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July 2016

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Week of July 3, 2016

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BILL O'REILLY'S LEGENDS AND LIES: THE PATRIOTS
David Fisher
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BILL O'REILLY'S LEGENDS AND LIES: THE PATRIOTS

HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter
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2

HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION

WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR
Paul Kalanithi
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WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR

GRIT
Angela Duckworth
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GRIT

FIVE PRESIDENTS
Clint Hill with Lisa McCubbin
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5

FIVE PRESIDENTS

VALIANT AMBITION
Nathaniel Philbrick
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6

VALIANT AMBITION

THE GENE
Siddhartha Mukherjee
Cover of THE GENE
7

THE GENE

BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Cover of BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME
8

BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME

EVERY LITTLE STEP
Bobby Brown with Nick Chiles
Cover of EVERY LITTLE STEP
9

EVERY LITTLE STEP

SHOE DOG
Phil Knight
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10

SHOE DOG

INVISIBLE INFLUENCE
Jonah Berger
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11

INVISIBLE INFLUENCE

TRIBE
Sebastian Junger
Cover of TRIBE
12

TRIBE

GRUNT
Mary Roach
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13

GRUNT

BUT WHAT IF WE'RE WRONG?
Chuck Klosterman
Cover of BUT WHAT IF WE'RE WRONG?
14

BUT WHAT IF WE'RE WRONG?

RED PLATOON
Clinton Romesha
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15

RED PLATOON

Week of July 10, 2016

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BILL O'REILLY'S LEGENDS AND LIES: THE PATRIOTS
David Fisher
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BILL O'REILLY'S LEGENDS AND LIES: THE PATRIOTS

HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter
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HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION

GRIT
Angela Duckworth
Cover of GRIT
3

GRIT

WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR
Paul Kalanithi
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4

WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR

BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME
Ta-Nehisi Coates
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5

BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME

THE RAINBOW COMES AND GOES
Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt
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6

THE RAINBOW COMES AND GOES

THE GENE
Siddhartha Mukherjee
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7

THE GENE

WHITE TRASH
Nancy Isenberg
Cover of WHITE TRASH
8

WHITE TRASH

SHOE DOG
Phil Knight
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9

SHOE DOG

GRUNT
Mary Roach
Cover of GRUNT
10

GRUNT

VALIANT AMBITION
Nathaniel Philbrick
Cover of VALIANT AMBITION
11

VALIANT AMBITION

TRIBE
Sebastian Junger
Cover of TRIBE
12

TRIBE

BUT WHAT IF WE'RE WRONG?
Chuck Klosterman
Cover of BUT WHAT IF WE'RE WRONG?
13

BUT WHAT IF WE'RE WRONG?

FIVE PRESIDENTS
Clint Hill with Lisa McCubbin
Cover of FIVE PRESIDENTS
14

FIVE PRESIDENTS

EVERY LITTLE STEP
Bobby Brown with Nick Chiles
Cover of EVERY LITTLE STEP
15

EVERY LITTLE STEP

BEING MORTAL
Atul Gawande
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16

BEING MORTAL

Week of July 17, 2016

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CRISIS OF CHARACTER
Gary J. Byrne with Grant M. Schmidt
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CRISIS OF CHARACTER

WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR
Paul Kalanithi
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WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR

HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter
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HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION

BILL O'REILLY'S LEGENDS AND LIES: THE PATRIOTS
David Fisher
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BILL O'REILLY'S LEGENDS AND LIES: THE PATRIOTS

GRIT
Angela Duckworth
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5

GRIT

TRIBE
Sebastian Junger
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6

TRIBE

WAKE UP AMERICA
Eric Bolling
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7

WAKE UP AMERICA

BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Cover of BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME
8

BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME

WHITE TRASH
Nancy Isenberg
Cover of WHITE TRASH
9

WHITE TRASH

THE RAINBOW COMES AND GOES
Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt
Cover of THE RAINBOW COMES AND GOES
10

THE RAINBOW COMES AND GOES

HOUSE OF NAILS
Lenny Dykstra
Cover of HOUSE OF NAILS
11

HOUSE OF NAILS

SHOE DOG
Phil Knight
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12

SHOE DOG

BUT WHAT IF WE'RE WRONG?
Chuck Klosterman
Cover of BUT WHAT IF WE'RE WRONG?
13

BUT WHAT IF WE'RE WRONG?

