New York times best seller list for non-fiction: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 10, 2013 This Week Last Week Hardcover Nonfiction Weeks on List 1 2 KILLING JESUS, by Bill OReilly and Martin Dugard. (Holt.) The host of The OReilly Factor recounts the events leading up to Jesus’ execution. 5 2 4 DAVID AND GOLIATH, by Malcolm Gladwell. (Little, Brown.) How disadvantages can work in our favor; from the author of “The Tipping Point” and “Outliers.” 4 3 3 I AM MALALA, by Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb. (Little, Brown.) The experience of the Pakistani girl who advocated for women’s education and was shot by the Taliban. 3 4 THINGS THAT MATTER, by Charles Krauthammer. (Crown Forum.) Three decades’ worth of essays from the conservative columnist. 1 5 40 CHANCES, by Howard G. Buffett and Howard W. Buffett. (Simon & Schuster.) What Warren Buffett’s son and grandson have learned in their efforts to feed the hungry. 1 6 5 THE REASON I JUMP, by Naoki Higashida. (Random House.) A 13-year-old boy with autism answers questions. 5 7 9 JOHNNY CARSON, by Henry Bushkin. (Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.) A recollection by Carsons lawyer and confidant for 18 years. 2 8 EXTORTION, by Peter Schweizer. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.) A Hoover Institution fellow argues that politicians shape legislation in order to extract donations. 1 9 7 MY STORY, by Elizabeth Smart with Chris Stewart. (St. Martins.) A woman kidnapped from her Utah home in 2002 at age 14 describes her captivity and rescue. 3 10 1 HUMANS OF NEW YORK, by Brandon Stanton. (St. Martins.) Four hundred color photos of New Yorkers, with brief commentary by Stanton. 2 11 * 6 ORR, by Bobby Orr. (Putnam.) The hockey star’s memoir. 2 12 8 SI-COLOGY 1, by Si Robertson with Mark Schlabach. (Howard Books.) Tales from Phil’s youngest brother, who works in the Duck Commander workshop. 8 13 * HISTORY DECODED, by Brad Meltzer. (Workman.) Ten historical mysteries, based on the History Channel show “Brad Meltzer’s Decoded.” 1 14 DRIVEN, by Donald Driver. (Crown Archetype.) The retired Green Bay Packers receiver looks back on his life, including his impoverished childhood, and his achievements. 1 15 11 LEAN IN, by Sheryl Sandberg with Nell Scovell. (Knopf.) The chief operating officer of Facebook urges women to pursue their careers without ambivalence. 33 16 * 10 ONE SUMMER, by Bill Bryson. (Doubleday.) 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
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