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New York Times Nonfiction Bestsellers
January 26, 2014
1. Things That Matter: Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes and Politics
by Charles Krauthammer

Three decades' worth of essays from the conservative columnist.
2. 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.
3. Killing Jesus: A History
by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard

The host of The O'Reilly Factor recounts the events leading up to Jesus' execution. 
4. Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain
by Daniel J. Siegel

Understanding the adolescent mind.
5. 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 Pakistani girl who advocated for women's education and was shot by the Taliban.
6. George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring that Saved the American Revolution
by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger

The story of the Culper spy ring, which aided the American cause during the Revolution.
7. 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.
8. Little Failure
by Gary Shteyngart

A memoir of growing up in a family that immigrated from Leningrad to Queens.
9. My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind
by Scott Stossel

A study of anxiety disorder by the editor of The Atlantic, drawing on research as well as personal experience.
10. The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism
by Doris Kearns Goodwin

The author of Team of Rivals explores the relationships between Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft and the muckraking press.
11. Humans of New York
by Brandon Stanton

Four hundred color photos of New Yorkers.
12. Your Life Calling: Reimagining the Rest of Your Life
by Jane Pauley

The challenges of midlife, by the broadcast journalist.
13. 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.
14. Love & War: Twenty Years, Three Presidents, Two Daughters and One Louisiana Home
by James Carville and Mary Matalin

The ideologically opposed political consultants discuss their lives and their careers since 1992.
15. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Olympics
by Daniel James Brown

The University of Washington's eight-oar crew and their quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
16. Miracles and Massacres: True and Untold Stories of the Making of America
by Glenn Beck with Kevin Balfe and Hannah Beck

Little-known stories from the American past.
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A version of this list appears in the January 26, 2014 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending January 11, 2014.
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