THE GENE
Siddhartha Mukherjee
Cover of THE GENE
14

THE GENE

GRUNT
Mary Roach
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15

GRUNT

IF YOU CAN KEEP IT
Eric Metaxas
Cover of IF YOU CAN KEEP IT
16

IF YOU CAN KEEP IT

Week of July 24, 2016

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CRISIS OF CHARACTER
Gary J. Byrne with Grant M. Schmidt
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CRISIS OF CHARACTER

HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter
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HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION

WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR
Paul Kalanithi
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3

WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR

BILL O'REILLY'S LEGENDS AND LIES: THE PATRIOTS
David Fisher
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4

BILL O'REILLY'S LEGENDS AND LIES: THE PATRIOTS

WAKE UP AMERICA
Eric Bolling
Cover of WAKE UP AMERICA
5

WAKE UP AMERICA

BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Cover of BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME
6

BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME

GRIT
Angela Duckworth
Cover of GRIT
7

GRIT

WHITE TRASH
Nancy Isenberg
Cover of WHITE TRASH
8

WHITE TRASH

BUT WHAT IF WE'RE WRONG?
Chuck Klosterman
Cover of BUT WHAT IF WE'RE WRONG?
9

BUT WHAT IF WE'RE WRONG?

TRIBE
Sebastian Junger
Cover of TRIBE
10

TRIBE

SHOE DOG
Phil Knight
Cover of SHOE DOG
11

SHOE DOG

HOUSE OF NAILS
Lenny Dykstra
Cover of HOUSE OF NAILS
12

HOUSE OF NAILS

SEINFELDIA
Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
Cover of SEINFELDIA
13

SEINFELDIA

THE GENE
Siddhartha Mukherjee
Cover of THE GENE
14

THE GENE

BOBBY KENNEDY
Larry Tye
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15

BOBBY KENNEDY

BUSH
Jean Edward Smith
Cover of BUSH
16

BUSH

Week of July 31, 2016

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CRISIS OF CHARACTER
Gary J. Byrne with Grant M. Schmidt
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CRISIS OF CHARACTER

HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter
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2

HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION

BILL O'REILLY'S LEGENDS AND LIES: THE PATRIOTS
David Fisher
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BILL O'REILLY'S LEGENDS AND LIES: THE PATRIOTS

BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Cover of BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME
4

BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME

WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR
Paul Kalanithi
Cover of WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR
5

WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR

FREEDOM
Jaycee Dugard
Cover of FREEDOM
6

FREEDOM

WAKE UP AMERICA
Eric Bolling
Cover of WAKE UP AMERICA
7

WAKE UP AMERICA

GRIT
Angela Duckworth
Cover of GRIT
8

GRIT

WHITE TRASH
Nancy Isenberg
Cover of WHITE TRASH
9

WHITE TRASH

YOU'LL GROW OUT OF IT
Jessi Klein
Cover of YOU'LL GROW OUT OF IT
10

YOU'LL GROW OUT OF IT

SHOE DOG
Phil Knight
Cover of SHOE DOG
11

SHOE DOG

BOBBY KENNEDY
Larry Tye
Cover of BOBBY KENNEDY
12

BOBBY KENNEDY

BUT WHAT IF WE'RE WRONG?
Chuck Klosterman
Cover of BUT WHAT IF WE'RE WRONG?
13

BUT WHAT IF WE'RE WRONG?

TRIBE
Sebastian Junger
Cover of TRIBE
14

TRIBE

SEINFELDIA
Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
Cover of SEINFELDIA
15

SEINFELDIA

BEING MORTAL
Atul Gawande
Cover of BEING MORTAL
16

BEING MORTAL

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