NY Times Bestseller List (NonFiction) March 29th 2015

New York Times Bestseller List

Hardback NonFiction

Top Ten

Week Ending March 29th 2015

10 - Our Kids - Robert D. Putnam
(Debut)
A social scientist argues that income inequality is creating an "opportunity gap" for poor children that is destroying the American dream.

9 - Bettyville - George Hodgman
(Debut)
A New York editor returns to his Missouri hometown to care for his aging mother.

8 - Girl In A Band - Kim Gordon

(3 weeks on list)

7  -  What If? - Randall Munroe

(28 weeks on list)

6  -  H Is For Hawk - Helen Macdonald

(4 weeks on list)

5  -  Yes Please - Amy Poehler

(20 weeks on list)

4  -  Killing Patton - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard

(25 weeks on list)

3  -  Every Day I Fight - Stuart Scott with Larry Platt

(Debut)

A memoir by the ESPN anchor and commentator who died of cancer in January 2015.

2  -  Being Mortal - Atul Gawande

(23 weeks on list) (Last week's #1)

1  -  DEAD WAKE - ERIK LARSON

(DEBUT)

THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE LUSITANIA, BY THE AUTHOR OF "DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY" and "IN THE GARDEN OF THE BEASTS"

NY Time Bestseller List (Non Fiction) 10/19/2014

New York Times Bestseller List

Hardback Non Fiction

Week Ending October 19th 2014

10 - Rebel Yell - S.C. Gwynee
(Debut)
The life and career of Confederate general Stonewall Jackson.

9  -  This Changes Everything - Naomi Klein
(3 weeks on list)

8  -  World Order - Henry Kissinger
(4 weeks on list)

7  -  Jesus On Trial - David Limbaugh
(3 weeks on list)

6  -  13 Hours - Mitchell Zuckoff with Members of Annex Security Team
(4 weeks on list)

5  -  The Sense of Style - Steven Pinker
(Debut)
The Harvard psychologist and linguist updates the rules of writing with a more relaxed approach to grammar.


4  -  How We Got To Now - Steven Johnson
(Debut)
A history of innovation focused on the development of six key technologies of modern life.

3  -  What If? - Randall Munroe
(5 weeks on list)

2  -  Not That Kind of Girl - Lena Dunham
(Debut)
A collection of revealing and often humorous personal essays from the creator and star of "Girls".

1  -  Killing Patton - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(2nd week on list) (2nd consecutive week at #1)
The host of "The O'Reilly Factor" recounts the death of General George S. Patton in December 1945.

NY Times Bestseller List - Hardback Non Fiction (10/06/2013)

New York Times Bestseller List

Hardback Non Fiction

Week Ending October 6th 2013

10 - Reign of Error - Diane Ravitch
(Debut)
An education scholar denounces what she claims is an effort by foundations, individual billionaires and hedge fund managers to destroy public education.

9  -  Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir - Linda Ronstadt
(Debut)
The singer looks back on her life and career

8  -  Empty Mansions - Bill Dedman and Paul Clark Newell Jr.
(2 weeks on list)
The eccentric life of the reclusive heiress Huguette Clark, who died at the age of 104 in 2011.

7  -  Grain Brain - David Perlmutter w/Kristin Loberg
(Debut)
The deleterious effect of carbohydrates on the brain and how to reverse it.

6  -  Liberty Amendments - Mark R. Levin 
(6 weeks on list)

5  -  Happy Happy Happy - Phil Robertson with Mark Schlabach
(20 weeks on list)

4  -  Zealot - Rezaa Aslan 
(10 weeks on list)

3  -  Lean In - Sheryl Sandberg with Nell Scovell
(28 weeks on list)

2  -  Still Foolin' 'Em - Billy Crystal
(2 weeks on list)
The 65 year old comedian's reminiscences and his complaints about aging.

1  -  Si - Cology 1 - Si Robertson with Mark Schlabach
(3 weeks on list)

NY Times Bestseller List - NonFiction (06/02/2013)

New York Times Bestseller List

Non Fiction

Week Ending June 2nd 2013

10 - Dad Is Fat - Jim Gaffigan
(2 weeks on list)

9  -  My Greek Drama - Gianna Angelopoulos
(Debut)
A memoir by a lawyer and former member of Parliament who was instrumental in rescuing the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens from possible disaster.

8  -  The Outsider - Jimmy Connors
(Debut)
A memoir by the bad boy of 1970s tennis, who was for a time the world's top-ranked, and probably most obnoxious, player.

