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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
August 10, 2014
1. America: Imagine a World Without Her
by Dinesh D'Souza

A defense of America against the view that its power in the world should be diminished; also a documentary film.
2. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
by Laura Hillenbrand

An Olympic runner's story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II.
3. Blood Feud: The Clintons vs. the Obamas
by Edward Klein

A journalist describes animosity behind the alliance between the Clinton and Obama families.
4. 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 in health and education based on capitalism, not government.
5. Hard Choices: A Memoir
by Hillary Rodham Clinton

Clinton's memoir focuses on her years as secretary of state and her views about the American role in the world.
6. The Mockingbird Next Door: Life with Harper Lee
by Marja Mills

The author's experience as Harper Lee's neighbor.
7. David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
by Malcolm Gladwell

How disadvantages can work in our favor; from the author of The Tipping Point and Outliers.
8. Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain
by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

How to solve problems creatively, from the authors of Freakonomics.
9. Capital in the Twenty-First Century
by Thomas Piketty; translated by Arthur Goldhammer

A French economist's analysis of centuries of economic history predicts worsening inequality and proposes solutions.
10. Clinton, Inc.: The Audacious Rebuilding of a Political Machine
by Daniel Halper

A view of how the Clintons attained, lost and regained political power, from an editor of The Weekly Standard.
11. I Am Malala: 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 shot by the Taliban.
12. Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt
by Michael Lewis

The world of high-frequency computer-driven trading; from the author of Liar's Poker.
13. Factory Man: How One Furniture Maker Battled Offshoring, Stayed Local -- and Helped Save an American Town
by Beth Macy

The story of a Virginia factory owner's resistance to offshoring illustrates the effects of globalization on American workers.
14. Elephant Company: The Inspiring Story of an Unlikely Hero and the Animals Who Helped Him Save Lives in World War II
by Vicki Constantine Croke

A portrait of an Englishman known as Elephant Bill who supervised, and came to protect, the elephants employed by a teak company in Burma, and trained them to provide assistance during World War II.
15. 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.
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A version of this list appears in the August 10, 2014 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending July 26, 2014.


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