American Sniper (book)
American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History is a work of autobiographical creative nonfiction by United States Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, written with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice. The book was published by William Morrow and Company on January 2, 2012 and appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list for 37 weeks.
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| Author | Chris Kyle Scott McEwen Jim DeFelice |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Personal memories |
| Publisher | William Morrow and Company, an imprint of HarperCollins |
Publication date | January 2, 2012 |
| Media type | Hardcover Audiobook Paperback |
| Pages | 400 |
| ISBN | 978-0062082350 |
The memoir has sold over 1.2 million copies across all formats (hardcover, paper, and ebook), including 700,000 copies in 2015 alone, making it one of the best-selling books of 2015. It landed atop all the major best-seller lists, including the aforementioned The New York Times, as well as Publishers Weekly and USA Today, and it reached No. 2 on Amazon. Its film adaptation directed by Clint Eastwood and starring actor Bradley Cooper as Kyle was released in 2014.