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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers May 5, 2013
1. Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead - by Sheryl Sandberg with Nell Scovell
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/11/2013
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 ISBN-10: 0385349947
The chief operating officer of Facebook urges women to pursue their careers without ambivalence.
2. The Athena Doctrine: How Women (and Men Who Think Like Them) Will Rule the Future - by John Gerzema and Michael D'Antonio
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/08/2013
Share <span class=number>2. </span> The Athena Doctrine%3a How Women (and Men Who Think Like Them) Will Rule the Future ISBN-13: 9781118452950
 ISBN-10: 111845295X
How feminine values of nurturing, listening and collaborating are redefining success for both genders.
3. Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal - by Mary Roach
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/01/2013
Share <span class=number>3. </span> Gulp%3a Adventures on the Alimentary Canal ISBN-13: 9780393081572
 ISBN-10: 0393081575
A science writer's pilgrimage down the digestive tract.
4. Unsinkable: A Memoir - by Debbie Reynolds and Dorian Hannaway
Publisher: HarperCollins
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/02/2013
Share <span class=number>4. </span> Unsinkable%3a A Memoir ISBN-13: 9780062213655
 ISBN-10: 0062213652
A second memoir by the actress, singer and dancer.
5. The Way of the Knife: The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth - by Mark Mazzetti
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/09/2013
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 ISBN-10: 1594204802
The Times's national security correspondent describes how the lines between the C.I.A. and the American military have been blurred.
6. Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success - by Adam M. Grant
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/09/2013
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 ISBN-10: 0670026557
A Wharton professor's research discloses that success depends on how we interact with others.
7. Unbroken: a World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption - by Laura Hillenbrand
Publisher: Random House
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/16/2010
Share <span class=number>7. </span> Unbroken%3a a World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption ISBN-13: 9781400064168
 ISBN-10: 1400064163
An Olympic runner's story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II.
8. The Great Deformation: The Corruption of Capitalism in America - by David A. Stockman
Publisher: Perseus Books Group
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/02/2013
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 ISBN-10: 1586489127
A revisionist account of economic history since the New Deal by Reagan's former budget director.
9. My Way: An Autobiography - by Paul Anka with David Dalton
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/09/2013
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 ISBN-10: 0312381042
A show-business memoir from the singer and songwriter.
10. Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot - by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
Publisher: Henry Holt
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/02/2012
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 ISBN-10: 0805096663
The host of The O'Reilly Factor recounts the events surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
11. Mom & Me & Mom - by Maya Angelou
Publisher: Random House
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/02/2013
Share <span class=number>11. </span> Mom & Me & Mom ISBN-13: 9781400066117
 ISBN-10: 1400066115
The developing reconciliation between the poet and her mother, who sent her to live with her grandmother at age 3.
12. My Beloved World - by Sonia Sotomayor
Publisher: Knopf
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/15/2013
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 ISBN-10: 0307594882
The Supreme Court justice recalls growing up in the Bronx, attending Princeton and becoming a federal judge.
13. Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us - by Michael Moss
Publisher: Random House
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/26/2013
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 ISBN-10: 1400069807
A New York Times reporter reveals how food companies use science to encourage us to consume more of their products.
14. Clean: Overcoming Addiction and Ending America's Greatest Tragedy - by David Sheff
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/02/2013
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 ISBN-10: 054784865X
A review of research on addiction.
15. Carrie and Me: A Mother-Daughter Love Story - by Carol Burnett
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/09/2013
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 ISBN-10: 1476706417
The comedian recalls her oldest daughter, who died in 2002.
16. Sum It Up: 1,098 Victories, a Couple of Irrelevant Losses, and A Life In Perspective - by Pat Head Summitt with Sally Jenkins
Publisher: Crown Archetype
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/05/2013
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 ISBN-10: 0385346875
A memoir by the longtime coach of the University of Tennessee Lady Vols.

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A version of this list appears in the May 5, 2013 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending April 20, 2013.

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