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Hardcover Nonfiction

February 2015

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Week of February 1, 2015

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BEING MORTAL
Atul Gawande
Cover of BEING MORTAL
1

BEING MORTAL

YES PLEASE
Amy Poehler
Cover of YES PLEASE
2

YES PLEASE

KILLING PATTON
Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
Cover of KILLING PATTON
3

KILLING PATTON

AMERICA'S BITTER PILL
Steven Brill
Cover of AMERICA'S BITTER PILL
4

AMERICA'S BITTER PILL

WHAT IF?
Randall Munroe
Cover of WHAT IF?
5

WHAT IF?

NOT THAT KIND OF GIRL
Lena Dunham
Cover of NOT THAT KIND OF GIRL
6

NOT THAT KIND OF GIRL

41
George W. Bush
Cover of 41
7

41

UNBROKEN
Laura Hillenbrand
Cover of UNBROKEN
8

UNBROKEN

IT WAS ME ALL ALONG
Andie Mitchell
Cover of IT WAS ME ALL ALONG
9

IT WAS ME ALL ALONG

DIGITAL DESTINY
Shawn DuBravac
Cover of DIGITAL DESTINY
10

DIGITAL DESTINY

DEEP DOWN DARK
Héctor Tobar
Cover of DEEP DOWN DARK
11

DEEP DOWN DARK

I AM MALALA
Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb
Cover of I AM MALALA
12

I AM MALALA

HUMANS OF NEW YORK
Brandon Stanton
Cover of HUMANS OF NEW YORK
13

HUMANS OF NEW YORK

SMALL VICTORIES
Anne Lamott
Cover of SMALL VICTORIES
14

SMALL VICTORIES

THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING
Naomi Klein
Cover of THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING
15

THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING

Week of February 8, 2015

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BEING MORTAL
Atul Gawande
Cover of BEING MORTAL
1

BEING MORTAL

YES PLEASE
Amy Poehler
Cover of YES PLEASE
2

YES PLEASE

GOD, GUNS, GRITS AND GRAVY
Mike Huckabee
Cover of GOD, GUNS, GRITS AND GRAVY
3

GOD, GUNS, GRITS AND GRAVY

KILLING PATTON
Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
Cover of KILLING PATTON
4

KILLING PATTON

WHAT IF?
Randall Munroe
Cover of WHAT IF?
5

WHAT IF?

NOT THAT KIND OF GIRL
Lena Dunham
Cover of NOT THAT KIND OF GIRL
6

NOT THAT KIND OF GIRL

DEEP DOWN DARK
Héctor Tobar
Cover of DEEP DOWN DARK
7

DEEP DOWN DARK

41
George W. Bush
Cover of 41
8

41

AMERICA'S BITTER PILL
Steven Brill
Cover of AMERICA'S BITTER PILL
9

AMERICA'S BITTER PILL

LEAVING BEFORE THE RAINS COME
Alexandra Fuller
Cover of LEAVING BEFORE THE RAINS COME
10

LEAVING BEFORE THE RAINS COME

GATEWAY TO FREEDOM
Eric Foner
Cover of GATEWAY TO FREEDOM
11

GATEWAY TO FREEDOM

I AM MALALA
Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb
Cover of I AM MALALA
12

I AM MALALA

IT WAS ME ALL ALONG
Andie Mitchell
Cover of IT WAS ME ALL ALONG
13

IT WAS ME ALL ALONG

GUANTÁNAMO DIARY
Mohamedou Ould Slahi
Cover of GUANTÁNAMO DIARY
14

GUANTÁNAMO DIARY

SMALL VICTORIES
Anne Lamott
Cover of SMALL VICTORIES
15

SMALL VICTORIES

Week of February 15, 2015

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BEING MORTAL
Atul Gawande
Cover of BEING MORTAL
1

BEING MORTAL

PIONEER GIRL
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Cover of PIONEER GIRL
2

PIONEER GIRL

YES PLEASE
Amy Poehler
Cover of YES PLEASE
3

YES PLEASE

GOD, GUNS, GRITS AND GRAVY
Mike Huckabee
Cover of GOD, GUNS, GRITS AND GRAVY
4

GOD, GUNS, GRITS AND GRAVY

KILLING PATTON
Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
Cover of KILLING PATTON
5

KILLING PATTON

THE REAPER
Nicholas Irving with Gary Brozek
Cover of THE REAPER
6

THE REAPER

WHAT IF?
Randall Munroe
Cover of WHAT IF?
7

WHAT IF?

