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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
April 19, 2015
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart Into a Visionary Leader
by Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli 

Jobs, who started out as a brash young genius, developed a more mature management style.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. In Defense of a Liberal Education
by Fareed Zakaria

A case for the centrality of the curriculum in the sciences and humanities.
7. Yes Please
by Amy Poehler

A humorous miscellany from the comedian and actress.
8. Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali

The author of Infidel and Nomad argues that fundamental doctrines of Islam must change for it to be compatible with democracy.
9. 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.
10. Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography
by Laura Ingalls Wilder

The writer's autobiography, the source of her Little House on the Prairie books, completed in 1930 and never published, is annotated by a biographer.
11. Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be: An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania
by Frank Bruni

The New York Times columnist urges students and their parents to give up the high-stakes competition for Ivy League admission.
12. So You've Been Publicly Shamed
by Jon Ronson

The Welsh journalist describes the phenomenon of social media denunciation.
13. 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. 
14. Unforgettable: A Son, a Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime
by Scott Simon

The NPR host recalls his mother's glamorous life and descibes her last days, expanded from his Twitter messages.
15. 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. 
16. Every Day I Fight
by Stuart Scott with Larry Platt

A memoir by the ESPN anchor and commentator, who died of cancer in January 2015.
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A version of this list appears in the April 19, 2015 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending April 4, 2015.


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