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New York Times Best Seller lists

The New York Times Best Seller list is widely considered the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States. It is updated online every Wednesday evening. Below are best seller lists for hardcover fiction and non-fiction. For more lists, visit our New York Times Children’s Best Sellers page or The New York Times’s Best Sellers page.

Hardcover Fiction

February 26, 2012

1

Kill Shotby Vince Flynn
Mitch Rapp, a C.I.A. super-agent hunting down perpetrators of the Pan Am Lockerbie bombing, finds himself caught in a dangerous trap.

2

Catch Meby Lisa Gardner
A woman believes she is going to be killed in four days and wants Boston’s top homicide detective, D.D. Warren, to handle the investigation.

3

Defending Jacobby William Landay
An assistant district attorney’s life is shaken when his shy 14-year-old son is accused of murder. 

4

Private: #1 Suspectby James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
Jack Morgan, a former Marine and the head of an investigative firm, is accused of murder.

5

11/22/63by Stephen King
An English teacher travels back to 1958 by way of a time portal in a Maine diner. His assignment: Stop Lee Harvey Oswald.

6

Death Comes to Pemberleyby P. D. James
Six years after Elizabeth and Darcy marry, their comfortable life is shaken by a murder, as James recreates the world of “Pride and Prejudice” with a mysterious twist.

7

Home Frontby Kristin Hannah
Michael and Jolene Zarkades know the pressures of everyday life — children, careers, bills. But then Jolene is deployed to Iraq, leaving Michael unaccustomed to being a single parent to their two girls.

8

Takenby Robert Crais
When a college student and her boyfriend fall into the hands of kidnappers at the California-Mexico border, the investigators Elvis Cole and Joe Pike are drawn into the deadly world of human traffickers.

9

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nestby Stieg Larsson
In the last volume of the Millennium trilogy, Mikael Blomkvist and Lisbeth Salander are threatened by an adversary from deep within the government.

10

Left for Deadby J. A. Jance
Ali Reynolds seeks justice for an old friend and an unidentified woman, both victims of brutal attacks.

11

Raylanby Elmore Leonard
A United States marshal sent to Harlan County, Ky., confronts organ trafficking, strip mining and bank robberies.

12

No Mark Upon Herby Deborah Crombie
The drowning of a detective — and accomplished rower — on the Thames creates wide ripples.

13

A Dance with Dragonsby George R. R. Martin
After a colossal battle, the Seven Kingdoms face new threats.

14

The Litigatorsby John Grisham
Partners in a small law firm take on a big case after a fast-track burnout joins them.

15

The Fear Indexby Robert Harris
A billionaire hedge fund manager in Geneva who uses an algorithm to predict the movements of financial markets discovers that his computer program is misbehaving.

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Hardcover Nonfiction

February 26, 2012

1

Ameritopiaby Mark R. Levin
A talk-show host warns that Americans must choose between utopianism and liberty.

2

Hilarity Ensuesby Tucker Max
More stories from a life of serial debauchery.

3

American Sniperby Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice
A member of the Navy Seals who has the most career sniper kills in United States military history discusses his childhood, his marriage and his battlefield experiences during the Iraq war.

4

Steve Jobsby Walter Isaacson
A biography of the recently deceased entrepreneur, based on 40 interviews with Jobs conducted over two years.

5

Killing Lincolnby Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
The television host recounts the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

6

Quietby Susan Cain
Introverts — approximately one-third of the population — are undervalued in American society.

7

Once Upon a Secretby Mimi Alford
A former White House intern recounts her affair with John F. Kennedy.

8

Bringing Up BÉbÉby Pamela Druckerman
An American mother discovers the principles of French parenting.

9

Behind the Beautiful Foreversby Katherine Boo
A journalist reports on families striving for better lives in a Mumbai slum.

10

Unbrokenby Laura Hillenbrand
An Olympic runner’s story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese during World War II. Read by Edward Herrmann. 13 hours, 56 minutes unabridged.

11

Through My Eyesby Tim Tebow with Nathan Whitaker
The Broncos quarterback chronicles his personal and professional course.

12

Thinking, Fast and Slowby Daniel Kahneman
When we can and cannot trust our intuitions in making business and personal decisions.

13

Coming Apartby Charles Murray
The author of "The Bell Curve" explores the state of white America, 1960-2010.

14

The Science of Yogaby William J. Broad
A science reporter who practices the art himself weighs the risks and rewards.

15

Ali in Wonderlandby Ali Wentworth
A memoir from the comedian and actress.