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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
March 13, 2016
1. When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi

A memoir by a physician who received a diagnosis of Stage IV lung cancer at the age of 36.
2. Between the World and Me
by Ta-Nehisi Coates

A meditation on race in America; winner of the National Book Award.
3. Playing to the Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror
by Michael V. Hayden

A former C.I.A. director defends his policies.
4. A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy
by Sue Klebold

The mother of one of the Columbine shooters wrestles with her grief and guilt and discusses how parents can become more aware of the signs of mental illness in teenagers.
5. The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain
by Bill Bryson

An American expatriate travels around his adopted country, Britain.
6. Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
by Adam Grant

A Wharton School professor argues that innovators are made, not born, and offers suggestions for how to become one.
7. The Name of God Is Mercy: A Conversation with Andrea Tornielli
by Pope Francis with Andrea Tornielli

In a conversation with a Vatican reporter, the pontiff explores the cornerstone of his faith.
8. And Then All Hell Broke Loose: Two Decades in the Middle East
by Richard Engel

NBC's chief foreign correspondent discusses the Arab Spring and war in the Middle East.
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. Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right
by Jane Mayer

An account of how the Koch brothers and other super-wealthy donors deployed their money to change American politics.
11. Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War that Changed American History
by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger

The war against the Barbary pirates in 1801.
12. Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship with a Remarkable Man
by William Shatner with David Fisher

A memoir of the complicated 50-year friendshp between the leading actors of Star Trek.
13. In Other Words
by Jhumpa Lahiri and Ann Goldstein

The Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist describes learning to write in another language, Italian.
14. 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.
15. Crippled America: How to Make Our Country Great Again
by Donald Trump

The real estate developer and candidate for the Republican presidential nomination shares his ideas for making America great again.
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A version of this list appears in the March 13, 2016 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending February 27, 2016.


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