New York Times Bestseller List - NonFiction 05/26/2013

New York Times Bestseller List

Non Fiction

Week Ending May 26th 2013

10 - Keep It Pithy - Bill O'Reilly
(Debut)
A "highlight reel" of previous writings, updated, from the host of the "The O'Reilly Factor" on The Fox News Channel.

9  -  Bunker Hill - Nathaniel Philbrick
(2 weeks on list)
Eighteen months in pre-Revolutionary Boston, and the events leading up to the Battle of Bunker Hill.

8  -  Obsessed - Mika Brzezinski 
(Debut)
The "Morning Joe" co-hose discusses the obesity epidemic and her own struggles around food.

7  -  The Duck Commander Family - Willie and Korie Robertson with Mark Schlabach
(6 weeks on list)

6  -  Waiting To Be Heard - Amanda Knox
(2 weeks on list)
Knox, who was convicted of the murder of her roommate in 2009 when she was an American student in Italy, a conviction that was overturned in 2011, tells her story.

5  -  Dad is Fat - Jim Gaffigan
(Debut)
Life with 5 kids in a two bedroom New York City apartment.

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

3  -  Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls - David Sedaris
(3 weeks on list)

2  -  Lean In - Sheryl Sandberg with Nell Scovell
(9 weeks on list)  (Last week's #1)

1  -  Happy, Happy, Happy - Phil Robertson with Mark Schlabach
(DEBUT)
The Duck Commander pays tribute to "faith, family and ducks."

New York Times Bestseller List - Non Fiction 02/10/2013

NY Times Bestseller List

Non Fiction

Week Ending February 10th 2013

10 - The World Until Yesterday - Jared Diamond
(4th week on list)

9  - A Higher Call - Adam Makos w/Larry Alexander
(5th week)

8  - To Sell Is Human - Daniel H Pink
(2nd week)

7  - No Easy Day - Mark Owen w/Kevin Maurer
(21st week)

6  - Thomas Jefferson - John Meacham
(11th week)

5  -  Killing Lincoln - Bill O'Reilly w/Martin Dugard
(70th week)

4  -  Killing Kennedy - Bill O'Reilly w/Martin Dugard
(17th week)

3  -  Going Clear - Lawrence Wright
(2nd week)

2  -  Francona - Terry Francona w/Dan Shaughnessy
(Debut)
The manager's Red Sox years.

1  -  My Beloved World - Sonia Sotomayor
(2nd week on list) (2nd consecutive week at #1)

New York Times Bestseller List Non Fiction 02/03/2013

NY Times Bestseller List

Non Fiction

Week Ending 02/03/2013

10 - Total Frat Move - W.R. Bolen
(Debut)
Fraternity humor

9  -  To Sell is Human - Daniel H Pink
(Debut)
Insights from social science about how to move others.

8  -  Thomas Jefferson - Jon Meacham
(10 weeks on list)

7  -  The World Until Yesterday - Jared Diamond
(3 weeks on list)

6  -  A Higher Call - Adam Makos w/Larry Alexander
(4 weeks on list)

5  -  Killing Lincoln - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(69 weeks on list)

4  -  No Easy Day - Mark Owen w/Kevin Maurer
(20 weeks on list)

3  -  Going Clear - Lawrence Wright 
(Debut)
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author examines the world of Scientology

2  -  Killing Kennedy - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(16 weeks on list)

1  -  My Beloved World - Sonia Sotomayor
(DEBUT)
The Supreme Court justice recalls growing up in the Bronx, attending Princeton, working for the Manhattan District Attorney's office and becoming a federal judge.

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)

New York Times Bestseller List - NonFiction October 21st 2012

NY Times Bestseller List - Non Fiction

Week Ending October 21st 2012

10 - Into The Fire - Dakota Meyer and Bing West  (2nd week on list)
A Medal of Honor winner's first hand account of a crucial battler in the Afghan war.

9 - The Price of Politics - Bob Woodward   (4 weeks on list)
Inside the debt-ceiling negotiations of 2011.

8 - Mugged - Ann Coulter   (2nd week on list)
The political commentator traces racial demagoguery from the 1970s to the present.

