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Best Sellers

Hardcover Nonfiction

September 2016

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Week of September 4, 2016

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THE GIRL WITH THE LOWER BACK TATTOO
Amy Schumer
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THE GIRL WITH THE LOWER BACK TATTOO

HILLBILLY ELEGY
J. D. Vance
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2

HILLBILLY ELEGY

ARMAGEDDON
Dick Morris and Eileen McGann
Cover of ARMAGEDDON
3

ARMAGEDDON

WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR
Paul Kalanithi
Cover of WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR
4

WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR

BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Cover of BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME
5

BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME

HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter
Cover of HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION
6

HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION

CRISIS OF CHARACTER
Gary J. Byrne with Grant M. Schmidt
Cover of CRISIS OF CHARACTER
7

CRISIS OF CHARACTER

LIARS
Glenn Beck
Cover of LIARS
8

LIARS

HILLARY'S AMERICA
Dinesh D'Souza
Cover of HILLARY'S AMERICA
9

HILLARY'S AMERICA

WHITE TRASH
Nancy Isenberg
Cover of WHITE TRASH
10

WHITE TRASH

GRIT
Angela Duckworth
Cover of GRIT
11

GRIT

AMERICAN HEIRESS
Jeffrey Toobin
Cover of AMERICAN HEIRESS
12

AMERICAN HEIRESS

THE MAKING OF DONALD TRUMP
David Cay Johnston
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13

THE MAKING OF DONALD TRUMP

SHOE DOG
Phil Knight
Cover of SHOE DOG
14

SHOE DOG

THE FIRE THIS TIME
Jesmyn Ward
Cover of THE FIRE THIS TIME
15

THE FIRE THIS TIME

BEING MORTAL
Atul Gawande
Cover of BEING MORTAL
16

BEING MORTAL

Week of September 11, 2016

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THE GIRL WITH THE LOWER BACK TATTOO
Amy Schumer
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THE GIRL WITH THE LOWER BACK TATTOO

HILLBILLY ELEGY
J. D. Vance
Cover of HILLBILLY ELEGY
2

HILLBILLY ELEGY

ARMAGEDDON
Dick Morris and Eileen McGann
Cover of ARMAGEDDON
3

ARMAGEDDON

WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR
Paul Kalanithi
Cover of WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR
4

WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR

BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Cover of BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME
5

BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME

HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter
Cover of HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION
6

HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION

CRISIS OF CHARACTER
Gary J. Byrne with Grant M. Schmidt
Cover of CRISIS OF CHARACTER
7

CRISIS OF CHARACTER

WHITE TRASH
Nancy Isenberg
Cover of WHITE TRASH
8

WHITE TRASH

GRIT
Angela Duckworth
Cover of GRIT
9

GRIT

AMERICAN HEIRESS
Jeffrey Toobin
Cover of AMERICAN HEIRESS
10

AMERICAN HEIRESS

LIARS
Glenn Beck
Cover of LIARS
11

LIARS

HILLARY'S AMERICA
Dinesh D'Souza
Cover of HILLARY'S AMERICA
12

HILLARY'S AMERICA

THE MAKING OF DONALD TRUMP
David Cay Johnston
Cover of THE MAKING OF DONALD TRUMP
13

THE MAKING OF DONALD TRUMP

SHOE DOG
Phil Knight
Cover of SHOE DOG
14

SHOE DOG

TRUMP REVEALED
Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher
Cover of TRUMP REVEALED
15

TRUMP REVEALED

BEING MORTAL
Atul Gawande
Cover of BEING MORTAL
16

BEING MORTAL

Week of September 18, 2016

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THE GIRL WITH THE LOWER BACK TATTOO
Amy Schumer
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1

THE GIRL WITH THE LOWER BACK TATTOO

HILLBILLY ELEGY
J. D. Vance
Cover of HILLBILLY ELEGY
2

HILLBILLY ELEGY

BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Cover of BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME
3

BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME

WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR
Paul Kalanithi
Cover of WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR
4

WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR

ARMAGEDDON
Dick Morris and Eileen McGann
Cover of ARMAGEDDON
5

ARMAGEDDON

HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter
Cover of HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION
6

HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION

THE PERFECT HORSE
Elizabeth Letts
Cover of THE PERFECT HORSE
7

THE PERFECT HORSE

GRIT
Angela Duckworth
Cover of GRIT
8

GRIT

WHITE TRASH
Nancy Isenberg
Cover of WHITE TRASH
9

WHITE TRASH

CRISIS OF CHARACTER
Gary J. Byrne with Grant M. Schmidt
Cover of CRISIS OF CHARACTER
10

CRISIS OF CHARACTER

SHOE DOG
Phil Knight
Cover of SHOE DOG
11

SHOE DOG

BEING MORTAL
Atul Gawande
Cover of BEING MORTAL
12

BEING MORTAL

TRUMP REVEALED
Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher
Cover of TRUMP REVEALED
13

TRUMP REVEALED

THE KINGDOM OF SPEECH
Tom Wolfe
Cover of THE KINGDOM OF SPEECH
14

THE KINGDOM OF SPEECH

AMERICAN HEIRESS
Jeffrey Toobin
Cover of AMERICAN HEIRESS
15

AMERICAN HEIRESS

Week of September 25, 2016

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LOVE WARRIOR
Glennon Doyle Melton
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1

LOVE WARRIOR

THE GIRL WITH THE LOWER BACK TATTOO
Amy Schumer
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2

THE GIRL WITH THE LOWER BACK TATTOO

HILLBILLY ELEGY
J. D. Vance
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3

HILLBILLY ELEGY

WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR
Paul Kalanithi
Cover of WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR
4

WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR

BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Cover of BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME
5

BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME

HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter
Cover of HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION
6

HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION

HIDDEN FIGURES
Margot Lee Shetterly
Cover of HIDDEN FIGURES
7

HIDDEN FIGURES

BEST. STATE. EVER
Dave Barry
Cover of BEST. STATE. EVER
8

BEST. STATE. EVER

ARMAGEDDON
Dick Morris and Eileen McGann
Cover of ARMAGEDDON
9

ARMAGEDDON

THE PIGEON TUNNEL
John le Carré
Cover of THE PIGEON TUNNEL
10

THE PIGEON TUNNEL

CLEAN HOUSE
Tom Fitton
Cover of CLEAN HOUSE
11

CLEAN HOUSE

THE RED BANDANNA
Tom Rinaldi
Cover of THE RED BANDANNA
12

THE RED BANDANNA

SAPIENS
Yuval Noah Harari
13

SAPIENS

GRIT
Angela Duckworth
Cover of GRIT
14

GRIT

THE PERFECT HORSE
Elizabeth Letts
Cover of THE PERFECT HORSE
15

THE PERFECT HORSE

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