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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
June 7, 2015
1. The Wright Brothers
by David McCullough

The story of the bicycle mechanics from Ohio who ushered in the age of flight.
 
2. The Road to Character
by David Brooks

The Times columnist extols personal virtues like kindness and honesty in a materialistic age.
3. Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
by Ashlee Vance

A technology writer follows Musk's life from his difficult South African childhood to his involvement in Internet start-ups like the rocket company SpaceX, the electric-car company Tesla and the solar power installation  company Solar City.
4. And the Good News Is. . . : Lessons and Advice from the Bright Side
by Dana Perino

The Fox News contributor and former press secretary under President George W. Bush reviews her life and career.
5. Bill O'Reilly's Legends & Lies: The Real West
by David Fisher

Stories of the American West; a companion volume to the Fox News Series.
6. Clinton Cash: The Untold Story of How and Why Foreign Governments and Businesses Helped Make Bill and Hillary Rich
by Peter Schweizer

An examination of donations made to the Clinton Foundation by foreign entities.
7. A Lucky Life Interrupted: A Memoir of Hope
by Tom Brokaw

The journalist describes the year following his diagnosis with multiple myeloma.
8. Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
by Erik Larson

The last voyage of the Lusitania, the passenger liner sunk by a German torpedo in 1915; by the author of The Devil in the White City.
9. 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.
10. It's A Long Story: My Life
by Willie Nelson with David Ritz

The country music star discusses his life's journey, from selling encyclopedias to professional fame.
11. The Book of Joan: Tales of Mirth, Mischief, and Manipulation
by Melissa Rivers

A memoir of life, often uproarious, with the comedian Joan Rivers, written by her daughter.
12. American Wife: Love, War, Faith, and Renewal
by Taya Kyle with Jim DeFelice

The widow of Chris Kyle, of American Sniper fame, describes her life after his death.
13. The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789
by Joseph J. Ellis

How Washington, Hamilton, Jay and Madison created the Constitution; by the author of Founding Brothers.
14. Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland
by Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus with Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan

Two of the women abducted and abused by a Cleveland school bus driver until they escaped after 10 years tell their story.
15. Hold Still: A Memoir With Photographs
by Sally Mann

The photographer's thoughts on art, photography, family and the South.
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A version of this list appears in the June 7, 2015 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending May 23, 2015.


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