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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers October 6, 2013
1. Si-Cology 101: Tales and Wisdom from Duck Dynasty's Favorite Uncle - by Si Robertson with Mark Schlabach
Publisher: Howard Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/03/2013
Share <span class=number>1. </span> Si-Cology 101%3a Tales and Wisdom from Duck Dynasty ISBN-13: 9781476745374
 ISBN-10: 1476745374
Tales from Phil's youngest brother, retired from the Army, works in the Duck Commander workshop.
2. Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys? - by Billy Crystal
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/10/2013
Share <span class=number>2. </span> Still Foolin ISBN-13: 9780805098204
 ISBN-10: 0805098208
The 65-year-old comedian's reminiscences and his complaints about aging.
3. 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
Share <span class=number>3. </span> Lean In%3a Women, Work, and the Will to Lead ISBN-13: 9780385349949
 ISBN-10: 0385349947
The chief operating officer of Facebook urges women to pursue their careers without ambivalence.
4. Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth - by Reza Aslan
Publisher: Random House
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 07/16/2013
Share <span class=number>4. </span> Zealot%3a The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth ISBN-13: 9781400069224
 ISBN-10: 140006922X
A biography of Jesus of Nazareth presents him in the context of his times as the leader of a revolutionary movement.
5. Happy, Happy, Happy: My Life and Legacy as the Duck Commander - by Phil Robertson with Mark Schlabach
Publisher: Howard Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/07/2013
Share <span class=number>5. </span> Happy, Happy, Happy%3a My Life and Legacy as the Duck Commander ISBN-13: 9781476726090
 ISBN-10: 1476726094
The Duck Commander pays tribute to "faith, family and ducks."
6. The Liberty Amendments: Restoring the American Republic - by Mark R. Levin
Publisher: Pocket Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/13/2013
Share <span class=number>6. </span> The Liberty Amendments%3a Restoring the American Republic ISBN-13: 9781451606270
 ISBN-10: 1451606273
The talk-radio host offers 11 proposals for returning to America's founding principles.
7. Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth About Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar -- Your Brain's Silent Killers - by David Perlmutter with Kristin Loberg
Publisher: Little Brown & Company
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/17/2013
Share <span class=number>7. </span> Grain Brain%3a The Surprising Truth About Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar -- Your Brain ISBN-13: 9780316234801
 ISBN-10: 031623480X
The deleterious effect of carbohydrates on the brain, and how to reverse it.
8. Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune - by Bill Dedman and Paul Clark Newell Jr.
Publisher: Ballantine Books
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/10/2013
Share <span class=number>8. </span> Empty Mansions%3a The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune ISBN-13: 9780345534521
 ISBN-10: 0345534522
The eccentric life of the reclusive heiress Huguette Clark, who died at the age of 104 in 2011.
9. Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir - by Linda Ronstadt
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/17/2013
Share <span class=number>9. </span> Simple Dreams%3a A Musical Memoir ISBN-13: 9781451668728
 ISBN-10: 1451668724
The singer looks back on her life and career.
10. Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools - by Diane Ravitch
Publisher: Random House
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/17/2013
Share <span class=number>10. </span> Reign of Error%3a The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America ISBN-13: 9780385350884
 ISBN-10: 0385350880
An education scholar denounces what she claims is an effort by foundations, individual billionaires and hedge fund managers to destroy public education.
11. The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way - by Amanda Ripley
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/13/2013
Share <span class=number>11. </span> The Smartest Kids in the World%3a And How They Got That Way ISBN-13: 9781451654424
 ISBN-10: 1451654421
What we can learn from schools in Finland, South Korea and Poland.
12. The System: The Glory and Scandal of Big-Time College Football - by Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian
Publisher: Random House
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/17/2013
Share <span class=number>12. </span> The System%3a The Glory and Scandal of Big-Time College Football ISBN-13: 9780385536615
 ISBN-10: 0385536615
The corruption and abuse behind big-time N.C.A.A. college football.
13. Wilson - by A. Scott Berg
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/10/2013
Share <span class=number>13. </span> Wilson ISBN-13: 9780399159213
 ISBN-10: 0399159215
A new biography of the 28th president.
14. Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East - by Scott Anderson
Publisher: Doubleday
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/06/2013
Share <span class=number>14. </span> Lawrence in Arabia%3a War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East ISBN-13: 9780385532921
 ISBN-10: 038553292X
A history of the Arab revolt against the Turks in World War I focuses on T.E. Lawrence and other international adventurers.
15. Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital - by Sheri Fink
Publisher: Random House
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/10/2013
Share <span class=number>15. </span> Five Days at Memorial%3a Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital ISBN-13: 9780307718969
 ISBN-10: 0307718964
The case of a New Orleans surgeon suspected of euthanizing patients during the Katrina disaster.
16. This Town: Two Parties and a Funeral -- Plus Plenty of Valet Parking! -- in America's Gilded Capital - by Mark Leibovich
Publisher: Blue Rider Press
 Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 07/16/2013
Share <span class=number>16. </span> This Town%3a Two Parties and a Funeral -- Plus Plenty of Valet Parking! -- in America ISBN-13: 9780399161308
 ISBN-10: 0399161309
An examination of Washington's "media-industrial complex" by the chief national correspondent for The Times Magazine.

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A version of this list appears in the October 6, 2013 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending September 21, 2013.

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