NY Times Nonfiction/Best SellersJune 16, 2013
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1 3 LEAN IN, by Sheryl Sandberg with Nell Scovell. (Knopf.) The chief operating officer of Facebook urges women to pursue their careers without ambivalence. 12
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2 2 HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY, by Phil Robertson with Mark Schlabach. (Howard Books.) The Duck Commander pays tribute to “faith, family and ducks.” 4
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3 1 ELEVEN RINGS, by Phil Jackson and Hugh Delehanty.. (Penguin Press.) An autobiography by the successful coach, who led his teams to 11 N.B.A. championships. 2
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4 4 LET'S EXPLORE DIABETES WITH OWLS, by David Sedaris. (Little, Brown.) Essays from the humorist on subjects like French dentistry and a North Carolina Costco. 6
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5 5 THE GUNS AT LAST LIGHT, by Rick Atkinson. (Holt.) The final volume of the Liberation Trilogy describes the Allied victory in Europe, from D-Day to the German surrender. 3
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6 6 MY GREEK DRAMA, by Gianna Angelopoulos. (Greenleaf.) A memoir by a lawyer who was instrumental in rescuing the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens from possible disaster. (†) 3
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7 7 KEEP IT PITHY, by Bill O'Reilly. (Crown Archetype.) A “highlight reel” of previous writings, updated, from the host of “The O’Reilly Factor.” 4
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8 12 THE UNWINDING, by George Packer. (Farrar, Straus & Giroux.) The collapse of American institutions, politics and culture and their replacement by organized money, told through the stories of ordinary people and significant figures. 2
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9 11 DAD IS FAT, by Jim Gaffigan. (Crown Archetype.) Life with five kids in a two-bedroom New York City apartment. 4
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10 9 THE OUTSIDER, by Jimmy Connors. (Harper.) A memoir by the bad boy of 1970s tennis, who was for a time the world’s top-ranked, and probably most obnoxious, player. 3
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11 8 COOKED, by Michael Pollan. (Penguin Press.) The writer masters recipes and argues that regaining control of cooking will make Americans healthier. 6
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12 13 THE DUCK COMMANDER FAMILY, by Willie and Korie Robertson with Mark Schlabach. (Howard Books.) Behind the scenes at the A&E show “Duck Dynasty.” 9
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13 * 14 UNBROKEN, by Laura Hillenbrand. (Random House.) An Olympic runner's story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II. 131
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14 10 BUNKER HILL, by Nathaniel Philbrick. (Viking.) Eighteen months in pre-Revolutionary Boston, and the events leading up to the Battle of Bunker Hill. 5
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15 NO EASY DAY, by Mark Owen with Kevin Maurer. (Dutton.) An account by a former member of the Navy SEALs, written pseudonymously, of the mission that killed bin Laden. 31
16 * 15 RUMSFELD'S RULES, by Donald Rumsfeld. (Broadside.) Observations about leadership and life from the Bush administration defense secretary and Iraq war defender. 3
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