princess who became Empress of All the Russias. 10

11 12 HEAVEN IS FOR REAL, by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent
(Thomas Nelson, $21.99.) A boy’s encounter with Jesus and the angels during an emergency appendectomy. 8

12 11 A UNIVERSE FROM NOTHING, by Lawrence Krauss
(Free Press, $24.99.) A cosmologist’s account of how our universe evolved. 2

13* 13 IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS, by Erik Larson
(Crown, $26.) William E. Dodd, the U.S. ambassador to Germany, and his daughter, Martha, in 1930s Berlin. 33

14 9 GREEDY BASTARDS, by Dylan Ratigan
(Simon & Schuster, $25.) The host of MSNBC’s “Dylan Ratigan Show” proposes solutions to political and economic problems. 2

15 SERIOUSLY ... I'M KIDDING, by Ellen DeGeneres
(Grand Central, $26.99.) A collection of humor pieces from the stand-up comedian and talk-show host. 10

16* 14 JACK KENNEDY, by Chris Matthews
(Simon & Schuster, $27.5.) An admiring portrait. 12

This Week	Last Week		Weeks on List
1		AMERITOPIA, by Mark R. Levin (Threshold Editions, $26.99.) A talk-show host and president of Landmark Legal Foundation surveys the utopian movement and warns that Americans must choose between utopianism and liberty.	1
2	1	AMERICAN SNIPER, by Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice (Morrow/HarperCollins, $26.99.) A member of the Navy Seals discusses his childhood, his marriage and his battlefield experiences during the Iraq war.	3
3	2	STEVE JOBS, by Walter Isaacson (Simon & Schuster, $35.) A biography of the recently deceased entrepreneur.	13
4	4	KILLING LINCOLN, by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard (Holt, $28.) The heart-stopping events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.	17
5	3	THROUGH MY EYES, by Tim Tebow with Nathan Whitaker (HarperCollins, $26.99.) The Broncos quarterback chronicles his personal and professional course.	20
6	7	UNBROKEN, by Laura Hillenbrand (Random House, $27.) An Olympic runner's story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II.	62
7	5	THINKING, FAST AND SLOW, by Daniel Kahneman (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $30.) 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.	13
8	6	THE OBAMAS, by Jodi Kantor (Little, Brown, $29.99.) The ups and downs of building a life in the White House	2
9	8	ELIZABETH THE QUEEN, by Sally Bedell Smith (Random House, $30.) The public and private lives of Queen Elizabeth II as she approaches her Diamond Jubilee.	2
10	10	CATHERINE THE GREAT, by Robert K. Massie (Random House, $35.) The life of the minor 18th-century German princess who became Empress of All the Russias.	10
11	12	HEAVEN IS FOR REAL, by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent (Thomas Nelson, $21.99.) A boy’s encounter with Jesus and the angels during an emergency appendectomy.	8
12	11	A UNIVERSE FROM NOTHING, by Lawrence Krauss (Free Press, $24.99.) A cosmologist’s account of how our universe evolved.	2
13*	13	IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS, by Erik Larson (Crown, $26.) William E. Dodd, the U.S. ambassador to Germany, and his daughter, Martha, in 1930s Berlin.	33
14	9	GREEDY BASTARDS, by Dylan Ratigan (Simon & Schuster, $25.) The host of MSNBC’s “Dylan Ratigan Show” proposes solutions to political and economic problems.	2
15		SERIOUSLY ... I'M KIDDING, by Ellen DeGeneres (Grand Central, $26.99.) A collection of humor pieces from the stand-up comedian and talk-show host.	10
16*	14	JACK KENNEDY, by Chris Matthews (Simon & Schuster, $27.5.) An admiring portrait.	12

These lists are an expanded version of those appearing in the February 5, 2012 print edition of the Book Review, reflecting sales for the week ending January 21, 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.

List and descriptions from the New York Times web site at:
http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/overview.html