There are 18 books listed as #1 best seller in New York Times Nonfiction Best Sellers 2015. American Sniper written by Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice is listed as the #1 best seller for 8 weeks.
There are 264 books in the New York Times Nonfiction Best Sellers 2015 list. The Boys In The Boat written by Daniel James Brown is in this list for 52 weeks.
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#1 New York Times Best Sellers 2015
1. American Sniper
Weeks listed as #1: 8
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by: Chris Kyle , Scott McEwen , Jim DeFelice Release date: Jan 03, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A member of the Navy Seals with the most career sniper kills in United States military history discusses his childhood, his marriage and his battlefield experiences during the Iraq war.
2. Killing Reagan
Weeks listed as #1: 8
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by: Bill O’Reilly , Martin Dugard Release date: Sep 22, 2015 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The host of “The O’Reilly Factor” recounts the events surrounding the attempted assassination of President Reagan in 1981.
3. The Wright Brothers
Weeks listed as #1: 7
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by: David McCullough Release date: May 05, 2015 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The story of the bicycle mechanics from Ohio who ushered in the age of flight; by the author of “1776” and “The Greater Journey.”
4. Unbroken
Weeks listed as #1: 4
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by: Laura Hillenbr, Release date: Nov 16, 2010 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
An Olympic runner’s story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II.
5. Dead Wake
Weeks listed as #1: 3
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by: Erik Larson Release date: Mar 10, 2015 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The last voyage of the Lusitania, by the author of “The Devil in the White City.”
6. Down The Rabbit Hole
Weeks listed as #1: 3
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by: Holly Madison Release date: Jun 23, 2015 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Life inside the Playboy Mansion, by a former bunny and girlfriend of Hugh Hefner.
7. Between The World And Me
Weeks listed as #1: 3
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by: Ta-Nehisi Coates Release date: Jul 14, 2015 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A meditation on race in America as well as a personal story by the national correspondent of The Atlantic, framed as a letter to his teenage son.
8. Humans Of New York: Stories
Weeks listed as #1: 2
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by: Br, on Stanton Release date: Oct 13, 2015 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
More photographs, this time accompanied by interviews, from the creator of the blog and the book “Humans of New York.”
9. Troublemaker
Weeks listed as #1: 2
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by: Leah Remini , Rebecca Paley Release date: Nov 03, 2015 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The actress describes her life in Scientology and the aftermath of her break with the church in 2013.
10. Plunder And Deceit
Weeks listed as #1: 2
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by: Mark R Levin Release date: Aug 04, 2015 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The talk-radio host urges young Americans to resist the statist masterminds who he says are burdening them with debt, inferior education and illegal immigration.
11. A Walk In The Woods
Weeks listed as #1: 2
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by: Bill Bryson Release date: Sep 08, 2010 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A journey to rediscover America by trekking the 2,100 miles of the Appalachian Trail. First published in 1998; a 2015 movie.
12. It Is About Islam
Weeks listed as #1: 2
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by: Glenn Beck Release date: Aug 18, 2015 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The talk-radio host looks to Muslim teachings for the roots of Islamic extremism.
13. Becoming Steve Jobs
Weeks listed as #1: 1
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by: Brent Schlender , Rick Tetzeli Release date: Mar 24, 2015 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
How Jobs, who started out as a brash young genius, developed a more mature management style.
14. The Residence
Weeks listed as #1: 1
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by: Kate Andersen Brower Release date: Apr 07, 2015 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Fifty years of White House lore, based on interviews with butlers, maids and other staff members.
15. The Road To Character
Weeks listed as #1: 1
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by: David Brooks Release date: Apr 14, 2015 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The Times columnist extols personal virtues like kindness and honesty in a materialistic age.
16. And The Good News Is …
Weeks listed as #1: 1
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by: Dana Perino Release date: Apr 21, 2015 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The Fox News contributor and former press secretary under President George W. Bush reviews her life and career and shares lessons she has learned.
17. Hope
Weeks listed as #1: 1
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by: Am, a Berry , Gina DeJesus , Mary Jordan , Kevin Sullivan Release date: Apr 27, 2015 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Two of the women who were kidnapped by a Cleveland school bus driver and imprisoned, raped and abused by him until they escaped after 10 years tell their story.
18. Why Not Me?
Weeks listed as #1: 1
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by: Mindy Kaling Release date: Jan 01, 2015 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
More personal essays from the comedian and actress.
Last updated on December 18, 2021