GHETTOSIDE
Jill Leovy
Cover of GHETTOSIDE
8

GHETTOSIDE

NOT THAT KIND OF GIRL
Lena Dunham
Cover of NOT THAT KIND OF GIRL
9

NOT THAT KIND OF GIRL

DEEP DOWN DARK
Héctor Tobar
Cover of DEEP DOWN DARK
10

DEEP DOWN DARK

AMERICA'S BITTER PILL
Steven Brill
Cover of AMERICA'S BITTER PILL
11

AMERICA'S BITTER PILL

41
George W. Bush
Cover of 41
12

41

LEAVING BEFORE THE RAINS COME
Alexandra Fuller
Cover of LEAVING BEFORE THE RAINS COME
13

LEAVING BEFORE THE RAINS COME

GUANTÁNAMO DIARY
Mohamedou Ould Slahi, edited by Larry Siems
Cover of GUANTÁNAMO DIARY
14

GUANTÁNAMO DIARY

I AM MALALA
Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb
Cover of I AM MALALA
15

I AM MALALA

GATEWAY TO FREEDOM
Eric Foner
Cover of GATEWAY TO FREEDOM
16

GATEWAY TO FREEDOM

Week of February 22, 2015

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BEING MORTAL
Atul Gawande
Cover of BEING MORTAL
1

BEING MORTAL

KILLING PATTON
Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
Cover of KILLING PATTON
2

KILLING PATTON

YES PLEASE
Amy Poehler
Cover of YES PLEASE
3

YES PLEASE

WHAT IF?
Randall Munroe
Cover of WHAT IF?
4

WHAT IF?

LEAVING BEFORE THE RAINS COME
Alexandra Fuller
Cover of LEAVING BEFORE THE RAINS COME
5

LEAVING BEFORE THE RAINS COME

GHETTOSIDE
Jill Leovy
Cover of GHETTOSIDE
6

GHETTOSIDE

GOD, GUNS, GRITS AND GRAVY
Mike Huckabee
Cover of GOD, GUNS, GRITS AND GRAVY
7

GOD, GUNS, GRITS AND GRAVY

THE REAPER
Nicholas Irving with Gary Brozek
Cover of THE REAPER
8

THE REAPER

NOT THAT KIND OF GIRL
Lena Dunham
Cover of NOT THAT KIND OF GIRL
9

NOT THAT KIND OF GIRL

THE TEENAGE BRAIN
Frances E. Jensen with Amy Ellis Nutt
Cover of THE TEENAGE BRAIN
10

THE TEENAGE BRAIN

RED NOTICE
Bill Browder
Cover of RED NOTICE
11

RED NOTICE

HUMANS OF NEW YORK
Brandon Stanton
Cover of HUMANS OF NEW YORK
12

HUMANS OF NEW YORK

GOD'S BANKERS
Gerald Posner
Cover of GOD'S BANKERS
13

GOD'S BANKERS

THE BRAIN'S WAY OF HEALING
Norman Doidge
Cover of THE BRAIN'S WAY OF HEALING
14

THE BRAIN'S WAY OF HEALING

I AM MALALA
Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb
Cover of I AM MALALA
15

I AM MALALA

AMERICA'S BITTER PILL
Steven Brill
Cover of AMERICA'S BITTER PILL
16

AMERICA'S BITTER PILL

Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review, archived by Hawes Publications.