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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
May 3, 2015
1. The Road to Character: The Humble Journey to an Excellent Life
by David Brooks

The Times columnist extols personal virtues like kindness and honesty in a materialistic age.
2. Bill O'Reilly's Legends & Lies: The Real West
by David Fisher

Stories of the American West; a companion volume to the Fox News series.
3. Dealing with China : An Insider Unmasks the New Economic Superpower
by Henry M. Paulson

The former Treasury secretary and onetime head of Goldman Sachs discusses how American business and political leaders can work with China.
4. Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
by Erik Larson

The last voyage of the Lusitania, by the author of The Devil in the White City.
5. The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House
by Kate Andersen Brower

Fifty years of White House lore, based on interviews with butlers, maids, chefs and other staff members.
6. 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.
7. A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life
by Brian Grazer and Charles Fishman

The Oscar-winning producer describes the importance of curiosity in his life, and how others can harness its power.
8. Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen
by Mary Norris

A memoir of a career in the New Yorker's storied copy department, along with grammar advice.
9. H Is for Hawk
by Helen Macdonald

A grief-stricken British woman decides to raise a goshawk, a fierce bird that is notoriously difficult to tame.
10. Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848-1868
by Cokie Roberts

Women in Washington, D.C., during the Civil War.
11. What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
by Randall Munroe

Scientific (but often humorous) answers to hypothetical questions, based in part on the author's website, xkcd.com.
12. A Fine Romance
by Candice Bergen

The actress's memoir discusses her marriage to Louis Malle, her work on Murphy Brown and the birth of her daughter at 39. 
13. Yes Please
by Amy Poehler

A humorous miscellany from the comedian and actress.
14. Killing Patton: The Strange Death of World War II's Most Audacious General
by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard

The host of The O'Reilly Factor recounts the death of Gen. George S. Patton in December 1945.
15. Born With Teeth
by Kate Mulgrew

A memoir by the actress, a star of Orange is the New Black.
16. Natural Born Heroes: How a Daring Band of Misfits Mastered the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance
by Christopher McDougall

Scrutinizing historical and contemporary figures, the author of Born to Run discusses what makes a hero and what fitness techniques we can learn from some of them.
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A version of this list appears in the May 3, 2015 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending April 18, 2015.


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