7  -  Duck Commanders - Willie and Korie Robertson
(7 weeks on list)

6  -  Keep It Pithy - Bill O'Reilly
(2 weeks on list)

5  -  Cooked - Michael Pollan
(4 weeks on list)

4  -  Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls - David Sedaris
(4 weeks on list)

3  -  Lean In - Sheryl Sandberg with Nell Scovell
(10 weeks on list)

2  -  Happy, Happy, Happy - Phil Robertson and March Schlabach
(2 weeks on list)  (Last week's #1)

1  -  The Guns At Last Light - Rick Atkinson
(DEBUT)
The final volume of the Liberation Trilogy describes the Allied victory in Europe, from D-Day in June 1944 to the German surrender 11 months later.

NY Times Bestseller List - NonFiction (05/12/2013)

New York Times Bestseller List

Non Fiction

Week Ending May 12th 2013

(click on titles to go to Amazon to purchase)

10 - Gulp - Mary Roach
(4 weeks on list)

9  -  The Way Of The Knife - Mark Mazzetti
(3 weeks on list)

8  -  The New Digital Age - Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen
(Debut)
The promise and peril of the continuing information and technology revolution.

7  -  My Nest Step - Dave Liniger with Laura Morton
(Debut)
A businessman fights back from a staph infection that paralyzed him.

6  -  Carrie and Me - Carol Burnett
(Debut)
The comedian recalls her oldest daughter, who died in 2002.

5  -  Dirty Wars - Jeremy Scahill
(Debut)
America's new covert wars, fought by secret commandos.

4  -  Trident K9 Warriors - Mike Ritland with Gary Brozek
(Debut)
The dogs that serve elite combat units.

3  -  Cooked - Michael Pollan
(Debut)
The writer masters recipes and argues that regaining control of  cooking will make Americans healthier.

2  -  Lean In - Sheryl Sandberg with Nell Scovell
(7 weeks on list) (6 consecutive weeks at #1)

1  -  Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls - David Sedaris
(DEBUT)
Essays from the humorist on subjects like French dentistry and a North Carolina Costco.

New York Times Bestseller List (Non Fiction) 04/21/2013

NY Times Bestseller List

Non Fiction

Week Ending 04/21/2013

10 - Clean - David Sheff
(Debut)
A review of research on addiction from psychology, neuroscience and medicine.

9  -  Sum It Up - Pat Summitt and Sally Jenkins
(5 weeks on list)

8  -  Mom and Me and Mom - Maya Angelou
(Debut)
The developing reconciliation between the poet and her mother, who sent her to live with her grandmother at age 3.

7  -  Unsinkable - Debbie Reynolds
(Debut)
A second memoir by the actress, singer and dancer

6  -  Salt Sugar Fat - Michael Moss
(6 weeks on list)

5  -  Secrets of Silicon Valley - Deborah Perry Piscione
(Debut)
The lessons of Silicon Valley's innovative culture.

4  -  The Great Deformation - David Stockman
(Debut)
An account of economic history since the New Deal.

3  -  Carry On, Warrior - Glennon Doyle Melton
(Debut)
Writing about marriage, motherhood, faith, addiction and recovery: from the author of the blog Momastery.com.

2  -  Gulp - Mary Roach
(Debut)
A science writer's pilgrimage down the digestive tract.

1  -  Lean In - Sheryl Sandberg with Nell Scovell
(4 consecutive week at #1)

New York Times Bestseller List - NonFiction April 13th 2013

NY Times Bestseller List

Non Fiction

Week Ending April 13th 2013

10 - Those Angry Days - Lynne Olson
(Debut)
The Debate over American entry into World War II.

9  -  Higher Call - Adam Makos and Larry Alexander
(11 weeks on list)

8  -  Unbroken - Laura Hillenbrand
(124 weeks)

7  -  Soundtrack of My Life - Clive Davis w/Anthony DeCurtis
(6 weeks)

6  -  No Easy Day - Mark Owen w/Kevin Maurer
(30 weeks)

5  -  My Beloved World - Sonia Sotomayor
(11 weeks)

4  -  Killing Kennedy - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(26 weeks)

3  -  Sum It Up - Pat Summitt w/Sally Jenkins
(4 weeks)

2  -  Salt Sugar Fat - Michael Moss
(5 weeks)

1  -  Lean In - Sheryl Sandberg w/Nell Scovell
(3 weeks on list and 3 consecutive weeks at #1)

NY Times Bestseller - NonFiction April 7th 2013

New York Times Bestseller List

Non Fiction

Week Ending April 7th 2013

10 - The Duck Commander Family - Willie and Korie Robertson
(Debut)
Behind the scenes at the A&E show "Duck Dynasty".

