New York Times Paperback Nonfiction Best Sellers 2014 Complete List Page 2

There are 84 books in the New York Times Paperback Nonfiction Best Sellers 2014 list. Here are the 30 books ranked from 31 to 60.

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31. Bad Feminist

Weeks on the list: 7

by: Roxane Gay
Release date: Aug 05, 2014
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A collection of essays on race, gender, politics and “Sweet Valley High.”

32. George Washington’s Secret Six

Weeks on the list: 7

by: Brian Kilmeade Don Yaeger
Release date: Nov 05, 2013
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The story of the Culper spy ring, which aided the American cause during the Revolution.

33. This Is The Story Of A Happy Marriage

Weeks on the list: 7

by: Ann Patchett
Release date: Nov 05, 2013
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A collection of personal essays, by the author of “Bel Canto” and “State of Wonder.”

34. Tipping Point

Weeks on the list: 7

by: Malcolm Gladwell
Release date: Jan 01, 2013
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A study of social epidemics, otherwise known as fads.

35. The Map Of Heaven

Weeks on the list: 6

by: Eben Alex er Ptolemy Tompkins
Release date: Oct 07, 2014
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An exploration of spirituality and the afterlife, from the author of “Proof of Heaven.”

36. My Beloved World

Weeks on the list: 6

by: Sonia Sotomayor
Release date: Jan 01, 2013
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The Supreme Court justice recalls growing up in the Bronx, attending Princeton, working for the Manhattan District Attorney’s office and becoming a federal judge.

37. Zealot

Weeks on the list: 5

by: Reza Aslan
Release date: Jul 16, 2013
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A biography of Jesus of Nazareth presents him in the context of his times as the leader of a revolutionary movement.

38. Assholes

Weeks on the list: 5

by: Aaron James
Release date: Jan 01, 2014
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A taxonomy of the title group, and a tour of history’s well-known examples.

39. The Science Of Interstellar

Weeks on the list: 5

by: Kip Thorne
Release date: Jan 01, 2014
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A physicist explains the science behind the movie.

40. Lawrence In Arabia

Weeks on the list: 5

by: Scott Anderson
Release date: Jan 01, 2013
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A history of the Arab revolt against the Turks in World War I focuses on T.E. Lawrence and other international adventurers.

41. No Easy Day

Weeks on the list: 5

by: Mark Owen Kevin Maurer
Release date: Jan 01, 2012
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An account by a former member of the Navy SEALs, written pseudonymously, of the mission that killed Osama bin Laden.

42. Conform

Weeks on the list: 5

by: Glenn Beck Kevin Balfe Kyle Olson
Release date: May 06, 2014
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A call for refocused priorities in American public education.

43. The Empathy Exams

Weeks on the list: 4

by: Leslie Jamison
Release date: Apr 01, 2014
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Essays on pain, both physical and emotional, and self-examination.

44. Long Walk To Freedom

Weeks on the list: 4

by: Nelson M ela
Release date: Mar 11, 2008
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An autobiography of the late South African leader and the basis for a film dramatization.

45. A Higher Call

Weeks on the list: 4

by: Adam Makos Larry Alex er
Release date: Dec 19, 2012
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A German fighter pilot aids an American bomber during World War II.

46. Gulp

Weeks on the list: 4

by: Mary Roach
Release date: Apr 01, 2013
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A science writer’s pilgrimage down the digestive tract; by the author of “Stiff,” “Spook,” “Bonk” and “Packing for Mars.”

47. Rise Of Isis

Weeks on the list: 4

by: Jay Sekulow Jordan Sekulow others
Release date: Sep 15, 2014
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An examination of the jihadist group and a warning about its dangers.

48. The Plantagenets

Weeks on the list: 3

by: Dan Jones
Release date: Mar 25, 2014
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Eight generations of kings and queens who ruled England and helped shape its institutions.

49. Still Foolin’ ‘Em

Weeks on the list: 3

by: Billy Crystal
Release date: Sep 10, 2013
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The 65-year-old comedian’s reminiscences and his complaints about aging.

50. Empty Mansions

Weeks on the list: 3

by: Bill Dedman Paul Clark Newell Jr
Release date: Sep 10, 2013
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The eccentric life of the reclusive heiress Huguette Clark, who died at the age of 104 in 2011.

51. Lying In Wait

Weeks on the list: 3

by: Ann Rule
Release date: Nov 25, 2014
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Volume 17 of the Crime Files true-crime series.

52. A Brief History Of Time

Weeks on the list: 3

by: Stephen Hawking
Release date: Jan 01, 1998
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The British cosmologist reviews efforts to create a unified theory of the universe; first published in 1988.

53. One Summer

Weeks on the list: 3

by: Bill Bryson
Release date: Jan 01, 2013
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The author of “A Short History of Nearly Everything” describes the events of the summer of 1927: Charles Lindbergh’s trans-Atlantic flight, Babe Ruth’s 60 homers, the great Mississippi flood.

54. The Smartest Kids In The World

Weeks on the list: 3

by: Am a Ripley
Release date: Jan 01, 2013
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High-performing schools in Finland, South Korea and Poland, seen through the eyes of American high school students abroad.

55. The Bully Pulpit

Weeks on the list: 3

by: Doris Kearns Goodwin
Release date: Nov 05, 2013
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The relationship between Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft and the activities of the muckraking press, from the author of “Team of Rivals.”

56. The Devil In The White City

Weeks on the list: 3

by: Erik Larson
Release date: Feb 10, 2004
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A story of how an architect and a serial killer were linked by the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893. Originally published in 2003.

57. Letter To My Daughter

Weeks on the list: 3

by: Maya Angelou
Release date: Sep 23, 2008
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Reminiscences, appreciations and poems from the author of “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.”

58. To Sell Is Human

Weeks on the list: 3

by: Daniel H Pink
Release date: Dec 31, 2012
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Insights from social science about how to move others.

59. Cooked

Weeks on the list: 3

by: Michael Pollan
Release date: Apr 23, 2013
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The writer masters recipes and argues that regaining control of cooking will make Americans healthier.

60. Dad Is Fat

Weeks on the list: 3

by: Jim Gaffigan
Release date: Jan 01, 2013
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The comedian’s life with five kids in a two-bedroom New York City apartment.

Last updated on December 8, 2021