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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
October 25, 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. 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. 
3. M Train
by Patti Smith

A meditation on art, loss and the past by the musician and author of Just Kids.
4. A Common Struggle: A Personal Journey Through the Past and Future of Mental Illness and Addiction
by Patrick J. Kennedy and Stephen Fried

The former Rhode Island representative, the son of Senator Ted Kennedy, describes his troubles with bipolar disorder and addiction and his subsequent advocacy for mental health care and research.
5. Why Not Me?
by Mindy Kaling

More personal essays from the comedian and actress.
6. Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter
by Kate Clifford Larson

The tragic story of the Kennedys’ intellectually disabled oldest daughter. 
7. 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.
8. The Courage to Act: A Memoir of a Crisis and its Aftermath
by Ben S. Bernanke

A history of the financial crisis beginning in 2007, by a former chairman of the Federal Reserve.
9. Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things
by Jenny Lawson

A humorous treatment of the author's life with depression and anxiety disorder. 
10. 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.
11. The Wright Brothers
by David McCullough

The story of the bicycle mechanics from Ohio who ushered in the age of flight.
 
12. Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few
by Robert B. Reich

The former secretary of labor in the Clinton Administration, now a professor of public policy, considers how to reverse income inequality.
13. Sounds Like Me: My Life (So Far) in Song
by Sara Bareilles

A memoir by the singer and songwriter. 
14. Fortunate Son: My Life, My Music
by John Fogerty

A memoir by the songwriter, lead singer and lead guitarist of Creedence Clearwater Revival.
15. Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads
by Paul Theroux

Journeys in the rural American South.
16. In This Together: My Story
by Ann Romney

A memoir by the wife of the 2012 Republican presidential candidate discusses her faith and family.
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A version of this list appears in the October 25, 2015 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending October 10, 2015.


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