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NYTimes Best Sellers: Combined Print and E-Book Nonfiction

Authoritatively ranked lists of books sold in the United States.

Most links below are to print books; check Overdrive for eBooks. Book covers provided by Syndetics depending on availability.

Data provided by The New York Times

1

92 weeks on the list

Hillbilly Elegy

by J.D. Vance

Harper

The Yale Law School graduate and 2024 Republican vice presidential nominee looks at the struggles of the white working class through the story of his own childhood.

2

New this week

All in the Family

by Fred C. Trump III

Gallery

The nephew of Donald Trump explains how he came to terms with his family’s complex legacy and worked to protect his wife and children.

3

19 weeks on the list

The Anxious Generation

by Jonathan Haidt

Penguin Press

A co-author of “The Coddling of the American Mind” looks at the mental health impacts that a phone-based life has on children.

4

14 weeks on the list

The Demon of Unrest

by Erik Larson

Crown

The author of “The Splendid and the Vile” portrays the months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the beginning of the Civil War.

5

205 weeks on the list

The Body Keeps the Score

by Bessel van der Kolk

Penguin

How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.

6

2 weeks on the list

Autocracy, Inc.

by Anne Applebaum

Doubleday

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author elucidates the structures and technologies that bolster autocracies in the 21st century.

7

9 weeks on the list

The Truths We Hold

by Kamala Harris

Penguin

A memoir by the daughter of immigrants who is currently serving as the 49th vice president and is the Democratic Party's 2024 presidential nominee.

8

68 weeks on the list

Outlive

by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford

Harmony

A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.

9

4 weeks on the list

The Backyard Bird Chronicles

by Amy Tan

Knopf

Essays and drawings by the author of “The Joy Luck Club” and “The Bonesetter's Daughter,” which depict a search for peace through birding.

10

9 weeks on the list

The Art Thief

by Michael Finkel

Knopf

The author of “The Stranger in the Woods” tells the story of Stéphane Breitwieser, who stole art more than 200 times for the sake of admiring it.

11

10 weeks on the list

Nuclear War

by Annie Jacobsen

Dutton

The author of “Operation Paperclip” portrays possible outcomes in the minutes following a nuclear missile launch.

12

New this week

Shepherds for Sale

by Megan Basham

Broadside

A culture reporter for The Daily Wire describes evangelical leaders who are influenced by liberal politics.

13

33 weeks on the list

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing

by Matthew Perry

Flatiron

The late actor, known for playing Chandler Bing on “Friends,” shares stories from his childhood and his struggles with sobriety.

14

3 weeks on the list

Chaos

by Tom O'Neill and Dan Piepenbring

Back Bay

A reassessment of events surrounding the murders committed by Charles Manson’s followers.

15

2 weeks on the list

True Gretch

by Gretchen Whitmer with Lisa Dickey

Simon & Schuster

The governor of Michigan recounts defining moments from her life and time in office.