The New York Times-Best Seller-Political Books

THIS MONTH AUGUST		LAST MONTH July	POLITICAL BOOKS
1		1	IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS, by Erik Larson. (Crown, $26.) This portrait of Berlin during the rise of the Nazi Party concentrates on William E. Dodd, who became the U.S. ambassador to Germany in 1933, and his daughter, Martha.
2		2	SEAL TEAM SIX, by Howard E. Wasdin and Stephen Templin. (St. Martin's, $26.99.) An expert sniper and former member of the Navy Seals recounts his military training and missions, including the battle of Mogadishu in 1993.
3		3	UNBROKEN, by Laura Hillenbrand. (Random House, $27.) An Olympic runner’s story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II.
4		5	LOST IN SHANGRI-LA, by Mitchell Zuckoff. (Harper/HarperCollins, $26.99.) After a jungle plane crash in 1945, three survivors were caught between headhunters and enemy Japanese.
5		7	RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT, by Gretchen Morgenson. (Times Books/Holt, $30.) This account of the Wall Street implosion highlights individuals who played crucial roles of responsibility.
6		11	MIRACLE OF FREEDOM, by Chris Stewart and Ted Stewart. (Deseret Book Company.) The authors discuss “seven tipping points that saved the world,” including the Battle of Thermopylae, Constantine’s conversion to Christianity, and the Battle of Britain.
7		4	DEMONIC, by Ann Coulter. (Crown Forum, $28.99.) The columnist compares the Democratic Party to a mob.
8		8	AREA 51, by Annie Jacobsen. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) An account of the mysterious military installation, which the author contends is the home of secret espionage programs.
9		6	HEART AND THE FIST, by Eric Greitens. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $27.) A Navy Seal describes his military deployments and his larger vision of public service.
10			WORLD ON FIRE, by Amanda Foreman. (Random House Publishing Group.)
11		9	ON CHINA, by Henry Kissinger. (Penguin Press, $36.) China and America are mutually dependent economic giants, Kissinger writes, but they need a design of partnership.
12		10	SECRET KNOWLEDGE, by David Mamet. (Sentinel, $27.95.) The playwright denounces liberalism and offers his views on religion and American culture.
13			STORM OF WAR, by Andrew Roberts. (HarperCollins Publishers.)
14			TRIPLE AGENT, by Joby Warrick. (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.)
15		14	POST-AMERICAN WORLD 2.0, by Fareed Zakaria. (Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W..) The rise of China and India and the global distribution of power.