New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Best Sellers 2014

There are 20 books listed as #1 best seller in New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Best Sellers 2014. Killing Patton written by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard is listed as the #1 best seller for 7 weeks.

There are 206 books in the New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Best Sellers 2014 list. Unbroken written by Laura Hillenbrand is in this list for 40 weeks.

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#1 New York Times Best Sellers 2014

1. Killing Patton

Weeks listed as #1: 7

by: Bill O’Reilly Martin Dugard
Release date: Sep 23, 2014
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The host of “The O’Reilly Factor” recounts the strange death of Gen. George S. Patton in December 1945.

2. Duty

Weeks listed as #1: 5

by: Robert M Gates
Release date: Jan 01, 2014
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The former defense secretary recounts his experience serving Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

3. One Nation

Weeks listed as #1: 5

by: Ben Carson C y Carson
Release date: Jan 01, 2014
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Carson, a retired pediatric neurosurgeon, now a Fox News contributor, offers solutions to problems in health and education based on capitalism, not government.

4. Things That Matter

Weeks listed as #1: 4

by: Charles Krauthammer
Release date: Oct 22, 2013
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Three decades’ worth of essays from the conservative columnist.

5. Flash Boys

Weeks listed as #1: 4

by: Michael Lewis
Release date: Mar 31, 2014
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The world of high-frequency computer-driven trading, from the author of “Liar’s Poker.”

6. America

Weeks listed as #1: 4

by: Dinesh D’Souza
Release date: Jun 02, 2014
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A defense of America against the view that its power in the world should be diminished; also a documentary film.

7. 41

Weeks listed as #1: 3

by: George W Bush
Release date: Jan 01, 2014
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The 43rd president’s portrait of his father, George H. W. Bush, the 41st.

8. Capital In The Twenty-First Century

Weeks listed as #1: 3

by: Thomas Piketty
Release date: Apr 15, 2014
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A French economist’s analysis of centuries of economic history predicts worsening inequality and proposes solutions.

9. Hard Choices

Weeks listed as #1: 3

by: Hillary Rodham Clinton
Release date: Jun 10, 2014
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Clinton’s memoir focuses on her years as secretary of state and her views about the American role in the world.

10. Uganda Be Kidding Me

Weeks listed as #1: 2

by: Chelsea H ler
Release date: Mar 04, 2014
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Humorous travel stories.

11. Unbroken

Weeks listed as #1: 2

by: Laura Hillenbr
Release date: Nov 16, 2010
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An Olympic runner’s story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II.

12. What If?

Weeks listed as #1: 2

by: R all Munroe
Release date: Sep 02, 2014
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Scientific (but often humorous) answers to hypothetical questions, based in part on the author’s website, xkcd.com.

13. Yes Please

Weeks listed as #1: 1

by: Amy Poehler
Release date: Oct 28, 2014
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A humorous miscellany from the comedian and actress, the “S.N.L.” alumna and star of “Parks and Recreation.”

14. David And Goliath

Weeks listed as #1: 1

by: Malcolm Gladwell
Release date: Oct 01, 2013
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How disadvantages can work in our favor; from the author of “The Tipping Point” and “Outliers.”

15. Humans Of New York

Weeks listed as #1: 1

by: Br on Stanton
Release date: Oct 15, 2013
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Four hundred color photos of New Yorkers, with brief commentary by Stanton.

16. The Future Of The Mind

Weeks listed as #1: 1

by: Michio Kaku
Release date: Jan 01, 2014
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A theoretical physicist looks to a possible future of telepathy, mind-controlled robots and the uploading of memories.

17. 10% Happier

Weeks listed as #1: 1

by: Dan Harris
Release date: Mar 11, 2014
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A co-anchor of “Nightline” reports on the science and spiritual dimensions of meditation, and describes how it has improved his life.

18. Thrive

Weeks listed as #1: 1

by: Arianna Huffington
Release date: Jan 01, 2014
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Personal well-being as the indispensable third measure — after money and power — of success.

19. Blood Feud

Weeks listed as #1: 1

by: Edward Klein
Release date: Jun 23, 2014
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A journalist describes animosity behind the alliance between the Clinton and Obama families.

20. 13 Hours

Weeks listed as #1: 1

by: Mitchell Zuckoff members of the Annex Security Team
Release date: Sep 09, 2014
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Six C.I.A. contract employees discuss their experience during the attack on the State Department compound and the nearby C.I.A. station called the “annex” in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012.

Last updated on December 8, 2021