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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

2 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.

2

New this week

You Never Know

by Tom Selleck with Ellis Henican

Dey Street

The actor charts his journey from his California childhood to success in Hollywood.

3

New this week

The End of Everything

by Victor Davis Hanson

Basic

The author of “The Dying Citizen” and “The Case for Trump” looks at how some societies obliterate their foes.

4

New this week

Bits and Pieces

by Whoopi Goldberg

Blackstone

The EGOT winner shares personal stories about her mother and older brother and the struggles they faced.

5

7 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.

6

New this week

Coming Home

by Brittney Griner with Michelle Burford

Knopf

The women’s basketball icon and two-time Olympic gold medalist recounts being held captive in Russia.

7

4 weeks on the list

Love, Mom

by Nicole Saphier

Broadside

Fox News anchors and personalities contribute to a collection of reflections on motherhood.

8

4 weeks on the list

An Unfinished Love Story

by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Simon & Schuster

A trove of items collected by the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian’s late husband inspired an appraisal of central figures and pivotal moments of the 1960s.

9

New this week

No Going Back

by Kristi Noem

Center Street

The governor of South Dakota and author of “Not My First Rodeo” gives her take on where the Republican Party is headed.

10

193 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.

11

2 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.

12

55 weeks on the list

The Wager

by David Grann

Doubleday

The survivors of a shipwrecked British vessel on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain have different accounts of events.

13

59 weeks on the list

Outlive

by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford

Harmony

A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.

14

30 weeks on the list

The Light We Carry

by Michelle Obama

Crown

The former first lady shares personal stories and the tools she uses to deal with difficult situations.

15

2 weeks on the list

The Hundred Years' War on Palestine

by Rashid Khalidi

Metropolitan

An account of the history of settler colonialism and resistance, based on untapped archival materials and reports.