9  -  Until I Say Good-bye - Susan Spencer-Wendel with Bret Witter
(2nd week on list)

8  - The Soundtrack of My Life - Clive Davis
(5 weeks non list)

7  - My Beloved World - Sonia Sotomayor
(10 weeks on list)

6  - No Easy Day - Mark Owen and Kevin Maurer
(29 weeks on list)

5  - Unbroken - Laura Hillenbrand
(123 weeks on list)

4  - Sum It Up - Pat Summitt with Sally Jenkins
(3 weeks on list)

3  - Killing Kennedy - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(25 weeks on list)

2  - Salt Sugar Fat - Michael Moss
(4 weeks on list)

1  -  Lean In - Sheryl Sandberg and Nell Scovell
(2nd consecutive week at #1)
The chief operating officer of Facebook urges women to pursue their careers without ambivalence.

NY Times Bestseller List - NonFiction 03/24/2013

New York Times Bestseller List

Non Fiction

Week Ending March 24th 2013

10 - Unbroken - Laura Hillenbrand
.(121 weeks on list)

9  -  Coolidge - Amity Shales
(4 weeks on list)

8  -  Killing Lincoln - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(76 weeks on list)

7  -  No Easy Day - Mark Owen and Kevin Maurer
(27 weeks on list)

6  -  The Soundtrack of My Life - Clive Davis
(3 weeks on list)

5  -  American Sniper - Chris Kyle
(27 weeks on list)

4  -  My Beloved World - Sonia Sotomayor
(8 weeks on list)

3  -  Killing Kennedy - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(23 weeks on list)

2  -  Salt Sugar Fat (How the Food Giants Hooked Us) - Michael Moss
(2 weeks on list) (last week's #1)
A New York Times reporter reveals how food companies use science to encourage us to continue to consume more of their products.

1  -  Sum It Up - Pat Summitt w/Sally Jenkins
(DEBUT)
A memoir by the longtime coach of the University of Tennessee Lady Vols, who recieved a diagnosis of early onset Alzheimer's disease.

New York Times Bestseller List - NonFiction 01/27/2013

NY Times Bestseller List

Hardback Fiction

Week Ending January 27th 2013

10 - The Power of Habit - Charles Duhigg  (29 weeks on list)

9  -  Behind the Beautiful Forevers - Katherine Boo  (14 weeks on list)
A journalist reports on families striving for better lives in a Mumbai slum.

8  -  Unbroken - Laura Hillenbrand  (113 weeks on list)

7  -  The Dude and The Zen Master - Jeff Bridges and Bernie Glassman
(Debut)
The actor and the Zen master examine the wisdom of Bridges's character the Dude from the 1998 cult classic "The Big Lebowski".

6  -  Killing Lincoln - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard  (68 weeks on list)

5  -  The World Until Yesterday - Jared Diamond  (2 weeks on list)
The author of "Guns, Germs and Steel" examines what we can learn from traditional societies.

4  -  Thomas Jefferson - Jon Meacham   (9 weeks on list)

3  -  No Easy Day - Mark Owen w/Kevin Maurer   (19 weeks on list)

2  -  My Share of the Task - Stanley McChrystal
(Debut)
The former commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan now retired, reviews his career.

1  -  Killing Kennedy - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(15 weeks on list)
The Events surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963.

New York Times Bestseller List NonFiction 12/01/2012

NY Times Bestseller List Top Ten

Non Fiction

Week Ending December 1st 2012

10 - The Outpost - Jake Tapper
(Debut)
The story of a deadly Taliban attack on a remote American outpost in Afghanistan in 2009, sheds light on the war.

9  -  Far From The Tree - Andrew Solomon
(Debut)
The difficulties and triumphs of families dealing with exceptional children.

8  -  The Last Lion - William Manchester and Paul Reid  (3 weeks on list)

7  -  The Joy of Hate - Greg Gutfeld
(Debut)
The Fox News Channel host denounces liberal double standards and intolerance masquerading as tolerance.

6  -  The Signal and The Noise - Nate Silver   (7 weeks)

5  -  How To Create a Mind - Ray Kurzweil
(Debut)
A new theory of how the thinking part of the brain works can help us create more intelligent matches.

