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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
September 14, 2014
1. One Nation: What We Can Do to Save America's Future
by Ben Carson with Candy Carson

Carson, a retired pediatric neurosurgeon, now a Fox News contributor, offers solutions to problems.
2. The Way Forward: Renewing the American Idea
by Paul Ryan

The Wisconsin representative and 2012 Republican vice-presidential nominee tells his personal story and describes plans to make government "simpler, smaller, smarter."
3. America: Imagine a World Without Her
by Dinesh D'Souza

A defense of America against the view that its power in the world should be diminished; also a documentary film.
4. The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload
by Daniel J. Levitin

A professor draws on research in neuroscience to explain how organization can help us manage information in our lives.
5. In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
by Hampton Sides

An 1879 polar voyage gone terribly wrong.
6. 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.
7. 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 young Pakistani advocate for women's education shot by the Taliban.
8. Capital in the Twenty-First Century
by Thomas Piketty; translated by Arthur Goldhammer

A French economist predicts worsening inequality and proposes solutions.
9. Hard Choices: A Memoir
by Hillary Rodham Clinton

Clinton's memoir focuses on her years as secretary of state.
10. Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life
by William Deresiewicz

A former professor denounces anxious, hoop-jumping students on a track from elite universities to Wall Street. 
11. 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.
12. David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
by Malcolm Gladwell

How disadvantages can work in our favor.
13. The First Family Detail: Secret Service Agents Reveal the Hidden Lives of the Presidents
by Ronald Kessler

A reporter divulges details from Secret Service agents about the lives of presidents, ex-presidents and candidates, as well as about the service's failings.
14. A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal
by Ben Macintyre

An account of the British Cold War spy Kim Philby focuses on the two close friends whose trust he betrayed.
15. Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt
by Michael Lewis

The world of high-frequency computer-driven trading, from the author of Liar's Poker.
16. Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain
by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

How to solve problems creatively, from the authors of Freakonomics.
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A version of this list appears in the September 14, 2014 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending August 30, 2014.


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