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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

March 1, 2015

1

The Girl on the Trainby Paula Hawkins
A psychological thriller set in the environs of London is full of complications and betrayals.

2

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.

3

Obsession in Deathby J. D. Robb
A murderer is obsessed with Lt. Eve Dallas; by Nora Roberts, writing pseudonymously.

4

A Spool of Blue Threadby Anne Tyler
Four generations of a family are drawn to a house in the Baltimore suburbs.

5

The Nightingaleby Kristin Hannah
Two sisters in World War II France: one struggling to survive in the countryside, the other joining the Resistance.

6

Trigger Warningby Neil Gaiman
Stories and poems about the power of imagination.

7

Motiveby Jonathan Kellerman
While investigating a woman's murder, the psychologist Alex Delaware and Lt. Milo Sturgis see a link to a cold case and the possibility of a serial killer.

8

Private Vegasby James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
Jack Morgan, the head of an investigative firm, uncovers a murder ring in Las Vegas.

9

Gray Mountainby John Grisham
A laid-off lawyer, in a bid to reclaim her corporate perch, moves to an Appalachian mining town where her legal-aid work starts to rile Big Coal.

10

Twelve Daysby Alex Berenson
The former C.I.A. operative John Wells discovers a plot to trick the president into invading Iran.

11

Blood Infernalby James Rollins and Rebecca Cantrell
The final book in the Order of the Sanguines trilogy.

12

Crash and Burnby Lisa Gardner
A luxury car is found at the bottom of a ravine in New Hampshire, and the investigation of the accident leads to the discovery of a string of crimes.

13

Saint Oddby Dean Koontz
The final adventure of Odd Thomas, a young fry cook with occult powers.

14

Funny Girlby Nick Hornby
A beauty queen who idolizes Lucille Ball becomes the star of a hit BBC program in this novel about television in the 1960s.

15

The Boston Girlby Anita Diamant
The daughter of Jewish immigrants grows up in early-20th- century Boston; by the author of “The Red Tent.”

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Hardcover Nonfiction

March 1, 2015

1

Being Mortalby Atul Gawande
The surgeon and New Yorker writer considers how doctors fail patients at the end of life and how they can do better.

2

Killing Pattonby Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
The host of “The O’Reilly Factor” recounts the strange death of Gen. George S. Patton in December 1945.

3

Believerby David Axelrod
A memoir by the political consultant who became Barack Obama’s campaign strategist and White House adviser.

4

Yes Pleaseby Amy Poehler
A humorous miscellany from the comedian and actress, an “S.N.L.” alumna and the star of “Parks and Recreation.”

5

What If?by Randall Munroe

6

Sapiensby Yuval Noah Harari

7

Leaving Before the Rains Comeby Alexandra Fuller
A memoir of a marriage’s collapse, by the author of “Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight” and "Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness."

8

Red Noticeby Bill Browder
A successful American hedge fund manager in Russia was expelled by kleptocrats who then seized his property.

9

As You Wishby Cary Elwes with Joe Layden
The making of the movie “The Princess Bride,” 25 years ago.

10

The Reaperby Nicholas Irving with Gary Brozek
A memoir by a deadly special operations sniper deployed to Afghanistan.

11

God, Guns, Grits and Gravyby Mike Huckabee
The former Arkansas governor offers his take on our fractious American culture.

12

Humans of New Yorkby Brandon Stanton
Four hundred color photos of New Yorkers, with brief commentary by the author.

13

Ghettosideby Jill Leovy
The investigation of a young black man’s murder in 2007 raises questions about race and the criminal justice system.

14

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.

15

Not That Kind of Girlby Lena Dunham
A collection of revealing and often humorous personal essays from the creator and star of “Girls.”