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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
June 25, 2017
1. I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons
by Kevin Hart with Neil Strauss

The comedian's personal and professional life.
2. Al Franken, Giant of the Senate
by Al Franken

A memoir by the Democratic and former Saturday Night Live  writer and performer.
3. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
by Neil deGrasse Tyson

A straightforward, easy-to-understand introduction to the universe.
4. Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002)
by David Sedaris

Excerpts from the writer's diaries, 1977-2002.
5. Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy
by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant

Sandberg's experience after her husband's sudden death and Grant's psychological research combine to provide insight on facing adversity and building resilience.
6. Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
by J.D. Vance

A Yale Law School graduate looks at the struggles of America's white working class through his own childhood.
7. Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies: The Civil War
by David Fisher

Stories of the Civil War; a companion to the Fox historical docudrama.
8. If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face? My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating
by Alan Alda

The actor's efforts to help people learn to communicate more effectively.
9. Huê 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam
by Mark Bowden

An account of the battle that changed the American approach to Vietnam
10. The Vanishing American Adult: Our Coming-Of-Age Crisis -- and How to Rebuild a Culture of Self-Reliance
by Ben Sasse

The Nebraska Republican senator's advice on how to raise resilient, responsible children.
11. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
by David Grann

The story of a murder spree in 1920s Oklahoma that targeted Osage Indians, whose lands contained oil. The fledgling F.B.I. intervened, ineffectively.
12. The American Spirit: Who We Are and What We Stand For
by David McCullough

A collection of speeches by the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, focused on American values.
13. Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign
by Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes

An examination of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.
14. Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
by Trevor Noah

A memoir about growing up biracial in apartheid South Africa by the comedian, now the host of The Daily Show.
15. 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.
 
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A version of this list appears in the June 25, 2017 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending June 10, 2017.


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