NYT Bestsellers ( Nonfiction )

The Orangeburg Library now has the following titles which are New York Times Best Sellers. Please click on one of the titles to reserve.

1  KILLING KENNEDY, by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard.
The host of “The O’Reilly Factor” recounts the events surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy. 

2  THOMAS JEFFERSON, by Jon Meacham.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer celebrates Jefferson’s skills as a practical politician. 

3 THE WORLD UNTIL YESTERDAY, by Jared Diamond.
The author of “Guns, Germs, and Steel” examines what we can learn from traditional societies.

4  NO EASY DAY, by Mark Owen with Kevin Maurer.
An account by a former member of the Navy SEALs, written pseudonymously, of the mission that killed bin Laden.

5  KILLING LINCOLN, by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard.
The host of "The O'Reilly Factor" recounts the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. 

6 BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS, by Katherine Boo.
A journalist reports on families striving for better lives in a Mumbai slum.

7 AMERICA AGAIN, by Stephen Colbert, Richard Dahm, Paul Dinello, Barry Julien, Tom Purcell et al.. The mock pundit of Comedy Central’s “Colbert Report” tells how to bring America back from the brink.

8  THE SIGNAL AND THE NOISE, by Nate Silver.
An examination of predictions, the ones that come true and the ones that don’t. 

9  WILD, by Cheryl Strayed.
A woman's account of a life-changing 1,100-mile hike along the Pacific Crest Trail.

10 UNBROKEN, by Laura Hillenbrand.
An Olympic runner's story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II.

11 THE POWER OF HABIT, by Charles Duhigg.
A Times reporter’s account of the science behind how we form, and break, habits. 

12  A HIGHER CALL, by Adam Makos with Larry Alexander.
An encounter between two pilots, an American and a German, in the skies over Germany in December 1943. 

13  QUIET, by Susan Cain.
Introverts — one-third of the population — are undervalued in American society. 

14  ROLL ME UP AND SMOKE ME WHEN I DIE, by Willie Nelson.
The musician muses on family, friends, Texas and life on the road. 

15 HOW CHILDREN SUCCEED, by Paul Tough.
The author argues that the qualities that matter most have to do with character, not intelligence. 

16 FAR FROM THE TREE, by Andrew Solomon.
The difficulties and triumphs of families dealing with exceptional children.