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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
April 16, 2017
1. Old School: Life in the Sane Lane
by Bill O'Reilly and Bruce Feirstein

A defense of "old school" traditional values versus "snowflakes."
2. Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
by J.D. Vance

A Yale Law School graduate looks at the struggles of America's white working class through his own childhood in the Rust Belt.
3. Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan
by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard

The host of The O'Reilly Factor recounts the final years of World War II.
4. A Colony in a Nation
by Chris Hayes

The MSNC host discusses race relations with a focus on the differences in policing in the white nation and its black colony.
5. The Cubs Way: The Zen of Building the Best Team in Baseball and Breaking the Curse
by Tom Verducci

The transformation of the Chicago Cubs under Theo Epstein and Joe Maddon and a celebration of their championship.
6. Portraits of Courage: A Commander In Chief's Tribute to America's Warriors
by George W. Bush

Paintings with brief biographies of members of the military who have served since 9/11. By the former president.
7. The Magnolia Story
by Chip Gaines and Joanna Gaines with Mark Dagostino

The lives of the couple who star in the HGTV show Fixer Upper.
8. Big Agenda: President Trump's Plan to Save America
by David Horowitz

A battle plan for the Trump White House.
9. Trump's War: His Battle for America
by Michael Savage

The radio host discusses the challenges President Trump faces as he strives to fulfill his promises.
10. Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
by Trevor Noah

A memoir about growing up biracial in apartheid South Africa by the comedian, now the host of The Daily Show.
11. When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi

A memoir by a physician who received a diagnosis of Stage IV lung cancer at the age of 36.
12. The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
by the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu with Douglas Abrams

Two spiritual leaders discuss how to find joy in the face of suffering.
13. The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
by Michael Finkel

The story of a hermit who lived by stealing food in the Maine woods for 27 years until caught in 2013.
14. Richard Nixon: The Life
by John A. Farrell

A new biography focuses on Nixon's contradictions and his descent into paranoia and delusion.
15. Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? And Other Questions You Should Have Answers to When You Work in the White House
by Alyssa Mastromonaco with Lauren Oyler

A memoir by an aide to Barack Obama for 10 years, starting in her 20s.
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A version of this list appears in the April 16, 2017 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending April 1, 2017.


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