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Best Sellers

Hardcover Nonfiction

December 2017

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Week of December 3, 2017

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PROMISE ME, DAD
Joe Biden
Cover of PROMISE ME, DAD
1

PROMISE ME, DAD

OBAMA
Pete Souza
2

OBAMA

LEONARDO DA VINCI
Walter Isaacson
Cover of LEONARDO DA VINCI
3

LEONARDO DA VINCI

BOBBY KENNEDY
Chris Matthews
Cover of BOBBY KENNEDY
4

BOBBY KENNEDY

HACKS
Donna Brazile
Cover of HACKS
5

HACKS

GRANT
Ron Chernow
Cover of GRANT
6

GRANT

SISTERS FIRST
Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush
Cover of SISTERS FIRST
7

SISTERS FIRST

ANDREW JACKSON AND THE MIRACLE OF NEW ORLEANS
Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger
Cover of ANDREW JACKSON AND THE MIRACLE OF NEW ORLEANS
8

ANDREW JACKSON AND THE MIRACLE OF NEW ORLEANS

KILLING ENGLAND
Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
Cover of KILLING ENGLAND
9

KILLING ENGLAND

WHAT HAPPENED
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Cover of WHAT HAPPENED
10

WHAT HAPPENED

GOD, FAITH, AND REASON
Michael Savage
Cover of GOD, FAITH, AND REASON
11

GOD, FAITH, AND REASON

WHAT UNITES US
Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner
Cover of WHAT UNITES US
12

WHAT UNITES US

ENDURANCE
Scott Kelly
Cover of ENDURANCE
13

ENDURANCE

ASTROPHYSICS FOR PEOPLE IN A HURRY
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Cover of ASTROPHYSICS FOR PEOPLE IN A HURRY
14

ASTROPHYSICS FOR PEOPLE IN A HURRY

WE WERE EIGHT YEARS IN POWER
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Cover of WE WERE EIGHT YEARS IN POWER
15

WE WERE EIGHT YEARS IN POWER

Week of December 10, 2017

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OBAMA
Pete Souza
1

OBAMA

LEONARDO DA VINCI
Walter Isaacson
Cover of LEONARDO DA VINCI
2

LEONARDO DA VINCI

PROMISE ME, DAD
Joe Biden
Cover of PROMISE ME, DAD
3

PROMISE ME, DAD

GRANT
Ron Chernow
Cover of GRANT
4

GRANT

ANDREW JACKSON AND THE MIRACLE OF NEW ORLEANS
Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger
Cover of ANDREW JACKSON AND THE MIRACLE OF NEW ORLEANS
5

ANDREW JACKSON AND THE MIRACLE OF NEW ORLEANS

BOBBY KENNEDY
Chris Matthews
Cover of BOBBY KENNEDY
6

BOBBY KENNEDY

KILLING ENGLAND
Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
Cover of KILLING ENGLAND
7

KILLING ENGLAND

SISTERS FIRST
Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush
Cover of SISTERS FIRST
8

SISTERS FIRST

ASTROPHYSICS FOR PEOPLE IN A HURRY
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Cover of ASTROPHYSICS FOR PEOPLE IN A HURRY
9

ASTROPHYSICS FOR PEOPLE IN A HURRY

ENDURANCE
Scott Kelly
Cover of ENDURANCE
10

ENDURANCE

WHAT HAPPENED
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Cover of WHAT HAPPENED
11

WHAT HAPPENED

HACKS
Donna Brazile
Cover of HACKS
12

HACKS

WE WERE EIGHT YEARS IN POWER
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Cover of WE WERE EIGHT YEARS IN POWER
13

WE WERE EIGHT YEARS IN POWER

GOLD DUST WOMAN
Stephen Davis
Cover of GOLD DUST WOMAN
14

GOLD DUST WOMAN

HILLBILLY ELEGY
J.D. Vance
Cover of HILLBILLY ELEGY
15

HILLBILLY ELEGY

Week of December 17, 2017

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LEONARDO DA VINCI
Walter Isaacson
Cover of LEONARDO DA VINCI
1

LEONARDO DA VINCI

GRANT
Ron Chernow
Cover of GRANT
2

GRANT

OBAMA
Pete Souza
3

OBAMA

PROMISE ME, DAD
Joe Biden
Cover of PROMISE ME, DAD
4

PROMISE ME, DAD

ANDREW JACKSON AND THE MIRACLE OF NEW ORLEANS
Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger
Cover of ANDREW JACKSON AND THE MIRACLE OF NEW ORLEANS
5

ANDREW JACKSON AND THE MIRACLE OF NEW ORLEANS

ASTROPHYSICS FOR PEOPLE IN A HURRY
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Cover of ASTROPHYSICS FOR PEOPLE IN A HURRY
6