4  -  No Easy Day - Mark Owen  (11 weeks)

3  -  Killing Lincoln - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard  (60 weeks)

2  -  Thomas Jefferson - Jon Meacham
(Debut)
The Pulitzer Prize winning journalist celebrates Jefferson's skills as a practical politician.

1  -  Killing Kennedy - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(7 consecutive weeks on list and at #1)

New York Times Bestseller List - NonFiction November 24th 2012

NYTimes Top Ten Bestseller List

Non Fiction

Week Ending November 24th 2012

10 - Unbroken - Laura Hillenbrand   (104 weeks on list)

9  -  Waging Heavy Peace - Neil Young  (7 weeks)

8  -  America Again - Stephen Colbert   (6 weeks)

7  -  Hallucinations - Oliver Sacks
(Debut)
The renowned neurologist considers his patients' hallucinatory experiences, and his own.

6  -  Bruce - Peter A. Carlin   (2 weeks)
Bruce Springsteen looks at his family, his music and his drive for fame and influence.

5  -  The Last Lion - William Manchester and Paul Reid   (2 weeks)
This biography of Winston Churchill, reaching from World War II until his death in 1965, stresses his courage, intellect and will to action.

4  -  The Signal and the Noise - Nate Silver   (6 weeks)

3  -  Killing Lincoln - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard   (59 weeks)

2  -  No Easy Day - Mark Owen   (10 weeks)

1  -  Killing Kennedy - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard  
(6 weeks on list and 6 consecutive weeks at #1)

NY Times Bestseller List - Non Fiction 11/11/2012

New York Times Bestseller List

Non Fiction

Week Ending November 11th 2012

10 - Plutocrats - Chrystia Freeland   (2nd week on list)
The lives of the global elites in the wealthiest 0.1 percent and the consequences of increasing income stratification.

9  -  America Again - Stephen Colbert   (4th week)

8  -  How Children Succeed - Paul Tough    (8th week)

7  -  Makeup To Breakup - Peter Criss with Larry Sloman
(Debut)
The Kiss drummer reflects on his life in rock

6  -  Proof of Heaven - Eben Alexander
(Debut)
A neurosurgeon recounts his near death experience during a coma from bacterial meningitis.

5  -  The Signal and The Noise - Nate Silver   (4th week)
An examination of predictions, the ones that come true and the ones that don't.

4  -  Rod - Rod Stewart 
(Debut)
The pop singer reminisces on his long career

3  -  Killing Lincoln - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard   (57th week)

2  -  No Easy Day - Mark Owen with Kevin Maurer  (8th week)

1  -  Killing Kennedy - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard  
(4th consecutive week at #1)

NY Times Non Fiction Bestsellers July 28th 2012

The Top Ten bestselling non fiction books on the NY Times Bestseller list for the week ending:

July 28th 2012

10 - Yes, Chef - Marcus Samuelsson  (3 weeks on list)

9  -  Mick - Christopher Andersen  (Debut)
The rock n roll life of Mick Jagger

8 -  The President's Club - Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy  (11)
7 -  The Power of Habit - Charles Duhigg  (18)
6 -  Cowards - Glenn Beck  (5)
5 -  Killing Lincoln -  Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard  (42)
4 -  The Amatuer - Edward Klein   (9)

3 -  The Dream Team - Jack McCallum  (Debut)
The 1992 U.S. men's Olympic basketball team

2 -  Unbroken - Laura Hillenbrand  (87)

1 -  Wild - Cheryl Strayed   (13)
(2nd consecutive week at #1)
A woman's account of a life-changing 1,100 mile hike along the Pacific Crest Trail

New York Times Bestseller List - NonFiction June 16th 2012

Here are the Top Ten Books on the NY Times bestseller list for non fiction for the week ending June 16th 2012

10 - The Presidents Club - Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy  (7 weeks on list)
9  -  Imagine - Jonah Lehrer    (11 weeks)
8  -  My Cross To Bear - Gregg Allman  (5 weeks)
7  -  Fearless - Eric Blehm   (DEBUT)
A tribute to Adam Brown, a member of Navy SEAL Team 6, who was killed in Afghanistan

6  -  Cronkite - Douglas Brinkley (DEBUT)
A biography of the newsman and longtime anchor of the "CBS Evening News".

