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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
October 12, 2014
1. 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.
2. 13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi
by Mitchell Zuckoff with members of the Annex Security Team

Six C.I.A. contract employees discuss the attack in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012.
3. 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.
4. World Order
by Henry Kissinger

The elder statesman offers a view of how to build an international order in today's world.
5. Jesus on Trial: A Lawyer Affirms the Truth of the Gospel
by David Limbaugh

The lawyer and political commentator uses his legal training to evaluate, and affirm, the truthfulness of the Bible.
6. The Roosevelts:  An Intimate History
by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns

A companion volume to the PBS series examines the lives of Theodore, Eleanor and Franklin.
7. 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.
8. A Path Appears: Enriching the Lives of Others -- and Ourselves
by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn

Local and global initiatives that promote social progress, and how individuals can contribute.
9. 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.
10. The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League But Did Not Survive
by Jeff Hobbs

The story of a brilliant young man from a New Jersey ghetto who graduated from Yale but was murdered as a drug dealer at age 30.
11. Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion
by Sam Harris

The author of The End of Faith proposes that spirituality can and should be divorced from religion.
12. UnPHILtered: The Way I See It
by Phil Robertson with Mark Schlabach

What the Duck Commander (from the A&E show Duck Dynasty) really thinks about various topics.
13. 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.
14. Things That Matter: Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes and Politics
by Charles Krauthammer

Three decades' worth of essays from the conservative columnist.
15. Diary of a Mad Diva
by Joan Rivers

Humorous reflections about life, pop culture and celebrities.
16. 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.
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A version of this list appears in the October 12, 2014 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending September 27, 2014.


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