ASTROPHYSICS FOR PEOPLE IN A HURRY

KILLING ENGLAND
Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
Cover of KILLING ENGLAND
7

KILLING ENGLAND

BOBBY KENNEDY
Chris Matthews
Cover of BOBBY KENNEDY
8

BOBBY KENNEDY

SISTERS FIRST
Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush
Cover of SISTERS FIRST
9

SISTERS FIRST

WHAT HAPPENED
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Cover of WHAT HAPPENED
10

WHAT HAPPENED

ENDURANCE
Scott Kelly
Cover of ENDURANCE
11

ENDURANCE

WHAT UNITES US
Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner
Cover of WHAT UNITES US
12

WHAT UNITES US

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
David Grann
Cover of KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
13

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

WE WERE EIGHT YEARS IN POWER
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Cover of WE WERE EIGHT YEARS IN POWER
14

WE WERE EIGHT YEARS IN POWER

HILLBILLY ELEGY
J.D. Vance
Cover of HILLBILLY ELEGY
15

HILLBILLY ELEGY

Week of December 24, 2017

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LEONARDO DA VINCI
Walter Isaacson
Cover of LEONARDO DA VINCI
1

LEONARDO DA VINCI

GRANT
Ron Chernow
Cover of GRANT
2

GRANT

ANDREW JACKSON AND THE MIRACLE OF NEW ORLEANS
Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger
Cover of ANDREW JACKSON AND THE MIRACLE OF NEW ORLEANS
3

ANDREW JACKSON AND THE MIRACLE OF NEW ORLEANS

OBAMA
Pete Souza
4

OBAMA

LET TRUMP BE TRUMP
Corey R. Lewandowski and David N. Bossie
Cover of LET TRUMP BE TRUMP
5

LET TRUMP BE TRUMP

KILLING ENGLAND
Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
Cover of KILLING ENGLAND
6

KILLING ENGLAND

ASTROPHYSICS FOR PEOPLE IN A HURRY
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Cover of ASTROPHYSICS FOR PEOPLE IN A HURRY
7

ASTROPHYSICS FOR PEOPLE IN A HURRY

BOBBY KENNEDY
Chris Matthews
Cover of BOBBY KENNEDY
8

BOBBY KENNEDY

PROMISE ME, DAD
Joe Biden
Cover of PROMISE ME, DAD
9

PROMISE ME, DAD

SISTERS FIRST
Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush
Cover of SISTERS FIRST
10

SISTERS FIRST

WHAT HAPPENED
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Cover of WHAT HAPPENED
11

WHAT HAPPENED

ENDURANCE
Scott Kelly
Cover of ENDURANCE
12

ENDURANCE

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
David Grann
Cover of KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
13

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter
Cover of HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION
14

HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION

THE LAST BLACK UNICORN
Tiffany Haddish
Cover of THE LAST BLACK UNICORN
15

THE LAST BLACK UNICORN

Week of December 31, 2017

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LEONARDO DA VINCI
Walter Isaacson
Cover of LEONARDO DA VINCI
1

LEONARDO DA VINCI

OBAMA
Pete Souza
2

OBAMA

GRANT
Ron Chernow
Cover of GRANT
3

GRANT

PROMISE ME, DAD
Joe Biden
Cover of PROMISE ME, DAD
4

PROMISE ME, DAD

ANDREW JACKSON AND THE MIRACLE OF NEW ORLEANS
Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger
Cover of ANDREW JACKSON AND THE MIRACLE OF NEW ORLEANS
5

ANDREW JACKSON AND THE MIRACLE OF NEW ORLEANS

BOBBY KENNEDY
Chris Matthews
Cover of BOBBY KENNEDY
6

BOBBY KENNEDY

ASTROPHYSICS FOR PEOPLE IN A HURRY
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Cover of ASTROPHYSICS FOR PEOPLE IN A HURRY
7

ASTROPHYSICS FOR PEOPLE IN A HURRY

LET TRUMP BE TRUMP
Corey R. Lewandowski and David N. Bossie
Cover of LET TRUMP BE TRUMP
8

LET TRUMP BE TRUMP

KILLING ENGLAND
Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
Cover of KILLING ENGLAND
9

KILLING ENGLAND

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
David Grann
Cover of KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
10

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

WHAT HAPPENED
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Cover of WHAT HAPPENED
11

WHAT HAPPENED

SISTERS FIRST
Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush
Cover of SISTERS FIRST
12

SISTERS FIRST

ENDURANCE
Scott Kelly
Cover of ENDURANCE
13

ENDURANCE

THE LAST BLACK UNICORN
Tiffany Haddish
Cover of THE LAST BLACK UNICORN
14

THE LAST BLACK UNICORN

HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter
Cover of HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION
15

HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION

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