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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
November 9, 2014
1. Killing Patton: The Strange Death of World War II's Most Audacious General
by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard

The host of The O'Reilly Factor recounts the death of Gen. George S. Patton in December 1945.
2. Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned"
by Lena Dunham

Essays from the creator and star of Girls.
3. Food: A Love Story
by Jim Gaffigan

The comedian, author of Dad Is Fat, describes his relationship with food.
4. Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
by Atul Gawande

The surgeon and New Yorker writer considers how doctors fail patients at the end of life, and how they can do better.
5. As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride
by Cary Elwes with Joe Layden

The making of the movie The Princess Bride, 25 years ago.
6. Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography
by Neil Patrick Harris with David Javerbaum

The actor's life story is structured as a Choose Your Own Adventure book.
7. The Innovators: How a Group of Inventors, Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
by Walter Isaacson

Studies of the people who created computers and the Internet, beginning in the 1840s
8. Stop The Coming Civil War: My Savage Truth
by Michael Savage

The radio host urges true patriots to save the country from the machinations of the left.
9. What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
by Randall Munroe

Scientific (but often humorous) answers to hypothetical questions, based in part on the author's website, xkcd.com.
10. Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
by Bryan Stevenson

The executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative in Alabama describes his work in defense of poor people and the unjustly accused.
11. Worthy Fights: A Memoir of Leadership in War and Peace
by Leon E. Panetta with Jim Newton

The writer's experience in the Obama administration as director of the C.I.A. and secretary of defense.
12. How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World
by Steven Johnson

A history of innovation focused on the development of six key technologies of modern life; the companion volume to a PBS series.
13. Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson
by S.C. Gwynne

The life and career of the Confederate general Stonewall Jackson. 
14. 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 young Pakistani advocate for women's education shot by the Taliban.
15. You Are Here: Around the World in 92 Minutes
by Chris Hadfield

Photographs from the International Space Station by a former astronaut.
16. Not My Father's Son: A Memoir
by Alan Cumming

The actor's memoir describes growing up with his abusive father and his exploration of family mysteries.
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A version of this list appears in the November 9, 2014 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending October 25, 2014.


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