5  -  The Passage of Power - Robert A Caro  (5 weeks)
4  -  Killing Lincoln - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard   (36 weeks)
3  -  Unbroken - Laura Hillenbrand   (81 weeks)
2  -  It Worked For Me - Colin Powell  (2 weeks)
1  -  The Amateur - Edward Klein
(3 consecutive weeks at #1)

New York Times Bestseller List (Non Fiction) June 3rd 2012

Here are the Top Ten Bestselling books on the New York Times Non Fiction list for the week ending June 3rd 2012

10 - The Presidents Club - Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy  (5 weeks on list)
9  -  Imagine - Jonah Lehrer   (9 weeks)
8  -  Service - Marcus Luttrell and James Hornfischer   (2 weeks)
7  -  Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake - Anna Quindlen   (4 weeks)
6  -  Killing Lincoln - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard   (34 weeks)
5  -  Most Talkative - Andy Cohen   (2 weeks)
4  -  My Cross To Bear - Gregg Allman   (3 weeks)
3  - The Art of Intelligence - Henry Crumpton   (Debut)
2  -  The Passage of Power - Robert A Caro  (3 weeks)
(2 weeks at #1)
1  -  The Amateur - Edward Klein
(Debut)

NY Times Bestseller List (NonFiction) May 20th 2012

Here are the Top Ten books on the New York Times Non Fiction Bestseller list for the week ending May 20th 2012.

10 - Manhunt - Peter L. Bergen   (Debut)
9  -  Killing Lincoln - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard   (32 weeks on list)
8  -  The Presidents Club - Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy   (3 weeks)
7  -  Imagine - Jonah Lehrer   (7 weeks)
6  -  Drift - Rachel Maddow   (6 weeks)
5  -  The Power of Habit - Charles Duhigg   (10 weeks)
4  -  Prague Winter - Madeleine Albright
3  -  Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake - Anna Quindlen
2  -  My Cross To Bear - Gregg Allman  (Debut)
1  -  The Passage of Power - Robert A. Caro
(Debut)
From 1958 tht)rough the Kennedy assassination; the fourth volume of 
"The Years of Lyndon Johnson"

New York Times Bestseller List NonFiction April 22 2012

Here are the Top 10 books on the New York Times Bestseller Non Fiction List for the Week ending April 22 2012
(click on the titles and go to Amazon and purchase or read more about the book)

10 - Steve Jobs - Walter Isaacson    (24 weeks on list)
9  -  American Sniper - Chris Kyle   (14 weeks)
8  -  The Power of Habit - Charles Duhigg   (6 weeks)
7  -  Killing Lincoln - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard  (28 weeks)
6  -  Wild - Cheryl Strayed   (3 weeks)
5  -  Mrs. Kennedy and Me - Clint Hill w/Lisa McCubbin  (Debut)
4  -  Imagine - Jonah Lehrer  (3 weeks)
3  -  Trickle Down Tyranny - Michael Savage  (Debut)
2  -  The Big Miss - Hank Haney   (2 weeks)
1  -  Drift - Rachel Maddow  
(2nd consecutive week at #1)

New York Times Bestseller List NonFiction 04/08/2012

Here are the top 10 books on the NY Times Bestseller list, Non Fiction for the week ending April 8th 2012

10 - Thinking, Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman  (22 weeks on list)
9  -  Some Assembly Required - Anne Lamott  (debut)
8  -  Quiet - Susan Cain   (9 weeks)
7  -  Wild - Cheryl Strayed   (debut)
6  -  Unbroken - Laura Hillenbrand   (71 weeks)
5  -  Steve Jobs - Walter Isaacson  (22 weeks)
4  -  Killing Lincoln - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard   (26 weeks)
3  -  American Sniper - Chris Kyle  (12 weeks)
2  -  The Power of Habit - Charles Duhigg   (4 weeks)
1  -  Imagine - Jonah Lehrer 
(Debut)

New York Times Bestseller List (Non Fiction) 02/26/2012

Here are the Top Ten books on the New York Times Non Fiction Bestseller List for the Week ending February 26th 2012

10 - Unbroken - Laura Hillenbrand  (65 weeks on list)
9  -  Behind the Beautiful Flowers - Katherine Boo  (Debut)
8  -  Bringing Up Bebe - Pamela Druckerman  (Debut)
7  -  Once Upon a Secret - Mimi Alford  (Debut)
6  -  Quiet - Susan Cain   (3 weeks)
5  -  Killing Lincoln - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard  (20 weeks)
4  -  Steve Jobs - Walter Isaacson  (16 weeks)
3  -  American Sniper - Chris Kyle  (6 weeks)
2  -  Hilarity Ensues - Tucker Max (Debut)
1  -  Ameritopia - Mark Levin   (4 weeks)
(3rd non consecutive week at #1)