American Sniper (book) is about a sniper with 170 officially confirmed kills.
American Sniper  : The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History is an autobiography by United States Navy SEAL Chris Kyle , written with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice .. Chris Kyle. Chris Kyle. autobiography. autobiography. United States Navy SEAL. United States Navy SEALs. With 255 kills , 160 of them officially confirmed by the Pentagon , Kyle is the deadliest marksman in U.S. military history .. 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 .. William Morrow and Company. William Morrow and Company. The New York Times. The New York Times. The memoir has sold over 1.2 million copies across all formats -LRB- hardcover , paper , and ebook -RRB- , 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 , and Publishers Weekly , USA Today and No. 2 on Amazon .. The New York Times. The New York Times. Publishers Weekly. Publishers Weekly. USA Today. USA Today. Amazon. Amazon.com. Its film adaptation directed by Clint Eastwood and featuring Bradley Cooper as Kyle was released in 2014 .. film adaptation. American Sniper. Clint Eastwood. Clint Eastwood. Bradley Cooper. Bradley Cooper