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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
April 13, 2014
1. Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder
by Arianna Huffington

Personal well-being as the indispensable third measure -- after money and power -- of success.
2. A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power
by Jimmy Carter

The former president denounces discrimination and violence against women.
3. Uganda Be Kidding Me
by Chelsea Handler

Humorous travel stories.
4. 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help that Actually Works -- A True Story
by Dan Harris

A co-anchor of Nightline reports on the science and spiritual basis of meditation and how it has improved his life.
5. Not Cool: The Hipster Elite and Their War on You
by Greg Gutfeld

The Fox News Channel host, author of The Joy of Hate, denounces the hipster elite and their pop cultural dominance.
6. 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. 
7. David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
by Malcolm Gladwell

How disadvantages can work in our favor..
8. The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change
by Adam Braun with Carlye Adler

The founder of a nonprofit that has built 200 schools around the world discusses how people can do work that matters and achieve their potential.
9. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
by Laura Hillenbrand

An Olympic runner's story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II.
10. Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
by Sheryl Sandberg with Nell Scovell

The chief operating officer of Facebook urges women to pursue their careers without ambivalence.
11. Things That Matter: Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes and Politics
by Charles Krauthammer

Three decades' worth of essays from the conservative columnist.
12. The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind
by Michio Kaku

A theoretical physicist examines research that points to the day when uploading memories will be possible.
13. The Story of the Jews: Finding the Words 1000 BC-1492 AD
by Simon Schama

The first volume of a cultural history, a tie-in to the PBS series, covers the years 1000 B.C. to 1492 A.D.
14. A Nice Little Place on the North Side: Wrigley Field at One Hundred
by George F. Will

A history of Wrigley Field.
15. How About Never -- Is Never Good for You? My Life in Cartoons
by Robert Mankoff

The cartoonists of The New Yorker and the process by which their work appears, by the magazine's longtime cartoon editor, himself a successful practitioner.
16. 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.
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A version of this list appears in the April 13, 2014 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending March 29, 2014.
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