• At #2 is Bob Woodward's The Price of Politics, an inside view of the 2011 debt ceiling negotiations between the White House and Congress.
• 500 Days at #11 describes 18 months after 9/11  from around the world and in the Bush White House.
• At #15 is The Revenge of Geography: What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate.
• The Power of Habit comes back at #14.

Falling off the top 15 are last week's debuts of The Party Is Over and A Father First, as well as the veterans Heaven Is for Real and Double Cross.

See the top 15 list on our home page.

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September 17, 2012
Recap: This Week's NYT List
New books that reflect today's headlines enrich this week's top 15 in The New York Times' Combined Print and E-Book Non-Fiction Best Seller List:

• At #1 is No Easy Day, describing the mission of the Navy SEALs who killed Osama bin Laden.
• The Secret Race at #3 discusses professional cycling, Tour de France and doping.
• At #7 is Mortality, reflections on illness and death by the late journalist and critic Christopher Hitchens.
• The Party Is Over at #10 tells of the changes taking place within the Republican Party, from the viewpoint of a long-time Congressional staffer.
• At #12 is How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character.
• Basketball star Dwyane Wade's biography A Father First comes in at #13.
• Finally, American Sniper (#14) returns to the top 15 after a few months away.