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New York Times Nonfiction Bestsellers
February 16, 2014
1. Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War
by Robert M. Gates

The former defense secretary recounts his experience serving Presidents Bush and Obama during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. 
2. David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
by Malcolm Gladwell

How disadvantages can work in our favor; from the author of The Tipping Point and Outliers.
3. Things That Matter: Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes and Politics
by Charles Krauthammer

Three decades' worth of essays from the conservative columnist.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
by Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb

The experience of the Pakistani girl who advocated for women's education and was shot by the Taliban.
7. My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind
by Scott Stossel

A study of anxiety disorder by the editor of The Atlantic, drawing on research as well as personal experience.
8. George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring that Saved the American Revolution
by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger

The story of the Culper spy ring, which aided the American cause during the Revolution.
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 after his plane went down over the Pacific.
10. My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel
by Ari Shavit

An Israeli journalist expresses both solidarity with and criticism of his countrymen in this memoir and history.
11. Humans of New York
by Brandon Stanton

Four hundred color photos of New Yorkers, with brief commentary by Stanton; based on his blog.
12. The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism
by Doris Kearns Goodwin

The author of Team of Rivals, the basis of the film Lincoln, turns her attention to the 20th century and explores the relationship between Theodore Roosevelt,  William Howard Taft and the muckraking press.
13. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Olympics
by Daniel Brown

The University of Washington's eight-oar crew and their quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
14. Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain
by Daniel J. Siegel

Understanding the adolescent mind.
15. Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
by Reza Aslan

A biography of Jesus of Nazareth presents him in the context of his times as the leader of a revolutionary movement.
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A version of this list appears in the February 16, 2014 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending February 1, 2014.
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