Using the Library | Catalog/Account | Research |
 Services | Events | About Us
New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
October 19, 2014
1. 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.
2. Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned"
by Lena Dunham

A collection of revealing and often humorous personal essays from the creator and star of Girls.
3. 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.
4. How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World
by Steven Johnson

A history of innovation focused on the development of six key technologies of modern life; the companion volume to a PBS series.
5. The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century
by Steven Pinker

The Harvard psychologist and linguist updates the rules of writing with a more relaxed approach to grammar.
6. 13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi
by Mitchell Zuckoff with members of the Annex Security Team

Six C.I.A. contract employees discuss the attack in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012.
7. Jesus on Trial: A Lawyer Affirms the Truth of the Gospel
by David Limbaugh

The lawyer and political commentator uses his legal training to evaluate, and affirm, the truthfulness of the Bible.
8. World Order
by Henry Kissinger

The elder statesman offers a view of how to build an international order in today's world.
9. This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate
by Naomi Klein

The author of The Shock Doctrine argues that the free market created and is worsening the climate crisis.
10. Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson
by S. C. Gwynne

The life and career of the Confederate general Stonewall Jackson. 
11. A Path Appears: Enriching the Lives of Others -- and Ourselves
by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn

Local and global initiatives that promote social progress, and how individuals can contribute.
12. 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.
13. The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns

A companion volume to the PBS series examines the lives of Theodore, Eleanor and Franklin.
14. Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion
by Sam Harris

The author of The End of Faith proposes that spirituality can and should be divorced from religion.
15. The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League But Did Not Survive
by Jeff Hobbs

The story of a brilliant young man who graduated from Yale but was murdered as a drug dealer.
16. Things That Matter: Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes and Politics
by Charles Krauthammer

Three decades' worth of essays from the conservative columnist.
© 2014 All rights reserved by New York Times Syndication Sales Corp. This material may not be published, broadcast or redistributed in any manner.

A version of this list appears in the October 19, 2014 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending October 4, 2014.


Subscribe to other newsletters | View newsletter archives | Readers' Club on library website