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New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
April 9, 2017
1. 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.
2. A Colony in a Nation
by Chris Hayes

The MSNC host discusses race relations with a focus on the differences in policing in the white nation and its black colony.
3. 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.
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. 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.
6. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
by Yuval Noah Harari

How Homo sapiens became Earth's dominant species.
7. 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.
8. 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.
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. Who Thought This was a Good Idea? And Other Questions You Should Have Answers to When You Work in the White House
by Alyssa Mastromonaco with Lauren Oyler

A memoir by an aide to Barack Obama for 10 years, starting in her 20s.
11. 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.
12. Big Agenda: President Trump's Plan to Save America
by David Horowitz

A battle plan for the Trump White House.
13. Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
by Yuval Noah Harari

A look into the future by the author of Sapiens.
14. 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.
15. The 1997 Masters: My Story
by Tiger Woods with Lorne Rubenstein

The golfer reflects on the 20th anniversary of his stunning win at the age of 21, a year after his professional debut.
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A version of this list appears in the April 9, 2017 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending March 25, 2017.
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