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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
December 27, 2015
1. Killing Reagan: The Violent Assault That Changed a Presidency
by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard

The host of The O'Reilly Factor recounts the events surrounding the attempted assassination of President Reagan in 1981.
2. Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War that Changed American History
by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger

The war against the Barbary pirates in 1801.
3. Humans of New York: Stories
by Brandon Stanton

Photographs and interviews from the creator of the  blog and the book Humans of New York.
4. Between the World and Me
by Ta-Nehisi Coates

A meditation on race in America as well as a personal story by The Atlantic's national correspondent .
5. Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush
by Jon Meacham

A biography of George H.W. Bush.
6. 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.
7. The Wright Brothers
by David McCullough

The story of the bicycle mechanics from Ohio who ushered in the age of flight.
 
8. Why Not Me?
by Mindy Kaling

More personal essays from the comedian and actress.
9. The Witches: Salem, 1692
by Stacy Schiff

An account of the Salem witch trials of 1692.
10. Crippled America: How to Make Our Country Great Again
by Donald Trump

The real estate developer and candidate for the Republican presidential nomination shares his ideas for making America great again.
11. Boys in the Trees
by Carly Simon

A memoir by the singer.
12. Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik

A celebration of the life and career of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
13. Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology
by Leah Remini and Rebecca Paley

The actress describes her life in Scientology and the aftermath of her break with the church in 2013.
14. Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
by Erik Larson

The last voyage of the Lusitania, the passenger liner sunk by a German torpedo in 1915.
15. SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
by Mary Beard

A concise history of ancient Rome.
16. Gratitude
by Oliver Sacks

Four essays, written between 2013 and 2015, about living a good life and facing mortality, by the neurologist and author, who died in August this year.

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A version of this list appears in the December 27, 2015 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending December 12, 2015.


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