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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers December 15, 2013
1. Things That Matter: Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes and Politics - by Charles Krauthammer
Publisher: Random House
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/22/2013
Share <span class=number>1. </span> Things That Matter%3a Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes and Politics ISBN-13: 9780385349178
 ISBN-10: 0385349173
Three decades' worth of essays from the conservative columnist.
2. David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants - by Malcolm Gladwell
Publisher: Little Brown & Company
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/15/2013
Share <span class=number>2. </span> David and Goliath%3a Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants ISBN-13: 9780316239851
 ISBN-10: 0316239852
How disadvantages can work in our favor; from the author of The Tipping Point and Outliers.
3. Killing Jesus: A History - by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/24/2013
Share <span class=number>3. </span> Killing Jesus%3a A History ISBN-13: 9780805098549
 ISBN-10: 0805098542
The host of The O'Reilly Factor recounts the events leading up to Jesus' execution.
4. George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring that Saved the American Revolution - by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/05/2013
Share <span class=number>4. </span> George Washington ISBN-13: 9781595231031
 ISBN-10: 159523103X
The story of the Culper spy ring, which aided the American cause during the Revolution.
5. Miracles and Massacres: True and Untold Stories of the Making of America - by Glenn Beck with Kevin Balfe and Hannah Beck
Publisher: Pocket Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/19/2013
Share <span class=number>5. </span> Miracles and Massacres%3a True and Untold Stories of the Making of America ISBN-13: 9781476764740
 ISBN-10: 1476764743
Little-known stories from the American past.
6. The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism - by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/05/2013
Share <span class=number>6. </span> The Bully Pulpit%3a Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism ISBN-13: 9781416547860
 ISBN-10: 141654786X
The author of Team of Rivals explores the relationships between Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft and the muckraking press.
7. Humans of New York - by Brandon Stanton
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/15/2013
Share <span class=number>7. </span> Humans of New York ISBN-13: 9781250038821
 ISBN-10: 1250038820
Four hundred color photos of New Yorkers, with brief commentary by Stanton.
8. I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban - by Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb
Publisher: Little Brown & Company
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/08/2013
Share <span class=number>8. </span> I Am Malala%3a The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban ISBN-13: 9780316322409
 ISBN-10: 0316322407
The experience of the Pakistani girl who advocated for women's education and was shot by the Taliban.
9. Si-Cology 101: Tales and Wisdom from Duck Dynasty's Favorite Uncle - by Si Robertson with Mark Schlabach
Publisher: Howard Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/03/2013
Share <span class=number>9. </span> Si-Cology 101%3a Tales and Wisdom from Duck Dynasty ISBN-13: 9781476745374
 ISBN-10: 1476745374
Tales from Phil's youngest brother, who works in the Duck Commander workshop.
10. My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel - by Ari Shavit
Publisher: Spiegel and Grau
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/19/2013
Share <span class=number>10. </span> My Promised Land%3a The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel ISBN-13: 9780385521703
 ISBN-10: 0385521707
An Israeli journalist expresses both solidarity with and criticism of his countrymen in this memoir and history.
11. Let Me Off at the Top! My Classy Life and Other Musings - by Ron Burgundy
Publisher: Random House
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/19/2013
Share <span class=number>11. </span> Let Me Off at the Top! My Classy Life and Other Musings ISBN-13: 9780804139571
 ISBN-10: 0804139571
A "memoir" in the voice of Will Ferrell's anchorman character.
12. Five Days in November - by Clint Hill with Lisa McCubbin
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/19/2013
Share <span class=number>12. </span> Five Days in November ISBN-13: 9781476731490
 ISBN-10: 1476731497
Recollections from the Secret Service agent who tried to protect President Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963, with 150 photographs.
13. One Summer: America, 1927 - by Bill Bryson
Publisher: Random House
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/01/2013
Share <span class=number>13. </span> One Summer%3a America, 1927 ISBN-13: 9780767919401
 ISBN-10: 0767919408
The author of A Short History of Nearly Everything describes the events of the summer of 1927: Charles Lindbergh's trans-Atlantic flight, Babe Ruth's 60 homers, the great Mississippi flood.
14. Happy, Happy, Happy: My Life and Legacy as the Duck Commander - by Phil Robertson with Mark Schlabach
Publisher: Howard Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/07/2013
Share <span class=number>14. </span> Happy, Happy, Happy%3a My Life and Legacy as the Duck Commander ISBN-13: 9781476726090
 ISBN-10: 1476726094
The Duck Commander pays tribute to "faith, family and ducks."
15. Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot - by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/02/2012
Share <span class=number>15. </span> Killing Kennedy%3a The End of Camelot ISBN-13: 9780805096668
 ISBN-10: 0805096663
The host of The O'Reilly Factor recounts the events surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

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A version of this list appears in the December 15, 2013 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending November 30, 2013.

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