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Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers

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Weeks on List: 2

A Spy Among Friends

Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal

by Ben Macintyre

Hardcover, 368 pages, Random House Inc, $27, published July 29 2014 | purchase

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Title
A Spy Among Friends
Subtitle
Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal
Author
Ben Macintyre

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Ben Macintyre presents a portrait of Kim Philby, a British Cold War counterintelligence agent who was secretly working for the enemy.

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Weeks on List: 39

Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Little Golden Book

by Diane Muldrow

Hardcover, 1 volume (unpaged), Random House Childrens Books, $9.99, published September 24 2013 | purchase

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Everything I Need to Know About Love I Learned From a Little Golden Book
Author
Diane Muldrow

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A "guide to life" for grown fans of classic Little Golden Books combines lighthearted advice with illustrations from 60 favorites that convey such nuggets of wisdom as "don't forget to enjoy your wedding," "be a hugger" and "sweatpants are bad for morale."

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Weeks on List: 1

In the Kingdom of Ice

The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette

by Hampton Sides

Hardcover, 454 pages, Random House Inc, $28.95, published August 5 2014 | purchase

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Title
In the Kingdom of Ice
Subtitle
The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
Author
Hampton Sides

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Hampton Sides recounts the ill-fated 19th-century naval expedition to the North Pole that resulted in the sinking of the USS Jeannette and the crew's epic struggle for survival in the harsh and unforgiving Arctic environment.

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4

Weeks on List: 44

David and Goliath

Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

by Malcolm Gladwell

Hardcover, 305 pages, Little Brown & Co, $29, published October 1 2013 | purchase

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David and Goliath
Subtitle
Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
Author
Malcolm Gladwell

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David and Goliath uncovers the hidden rules that shape the balance between the weak, the mighty, the powerful and the dispossessed.

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5

Weeks on List: 9

Hard Choices

by Hillary Rodham Clinton

Hardcover, 635 pages, Simon & Schuster, $35, published June 10 2014 | purchase

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Hard Choices
Author
Hillary Rodham Clinton

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The former Secretary of State, senator, and First Lady shares candid reflections about the key moments of her service in the Obama Administration as well as her thoughts about how to navigate the challenges of the 21st century.

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6

Weeks on List: 13

Think Like a Freak

The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain

by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

Hardcover, 268 pages, HarperCollins, $28.99, published May 12 2014 | purchase

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Title
Think Like a Freak
Subtitle
The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain
Author
Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

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Think Like a Freak is a decision-making handbook that analyzes one's decisions, plans and morals, and shows how insights can be applied to daily life to make smarter, harder and better decisions.

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Weeks on List: 4

The Mockingbird Next Door

Life With Harper Lee

by Marja Mills

Hardcover, 278 pages, Penguin Group USA, $27.95, published July 15 2014 | purchase

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The Mockingbird Next Door
Subtitle
Life With Harper Lee
Author
Marja Mills

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Describes the story of a journalist who befriended the notoriously quiet and private author of To Kill a Mockingbird, eventually moving in next door to the writer and her sister and becoming part of their life in Alabama.

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8

Weeks on List: 16

Capital in the Twenty-First Century

by Thomas Piketty and Arthur Goldhammer

Hardcover, 685 pages, Harvard Univ Pr, $39.95, published April 15 2014 | purchase

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Capital in the Twenty-First Century
Author
Thomas Piketty and Arthur Goldhammer

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French economist Thomas Piketty analyzes a unique collection of data from 20 countries, ranging as far back as the 18th century, to uncover key economic and social patterns about wealth and inequality.

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9

Weeks on List: 18

Flash Boys

by Michael Lewis

Hardcover, 274 pages, W W Norton & Co Inc, $27.95, published March 31 2014 | purchase

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Flash Boys
Author
Michael Lewis

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Michael Lewis argues that post-crisis Wall Street continues to be controlled by large banks and explains how a small, diverse group of Wall Street men have banded together to reform the financial markets.

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10

Weeks on List: 1

The Invisible Bridge

The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan

by Rick Perlstein

Hardcover, 856 pages, Simon & Schuster, $37.50, published August 5 2014 | purchase

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Title
The Invisible Bridge
Subtitle
The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan
Author
Rick Perlstein

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The best-selling author of Nixonland presents a portrait of the United States during the turbulent political and economic upheavals of the 1970s, covering events ranging from the Arab oil embargo and the era of Patty Hearst to the collapse of the South Vietnamese government and the rise of Ronald Reagan.

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11

Weeks on List: 12

Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?

A Memoir

by Roz Chast

Hardcover, 228 pages, St Martins Pr, $28, published May 6 2014 | purchase

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Title
Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?
Subtitle
A Memoir
Author
Roz Chast

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A graphic memoir by a long-time New Yorker cartoonist celebrates the final years of her aging parents' lives through cartoons, family photos and documents that reflect the artist's struggles with caregiver challenges.

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12

Weeks on List: 150

Unbroken

A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

by Laura Hillenbrand

Hardcover, 473 pages, Random House Inc, $27, published November 16 2010 | purchase

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Unbroken
Subtitle
A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
Author
Laura Hillenbrand

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Unbroken tells the true story of a U.S. airman who survived his bomber crashing into the sea during World War II, a foundering raft, thirst, starvation and a prisoner-of-war camp.

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Weeks on List: 11

One Nation

What We Can All Do to Save America's Future

by Ben, M.d. Carson and Candy Carson

Hardcover, 225 pages, Penguin Group USA, $25.95, published May 20 2014 | purchase

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Title
One Nation
Subtitle
What We Can All Do to Save America's Future
Author
Ben, M.d. Carson and Candy Carson

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A brain surgeon and sometime presidential candidate outlines recommendations for correcting what he believes to be the country's economic and moral shortcomings.

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Weeks on List: 1

How the World Sees You

Discover Your Highest Value Through the Science of Fascination

by Sally Hogshead

Hardcover, 428 pages, HarperCollins, $29.99, published July 1 2014 | purchase

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How the World Sees You
Subtitle
Discover Your Highest Value Through the Science of Fascination
Author
Sally Hogshead

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Based on extensive, in-depth proprietary research ranging from market studies to neuroscience, this coaching resource, drawing on a defined set of archetypes, shows readers how to focus on both their strengths and the distinctive qualities and characteristics that make them different.

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Weeks on List: 1

The First Family Detail

Secret Service Agents Reveal the Hidden Lives of the Presidents

by Ronald Kessler

Hardcover, 258 pages, Random House Inc, $26, published August 5 2014 | purchase

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Title
The First Family Detail
Subtitle
Secret Service Agents Reveal the Hidden Lives of the Presidents
Author
Ronald Kessler

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The author of The Secrets of the FBI investigates the relationship between the Secret Service and the presidency as reflected by the protective practices surrounding the First Ladies and children of Presidents Truman through Obama.
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