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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
April 2, 2017
1. Trump's War: His Battle for America
by Michael Savage

The radio host discusses the challenges President Trump faces as he strives to fulfill his promises.
2. Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
by J.D. Vance

A Yale Law School graduate looks at the struggles of America's white working class through his own childhood in the Rust Belt.
3. Portraits Of Courage: A Commander In Chief's Tribute to America's Warriors
by George W. Bush

Paintings with brief biographies of members of the military who have served since 9/11. By the former president.
4. Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan
by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard

The host of The O'Reilly Factor recounts the final years of World War II.
5. The Magnolia Story
by Chip Gaines and Joanna Gaines with Mark Dagostino

The lives of the couple who star in the HGTV show Fixer Upper.
6. Big Agenda: President Trump's Plan to Save America
by David Horowitz

A battle plan for the Trump White House.
7. The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation
by Rod Dreher

An argument that, rather than engaging in politics, Christians should withdraw from mainstream culture and focus on strengthening their families, churches and schools.
8. When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi

A memoir by a physician who received a diagnosis of Stage IV lung cancer at the age of 36. 
9. The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
by Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu

Two spiritual leaders discuss how to find joy in the face of suffering.
10. Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifiesto in Fifteen Suggestions
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

A feminist manifesto in 15 suggestions for empowering a daughter to become a strong, independent woman.
11. The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
by Michael Finkel

The story of a hermit who lived by stealing food in the Maine woods for 27 years until caught in 2013.
12. Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
by Yuval Noah Harari

A look into the future by the author of Sapiens.
13. Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
by Trevor Noah

A memoir about growing up biracial in apartheid South Africa by the comedian, now the host of The Daily Show.
14. Writer, Sailor, Soldier, Spy: Ernest Hemingway's Secret Adventures, 1935-1961
by Nicholas Reynolds

Ernest Hemingway's involvement with espionage, both Soviet and American.
15. South and West: From a Notebook
by Joan Didion

Notebook excerpts about a Southern road trip and Patty Hearst's trial.
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A version of this list appears in the April 2, 2017 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending March 18, 2017.


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