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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers June 30, 2013
1. 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>1. </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."
2. American Gun: A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms - by Chris Kyle with William Doyle
Publisher: William Morrow
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/04/2013
Share <span class=number>2. </span> American Gun%3a A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms ISBN-13: 9780062242716
 ISBN-10: 0062242717
Kyle, a former member of the Navy SEALs who was shot to death in Texas in February, tells how 10 firearms changed United States history.
3. Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead - by Sheryl Sandberg with Nell Scovell
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/11/2013
Share <span class=number>3. </span> Lean In%3a Women, Work, and the Will to Lead ISBN-13: 9780385349949
 ISBN-10: 0385349947
The chief operating officer of Facebook urges women to pursue their careers without ambivalence.
4. Dad Is Fat - by Jim Gaffigan
Publisher: Crown Archetype
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/07/2013
Share <span class=number>4. </span> Dad Is Fat ISBN-13: 9780385349055
 ISBN-10: 038534905X
The comedian's life with five kids in a two-bedroom New York City apartment.
5. Keep It Pithy: Useful Observations in a Tough World - by Bill O'Reilly
Publisher: Crown Archetype
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/07/2013
Share <span class=number>5. </span> Keep It Pithy%3a Useful Observations in a Tough World ISBN-13: 9780385346627
 ISBN-10: 038534662X
A "highlight reel" of previous writings, updated, from the host of The O'Reilly Factor.
6. Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success - by Phil Jackson and Hugh Delehanty
Publisher: Penguin Press
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/21/2013
Share <span class=number>6. </span>Eleven Rings%3a The Soul of Success ISBN-13: 9781594205118
 ISBN-10: 1594205116
An autobiography by the successful coach, who led his teams to 11 N.B.A. championships.
7. The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945 - by Rick Atkinson
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/14/2013
Share <span class=number>7. </span> The Guns at Last Light%3a The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945 ISBN-13: 9780805062908
 ISBN-10: 0805062904
The final volume of the Liberation Trilogy describes the Allied victory in Europe, from D-Day in June 1944 to the German surrender 11 months later.
8. Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls - by David Sedaris
Publisher: Little, Brown
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/23/2013
Share <span class=number>8. </span> Let ISBN-13: 9780316154697
 ISBN-10: 0316154695
Essays from the humorist on subjects like French dentistry and a North Carolina Costco.
9. Collapse Of Dignity: The Story of a Mining Tragedy and the Fight Against Greed and Corruption in Mexico - by Napoleón Gómez Urrutia
Publisher: BenBella Books, Incorporated
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/16/2013
Share <span class=number>9. </span> Collapse Of Dignity%3a The Story of a Mining Tragedy and the Fight Against Greed and Corruption in Mexico ISBN-13: 9781939529220
 ISBN-10: 1939529220
The head of a Mexican miners' union describes the explosion that killed 65 miners in 2006, and his subsequent fight against corporate greed and political corruption.
10. The Duck Commander Family: How Faith, Family, and Ducks Created a Dynasty - by Willie Robertson and Korie Robertson with Mark Schlabach
Publisher: Howard Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/09/2012
Share <span class=number>10. </span>The Duck Commander Family%3a How Faith, Family, and Ducks Created a Dynasty ISBN-13: 9781476703541
 ISBN-10: 147670354X
Behind the scenes at the A&E show Duck Dynasty.
11. The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America - by George Packer
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/21/2013
Share <span class=number>11. </span>The Unwinding%3a An Inner History of the New America ISBN-13: 9780374102418
 ISBN-10: 0374102414
The collapse of American institutions, politics and culture and their replacement by organized money, told through the stories of ordinary people and significant figures.
12. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption - by Laura Hillenbrand
Publisher: Random House
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/16/2010
Share <span class=number>12. </span> Unbroken%3a A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption ISBN-13: 9781400064168
 ISBN-10: 1400064163
An Olympic runner's story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II.
13. Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot - by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/02/2012
Share <span class=number>13. </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. 
14. Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence - by Joseph J. Ellis
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/04/2013
Share <span class=number>14. </span> Revolutionary Summer%3a The Birth of American Independence ISBN-13: 9780307701220
 ISBN-10: 0307701220
This account of the fateful summer of 1776 weaves the political (Continental Congress) and the military (Continental Army).
15. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Olympics - by Daniel Brown
Publisher: Viking
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/04/2013
Share <span class=number>15. </span> The Boys in the Boat%3a Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Olympics ISBN-13: 9780670025817
 ISBN-10: 067002581X
The University of Washington's eight-oar crew and their quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

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

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