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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
June 8, 2014
1. One Nation: What We Can Do to Save America's Future
by Ben Carson with Candy Carson

Carson, a retired pediatric neurosurgeon, now a Fox News contributor, offers solutions to problems in health and education based on capitalism, not government.
2. Capital in the Twenty-First Century
by Thomas Piketty; translated by Arthur Goldhammer

A French economist's analysis of centuries of economic history predicts worsening inequality and proposes solutions.
3. Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain
by Steven Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

How to solve problems creatively, from the authors of Freakonomics.
4. Finding Me: A Decade of Darkness, a Life Reclaimed: A Memoir of the Cleveland Kidnappings
by Michelle Knight with Michelle Burford

The story of a woman kidnapped in Cleveland in 2002, then tortured, who escaped in 2013.
5. The Closer: My Story
by Mariano Rivera with Wayne Coffey

A memoir by the great Yankees pitcher.
6. Stress Test: Reflections on Financial Crises
by Timothy F. Geithner

The former secretary of the Treasury explains the choices he and others made during the financial crisis.
7. A Fighting Chance
by Elizabeth Warren

The Massachusetts senator describes her life, scholarship and battle for a consumer protection agency.
8. No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State
by Glenn Greenwald

The journalist, part of the Guardian team that won a 2014 Pulitzer Prize, presents new material about N.S.A. surveillance and describes his work with Edward Snowden.
9. Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder
by Arianna Huffington

Personal well-being as the indispensable third measure -- with money and power -- of success.
10. Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt
by Michael Lewis

The world of high-frequency computer-driven trading.
11. James Madison: A Life Reconsidered
by Lynne Cheney

A biography of the fourth president and advocate for the Constitution. 
12. Everybody's Got Something
by Robin Roberts with Veronica Chambers

A memoir by the Good Morning America anchor.
13. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
by Laura Hillenbrand

An Olympic runner's story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II.
14. Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
by Sheryl Sandberg with Nell Scovell

The chief operating officer of Facebook urges women to pursue their careers without ambivalence.
15. Good Call: Reflections on Faith, Gamily, and Fowl
by Jase Robertson with Mark Schlabach

Anecdotes from the second-oldest son of the Robertson family from the A&E show Duck Dynasty.
16. David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
by Malcolm Gladwell

How disadvantages can work in our favor.
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A version of this list appears in the June 8, 2014 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending May 24, 2014. 
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