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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
September 18, 2016
1. The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo
by Amy Schumer

Humorous personal essays by the comedian, actor and writer.
2. Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
by J.D. Vance

A Yale Law School graduate looks at the struggles of America's white working class through his own childhood in the Rust Belt.
3. Between the World and Me
by Ta-Nehisi Coates

A meditation on race in America.
4. 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.
5. Armageddon: How Trump Can Beat Hillary
by Dick Morris and Eileen McGann

The political strategist offers a game plan for how to defeat Hillary Clinton
6. Hamilton: The Revolution
by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter

The libretto of the award-winning musical, with backstage photos, a production history and interviews with the cast.
7. The Perfect Horse: The Daring Mission to Free the Nazis' Equine Master Race
by Elizabeth Letts

The attempt in the closing days of World War II to rescue purebred horses raised for Hitler.
8. Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
by Angela Duckworth

A psychologist says passion and perseverance are the keys to success.
9. White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America
by Nancy Isenberg

The role of the white poor in American history.
10. Crisis of Character: A White House Secret Service Officer Discloses his Firsthand Experience with Hilary, Bill, and How They Operate
by Gary J. Byrne with Grant M. Schmidt

A former Secret Service officer claims to have witnessed scandalous behavior by the Clintons.
11. Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
by Phil Knight

A memoir by the founder of Nike.
12. 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.
13. Trump Revealed: An American Journey of Ambition, Ego, Money, and Power
by Michael Kranish and Mark Fisher

A biography by two Washington Post editors based on the work of more than 20 of the paper's reporters and fact-checkers.
14. The Kingdom of Speech
by Tom Wolfe

The novelist argues that, contrary to the theories of Noam Chomsky, there is no evolutionary explanation for language.
15. American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst
by Jeffrey Toobin

The story of Patty Hearst's kidnapping in 1974 by the Symbionese Liberation Army, her crimes and her trial.
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A version of this list appears in the September 18, 2016 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending September 3, 2016.


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