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#1 THE DOG LIVED (AND SO WILL I)
Teresa J Rhyne
Her beagle’s life-threatening illness prepared the author to face her own.
On the bestsellers list for 1 week
#2 PROOF OF HEAVEN
Eben Alexander
A neurosurgeon recounts his near death experience during a coma from bacterial meningitis.
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#3 LEAN IN
Sheryl Sandberg with Nell Scovell
The chief operating officer of Facebook urges women to pursue their careers without ambivalence.
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#4 LET'S EXPLORE DIABETES WITH OWLS
David Sedaris
Essays from the humorist on subjects like French dentistry and a North Carolina Costco.
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#5 HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY
Phil Robertson with Mark Schlabach
The Duck Commander pays tribute to “faith, family and ducks.”
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#6 THE UNWINDING
George Packer
The collapse of American institutions, politics and culture and their replacement by organized money, told through the stories of ordinary people as well as political and cultural figures.
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#7 THE GUNS AT LAST LIGHT
Rick Atkinson
The final volume of the Liberation Trilogy describes the Allied victory in Europe, from D-Day in June 1944 to the German surrender 11 months later.
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#8 AMERICAN SNIPER
Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice
A member of the Navy SEALs who had the most career sniper kills in United States military history discusses his experiences during the Iraq war. Kyle was recently shot to death in Texas.
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#9 THE TAO OF MARTHA
Jen Lancaster
An improbable Martha Stewart-inspired quest for self-improvement.
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#10 THE CENTER HOLDS
Jonathan Alter
The battles between President Obama and his opponents, from the 2010 midterms through the 2013 inauguration.
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#11 BOSSYPANTS
Tina Fey
A memoir from the former "Saturday Night Live" star and creator of "30 Rock."
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#12 AMERICAN GUN
Chris Kyle with William Doyle
Kyle, a former member of the Navy SEALs who was shot to death in Texas in February, tells how 10 firearms changed United States history.
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#13 THE BUY SIDE
Turney Duff
A Wall Street trader’s tale of spectacular excess.
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#14 LITTLE PRISONERS
Casey Watson
A family’s courageous effort to rescue two siblings from a world of abuse and suffering.
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#15 UNBROKEN
Laura Hillenbrand
An Olympic runner’s story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II after his plane went down over the Pacific.
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#16 DAD IS FAT
Jim Gaffigan
The comedian’s life with five kids in a two-bedroom New York City apartment.
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#17 AN ARMY AT DAWN
Rick Atkinson
A journalist’s account of the North African campaigns of World War II; the first book of the Liberation Trilogy.
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#18 KILLING KENNEDY
Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
The host of “The O’Reilly Factor” recounts the events surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
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#19 WILD
Cheryl Strayed
A woman’s account of the life-changing 1,100-mile solo hike she took along the Pacific Crest Trail in 1995.
On the bestsellers list for 63 weeks
#20 THINKING, FAST AND SLOW
Daniel Kahneman
The winner of the Nobel in economic science discusses how we make choices in business and personal life and when we can and cannot trust our intuitions.
On the bestsellers list for 26 weeks