7 - How Children Succeed - Paul Tough   (5 weeks on list)

6 - Killing Lincoln -  Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard   (54th week on list)

5 - Waging Heavy Peace - Neil Young   (2nd week on list)
The rocker's memoir ranges over his personal life and his music.

4 - Total Recall - Arnold Schwarzeneggar w/Peter Petre
(Debut)
A memoir by the actor, a former body builder and California Governor.

3 - American Again - Stephen Colbert
(Debut)
The mock pundit of Comedy Central's "Colbert Report" tells how to bring America back from the brink.

2 - No Easy Day - Mark Owen w/Kevin Maurer   (5 weeks on list)
An account by a former member of the Navy SEALS of the mission that killed bin Laden.

1 - Killing Kennedy - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(Debut)
Recounting the events surrounding the assasssination of President John F. Kennedy

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)

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) 03/18/2012

Here are the Top Ten books on the New York Times Non Fiction Bestseller List for the week ending March 18th 2012

10 - Quiet - Susan Cain      (6 weeks on list)
9  -  Bringing Up Bebe - Pamela Druckerman     (4 weeks)
8  -  Ameritopia - Mark Levin     (7 weeks)
7  -  Unbroken - Laura Hillenbrand   (68 weeks)
6  -  Indivisible - James Robison and Jay Richards  (2 weeks)
5  -  Becoming China's Bitch - Peter D Kiernan  (Debut)
4  -  The Power of Habit - Charles Duhigg  (Debut)
3  -  Steve Jobs - Walter Isaascson   (19 weeks)
2  -  Killing Lincoln - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard   (23 weeks)
1  -  American Sniper - Chris Kyle
(9 weeks on list)

New York Times Bestseller List 01/22/2012 Non Fiction

Here are the Top Ten Books on the New York Times Bestseller Non Fiction List for the week ending January 22nd 2012

10 - In the Garden of the Beasts - Erik Larson   (31 weeks)

9  -  Boomerang - Michael Lewis   (14 weeks)

8  -  Heaven is for Real - Todd Burpo  (6 weeks)

7  -  Through My Eyes - Tim Tebow   (18 weeks)

6  -  Catherine The Great - Robert K Massie    (8 weeks)

5  -  Unbroken - Laura Hillenbrand   (60 weeks)

4  -  Thinking, Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman   (11 weeks)

3  -  Killing Lincoln - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard    (15 weeks)

2  -  American Sniper - Chris Kyle w/Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice  (DEBUT)

1 -   Steve Jobs - Walter Isaacson  (11 weeks)

(11 consecutive weeks at #1)

New York Times Bestseller List NonFiction 12/04/2011

Here are the Top Ten Books on the New York Times NonFiction Bestseller for the Week Ending December 4th 2011

10 - No Higher Honor - Condoleezza Rice
9  -  Then Again - Diane Keaton (debut)
8  -  Back To Work - Bill Clinton
7  -  Unbroken - Laura Hillenbrand
6  -  Gabby - Gabrielle Giffords (debut)
5  -  How I Got This Way - Regis Philbin (debut)
4  -  Jack Kennedy - Chris Matthews
3  -  Imperfect Justice - Jeff Ashton w/Lisa Pulitzer (debut)
2  -  Killing Lincoln - Bill O'Reilly w/ Martin Dugard
1  -  Steve Jobs - Walter Isaacson 
(4 consecutive weeks at #1)

New York Times Bestseller List 11/20/2011 Non Fiction

Here are the Top Ten Books on the New York Times Non Fiction bestseller list for the week ending November 20th 2011

10 - No Regrets - Ace Frehley and Joe Layden
9  -  Boomerang - Michael Lewis
8  -  The Time of Our Lives - Tom Brokaw
7  -  Unbroken - Laura Hillenbrand
6  -  Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me - Mindy Kaling
5  -  No Higher Honor - Condoleeza Rice
4  -  Blue Nights - Joan Didion
3  -  Jack Kennedy - Chris Matthews
2  -  Killing Lincoln - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
1  -  Steve Jobs - Walter Isaacson 
(2nd consecutive week at #1)