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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
November 15, 2015
1. Killing Reagan: The Violent Assault That Changed a Presidency
by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard

The host of The O'Reilly Factor recounts the events surrounding the attempted assassination of President Reagan in 1981.
2. The Witches: Salem, 1692
by Stacy Schiff

An account of the Salem witch trials of 1692.
3. Government Zero: No Borders, No Language, No Culture
by Michael Savage

The radio host warns Americans against Islamists and the Obama administration, which, he says, aims to impose absolute rule and destroy our civilization.
4. Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win
by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin

Applying the principles of Navy SEALs leadership training to any organization.
5. A More Perfect Union: What We the People Can Do to Protect Our Constitutional Liberties
by Ben Carson with Candy Carson

A discussion of the Constitution by the candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. 
6. Binge
by Tyler Oakley

Personal essays from the L.G.B.T.Q. YouTube personality.
7. Notorious RBG : The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik

A celebration of the life and career of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
8. Between the World and Me
by Ta-Nehisi Coates

A meditation on race in America as well as a personal story by the national correspondent of The Atlantic, framed as a letter to his teenage son.
9. Wildflower
by Drew Barrymore

The actress and former child star shares stories about her life.
10. Humans of New York Stories
by Brandon Stanton

More photographs, this time accompanied by interviews, from the creator of the  blog and the book Humans of New York.
11. Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
by Carrie Brownstein

The guitarist of the riot girrl band Sleater-Kinney(and co-star of Portlandia) describes finding a life in music. 
12. Lights Out: A Cyberattack: A Nation Unprepared: Surviving the Aftermath
by Ted Koppel

The journalist describes how a cyberattack on the nation's power grids could paralyze our infrastructure, warns that government has not planned for the possibility, and visits preppers who are taking their own precautions.
13. My Life on the Road
by Gloria Steinem

A memoir by the feminist writer and activist is also a history of the movement.
14. M Train
by Patti Smith

A meditation on art, loss and the past by the singer-songwriter, the author of the National Book Award-winning Just Kids.
15. Why Not Me?
by Mindy Kaling

More personal essays from the comedian and actress.

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A version of this list appears in the November 15, 2015 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending October 31, 2015.


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