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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
June 22, 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. The Closer: My Story
by Mariano Rivera with Wayne Coffey

A memoir by the great Yankees pitcher.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt
by Michael Lewis

The world of high-frequency computer-driven trading.
7. 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.
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. Special Heart: A Journey of Faith, Hope, Courage and Love
by Bret Baier with Jim Mills

A Fox News anchor on the challenges his family faced in caring for his son, who has congenital heart disease. 
10. David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
by Malcolm Gladwell

How disadvantages can work in our favor.
11. 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.
12. Carsick
by John Waters

The cult-film director hitchhikes across the country.
13. 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.
14. A Fighting Chance
by Elizabeth Warren

The Massachusetts senator on her life, her academic work and her battle for a consumer protection agency.
15. I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
by Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb

The experience of the Pakistani girl who advocated for women's education and was shot by the Taliban.
16. Mom & Me & Mom
by Maya Angelou

The developing reconciliation between the poet and her mother, who sent her to live with her grandmother at age 3.
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A version of this list appears in the June 22, 2014 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending June 7, 2014.
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