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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers June 2, 2013
1. The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945 - by Rick Atkinson
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/14/2013
Share <span class=number>1. </span> The Guns at Last Light%3a The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945 ISBN-13: 9780805062908
 ISBN-10: 0805062904
The final volume of the Liberation Trilogydescribes the Allied victory in Europe, from D-Day in June 1944 to the German surrender 11 months later.
2. Happy, Happy, Happy: My Life and Legacy as the Duck Commander - by Phil Robertson with Mark Schlabach
Publisher: Howard Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/07/2013
Share <span class=number>2. </span> Happy, Happy, Happy%3a My Life and Legacy as the Duck Commander ISBN-13: 9781476726090
 ISBN-10: 1476726094
The Duck Commander pays tribute to "faith, family and ducks."
3. Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead - by Sheryl Sandberg with Nell Scovell
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/11/2013
Share <span class=number>3. </span> Lean In%3a Women, Work, and the Will to Lead ISBN-13: 9780385349949
 ISBN-10: 0385349947
The chief operating officer of Facebook urges women to pursue their careers without ambivalence.
4. Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls - by David Sedaris
Publisher: Little, Brown
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/23/2013
Share <span class=number>4. </span> Let ISBN-13: 9780316154697
 ISBN-10: 0316154695
Essays from the humorist on subjects like French dentistry and a North Carolina Costco.
5. Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation - by Michael Pollan
Publisher: Penguin Press
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/23/2013
Share <span class=number>5. </span> Cooked%3a A Natural History of Transformation ISBN-13: 9781594204210
 ISBN-10: 1594204217
The writer masters recipes and argues that regaining control of cooking will make Americans healthier.
6. Keep It Pithy: Useful Observations in a Tough World - by Bill O'Reilly
Publisher: Crown Archetype
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/07/2013
Share <span class=number>6. </span> Keep It Pithy%3a Useful Observations in a Tough World ISBN-13: 9780385346627
 ISBN-10: 038534662X
A "highlight reel" of previous writings, updated, from the host of The O'Reilly Factor.
7. The Duck Commander Family: How Faith, Family, and Ducks Created a Dynasty - by Willie Robertson and Korie Robertson with Mark Schlabach
Publisher: Howard Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/09/2012
Share <span class=number>7. </span> The Duck Commander Family%3a How Faith, Family, and Ducks Created a Dynasty ISBN-13: 9781476703541
 ISBN-10: 147670354X
Behind the scenes at the A&E show Duck Dynasty.
8. The Outsider: My Life in Tennis - by Jimmy Connors
Publisher: HarperCollins
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/14/2013
Share <span class=number>8. </span> The Outsider%3a My Life in Tennis ISBN-13: 9780061242991
 ISBN-10: 0061242993
A memoir by the bad boy of 1970s tennis, who was for a time the world's top-ranked, and probably most obnoxious, player.
9. My Greek Drama: Life, Love, and One Woman's Olympic Effort to Bring Glory to Her Country - by Gianna Angelopoulos
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/08/2013
Share <span class=number>9. </span> My Greek Drama%3a Life, Love, and One Woman ISBN-13: 9781608325818
 ISBN-10: 1608325814
A memoir by a lawyer and former member of Parliament who was instrumental in rescuing the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens from possible disaster.
10. Dad Is Fat - by Jim Gaffigan
Publisher: Crown Archetype
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/07/2013
Share <span class=number>10. </span> Dad Is Fat ISBN-13: 9780385349055
 ISBN-10: 038534905X
Life with five kids in a two-bedroom New York City apartment.
11. Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution - by Nathaniel Philbrick
Publisher: Viking
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/30/2013
Share <span class=number>11. </span> Bunker Hill%3a A City, a Siege, a Revolution ISBN-13: 9780670025442
 ISBN-10: 0670025445
Eighteen months in pre-Revolutionary Boston, and the events leading up to the Battle of Bunker Hill.
12. Waiting to Be Heard: A Memoir - by Amanda Knox
Publisher: HarperCollins
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/30/2013
Share <span class=number>12. </span> Waiting to Be Heard%3a A Memoir ISBN-13: 9780062217202
 ISBN-10: 0062217208
Knox, who was convicted of the murder of her roommate in 2009 when she was an American student in Italy, a conviction that was overturned in 2011, tells her story.
13. Impossible Odds: The Kidnapping of Jessica Buchanan and Her Dramatic Rescue by SEAL Team Six - by Jessica Buchanan and Erik Landemalm with Anthony Flacco
Publisher: Atria Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/14/2013
Share <span class=number>13. </span> Impossible Odds%3a The Kidnapping of Jessica Buchanan and Her Dramatic Rescue by SEAL Team Six ISBN-13: 9781476725161
 ISBN-10: 1476725160
The story of an American teacher in Somalia who was rescued by Navy SEAL Team Six after being held hostage by pirates.
14. Mom & Me & Mom - by Maya Angelou
Publisher: Random House
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/02/2013
Share <span class=number>14. </span> Mom & Me & Mom ISBN-13: 9781400066117
 ISBN-10: 1400066115
The developing reconciliation between the poet and her mother, who sent her to live with her grandmother at age 3.
15. Rumsfeld's Rules: Collected Wisdom for a Good Life - by Donald Rumsfeld and Kenneth L. Adelman
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/01/2002
Share <span class=number>15. </span> Rumsfeld ISBN-13: 9780743226929
 ISBN-10: 0743226925
Pithy observations about leadership and life, from the Bush administration defense secretary and architect of the Iraq war.
 

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A version of this list appears in the June 2, 2013 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending May 18, 2013.

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