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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
August 17, 2014
1. America: Imagine a World Without Her
by Dinesh D'Souza

A defense of America against the view that its power in the world should be diminished; also a documentary film.
2. A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal
by Ben Macintyre

An account of the British Cold War spy Kim Philby focuses on the two close friends whose trust he betrayed.
3. One Nation: What We Can Do to Save America's Future
by Ben Carson with Candy Carson

Carson, a retired pediatric neurosurgeon, now a Fox News contributor, offers solutions to problems.
4. 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.
5. Hard Choices: A Memoir
by Hillary Rodham Clinton

Clinton's memoir focuses on her years as secretary of state.
6. Blood Feud: The Clintons vs. the Obamas
by Edward Klein

A journalist describes animosity behind the alliance between the Clinton and Obama families.
7. David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
by Malcolm Gladwell

How disadvantages can work in our favors.
8. The Mockingbird Next Door: Life with Harper Lee
by Marja Mills

The author's experience as Harper Lee's neighbor in small-town Monroeville, Ala.
9. Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain
by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

How to solve problems creatively, from the authors of Freakonomics.
10. 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.
11. I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
by Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb

The experience of the young Pakistani advocate for women's education shot by the Taliban.
12. 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.
13. 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. 
14. Factory Man: How One Furniture Maker Battled Offshoring, Stayed Local -- and Helped Save an American Town
by Beth Macy

The story of a Virginia factory owner's resistance to offshoring illustrates the effects of globalization on American workers.
15. Things That Matter: Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes and Politics
by Charles Krauthammer

Three decades' worth of essays from the conservative columnist.
16. Clinton, Inc.: The Audacious Rebuilding of a Political Machine
by Daniel Halper

A view of how the Clintons attained, lost and regained political power, from an editor of The Weekly Standard.
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A version of this list appears in the August 17 , 2014 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending August 2, 2014.


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