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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
February 1, 2015
1. 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 offers suggestions for how they can do better.
2. Yes Please
by Amy Poehler

A humorous miscellany from the comedian and actress, an S.N.L. alumna and the star of Parks and Recreation.
3. 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.
4. America's Bitter Pill: Money, Politics, Backroom Deals, and the Fight to Fix Our Broken Healthcare System
by Steven Brill

The issues in American health care and health care reform and recent developments including the drafting and implementation of the Affordable Care Act, by the journalist, editor and lawyer.
5. 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.
6. Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned"
by Lena Dunham

Essays, mostly humorous, from the creator and star of Girls.
7. 41: A Portrait of my Father
by George W. Bush

The former president's portrait of his father, George H.W. Bush. 
8. 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; the basis for the movie.
9. It Was Me All Along
by Andie Mitchell

A memoir about the author's long struggle with, and eventual victory over, obesity.
10. Digital Destiny: How the New Age of Data Will Transform the Way we Work, Live, and Communicate
by Shawn DuBravac

An economist argues that technology will transform our daily lives and solve many of mankind's problems.
11. Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free
by Héctor Tobar

An account, based on interviews, of the experience of the 33 Chilean miners who were trapped underground for 69 days in 2010 and, incredibly, rescued.
12. 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 who was shot by the Taliban and won the Nobel Peace Prize.
13. Humans of New York
by Brandon Stanton

Four hundred color photos of New Yorkers. 
14. Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace
by Anne Lamott

Essays about forgiveness, transformation and grace.
15. This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate
by Naomi Klein

The author of The Shock Doctrine argues that the free market created and is worsening the climate crisis.
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A version of this list appears in the February 1, 2015 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending January 17, 2015.


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