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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

41 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.

2

224 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.

3

7 weeks on the list

Cher: the Memoir, Part One

by Cher

Dey Street

In the first part of her memoir, the multiple award-winning pop culture icon traces her childhood and forays into the world of entertainment.

4

14 weeks on the list

Be Ready when the Luck Happens

by Ina Garten

Crown

A memoir by the cookbook author and Food Network host known as the Barefoot Contessa.

5

7 weeks on the list

The Serviceberry

by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Scribner

The author of “Braiding Sweetgrass” illuminates how the gift economy in the natural world works and draws lessons for our economy; with illustrations by John Burgoyne.

6

13 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.

7

12 weeks on the list

Framed

by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey

Doubleday

Our criminal justice system viewed through the struggles of 10 wrongfully convicted people to achieve exoneration.

8

14 weeks on the list

Revenge of the Tipping Point

by Malcolm Gladwell

Little, Brown

Through a series of stories, Gladwell explicates the causes of various kinds of epidemics.

9

78 weeks on the list

Greenlights

by Matthew McConaughey

Crown

The Academy Award-winning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over the last 35 years.

10

17 weeks on the list

Confronting the Presidents

by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard

St. Martin's

The conservative commentator evaluates the legacies of American presidents.

11

13 weeks on the list

Melania

by Melania Trump

Skyhorse

The former and future first lady describes her work as a fashion model, marriage to Donald Trump and time in the White House.

12

12 weeks on the list

From Here to the Great Unknown

by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough

Random House

Presley’s memoir, completed by her daughter, explores her relationships and challenges.

13

78 weeks on the list

Outlive

by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford

Harmony

A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.

14

28 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.

15

6 weeks on the list

The Wide Wide Sea

by Hampton Sides

Doubleday

The author of “On Desperate Ground” depicts Captain James Cook’s final voyage and the controversies surrounding its legacy.