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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
May 1, 2016
1. Hamilton: The Revolution
by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter

The libretto of the Grammy-and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, annotated by its creator, along with backstage photos, a production history and interviews with the cast.
2. The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son on Life, Love, and Loss
by Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt

Mother and son discuss their relationship and difficult family history.
3. The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night at a Time
by Arianna Huffington

What scientific research reveals about the dangers of sleep deprivation.
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. The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur's  Vision of the Future
by Steve Case

In the current era, entrepreneurs will use technology to revolutionize various sectors of the economy
6. First Women: The Grace and Power of America's Modern First Ladies
by Kate Andersen Brower

The 10 first ladies since 1960, based on interviews with White House staff, social secretaries and friends.
7. Between the World and Me
by Ta-Nehisi Coates

A meditation on race in America; winner of the National Book Award.
8. Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
by Carlo Rovelli

An introduction to modern physics.
9. Lab Girl
by Hope Jahren

A geobiologist shares her fascination with plants and her vocation.
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. Becoming Grandma: The Joys and Science of the New Grandparenting
by Lesley Stahl

The reporter investigates how "grandmothering" transforms a woman's life.
12. The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary who Became an American Hero
by Timothy Egan

The life of Thomas Francis Meagher, an Irish revolutionary who led  New York's Civil War Irish Brigade.
13. Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business
by Charles Duhigg

The science of productivity, from the author of The Power of Habit.
14. 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.
15. Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble
by Dan Lyons

A longtime tech writer, age 52, takes a job at a start-up.
16. Most Blessed of the Patriarchs: Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination
by Annette Gordon-Reed and Peter S. Onuf

A character study that attempts to make sense of Jefferson's contradictions
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A version of this list appears in the May 1, 2016 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending April 16, 2016.


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