New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
May 17, 2015
1. Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland
by Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus with Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan

Two of the women who were kidnapped by a Cleveland school bus driver and imprisoned, raped and abused by him until they escaped after 10 years tell their story.
2. The Road to Character
by David Brooks

The Times columnist extols personal virtues like kindness and honesty in a materialistic age.
3. And the Good News Is. . . : Lessons and Advice from the Bright Side
by Dana Perino

The Fox News contributor and former press secretary under President George W. Bush reviews her life and career and shares lessons she has learned.
4. Bill O'Reilly's Legends & Lies: The Real West
by David Fisher

Stories of the American West; a companion volume to the Fox News series.
5. Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
by Erik Larson

The last voyage of the Lusitania, by the author of The Devil in the White City.
6. Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town
by Jon Krakauer

The author of Into the Wild discusses cases of acquaintance rape in Missoula, Mont., home of the University of Montana.
7. The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House
by Kate Andersen Brower

Fifty years of White House lore, based on interviews with butlers, maids, chefs and other staff members.
8. Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
by Atul Gawande

The surgeon and New Yorker writer considers how doctors fail patients at the end of life and how they can do better.
9. On the Move: A Life
by Oliver W. Sacks

A memoir by the neurologist and write, the author of Awakenings and many other books.
10. Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography
by Laura Ingalls Wilder

The writer's autobiography, the source of her Little House on the Prairie books, completed in 1930 and never published, is annotated by a biographer.
11. Dealing with China: An Insider Unmasks the New Economic Superpower
by Henry M. Paulson, Jr.

The former Treasury secretary and onetime head of Goldman Sachs discusses how American business and political leaders can work with China.
12. A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life
by Brian Grazer and Charles Fishman

The Oscar-winning producer describes the importance of curiosity in his life, and how others can harness its power.
13. Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen
by Mary Norris

A memoir of a career in the New Yorker's storied copy department, along with grammar advice. 
14. H Is for Hawk
by Helen Macdonald

A grief-stricken British woman decides to raise a goshawk, a fierce bird that is notoriously difficult to tame.
15. Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848-1868
by Cokie Roberts

Women in Washington, D.C., during the Civil War.
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A version of this list appears in the May 17, 2015 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending May 2, 2015.
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