NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Nonfiction, Week Of April 2, 2015

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Published April 3, 2015 at 4:03 PM EDT

In Becoming Steve Jobs, Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli present a behind-the-scenes account of the tech entrepreneur's rise. It debuts at No. 7.

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