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New York Times Best Seller lists

The New York Times Best Seller list is widely considered the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States. It is updated online every Wednesday evening. Below are best seller lists for hardcover fiction and non-fiction. For more lists, visit our New York Times Children’s Best Sellers page or The New York Times’s Best Sellers page.

Hardcover Fiction

July 6, 2014

1

Top Secret Twenty-oneby Janet Evanovich
The New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum pursues a popular used-car dealer who's been caught selling more than cars.

2

The Silkwormby Robert Galbraith
The private detective Cormoran Strike steps in when the author of a roman à clef set in literary London is murdered; by J. K. Rowling, writing pseudonymously.

3

Written in My Own Heart's Bloodby Diana Gabaldon
Jamie Fraser and his family face challenges in the 18th and 20th centuries.

4

Mr. Mercedesby Stephen King
In a race-against-the-clock thriller, a murderer's weapon is a luxury car, but now he's ready to take down thousands at once.

5

All Fall Downby Jennifer Weiner
A woman becomes addicted to pain medication.

6

The Goldfinchby Donna Tartt
After his mother is killed in a museum explosion, a young man grapples with the world alone while hiding a prized Dutch painting.

7

Roguesby George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois
Twenty-one original stories from well-known writers, including a new “Game of Thrones” story.

8

The One and Onlyby Emily Giffin
A woman who has grown up and made her life in a small, football-obsessed Texas town begins to expand her horizons.

9

The Hurricane Sistersby Dorothea Benton Frank
Three generations of women endure a stormy summer in South Carolina's Lowcountry.

10

The Matchmakerby Elin Hilderbrand
A Nantucketer finds her matchmaking skills tested on herself when her high school boyfriend arrives on the island.

11

All the Light We Cannot Seeby Anthony Doerr
The lives of a blind French girl and a gadget-obsessed German boy before and during World War II.

12

The Targetby David Baldacci
As the government hit man Will Robie and his partner, Jessica Reel, prepare for a mission, they're stalked by a new adversary.

13

Skin Gameby Jim Butcher
The Chicago wizard Harry Dresden is forced to help an enemy break into a high-security vault; the 15th Dresden Files novel.

14

The Vacationersby Emma Straub
Well-heeled New Yorkers and their friends spend two weeks in Majorca, a time when rivalries and secrets come to light.

15

Unlucky 13by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
The Women's Murder Club faces its next case, a homicidal intern bent on revenge.

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Hardcover Nonfiction

July 6, 2014

1

Hard Choicesby Hillary Rodham Clinton
Clinton’s memoir focuses on her years as secretary of state and her views about the American role in the world.

2

One Nationby Ben Carson with Candy Carson
Carson, a retired pediatric neurosurgeon, now a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, offers solutions to problems in health and education based on capitalism, not government.

3

Capital in the Twenty-first Centuryby Thomas Piketty
A French economist’s analysis of centuries of economic history predicts worsening inequality and proposes solutions.

4

Unbrokenby Laura Hillenbrand
An Olympic runner’s story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese during World War II. Read by Edward Herrmann. 13 hours, 56 minutes unabridged.

5

Think Like a Freakby Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

6

The Closerby Mariano Rivera with Wayne Coffey

7

Flash Boysby Michael Lewis

8

Carsickby John Waters
The cult-film director hitchhikes across the country.

9

A Fighting Chanceby Elizabeth Warren
The senator's narrative about what does and doesn't work in Washington.

10

I Am Malalaby Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb
The experience of the young Pakistani advocate for women’s education who was shot by the Taliban and won the Nobel Peace Prize.

11

David and Goliathby Malcolm Gladwell

12

How Not to Be Wrongby Jordan Ellenberg
A mathematician shows how his discipline helps us think about problems of politics, medicine and commerce.

13

Killing Jesusby Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
The host of "The O'Reilly Factor" recounts the events leading up to Jesus’ execution.

14

Lean inby Sheryl Sandberg with Nell Scovell

15

Special Heartby Bret Baier with Jim Mills
A Fox News anchor on the challenges his family faced in caring for his son, who has congenital heart disease.