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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
July 5, 2015
1. The Wright Brothers
by David McCullough

The story of the bicycle mechanics from Ohio who ushered in the age of flight.
 
2. Modern Romance
by Aziz Ansari with Eric Klineberg

The comedian enlists a sociologist to help him understand today's dating scene.
3. Bill O'Reilly's Legends & Lies: The Real West
by David Fisher

Stories of the American West; a companion volume to the Fox News Series.
4. Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
by Erik Larson

The last voyage of the Lusitania, the passenger liner sunk by a German torpedo in 1915.
5. It's A Long Story: My Life
by Willie Nelson with David Ritz

The country music star discusses his life's journey, from selling encyclopedias to professional fame.
6. The Road to Character
by David Brooks

The Times columnist extols personal virtues like kindness and honesty in a materialistic age.
7. Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy
by Judd Apatow

Thirty years' worth of the filmmaker's interviews with comedians.
8. 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.
9. ¡Adios, America! The Left's Plan to Turn Our Country into a Third World Hellhole
by Ann H Coulter

The political commentator denounces immigrants and their liberal supporters.
10. And the Good News Is. . . : Lessons and Advice from the Bright Side
by Dana Perino

The Fox News contributor and former press secretary under President George W. Bush reviews her life and career.
11. The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789
by Joseph J. Ellis

How Washington, Hamilton, Jay and Madison created the Constitution; by the author of Founding Brothers.
12. A Lucky Life Interrupted: A Memoir of Hope
by Tom Brokaw

The journalist describes the year following his diagnosis with multiple myeloma.
13. Primates of Park Avenue: A Memoir
by Wednesday Martin

A memoir of life among the wealthy women of the Upper East Side, in the satiric guise of an anthropological study.
 
14. Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
by Ashlee Vance

Musk's life from his difficult South African childhood to his involvement in Internet start-ups like the rocket company SpaceX and the electric-car company Tesla.
15. Gumption: Relighting the Torch of Freedom with America's Gutsiest Troublemakers
by Nick Offerman

The actor takes a humorous look at what makes great Americans great.
16. One Man Against the World: The Tragedy of Richard Nixon
by Tim Weiner

An award-winning journalist's chilling account of the Nixon presidency, based in part on recently declassified material.
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A version of this list appears in the July 5, 2015 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending June 20, 2015.


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