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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers 
June 29, 2014
1. Hard Choices: A Memoir
by Hillary Rodham Clinton

Clinton's memoir focuses on her years as secretary of state and her views about the American role in the world.
2. One Nation: What We Can Do to Save America's Future
by Ben Carson with Candy Carson

Carson, a retired pediatric neurosurgeon, now a Fox News contributor, offers solutions to problems in health and education based on capitalism, not government.
3. The Closer: My Story
by Mariano Rivera with Wayne Coffey

A memoir by the great Yankees pitcher.
4. Capital in the Twenty-First Century
by Thomas Piketty; translated by Arthur Goldhammer

A French economist's analysis of centuries of economic history predicts worsening inequality and proposes solutions.
5. Unbroken
by Laura Hillenbrand

An Olympic runner's story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II.
6. Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain
by Steven Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

How to solve problems creatively, from the authors of Freakonomics.
7. Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt
by Michael Lewis

The world of high-frequency computer-driven trading.
8. Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America
by John Waters

The cult-film director hitchhikes across the country.
9. Killing Jesus: A History
by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard

The host of The O'Reilly Factor recounts the events leading up to Jesus' execution. 
10. John Wayne: The Life and Legend
by Scott Eyman

A biography of the movie star surveys his life, his death and his legend.
11. Good Talk, Dad: The Birds and the Bees...and Other Conversations...
by Bill Geist and Willie Geist

An extended, wide-ranging father-son conversation.
12. Things That Matter: Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes and Politics
by Charles Krauthammer

Three decades' worth of essays from the conservative columnist.
13. A Fighting Chance
by Elizabeth Warren

The Massachusetts senator on her life, her academic work and her battle for a consumer protection agency.
14. Stress Test: Reflections on Financial Crises
by Timothy F. Geithner

The former secretary of the Treasury explains the choices he and others made during the financial crisis.
15. Good Call: Reflections on Faith, Gamily, and Fowl
by Jase Robertson with Mark Schlabach

Anecdotes from the second-oldest son of the Robertson family from the A&E show Duck Dynasty.
16. The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra
by Helen Rappaport

The story of the daughters of the last czar, who were executed in 1918.
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A version of this list appears in the June 29, 2014 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending June 14, 2014.
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