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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
March 29, 2015
1. Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
by Erik Larson

The last voyage of the Lusitania, by the author of The Devil in the White City.
2. Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
by Atul Gawande

The surgeon and New Yorker writer considers how doctors fail patients at the end of life and how they can do better.
3. Every Day I Fight
by Stuart Scott with Larry Platt

A memoir by the ESPN anchor and commentator, who died of cancer in January 2015.
4. 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.
5. Yes Please
by Amy Poehler

A humorous miscellany from the comedian and actress.
6. H Is for Hawk
by Helen Macdonald

A grief-stricken British woman decides to raise a goshawk, a fierce bird that is notoriously difficult to tame.
7. 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.
8. Girl In A Band
by Kim Gordon

A memoir by a founding member of Sonic Youth.
9. Bettyville
by George Hodgman

A New York editor returns to his Missouri hometown to care for his aging mother.
10. Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis
by Robert D. Putnam

A social scientist argues that income inequality is creating an "opportunity gap" for poor children that is destroying the American dream.
11. Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Capture Your Data and Control Your World
by Bruce Schneier

A security expert offers tips for protecting your privacy and proposes an alternative to mass surveillance by government and corporations.
12. 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 who was shot by the Taliban and later won the Nobel Peace Prize.
13. Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned"
by Lena Dunham

Essays from the creator and star of Girls.
14. Believer: My Forty Years in Politics
by David Axelrod

A memoir by the political consultant who became Barack Obama's campaign strategist and White House adviser.
15. 17 Carnations: The Royals, The Nazis and the Biggest Cover-Up in History
by Andrew Morton

The Duke of Windsor; his wife, Wallis Simpson; and their relations with the Nazis.
16. Live Right and Find Happiness (Although Beer is Much Faster): Life Lessons and Other Ravings from Dave Barry
by Dave Barry

Humorous essays on topics ranging from the World Cup in Brazil to home improvement.
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A version of this list appears in the March 29, 2015 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending March 14, 2015.


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