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NYTimes Best Sellers: Hardcover 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

New this week

The House of My Mother

by Shari Franke

Gallery

Franke gives an account of abuse within her family who gained a following with their YouTube channel “8 Passengers.”

2

42 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.

3

8 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.

4

15 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

8 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.

6

13 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.

7

14 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.

8

84 weeks on the list

Outlive

by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford

Harmony

A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.

9

15 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.

10

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.

11

18 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.

12

29 weeks on the list

Elon Musk

by Walter Isaacson

Simon & Schuster

The author of “The Code Breaker” traces Musk’s life and summarizes his work on electric vehicles, private space exploration and artificial intelligence.

13

5 weeks on the list

Wintering

by Katherine May

Riverhead

Personal reflections on the potential benefits of embracing and living through painful times of isolation.

14

12 weeks on the list

Nexus

by Yuval Noah Harari

Random House

The author of “Sapiens” delves into how societies and political systems have used information and gives a warning about artificial intelligence.

15

2 weeks on the list

The Work of Art

by Adam Moss

Penguin Press

The former editor of New York magazine and The New York Times Magazine engages in conversations with creators working in a variety of disciplines.